Name:   Omar Ahmad Obeid

Position:  Professor of Human Nutrition

 Dept of Nutrition and Food Science. American University of Beirut. Lebanon

Contact Info:

Tel: (Work): 00961-1-374374 Ext 4440 Fax: 00961-1-744460 Mobile: 00961-3-547824

P.O.Box: 11-236           ZipCode: 1107 2020              City: Beirut                                             Country:   Lebanon           

Email: omar.obeid@aub.edu.lb

The Certificates:

 1-University dergree; BSc in Food & Dairy Technology (1984). University of Basra, Iraq                                     

  2- Master: MSc in Human Nutrition (1986). King's College London, University of London, UK

  3-Doctorate:   PhD in Nutrition (1990). King's College London, University of London, UK

  4- Others     Winner of Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Arab Researchers (Medical Sciences, 2005)                                             

Member in:    The Nutrition Society. UK (Full member)

The Lebanese Association for Nutrition and Food Science (Executive committee)

Advisory Committee for the Syrian Diabetic Journal (Diabetic World)

Member of the editorial board: Arab Journal of Food and Nutrition

Advisory Committee for the Arab Centre of Nutrition

      Member of the Governmental Colloquium Committee (Dietetic)

      Member of  the Nutrition in Emergencies Training Network (NIETN)

Work Experiences:  

10/2009 – Present:    Professor: Dept of Nutrition and Food Science. American University of Beirut. Lebanon

10/2004- 9/2009:      Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies. Nutrition and Dietetics program. FAFS. AUB.

10/2003 – 9/2009:    Associate Professor: Dept of Nutrition and Food Science. American University of Beirut. Lebanon

9/2001 – 9/2003:      Assistant Professor: Dept of Nutrition and Food Science. American University of Beirut. Lebanon  

9/2000 – 9/2001:      Assistant Professor: Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition. Sultan Qaboos University. Oman.                

9/1995 – 8/2000:      Lecturer: Dept. of Human Nutrition, St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMW, University of London, England

7/1993 - 8/1995:       Research Fellow: Dept. of Nutrition & Dietetics, King's College London, UK.

9/1991 - 3/1993:       Nutrition consultant and co-ordinator for Iraq. UNICEF Baghdad, Iraq

2/1990 - 8/1991:       Research Associate: Dept. of Nutrition & Dietetics, King's College London, England.