Ali Said Faqi is a Somali

Somali people

Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...

 scientist

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 and the leading researcher on the design and interpretation of toxicology

Toxicology

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 studies at the MPI

MPI

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research center in Mattawan, Michigan

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Biography

Faqi has published over 60 peer reviewed scientific papers, predominantly on toxicology. He has also worked in several countries such as Germany

Germany

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 and Italy

Italy

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, where he is still an adjunct professor at the University of Palermo

University of Palermo

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.. Prior to his position as director of MPI's toxicology department, Ali Faqi was a senior scientist at IITRI

IIT Research Institute

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 in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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 and Allergan pharmaceuticals

Allergan

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 in Irvine, California

Irvine, California

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Dr. Faqi is a full member of the Society of Toxicology

Toxicology

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 and Teratology

Teratology

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Education

• D.V.M degree - Somali National University
• Diploma of Specialization in experimental Pharmacology - University of Milan
  University of Milan
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• Ph.D - University of Leipzig
  University of Leipzig
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