Dr. Philippe Frossard
Heads Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Philippe Frossard joined AKU on April 2, 2001, as Professor and Chair of the newly-established Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. This department has been formed with the merger of the Basic Science departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology and Pharmacology.

Dr. Frossard’s professional career spans over 20 years, during which he has held several senior positions in education, research and clinical service and academic administration in France, USA and UAE. He also has more than 150 publications to his credit.

His last position was that of Professor and Deputy Chairman, Department of Pathology, at Al-Ain University, UAE. Dr. Frossard obtained his PhD in Physical Chemistry and Molecular Biology and post-doctoral fellowships in Respiratory Physiology and Biological Chemistry from Universite’ Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France. He also pursued a medical fellowship in Human Genetics from the University of Michigan Medical Centre, USA.