Interview of Syed Ziaur Rahman by Diana Simmonds
Alumni Awards... Professor Rahman is a scion of one of the great Unani physician families, with roots dating to the twelfth century. His family are the custodians of many medical manuscripts as old as of tenth century. Among these are extremely rare editions. His family helped found the practice of Unani in India where it became, along with Ayurveda, one of the twin pillars of traditional medicine practiced across the subcontinent for centuries, and remains widely used to this day. Professor Rahman has an illustrious research and teaching career in pharmacology. His global impact includes pioneering work to eliminate animal exploitation in medical teaching, exploring the contemporary potential of traditional medicine, and founding a new field of research into the environmental impacts of pharmacology. Professor Rahman was awarded a PhD in Medicine from Western in 2015." By Diana Simmonds for "GradLife", Summer 2018/19 Magazine --- Diana Simmonds is a Senior Au...
Comments
Post a Comment