DR. NAEL ALAMI
Provost, MUBS

Dr. Nael Alami earned his doctoral degree in molecular neuroscience from The Ohio State University and completed his postdoctoral training in St Jude Children’s Hospital, where he investigated disease mechanisms involved in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases. He then moved to Stanford where he studied motivation, resilience, and the importance of mindsets in shaping our personalities and brain development.
Dr. Alami’s research is published in leading scientific journals, describing his work on stem cell regeneration to counter neuronal degeneration while working in Columbia University (NY, USA) and Harvard University (Boston, USA).
After returning to Lebanon, Dr. Alami was appointed MUBS VP for Research & Innovation and Managing Director of MECAT Education Training & Consulting in Dubai. In July 2019 he was appointed as Provost, MUBS.