About me
Ahmed Khottary Oraby, B.Pharm., M. Pharm., Ph.D.

Greetings!
I’m Ahmed Oraby, and I hold a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Alberta under the guidance of Dr. Fred West. Hailing from the vibrant city of Giza, Egypt, I initially pursued a BSc in Pharmacy from Misr University for Science & Technology, followed by an MSc in Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry from Beni Suef University in 2016.

In 2014, I embarked on a research journey as a visiting research scholar in the lab of Dr. Paris Georghiou at the Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland. My focus revolved around the design and synthesis of antimicrobial small molecules. In 2016, I joined the lab of Dr. Rod Russell at the Division of BioMedical Sciences, Memorial University to work on the design and synthesis of HCV inhibitors.

Currently, I’m a Postdoctoral Fellow of Chemical and Structural Virology in the lab of Dr. David Marchant at the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology. My research is placed at the interface of medicinal chemistry, computational drug design, and virology, where I am building inventive pathways to tackle current and emerging viral infections. 

My Education

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Drug Manufacturing 

Department of Chemistry

Division of BioMedical Sciences 

Department of Chemistry

Research

Research interests:
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
Molecular Virology
Computational Drug Design (Docking, MD simulations, and AI)
Structural Biology
 

Latest news

Updates about my research (Coming soon..)

Welcome to my personal website. Some sections are still under construction.

The Discovery and Preclinical Profile of ALG-000184, a Prodrug of the Potent Hepatitis B Virus Capsid Assembly Modulator ALG-001075 | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - hot off the press. This drug will enter phase 2 clinical trials in 2025.

A reminder on why you get higher hit rates from screening small molecules versus large ones.
A one thousand member fragment library covers relative chemical space ten million times more than a one million member HTS library.

⚠️ BREAKING:

Deadly Marburg Virus That Kills 9 Has Spread to Belgium, Hospital Visits Banned Following Deaths

A major outbreak of the 'eye-bleeding disease' Marburg has potentially reached Europe, with experts warning it could spread globally.

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