Professor Othman Ghribi has completed his Ph.D in 1994 at the University Rene Descartes, Paris, France, and postdoctoral studies from The University of Quebec (1996-1999). He then joined in the Department of Pathology at The University of Virginia (1999-2004) and the Department of Basic Sciences at The University of North Dakota Medical School in 2004. He has published more than 70 papers in reputed journals. He is serving on the Editorial Board for The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Current Alzheimer’s disease the Journal of Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Role of environmental factors (chemical and dietary) and genetic susceptibility in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases; Role of the cholesterol oxidized metabolites (oxysterols) in the pathophysiology of breast and prostate cancers; Role of estrogen receptors and liver X receptors modulations in age-related macular degeneration.