The president of the Academy of Sciences of IR Iran has appointed Prof. Mohammad Reza Shams Aredekani as the new Secretary of the Academy.
Prof. Shams Ardekani is the Professor of Pharmacy at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He has been the Associate Fellow of the Academy since 2010 and also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences of IR Iran.
Prof. Shams Ardekani’s major academic achievements and administrative positions:
- President, Iranian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
- President, Iranian Society of Pharmacognosy
- Secretary, The Academy of Sciences of IR Iran, (2001-2005) & (2015-2016)
- Secretary, Joint Secretariat of the Academies of IR Iran
- Secretary, Committee of Islamic and Iranian Culture and Civilization
- Head, Center of Medical Culture, Ethics and Heritage, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education
- Dean, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Director General, Traditional Medicine Office, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education
