Waleed A. Zalloum, B.Sc., M.Sc., obtained his B.Sc. degree in Pharmacy in 2002 (Jordan) followed by a M.Sc. degree in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2006 from the University of Jordan. Following research experience as a research associate in the University of Jordan (2006-2007), he received an overseas research scholarship (ORS) to join the University of Manchester in 2008 as a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Elena Bichenkova.