Mengisteab Bereketeab Gebrezgiabher, B.Sc., M.Sc. Following his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry in 1999 at the University of Asmara (Eritrea), Mengisteab continued his education in South Africa, and in 2003 he graduated with B.Sc. (Hons) in chemistry from the University of Stellenbosch followed by M.Sc. degree at the University of Cape Town. In 2006 he joined a Ph.D. program in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Manchester under the supervision of Dr. Elena Bichenkova.