The University of Louisiana Monroe has announced a U.S. Patent has been awarded based on research led by a ULM College of Pharmacy professor.
Khalid El Sayed, Ph.D., a professor of medicinal and natural products chemistry in the School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, piloted the research into a process to isolate oleocanthal from olive oil for use in breast cancer treatment and relapse prevention.
The patent was awarded to the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. El Sayed, Abu Bakar Siddique, a postdoctoral fellow at ULM, and Hassan Y. Ebrahim of Cairo, Egypt, were listed as the inventors.
Patent awarded for ULM professor s research into olive oil treatment for breast cancer
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University of Louisiana Monroe College of Pharmacy Professor Khalid El Sayed, Ph.D., left, discusses with graduate students the potential of olive oil in cancer treatments. A U.S. Patent was awarded to the UL System Board of Supervisors based on El Sayed s research.
Siddharth Gaulee/ULM Photo Services
The University of Louisiana Monroe is pleased to announce a U.S. Patent has been awarded based on research led by a ULM College of Pharmacy Professor.
Khalid El Sayed, Ph.D., a Professor of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry in