Hassan Farsam

Hassan Farsam (September 27, 1932 in Tehran – February 5, 2016) was an Iranian pharmacist and medical chemist.[1] He studied pharmacy at Tehran University and became a medical chemistry specialist in 1960. Farsam received post doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Paris University (1964) and University of California (1988). He was a Professor of Medical Chemistry in Faculty of Pharmacy of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He was also a permanent member of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences. He published more than 100 original research papers in international and local journals, and he also trained several generations of pharmacy students. He supervised many students and inspired them to pursue a research career in the pharmaceutical fields. [2]