ISP Council

ISP Councillor

Benjelloun, Wail PhD

Professor

Current address:
Faculty of Science,
Mohammed V University
BP 1040, Rabat, Morocco
E-mail: wbenj@fsr.ac.ma
Tel +(212) 61 166277; Fax +(212) 37 774261

Ph.D. (Biopsychology), SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA, 1976

2005- Dean, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University, Rabat
1994-1999 Vice President for Academic Affairs, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco

1990-1994 Chairman, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science,
Mohammed V University, Rabat

1976 -present Professor of Neuroscience (except for leave of absence 1994-1999)
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Rabat

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Established and directed the first University neuroscience research laboratory in Morocco; organized neuroscience activity in Morocco through founding of the Moroccan Association for Neuroscience, a member of IBRO
Convenor of 7 international scientific congresses in Morocco
Research interests include: Role of the limbic system in learning and memory, Neural effects of malnutrition, Aging and behavior, Neurochemistry and electrophysiology of sensory-motor function.

Professional Associations

President, Moroccan Association for Neuroscience, Rabat
Past President, Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA), Nairobi
Member of the Governing Council, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)/World Neuroscience Federation, Paris
Member of the Council of the International Society of Pathophysiology (ISP)
Secretary General, African Association for Physiological Sciences, Nairobi

Recent Publications

Alamy, M., M. Errami, K. Taghzouti, F. Saddiki-Traki & W. Benjelloun. Effects of postweaning undernutrition on exploratory behavior, memory and sensory reactivity in rats: Implication of the dopaminergic system. Physiology and Behavior, 2005: 86:195-202.

El Qandil, S., R. El Moussaouiti, J. Chakir, R. Oukouchoud, N. Rami, W. Benjelloun & N. Lakhdar-Ghazal. Role of the pineal gland and melatonin in the photoperiodic control of GnRH system in male jerboa (Jaculus orientalis). Brain Research Bulletin, 2005, 64:371-380.

Recent Presentations

Alamy, M., M. Errami, K. Taghzouti, and W. Benjelloun. Effects of postweaning undernutrition on exploratory behavior and memory in rats: Implication of the dopaminergic system. 5th International Congress of Pathophysiology (ISP 2006), Beijing, 28 June-1 July, 2006.

Benjelloun, W. Diet and the brain : Food for thought. Invited paper presented at the Conference on the Mediterranean Diet and Health, Taormina (Italy), 17-19 October 2005.

Benjelloun, W. An alternative history of Neuroscience : Rays of light in the Dark Ages. Invited paper presented at the 13th World Congress of Neurological Surgery, Marrakech,19-24 June 2005