Dr. Marc Fakhoury received a BS in Biochemistry and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from McGill University, Canada, followed by a PhD in Neurological Sciences from the Université de Montréal, Canada. He joined the then-Department of Natural Sciences at LAU as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2020 and became a full-time lecturer in Biology in 2022. He primarily teaches undergraduate courses, such as general biology, anatomy and physiology. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in leading international journals and books, and was featured among the World’s Top 2% Most Cited Scientists in a global study led by Stanford University and published by Elsevier.

SDGs Research Mapping

Dr. Marc Fakhoury conducts research relevant to the following SDGs:

Selected Publications

• Fakih N, Fakhoury M. (2024). Alzheimer’s disease—Link with major depressive disorders and efficacy of antidepressants in modifying its trajectory. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 30(3), 181–191.
• Fakhoury M, Fritz M. (2023). Neurobiology of Behavior-Influences of Neuropsychiatric Disorders on Neurobiology and Behavior. MDPI Biology, 12(6), 807.
• Fakhoury M (2021). The Brain Reward System. Neuromethods, Springer, Humana Press, New York.
• Fakhoury, M, Piras, F, & Banaj, N (2021). Editorial: Alzheimer’s Disease From a Psychiatric Perspective: Towards New Therapeutic Guidelines? Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 782423.
• Fakhoury M. (2021). Optogenetics: A revolutionary approach for the study of depression. Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 106, 110094.
• Fakhoury M, Rompré PP (2021). Intracranial self-stimulation and the curve-shift paradigm: a putative model to study the brain reward system. In: Fakhoury M. (eds) The Brain Reward System. Neuromethods. Springer, Humana Press, New York.
• Fakhoury M, Ali Ahmad RHM, Al-Chaer ED, Lawand NB (2021). Behavioral techniques for assessing the circuitry of pain: implication for the brain reward system. In: Fakhoury M. (eds) The Brain Reward System. Neuromethods. Springer, Humana Press, New York.

Academic Degrees

• PhD in Neurological Sciences, Université de Montréal, 2019
• MEng in Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, 2012
• BS in Biochemistry, McGill University, 2009