When Adnan Alrubaye was contacted by the American Councils for International Education to host a Ukrainian scholar at the U of A, Alrubaye didn’t hesitate to say yes.
Cassandra Thomas
Adnan Alrubaye (left) and Vasyl Koziy in Alrubaye’s lab.
“Being from Iraq and surviving three wars, I know exactly what he’s going through, and wanted to do every single thing I could to help him,” said Alrubaye, who is an assistant professor of poultry science and associate director of the Cell and Molecular Biology Program. “The American Councils was happy because they didn’t have to spend too much time convincing me.”