Sherif Morgan was born in Cairo, Egypt. In July 1996, Sherif moved to the United States with his parents and older brother.  Sherif is very grateful to his parents for making the decision to move to the U.S., because his parents sacrificed quite a bit to move to the U.S. leaving their careers, properties, and friends behind, for the sake of providing a better opportunity for Sherif and his brother.

Sherif Morgan graduated from Cholla High School in Tucson, Arizona in May 1998. In August 1998, he started his college career as an honors student at the University of Arizona majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and minoring in Classics. Sherif graduated Summa Cum Laude and with Honors in Molecular and Cellular Biology in May 2002.

 

Upon graduating from college, he worked as a research technician and was quickly promoted to the position of lab manager. As a full-time scientist, Sherif worked on understanding the mechanisms that regulate the transcriptional activity of the BRCA-1 tumor suppressor, as well as understanding the implications of developing hotspot p53 mutations. During his tenure as a research technician, Sherif developed a passion to understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer.

In August of 2004, Sherif Morgan started the Cancer Biology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program at the University of Arizona. He finished his coursework in his first two years of his graduate studies. In his third year, Sherif decided to take an additional elective class titled "Entrepreneurship for Scientists" to help him nurture his entrepreneurial spirit and network with other entrepreneurs, industry CEOs, and investors.

Sherif Morgan has a unique long-term vision for his life, which is summarized in the Projects page.