Education

• 1983

  High School degree from , Al-Falah Secondary School, مكة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1987

  Bachelor degree from Medical Technology ProgramFaculty of Medicine & Allied H, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1994

  Master degree from Division of Biomedical ScienceMedical School, Sheffield University & Sheffi, شيفلد, بريطانيا

• 1999

  Doctorate degree from Division of Molecular and GeneMedical School, Sheffield University, شيفلد, بريطانيا

Employment

• 1986-1987

  Medical Technology Laboratory Trainee, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1987-1989

  Medical Laboratory Technologist, AL-Noor Specialist Hospital, مكة المكرمة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1987-1989

  Medical Laboratory Technologist, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, مكة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1989-1992

  Clinical Immunology Laboratory Technologist Specialist, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1992-1993

  Demonstrator in Medical Virology, King AbdulazizUniversity, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1999-2000

  Trainee for MRCPath part I in a Clinical Virology, UK Public Health Laboratory, United Kingdom , بريطانيا

Research Interests

Publications

Scientific interests

q       Immunological and Serological Course at King Fahd General Hospital, Jeddah, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:country-region>,   

q       Course in General and Scientific English at King Abdulaziz University English Language Teaching Center (Jan – April 1993).

q       I worked closely with the infection control Doctor and Nurse in day-to-day duties that include the education of those involved with the infection control issues during my MRCPath Training in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> (Nov 1999 – Aug 2000).

q       I attended a number of modules out of the MSc Genetic Epidemiology running in the University of Sheffield during Sep – Feb 1999 (Human Genetics, Epidemiology 1 and Epidemiology 2).

q       One week training at Cambridge Public health and clinical Microbiology laboratory during which I became familiar with PCR-based detection methods of viral genomes in various clinical samples under the supervision of Dr Jim Gray, (22^nd – 26^th May 2000).

q       One-day visit to Antiviral Susceptibility Reference Lab., Birmingham-PHL during which I observed and discussed the methods used for HIV, HSV and HBV antiviral susceptibility with Dr. Patricia Cane.  

q       One-day meeting on Gastro-enteritis Viruses organized by Novartis Foundation (London).

q       One day meeting on Fundamentals and Application of PCR (Central Public Health Laboratory - London).

q       Half day meeting on the Safety of the Category III laboratory (Leicester PHL).   

q       Half day meeting on the update in the diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections

     • Syphilis confirmation

     • Gonococci sensitivity testing

     • Chlamydia molecular diagnosis

q       International Conference on Advanced Medicine at King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (23^rd – 26^th April 2001).

q       Update on Hospital Infection Management at Najran Armed Forces Hospital, Najran, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:country-region>, (9^th March 2002).

q       CAP Inspector Training Seminar at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:country-region>, (23^rd March 2002).  

q       Medical Curriculum Development Workshop at King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:country-region>, (6^th – 8^th May 2002).

q       eLearning and Electronic Health Care at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:country-region>, (23^rd – 24^th April 2002).

       q SARS Symposium at Hera General Hospital, Makkah, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:country-region>, (1^st May 2003)

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Areas of expertise