Academic ExperienceMay 2003-May2008 • Ph.D, Molecular Microbiology , King’s College London.UK Thesis: "Molecular analysis of bacterial communities present in pneumonia patients" publications: two manuscripts are on process till the ethical consent forms is approved methods : • Isolating DNA and RNA from BAL clinical samples • Polymerase Chain Reaction • DNA profiling DGGE-TRFLP • DNA sequencing • DNA typing (Multilocus Sequence Typing) Sept 2001-Sept. 2002: King Faisal Hospital and research center Riyadh, PHD collaborative program with Surry University Guildford, UK, as a PHD degree in the area of Microbiology and immunology Departments (reducing toxicity of N. meningitidis) Methods: • Extraction LPS from Neisseria meningitides (mutant and wild type) • Preparing endothelial and monocytes cells to investigate the cellular interactions. 2001 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Immunology department, as a volunteer in immunology unit, Prof Mike Steward’s Lab, cloning and tissue culturing. July 31 2000-Sept.2000 Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Pathology, Boston, USA Volunteer in Pathology department. Infections of mammalian cells with Trepanoma cruzi and western blots. 1992-1997: Faculty of Sciences King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, |      |
