Personal information
He has over 20 years of research experience utilizing genetic and epigenetic up to-date technologies and approaches as well as elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying genetic diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Key Skills
- Operation and maintenance of the following Sequencing Platforms:
- Novaseq 6000
- NextSeq 500/550
- Miseq
- DNBSEQ-400RS
- Ion Torrent S5 Prime with Ion Chef
- Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine
- DNA Analyzer 3500
- Setting up the following library types on the different platforms:
- Whole exome sequencing
- Multigene panel sequencins
- Single gene PCR DNA sequencing
- RNA-seqExpertise in system engineering and infrastructure management
- Bioinformatic analysis including short and long read mapping, variant calling, annotation as well as QC measurements. Furthermore, my experience includes variant prioritization and writing up clinical exome sequencing reports.
- Various PCR-based techniques e.g. DNA sequencing, methylation analysis. RTPCR.
Professional Experience
Laboratory Director
at NoorDx Laboratories-KAUST. 2021-Present.
Supervisor of NGS services
at Ro’ya/GenaTi Diagnostic Laboratories-King Abdulaziz
University. 2018-2020.
Scientific Coordinator
at Center of Innovations in Personalized Medicine-King Abdulaziz University. 2015-2019
Associate Professor
at Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA. 2008-2021
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow
section of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Department of Reproductive and Child Health, University of Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. 1999-2008.