Education

• 1996

  Bachelor degree from Microbiology Faculty of Applied Sciences , Umm Al-Qura University, مكة المكرمة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2004

  Master degree from Biology- Medical bacteriology (Epidemiology of hospital infection)Faculty of Science , King Abdulaziz University , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2011

  Doctorate degree from Molecular biomedical sciences (Hospital infection & Control)Medical School, Newcastle University, نيوكاسل, بريطانيا

Employment

• 1997-1999

  Teaching assistant , Institutes and colleges of health sciences , الباحة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1999-2000

  Researcher, Jeddah Health affairs , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2001-2004

  Scholar for MSc study , institutes and colleges of health sciences, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2006-2007

  General Director of Saudi students' activities in the UK and Ireland , Saudi Students Clubs & Education Centers in the UK and Ireland , نيوكاسل, بريطانيا

• 2006-2010

  Scholar for PhD study in the UK, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2011-2012

  Assistant Professor , College of Health Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2011-2012

  The Director of Academic and Students affairs , College of Health Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2012-2020

  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Applied Medical sciences, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2013-حاليا

  .Principal investigator and supervisor of bacteriology lab , Special infectious Agents Unit-Biosafety Level-3K King Fahad Medical Research Centre, , جدة , المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2021-حاليا

  Head of Medical Technology Department , Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2021-حاليا

  Associate professor , Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

Current work and research interests: The Molecular Epidemiology of Hospital Acquired Infections. 
Nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are one of the most common problems in hospitals throughout the world. It is considered one of the main reasons of morbidity and mortality amongst hospital patients, as well as the increasing costs of infection control. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important nosocomial pathogen and morbidity and mortality rates associated with this pathogen have increased markedly in recent years. MRSA strains are generally resistant to several classes of antibiotics and are therefore difficult and costly to treat. Consequently, an understanding of the epidemiological characteristics of MRSA is an essential tool for the management of its infections in both the hospital and community setting. The purpose of any epidemiology study, such as the investigation of an outbreak, is to identify the potential source(s) of an infection and to monitor their dissemination. The early identification of an outbreak, making use of a rapid, precise and simple MRSA typing technique, can lead to prompt and effective precautions that avoid further spread of the infection. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is considered the gold standard for MRSA typing and has been recently supported by multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). However, technical limitations restrict the use of PFGE and MLST in the majority of routine hospital laboratories: they are time-consuming, expensive, require specific expertise and specialist equipment. I have developed a novel SmaI-multiplex PCR typing technique for S. aureus based on multiplex PCR which can be routinely used at any hospital laboratory. The new technology is high throughput, relatively cheap and provides reliable and comparable genotyping data. At the same time, the SmaI-multiplex PCR meets most of the criteria of a useful typing method: it is simple, inexpensive, highly discriminatory and does not require sophisticated equipment or expertise. Consequently, SmaI-multiplex PCR could be used routinely in any clinical microbiology laboratory since it relies on standard clinical laboratory apparatus (i.e. PCR machine and agarose gel electrophoresis). The development of the SmaI-multiplex PCR for studying the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus is not complete and future work needs to be aimed at improving its discriminatory power so that it is equal to or better than that of PFGE.  On the other hand, the direct detection of pathogens (e.g.MRSA andC. difficile …etc) in clinical samples using reliable molecular methods becomes possible. This can introduce timely useful information to infection control office about potential infections and therefore allow them to take appropriate and quick action in proper time. The development of such methods for many hospital and community pathogens is the central interest of future work.

Scientific interests

- Collaborate with infection control teams in different health care institutions in molecular epidemiology of hospital and community infections in order to observe and track those infections around the kingdom. In the presence of active surveillance and molecular typing such cooperation will lead to establish the epidemiological database for all potential pathogens
 
- Authoring and translation of some books in the field of molecular typing of nosocomial pathogens to identify the developed molecular typing techniques and describe their various applications, particularly, in the field of infection control. 

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