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Prof. MIKHLID HAMMAD ALMUTAIRI أ.د. مخلد بن حامد المطيري

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Head of the Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Professor of Molecular Genetics

Sciences
College of Sciences No. 5, ground floor, Office No. AB 67

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Nov 2024

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introduction/brief CV

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Prof. MIKHLID ALMUTAIRI 

areas of expertise

  • Identification and characterization of cancer-testis (CT) antigens that could be used to develop cancer vaccines and/or diagnostic markers for various types of cancer.
  • Studying genetic variations in different genes across various types of cancer in Saudi Arabia.
  • Investigating the relationship between smoking and immune-related genetic mutations in Saudi individuals.
  • Studying the camel genome in Saudi Arabia and the genetic changes among different camel breeds.

publications
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publications

Therapy of breast cancer (BC) overexpressing the pro-survival protein Bcl-2 remains a major clinical challenge. The discovery of natural anticancer drugs with potential as Bcl-2 inhibitors has…

by Monira Alaujan, Sabine Matou Nasri, Fatimah G. Albani, Sahar S. Alghamdi, Rasha S. Suliman, Rehab AlRoshody, Sarah Huwaizi, Aljawharah Almogren, Mikhlid H. Almutairi, Zeyad Alehaideb
2026
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Cannabis use continues to rise in Canada, prompting concerns due to its potential impact on immune function. This study investigated the effect of a cannabis joint extract (CJE) on natural killer…

by Andrée-Ann Bolduc, Tony Tremblay, Mikhlid H. Almutairi, Abdelhabib Semlali, Lionel Loubaki
2026
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This study aimed to investigate the selective anticancer activity of the curcumin analog PAC (3,5-Bis-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)-N-methyl-4-piperidone).

by Sara Benchekroun, Meriem Hammache, Fatiha Chandad, Mikhlid H. Almutairi, Adam Daich, Mohammed Badwelan, Mahmoud Rouabhia and Abdelhabib Semlali
2026

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course

Course general Description Branches of genetics; the relationship between genes and characteristics of living organisms; genetics as an experimental science; chromosomal…

course

Aims of the genetics engineering course: •To study the structure of DNA , and the process of gene expression. •To understand the process of DNA…

course

Molecular Genetics

office hours

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
from _ 11:00 AM _ 08:00 AM _ _ _
to _ 12:00 AM _ 10:00 PM _ _ _
location _ Collège of Science, Zoology Department, AB67 Collège of Science, Zoology Department, AB67 _ Collège of Science, Zoology Department, AB67 Collège of Science, Zoology Department, AB67 _ _ _