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She has worked with several project concerning Diabetes and it’s Complications. Currently working on studying the non-Alcoholic fatty Liver Disease in a Saudi Cohort with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Mrs. SARAH MANSOUR AL QASIM
E-mail: sm.alqasim@gmail.com
P.O Box 500, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
Education
Feb. 2009 Bachelor of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University.
Work Experience
Current Position: Since January 2010 up to date.
Laboratory Specialist/Researcher – Genetics Department Strategic Center for Diabetes Research
- Research and collecting data.
- Plans and modifies research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Writes and edits materials for publication and presentation.
- Assisting at the Diabetes Clinic, recruiting patients for studies – Managing the Biobank – Samples and Data processing and assisting with research writing.
Skills - DNA isolation and purification - DNA quantitation - PCR
DNA sequencing; Axiom assay and Ion Torrent
Training
• Saudi Human Genome Program, Genetic Department, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Human Genome Program, Genetic Department, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Sequencing Core Facility, Genetic Department, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Behavioral Genetics Unit, Genetic Department, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Training at the BioBank at the University of Lille-2- France. That covered the following: (Manual and Automated DNA extraction, Measurement and Storing, Creation of Phenotypic Data Base and Generating the Pedigree drawing).
• Training in the Genetic Laboratory at the King Fahad Children Cancer Center of King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Laboratory summer training at Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Projects
- CORDIAL study: Non-Alcoholic fatty Liver Disease in a Saudi Cohort with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
- The Saudi Human Genome Project.
- Genetic Screening of polymorphism in APOA5,LDLR,LIP1 and SLC10A2 in Saudi Family suspected of Familial Hypertriglyceredemia.
- Design of Diabetes Gene Centric SNP array for Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes.
- Association of genetic variants in KCNQ1, KCNJ11, MTHFR, ACE, eNOS, ELMO1, ADIPOQ, AGT, ALR2, APOE, GLUT 1, GPX-1, LECAM-1,PKC, PPAR-γ2, RAGE and SOD1 genes for diabetic nephropathy in Saudi population with type 2 diabetes.
Certifications and Accreditations
• Feb.2013, Certificate of attending "الوقایة و الحد و الحصر: السكري مرض "At KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• April.2012, Certificate of attending "OBESITY FROM CELL TO HUMAN." An International Conference Organized by the Obesity Research Center. College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• April.2012, Certificate of attending: "Workshop on Prevention of Genetic Diseases in KSA: KFSH&RC Initiative." at King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Jun.2011, Certificate of attending: "Research Proposal Writing: How to sell your Idea." At the New College of Medicine & Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Jun.2011 "Practical Medical Research methodology Seminar." held in King Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• May2011, Certificate of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for successfully completing the Basic Life Support Provider.
• May2011, Certificate of attending: "The 1st Medical Journalism Symposium" held at Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• April2011, Certificate of attending: "Histocompatibility and Cord Blood Stem Cells: From Laboratory to Patient Care" held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• March2011, Certificate of attending: "The 4th Pan Arab Human Genetics Conference and the Human Genome Meeting" held in Dubai, UAE.
• May2010, Certified from The American Academy of Continuing Education, that I have completed and passed the “12th Semiannual Clinical Research Professionals’ Course”, at King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• March2010, Certificate of attending “3rd Pan Arab Human Genetics Conference” held in Dubai, UAE.
• Jan.2010, Certificate of attending “First Saudi Diabetes Genome Study Symposium” Organized by Diabetes Genetic Chair, University Diabetes Center, Riyadh.
• May2009 Certificate of attending “Application of Genomics in clinical Medicine Symposium” at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• 2008 Participated in the “Strategic Planning Project” By King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• 2007 Participated in the “3rd Saudi Science Conference” By King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.