Education

• 1999

  Bachelor degree from Department of Biology-MicrobiologyFaculty of Science, King AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2006

  Master degree from Department of Biology-microbiologyFaculty of Science, King AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2014

  Doctorate degree from Department of Biological SciencesFaculty of Science, King AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Employment

• 2009-2014

  • Lecturer, King AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

      My research interests include first studying and monitoring of environmental pollutants either organic (pesticides; crude oils…..etc.) or inorganic (e.g. heavy metals…etc) in aquatic environments and contaminated soils. Second, removal of such pollutants using indigenous and /or exogenous microorganisms in free-living or fixed treatment systems. 

Scientific interests

      My scientific interest are the Application of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology research's and the Remediation of Environmental Pollution.

•        In the early 1900’s most people died due to infectious diseases—tuberculosis, smallpox, polio, etc. Even the flu was deadly. A flu  pandemic in 1918 killed 20 million people, more than all deaths resulting from World War I. Average lifespan was 51 years. Now  the leading causes of death are heart disease, stroke, and cancer. These are thought to have behavioral causes (smoking, poor diet,  lack of exercise) rather than being infectious. The average life expectancy is now 77 years—in the past century scientists have been  able to extend the human lifespan more than 50%! The main reasons that we're living longer are due to the use of antibiotics and  vaccines. Until recently, we thought we had won the war against infectious diseases. Unfortunately, both of these innovations have  limitations. Bacteria now exist that are resistant to all antibiotics. There are also emerging diseases for which we have no vaccines.

        What will life be like by the next century? Will lifespan be extended another 50% so the average person lives to be 112 years old?  Our growing knowledge of DNA and genetics may make this possible. On the other hand, the evolution of some microorganisms may  lead to the return of some diseases that we thought we had defeated (e.g., tuberculosis and polio). 

•       Welcome to Microbiology! In this class we will discuss and gain hands-on experience with microorganisms (organisms too small to  be seen with the unaided eye). Microbiology is a basic science and an applied science making it appealing to students from many  disciplines, including allied health, nursing, dentistry, dental hygiene, human and veterinary medicine, agriculture, environmental  science, and food science. However, understanding aspects of microbiology is important even for non-biology students. We will  discuss basic microbial structures and processes. We will see why these structures and processes lead to disease and how scientists try  to attack them. We will also see that while some microorganisms can cause disease, others provide us with many beneficial  services—in fact, without  microorganisms there would be no life on Earth. Microbiology is a fascinating field of study. I hope, by  the end of the quarter, that you share this feeling.

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