- Dr. Khawla Al-Kuraya
- She is one of the Board of Advisers of the National Geographic Al Arabiya Magazine since September 22, 2010.
- She is the Associate Editor of BMC Genomics since February
24, 2009.
- Dr. Khawla awarded as Young Physician Award for Research by
Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Tamayoz Award in Dubai, UAE on Apri
19, 2007.
“Dr.Khawla Al-Kuraya
is a consultant and the principal clinical scientist at the King Faisal
Hospital and Research Center. She was also appointed as the director to the
Department of Human Cancer Genomic Research, as well as director for the
Research Center for Children’s Cancer. She has produced many internationally
peer reviewed journals and has presented her findings in global summits as well
as local conferences.
She obtained her medical degree from King Saud University,
she enrolled in the Pathology Residency program at Georgetown University
Hospital in 1995 in Washington, D.C. She obtained her board certification in
clinical pathology and completed her fellowship in Molecular Diagnostics at the
National Cancer Institute in the United States.
Dr. Al- Kuraya is also a member of several associations and
institutes such as the College of American Pathologist, the American
Association for Cancer Research and the United States-Canadian Academy of
Pathology. In January 2010, King Abdullah conferred the prestigious “First Rank
King Abdulaziz Medal” on Dr. Khawla Al-Kuraya in recognition of her
achievements in science that have made her a prominent international figure in
cancer research”
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