Faculty


Education :

  • Pharm-D ., clinical pharmacy, imam abdrahaman bin Faisal university, Saudi Arabia,2018.


Professional Experience:

  • Professional Medical Representative, MSD, Eastern Province (Dec 2019 – Present).
  • Volunteer, Women’s Network Academy, MSD, Saudi Arabia (Ongoing).
  • Participant, Saudi Management Accelerator Program (SMAP), MSD, Saudi Arabia (2021 – 2023).
  • Intern, Dammam Medical Center, Dammam (2019).
  • Intern, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam (2019)
  • Intern, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Dhahran (2019).
  • Participant, Saudi Young Leaders Program (SYLP), Saudi Arabia.


Awards:

  • 2nd Place Winner, KFUPM Student Research Contest – Bioengineering Track (April 2025).
  • Graduated with Distinction, Master’s in Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – GPA: 3.8/4.0 (2024).
  • Top Performer, SMAP (Saudi Management Accelerator Program), MSD (2023).
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Women’s Network Academy – MSD Volunteer Recognition (2023).


Research Interests:

  • Phytochemical characterization of medicinal plants
  • Antimicrobial efficacy and environmental applications of natural extracts
  • Bioactivity screening (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory potential)
  • Endophyte-microbe interactions in medicinal plants
  • Natural product-based alternatives to antibiotics
  • Toxicity and safety profiling of herbal extracts
  • Bioprocessing of bioactive compounds


Supervisor:

  Dr. Amjad Bajes Khalil

Rajya Ridha Alhijri MX-BIOE g202312510@kfupm.edu.sa