Education :

• M.Sc., Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2026.
• B.Sc., Biology (Microbiology), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, 2023.

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Professional Experience:

• Research Assistant, Basic and Applied Scientific Research Centre (BASRC-IAU), Dammam (2022-2024).

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Selected Publications :

• Screening for chitin degrading bacteria in the environment of Saudi Arabia and characterization of the most potent chitinase from Streptomyces variabilis Am1 (2023).
• A Review with Updated Perspectives on Nutritional and Therapeutic Benefits of Apricot and the Industrial Application of Its Underutilized Parts (2022).

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Research Interests:

• Microbial Biotechnology
• Antimicrobial Surfaces
• Computational Biology
• Biomaterials

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Supervisor:

     Dr. Ahmed S. Dalaq