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 Dr. Raniah Saleem Alotibi

Assistant Professor Cancer and Genetics

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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

​​​​DEGREES:

Ph.D. in Medicine (January 2011 – September 2015) , Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. 

MSc in Medical Genetics (September 2009 - September 2010),University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom with Merit.

B.Sc. in Medical Sciences (Laboratory Medicine) (2001-2005) , Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 

​​​​​​PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Assistant professor, Cancer Genetics, Clinical laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2016- now

Teaching assistant, Clinical laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2008- now.

TEACHING​

Course Code Title Section (M/F)
CLAB 320 Molecular Diagnostics (Theory) M/F
CLAB 321 Molecular Diagnostics (Practical)     F
CLAB 322 Immunohematology (Theory) M/F
CLAB 417 Blood Bank M/F
CLAB 414 Laboratory Management I F
CLAB 419 Laboratory Management II F
CLAB 418 Laboratory Medicine Seminar F
CLAB 201

Introduction to Lab medicine

 F​


​ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS:

Research Coordinator, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2019-2021.

Internship and Alumni Coordinator, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2021-now.

Accreditation Coordinator: Learning resources (Standard 6) and Research (Standard 10), Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2019-now.

Mentor and counselor of undergraduate students, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2016- now.

Principal investigator of undergraduate students' research, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2016-now.

Courses Coordinator: Molecular Diagnostics, Immunohematology, Blood Bank, Laboratory Management, Research Methodology courses, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2016- now. ​

Research Interests / Collaborations

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Publications

PEER-REVIEWD PUBLICATIONS

Raniah S. Alotibi, Eman Alharbi, Bushra Aljuhani, Bdoor Alamri, Mohieldin Elsayid, Naif M. Alhawiti, Fazal Hussain, Fahad Almohareb, Cherry Colcol, Noran Aboalela, Shoeb Qureshi. The Frequency and Spectrum of HBB Gene Mutation in β‑Thalassemia Patients in Saudi Arabia, Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine (JNSBM_62_18).

Naif M. Alhawiti , Ibrahim W. Alanzan R. S, Abdulrahman A. Alharbi, Mohieldin Elsayid, Rania S. Alotaibi, Maaged A. Akiel, Hassan Alamari and Shoeb Qureshi. Comparative Study on Thromboembolic Events among Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Current Research (Vol. 10, Issue, 04 April 2018).

Mohieldin Elsayid, Abdulelah A. Alhussini, Yousef A. Al Harbi, Naif M. Alhawiti, Raniah S. Alotibi, Faisal Almajed, Shoeb Qureshi. Assessment of Bone Marrow Activity of Anemic Saudi patients Attending King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences (e-ISSN : 2289-7577. Vol. 5:No. 3 May/June 2018).

Ahmed Alfares, Lamia Alsubaie, Taghrid Aloraini, Aljoharah Alaskar, Azza Althagafi, Ahmed Alahmad, Mamoon Rashid, Abdulrahman Alswaid, Ali Alothaim, Wafaa Eyaid, Faroug Ababneh, Mohammed Albalwi, Raniah Alotaibi, Mashael Almutairi, Nouf Altharawi, Alhanouf Alsamer, Marwa Abdelhakim, Senay Kafkas, Katsuhiko Mineta, Nicole Cheung, Abdallah Abdallah, Stine Büchmann-Møller, Yoshinori Fukasawa, Xiang Zhao, Issaac Rajan, Robert Hoehndorf, Fuad Al Mutairi, Takashi Gojobori and Majid Alfadhel, What is the right sequencing approach? Solo VS extended family analysis in consanguineous populations. BMC Medical Genomics. (2020) 13:103 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-020-00743-8

Naif M. Alhawiti, Mohieldin Elsayid, Raniah S. Alotibi, Musaed M. Alshahrani, Evaluation Of Prevalence Of Thromboembolic Events In Patients With Sickle Cell Disease At King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia‏, Psychology and Education, 2021, Journal 58 (2), 8689-8696‏

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

Oral presentation titled “Role of oxidative stress as a mutational mechanism on telomeric deletion events" International Conference on Biomaterials, London, United Kingdom. (August 16th -18Th 2018) (By invitation)

Poster presentation titled The Frequency and Spectrum of HBB Gene Mutation in β‑Thalassemia Patients in Saudi Arabia" in the third health professions Conference held at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences (April 19th   2018) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (presented by my student's research group) (Winning the First Prize)

Poster presentation titled “The contribution of Copy Number Variants (CNVs) to Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Pediatric Patients in Saudi Population" in the fourth health professions Conference held at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences (January 15th -17th 2019) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (presented by my student's research group)

Poster presentation titled “De Novo mutation in regulatory elements in neurodevelopmental disorders in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia population" in the fifth health professions Conference held at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences (January 28th -30th 2020) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (presented by my student's research group).

Poster Presentation titled “The Diagnostic Yield of CGH and WES in Neurodevelopmental Disorders" in the sixth health professions Conference held at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences (January 25th -27th 2022) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (presented by my student's research group).

Poster Presentation titled “Routine Blood Tests as a potential Diagnostic Tool for COVID-19" in the sixth health professions Conference held at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences (January 25th -27th 2022) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (presented by my research student's group).

Poster Presentation titled “Routine Blood Tests as a potential Diagnostic Tool for COVID-19" in the Research Day held at College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences (January 18th 2022) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (presented by my student's research group)​


SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member of Saudi Society of Medical Genetics.

Member of British Society for Genetic Medicine.

Member of British Society of Cancer Genetics Group.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS 

Design and production of COVID-19 Vaccine Educational Brochure for public (2020)

Design and production of Down Syndrome Booklet in the international Down Syndrome Day for public (21/03/21)​

CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOP PARTICIPATIONS​

A workshop conducted to KSAU-HS students entitled "How to strategically answer Multiple Choice Questions" on 15th of April 2018.

E Learning and online teaching. Conducted by Deanship of Post Graduate Education. KSAU HS ,16-08-2020

E-Assessment in health professions Education Conducted by Deanship of Post Graduate Education. KSAU HS ,31-08-2020

Student engagement in virtual teaching sessions. Conducted by Deanship of Post Graduate Education. KSAU HS ,24-08-2020

Delivering lectures through flipped virtual classes. Conducted by Deanship of Post Graduate Education. KSAU HS ,25-08-2020

Virtual Problem based learning. Conducted by Deanship of Post Graduate Education. KSAU HS ,27-08-2020

COVID-19 basic course Conducted by NGHA, 24-08-2020.

COVID-19 Advanced course Conducted NGHA, 25-08-2020.

SIMULATIONiQ software training session conducted by College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU HS, 13-15/09/2021.

Riyadh Global Summit for Medical Biotechnology organized by King Abdullah International Medical Research (KAIMRC) and King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science 14 - 16 Sep, 2021​

SCIENTIFIC PARTICIPATION

  • Committee/Board membership:

    Member of students' research committee, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2019- now.

    Member of the Quality Assurance and Academic Accreditation (QAAA)committee, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2016- now.

    Member of clinical laboratory sciences department council committee, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences/ KSAU-hs, 2016- now.


CONTACT INFORMATION

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Contact information

Office location/number: College of Applied Medical Sciences-M 

Phone: +966 11 4299999    Ext 95139

Email: Hawitin​@ksau-hs  ​​​