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Dr. Maha Alqahtani

Assistant Professor

Dr. Alqahtani is the clinical laboratory sciences department Chairperson
and assistant professor in the clinical laboratory sciences department at KSAU-HS. She received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from New York Medical College in New York, USA.

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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology at New York Medical College, Graduate School of Basic Sciences, New York, USA (2020).

Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology at New York Medical College, Graduate School of Basic Sciences, New York, USA (2016).

Bachelor of Science in the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2012).

Research Interests / Collaborations

Host-pathogen interaction, bacterial pathogenesis, and vaccine development.

Publications

Suresh RV, Elizabeth L. Westcott, Matthew Higgs, Vincenzo C. Russo, Maha Alqahtani., Bakshi, CS., Malik, M. Nlrp3 Increases the Host’s Susceptibility to Tularemia. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021

Maha Alqahtani, Zhuo Ma, Kayla Fantone, Meenakshi Malik, and Chandra Bakshi. Aim2 and Nlrp3 Are Dispensable for Vaccine-Induced Immunity Against Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain. Infection and Immunity,2021.

Ma Z, King K, Alqahtani M, Worden M, Muthuraman P, Cioffi CL, Bakshi CS, Malik M. Stringent response governs the oxidative stress resistance and virulence of Francisella tularensis. PLoS One, 2019.

Alharbi, A., Rabadi, SM., Alqahtani, M., Marghani, D., Worden, M., Ma, Z., Malik, M., Bakshi, CS. Role of peroxiredoxin of the AhpC/TSA family in antioxidant defense mechanisms of Francisella tularensis. PLoS One, 2019.

Alqahtani M, Ma Z, Ketkar H, Suresh RV, Malik M, Bakshi CS. Characterization of a Unique Outer Membrane Protein Required for Oxidative Stress Resistance and Virulence of Francisella tularensis. J Bacteriol, 2018.

SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

CONTACT INFORMATION

KSAU Email: qahtanima@ksau-hs.edu.sa
Phone EXT.: 46067