PROF. Motasim Badri

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Prof Badri teaching experience extend for more than 29 years. He taught mathematical statistics and biostatistics courses at various settings and academic levels in Sudan, South Africa, Northern Ireland-UK and Saudi Arabia. The testimony for the significance and impact of the research work undertaken by Prof Badri with colleagues and collaborators at the various institutions worked at is reflected in the relevant internationally recognized measureable metrics. His current h-index is at 42. Currently, he was included in Stanford University list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists. His research work was published in high impact factor journals and presented in international conferences, and involved collaborations with researchers of international standing affiliated with international educational institutions of excellence in teaching and research. Most of his research work was based upon multicenter collaborative studies that were awarded highly competitive research funds from international research agencies such as the National Institute of Health (NIH)-USA, European Community and MRC-UK. His role in these research projects included participation in the design, data acquisition, data analysis and significant contribution to the writing up of research proposals and scientific peer-reviewed manuscripts submitted for publication.

Birth Date

Nationalty

Languages

Majors

• Mathematical Statistics
• Biostatistics
• Epidemiology

Work Experience

1993-1995 Lecturer, Department of Statistics
Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences,Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan.
1993-1995 Manager of the Computer & Information Centre
Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan
(Sponsored by Save the Children Fund, SCF-U.K).
1992-1996 Assistant Co-ordinator of the Khartoum Comprehensive Child Care Project (KCCCP) and the Cost Recovery Project (User Fees), SCF-UK
Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
2000- 2007     Biostatistician and Senior Research Associate
Desmond Tutu HIV Research Centre
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM)
                        Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town.
2002-2003      Visiting Postgraduate Researcher
                        Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
2007-2008      Biostatistician and Senior Research Associate
                        Clinical Research Support Centre (CRSC)
                        Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
2008- 2010      Senior lecturer (Biostatistician)& Director of the Clinical Research Support Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
2010-               Associate Professor, Biostatistics, Department of Basic Sciences,             College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011-               Honorary Professor of Biostatistics & Senior Research             Associate, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
2014-2015       Professor, Biostatistics, Department of Basic Sciences, College of Sciences & Health Provisions, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2016-               Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Public Health & Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, NGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Education

BSc(Hons) & MSc Statistics,
MScMed(Community Medicne-Epidemiology) &PhD (Medicne-Biostatistics)