Ghada Al-Kafaji
Arabian Gulf Univeristy, Bahrain
Biography
Dr. Ghada Al-Kafaji is an Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics in the Department of Molecular Medicine and the Director of Personalized Medicine Master Program at the College of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. She obtained her PhD degree in Molecular Genetics from King's College London, University of London, UK. Following her PhD, she worked in the UK as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Medicine, King's College London, and as an Assistant Professor of Genetics at the College of Science, University College Kensington. Currently, she is involved in lecturing and tutoring undergraduate and graduate students and supervising graduate theses. She has abundant publications in the area of molecular genetics that have been cited over 150 times. She participated as an active member in many International Scientific Associations. She acted as a potential reviewer for many journals and received several certificates of excellence in reviewing scientific articles. She also received a number of awards for best presentations and outstanding work in regional and international conferences.
Abstract
Abstract : Defects of mitochondrial genome in diabetic nephropathy: Role and clinical relevance