TEACHING
Educational Program Building / Leadership:
2011 Developed and proposed Master program in ‘Human Genetics’; Sultan Qaboos University
2012-Present Coordinator: “Endocrinology, MEDI4405 (4 Credits)
2006-2009 Developed and Coordinated Educational seminar series: “Apoptosis & Cell survival”, Louisiana
Cancer Research Consortium, New Orleans. http://www.lcrc.info/news/apcs.html
2001-2004 Coordinator: Undergraduate Module in cancer biology, Queens University Belfast, UK
Teaching
Current Teaching Courses at Qatar University as new Faculty (hired on 31/08/2015) :
| Course Code | Year/Semester | #of Students | Credit Hours |
| BIOL 101: BIOLOGY | Fall/Spring 2015 – Present | ~120 | 3 (All the lectures + review sessions) |
| BIOL 211: CELL BIOLOGY | Fall 2015- Present | 28 | 3 (All the lectures + review sessions) |
| BIOL 617: CANCER BIOLOGY | Fall 2015-2016 | 4 | 3 (All the lectures) |
| BIOL 620: BIOINFORMATICS | SPRING 2016- Present | 4-6 | 3 (All the lectures) |
| BIOL 604: Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology | Fall 2016- Present | 4 | 3 (All the lectures) |
| BIOL 602: Lab Rotation | Fall 2016 | 2 | 3(Research Project) |
| BIOL 496 & 497: Graduate Seminar | Fall 2015- Present | 39 | Lectures: 2 |
| BIOL 497: Senior Project | Fall 2015- Present | 2-6 | Research Project |
| BIOL 600: Advanced Seminars | Fall 2017- Present | 6 | 3 (All the lectures) |
| BIOL 212: Genetics | Spring 2018-Present | 40 | 3 (All the lectures) |
| BIOL 420: BIOINFORMATICS | Fall 2021 | 16 | 3 (All the lectures) |
Teaching Courses at Sultan Qaboos University (2009-2015):
| Course Code | Year/Semester | #of Students | Hours |
| MDLS 3103 | 2014- 2015; | 22 | Lectures: 10 Tutorials: 2 |
| MEDI310: Human Genetics | 2010- 2015; 2013/Summer | 140 | Lectures: 6 Tutorials: 18 |
| MDLS 3002: Molecular Biology Lectures Project supervision (2 students) | 2010-2015 | 20-30 | Lectures: 4 |
| PATH 5011: Cell Biology | 2012-2015 | 10-15 | Lectures: 4 |
| MEDI 4202 Research Project I MEDI 5302 Research Project II | 2010-2015 Fall & Spring | 2-5 | Project Supervision: See Mentoring for details |
| FSHN 6022 (Nutrigenetics) | 2012-2013 | 10-15 | Lecture: 2 |
| MEDI 4403 (Coordinator) | 2013-2015 | 100-140 | Lecture: 1 |
| Clinical Genetics, Phase III (Rotation) | 2011-2013 Fall & Spring | ~ 20 | Lecture: 1/Rotation |
| Supportive Laboratory Teaching (SLT) 4th and 6th Year Medical Students | 2012-2013 | 15-20 | Practicals: 4 |
| MDLS 5001 (Project Examiner) | 2010-2015 | 4 |
Teaching at other Institutions:
2006-2009 Teaching Postgraduates, Molecular Biology of Cancer, LSUHSC
2005-2006 Teaching Postgraduates, Molecular Biology of Cancer, LSUHSC
2002-2005 Course director: Research Module, Queens University of Belfast (QUB), UK 2000-2003 Lecturer: – M Med Sc in Laboratory Science, QUB, UK
– BSc, Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
1992–1994 Assistant Lecturer: Molecular Histology, CNRS Formation Continue, Lyon-I University, France: 1992-1995 Lecturer: Molecular & Cellular Biology courses, Faculté Catholique de Lyon, France