Ph.D. degree in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Research Interests

  • Biotechnology.
  • Healthcare.

Awards and Distinctions

  • MIT Innovator Under 35 MENA, MIT Technology Review Arabia , 2019
  • Best Oral Presentation; Nanomaterials and Membrane Science, Symposium on Nanomaterials and Membrane Science Associated with KAUST, 2018
  • Finalist, Dow Sustainability Innovation Challenge, Dow Chemical Company Associated with KAUST, 2014

Qualifications

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Biostatistics, KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), Saudi Arabia, 2018
Master of Science (M.S.)
Computer Science and Molecular Biology, Rutgers University, United States, 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Computer Science and Molecular Biology, SUNY New Paltz, United States, 2008

Licenses and Certifications

  • Conscious Investor Fellowship by startAD and VentureSouq, startAD, Mon, Nov 1 2021
  • Corporate Finance, NYU Stern School of Business, Tue, Dec 1 2020
  • Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, Mon, Jan 1 2018
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist, New York State Education Department, Mon, Mar 1 2010

Languages

Arabic
Elementary proficiency
English
Native or bilingual proficiency
Urdu
Native or bilingual proficiency

Selected Publications

  • Khan, B. K., Fortunato, L. ., & Leiknes, T. . (2019). Early biofouling detection using fluorescence-based extracellular enzyme activity. Science Direct.
  • Abdel-Haleem, A. M., Rchiad ‍. ., Khan, B. K., Abdallah, A. ., Naeem, R. ., Sheerin, S. N., … Pain, A. . (2015). Genome Sequence of a Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with Carbapenem Resistance, Isolated from King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Genome Announcements.