Emirati academic and geneticist.

She has been Dean of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Khalifa University since October 2023, a professor at the same university since July 2023, and a member of the Executive Council of the Arab Center for Genomic Studies .

She is also the founder of the first genetic map for Emirati families for early detection of diabetes, and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University .

She held several positions at Khalifa University, including Executive Director of the Biotechnology Research Center from May 2015 to November 2023, Associate Professor from 2017 to 2023, and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the same university from 2011 to 2017.

She also served as a member of the Emirates Council of Scientists and the Board of Directors of the Emirates Genetic Diseases Association . She was a forensic expert at the Dubai Police Criminal Laboratory between 2003 and 2011, and was selected as a member of the Global Young Scientists Group in 2014.

She has received several awards, including the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship in 2014, the Sayidaty Award for Excellence and Creativity in 2016, the First Emirates International Award for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases for Best Scientific Researcher, the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance in 2012, and the Young Researchers Award in 2011.

She was also chosen as one of the most influential women in the Arab world.

She holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Forensic Medicine from the University of Western Australia in 2010, a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom in 2004, a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from San Diego State University in the United States in 2001, and a Certificate in Global Training for Clinical Research Scientist from Harvard Medical School in 2014.