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    Center of Excellence in

    Biotechnology Research

    King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


    Funded by Ministry of Higher Education

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    Professor Omar Al-Attas
    Director 

    Biotechnology plays a crucial role in mankind and this has given us a window of opportunities in discovery for the benefit of humanity. One of the centers' goals is to improve the quality of human lives such as improving the production and availability of food and nutrition; drugs and drug deliveries; and reducing our environmental footprints.

    The opportunity of biotechnology around the globe has prompted the Saudi government to pursue further to become one of the world-class research countries in the globe. The Ministry of Higher Education in 2007 funded a program to establish centers for research of excellence. This has prompted King Saud University to start the program under the guidance of His Excellency, the Rector, Abdullah Al Othman.

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    Khalid bin Mohammad
    Al Ankary

    Minister of Higher Education

    Under the guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullahbin Abdulaziz and His Royal Highness Crown Prince, Prince Sultan Ibn Abdulaziz, scientific research has been a top priority undertaking on the agenda of the Saudi government. This has been repeatedly proven through the latter's support of various initiatives in this respect and through honoring a number of researchers.

    The promotion of scientific research in order to keep up with the endeavors towards establishing a knowledge-based economy, constitutes a part of the overall objectives and strategic principles of the Eighth Developmental Plan (1425/1426 – 1429/1430 H). To this end, the Ministry of Higher Education has announced the start a program for establishment of Research Excellence initiative which includes the Center of Excellence in Biotechnology ....

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    Abdullah bin
    Abdulrahman Al Othman

    Rector, KSU
    The adoption of the Research Excellence Centers Program, including the Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, by the University is geared to help it achievs -through creativity and excellence -international leadership in various scientific disciplines. The ultimate objective in this respect is to help build a knowledge-based national economy, a goal in tune with the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz. Such programs will constitute the launching ground for the University's national scientific and creative potentials as well as a center of attraction for distinguished scholars in the various scientific disciplines.

    The Research Excellence Centers Programs will also help establish cooperation ties with reputed universities worldwide in order to make use...

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impact-factorSelected Publications with Impact Factor of 4.0 and above


Ehab A Fouad, Mahmoud El-Badry, Steven H Neau, Fars K Alanazi & Ibrahim A Alsarra (2011) Technology evaluation: Kollicoat IR, Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
Impact Factor: 4.482

Ghazanfar Ali and others (2011) Mutations in the Alpha 1,2-Mannosidase Gene, MAN1B1, Cause Autosomal-Recessive Intellectual Disability, The American Journal of Human Genetics 89, 176–182, July 15, 2011
Impact Factor: 11.680

Nasser Al-Daghri, Omar Al-Attas, Majed S. Alokail,Khalid Alkharfy,Mansour Yousef, Shaun Sabico and George Chrousos (2011) Diabetes Mellitus type 2 and other chronic non communicable diseases in the central region, Saudi Arabia(Riyadh Cohort 2): A Decade of an Epidemic, BMC Medicine
Impact Factor: 5.750

Linah Mahmoud, Maher Al-Saif, Haitham M. Amer, Mustafa Sheikh, Fahad N. ...

Monday, 10 October 2011

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