Zaheda Hassan Radwan
Qatif
Summary
Experienced Assistant Professor and Head of the Medical Laboratory Department at Mohammed Almana College for Medical Sciences, specializing in Human Genetics field with extensive experience in NCAAA accreditation and curriculum development. Proven leadership in strategic planning and program development, successfully achieving strategic objectives through innovative quality assurance initiatives and impactful research.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of the Medical Laboratory Department
Mohammed Almana College for Medical Sciences
Dammam
01.2018 - Current
- Chair of the Curriculum Development and PLOs Assessment Committee.
- Oversees the program's performance and proposes an improvement plan based on the KPI performance.
- Lead the NCAA accreditation of the Medical Laboratory Program.
- Participate in the institutional accreditation by the NCAAA.
- Monitor the academic and training process, and ensure its alignment with the high standard of excellence.
- Monitor the achievement of the operational plan to achieve the strategic goals and objectives.
Assistant Professor / Deputy head of CLS Department
Mohammed Almana College for Medical Sciences
Dammam
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Involved in Academic advising and counselling
- Course instructor of specialized courses: Pharmacogenomics, Biological Products, Clinical Chemistry, Basic Immunology, Laboratory Quality System Management, Genetics, Special Topics in Medical Laboratories, Molecular Techniques, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics.
- Chairperson of the Examination Committee.
- Chairperson of the NCAAA Quality Assurance Committee.
- Co-member of the Recruitment, Research, and Curriculum committees.
Part-time GSR
Human Genetic lab-University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Part-time work as a GSR (20 hrs/wk) in one of the human genetic department faculties member's lab who is focusing on the genetic determinants of complex diseases such as; CHD, AD, and SLE
- Integration of routine lab work (PCR amplification, sequencing, and genotyping) with data analysis
- Data analysis performed by using both Bioinformatics and Statistical Analysis packages
- Lab work includes sample preparation, DNA concentration measurement using Pico green, designing primers, PCR amplification, sequencing, sequencing analysis, SNPs genotyping, inventory, and applying QC measures
- Bioinformatics tools: Primer3 for designing primers, Haploview software for tag-SNPs selection and testing association studies, Sequencher and Variant Reporter for sequencing analysis
- Additional publicly available genetic databases used to download reference genetic data
- Statistical analysis using R-statistical package: Single site association analysis, Haplotype based association analysis, Rare variants association analyses (Burden test and SKAT test)
- Ability to summarize, interpret, and present results
- Presenting regular research seminars to my colleagues
- Capability of trouble-shooting or report any problems to the PI to be considered and resolved in a proper manner
- Attending regular weekly meeting with the PI and all lab members to discuss general lab issues in addition to individual meeting to discuss new suggestive methods in our personal project and present any new results
- Trained new master and PhD students
Intern
Eastern Province
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Histopathology: King Abdul Aziz Air Force Hospital, Saad Specialist Hospital: Conducting the entire bench work independently: tissue preparation, making slides, and analyzing slides under the microscope
- Clinical Chemistry: King Fahad Hospital of the University, Saad Specialist Hospital: Performing all the routine and specialized diagnostic tests
- Applying QC measures
- Running regular instruments maintenance and solutions preparations
- Blood Bank: King Fahad Hospital of the University, Saad Specialist Hospital: Working in the donation area and having the ability to interact properly with patients and donors
- Performing blood grouping and transfusion matching test
- Proper handling, processing, and storage of the whole blood and the blood components
- Immunology and Serology: Dammam Central lab, Saad Specialist Hospital: Ability to run all the routine and specialized diagnostic tests at manual and automated setting
- Using Fluorescence microscope
- Ability to analyze and interpret results
- Hematology: King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al-Mana General Hospital: Running all the routine and specialized diagnostic tests
- Ability to analyze slides under the microscope and interpret results
- Getting comprehensive training in evaluation slides with different hematological disorders ranging from anemia to lymphoma and leukemia
- Microbiology and Parasitology: Complex Military Medical hospital, Al-Qatif General Hospital: Running the entire bench works from tissue culture on the specified culture medium, to running special differential tests
- Ability to interpret result and report the final diagnosis
Education
PhD - Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA01.2013
MS - Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA01.2010
BS - Medical Laboratory Technology
King Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia01.2005
Skills
- English Fluency
- Computer skills
- Bioinformatics
- Statistical Analysis
- NCAAA accreditation process
- Quality assurance
- Multitasking
- Research
- Supervision and leadership
- Organizational skills
Certification
- 2004, Trends in Microbiology
- 2005, The Future of Medical Laboratory Technology/ Expectations and Challenges/ Molecular Genetics in Medicine
- 2006, Advances in Blood Transfusion
- 2012, Leadership summit
- 2012, Electronic medical record
- 2014, Certificate of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- 2014, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (Senior Specialist)
- 2016, Trends in Sickle cell Disease
- 2016, Anemia what is the next?
- 2016, 1st Health Science Research Symposium
- 2016, Creating Active Learners
- 2016, 21st Century Skills in the Classroom
- 2018, ESP online course
- 2019, MOSI (mobile summer institute) Scientific Teaching Workshop
- 2019, Learning style workshop
- 2019, World blood donation Campaign
- 2020, Administrative Leadership
- 2020, Public Health Advice During Covid-19: Between Lock down Freedom
- 2020, Assessment learning Outcomes
- 2020, Assessment of PLOs
- 2020, Writing Learning Outcomes
- 2020, Health Leadership and Quality
- 2021, How to use google classroom
- 2021, Risk Management workshop
- 2022, Blueprint
- 2022, Assessment methods workshop
- 2022, Presentation Tools
- 2023, Item Banking
- 2023, Policy Writing
- 2023, Strategic planning
- 2023, Rubric Development
- 2024, Developing and Scoring Modified Essay Questions (MEQs), and Short Answer Questions
- 2024, Evidence-Based Decision-Making
- 2024, Writing a Research Proposal
- 2024, Access Medicine: Invaluable Online Solutions in Medical/Nursing Education and Clinical Practice
- 2024, Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certificate
- 2024, Project Management Essentials Certificate
- 2025, KPI Professional certificate
Publications
- Comprehensive evaluation of the association of APOE genetic variation with plasma lipoprotein traits in U.S. Whites and African Blacks., Radwan ZH, Wang X, Waqar F, Pirim D, Niemsiri V, et al., Plos Genet., Under Revision
- Impact of Genetic Variants in Human Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I (SCARB1) on Plasma Lipid Traits., Niemsiri V, Wang X, Pirim D, Radwan ZH, Hokanson JE, Hamman RF, Barmada MM, Demirci FY, Kamboh MI., Circ Cardiovasc Genet., 2014, 114, 000559, Published
- Lipoprotein lipase gene sequencing and plasma lipid profile., Pirim D, Wang X, Radwan ZH, Niemsiri V, Hokanson JE, Hamman RF, Barmada MM, Demirci FY, Kamboh MI., J Lipid Res., 2014, 55, 1, 85-93, Published
- Resequencing of LPL in African Blacks and associations with lipoprotein-lipid levels., Pirim D, Wang X, Radwan ZH, Niemsiri V, Bunker CH, Barmada MM, Kamboh MI, Demirci FY., Eur J Hum Genet., 2015, 23, 9, 1244-53, Published
- Genetic contribution of SCARB1 variants to lipid traits in African Blacks: a candidate gene association study., Niemsiri V, Wang X, Pirim D, Radwan ZH, Bunker CH, Barmada MM, Kamboh MI, Demirci FY., BMC Med Genet., 2015, 16, 106, Published
- Resequencing of the CETP gene in American whites and African blacks: Association of rare and common variants with HDL-cholesterol levels., Pirim D, Wang X, Niemsiri V, Radwan ZH, Bunker CH3, Hokanson JE, Hamman RF, Barmada MM, Demirci FY, Kamboh MI., Metabolism., 2016, 65, 1, 36-47, Published
- Sarah A. Albasha, Manar Z. Almotawa, Abdulmonem A. Alsaleh, Noura N. Alibrahim, Zaheda H. Radwan, Yousef N. Alhashem, Jenan Almatouq and Mariam K. Alamoudi. In Silico Analysis of DNA Methylation Status of T-Cell Inflamed Signature Reveals a Therapeutic Strategy to Improve Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Efficacy in Wilms Tumor. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics June 2023, 385 (S3) 236.
- Manar Z. Almotawa, Sarah A. Albasha, Abdulmonem A. Alsaleh, Noura N. Alibrahim, Zaheda H. Radwan, Yousef N. Alhashem, Jenan Almatouq and Mariam K. Alamoudi. Targeting Epigenetic Modification of T-Cell Inflamed Signature to Enhance Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Response in Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics June 2023, 385 (S3) 435
- Al Khamees M, Alqurain AA, Alsaleh AA, et al. Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and its Association With Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Compared to Postmenopausal Women in Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Cancer Informatics. 2023;22. doi:10.1177/11769351231172589
- Al-Matouq, J., Al-Ghafli, H., Alibrahim, N. N., Alsaffar, N., Radwan, Z., & Ali, M. D. (2025). Unveiling the Interplay Between the Human Microbiome and Gastric Cancer: A Review of the Complex Relationships and Therapeutic Avenues. Cancers, 17(2), 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17020226
Conference
- Science2008, University of Pittsburgh- PA, USA, 2008
- Science2010, University of Pittsburgh- PA, USA, 2010
- 61st annual meeting of American Society of Human Genetic (ASHG2011), Montreal, Canada, 2011, Effects of Common and Rare Genetic Variants of APOC4 on HDL-cholesterol levels.
- 62nd annual meeting of American Society of Human Genetic (ASHG2012), San Francisco, LA, USA, 2012, Comprehensive evaluation of the effects of APOE genetic variation on plasma lipoprotein traits in U.S. Whites and African Blacks.
Languages
Arabic
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Professional License
- SCFHS: Consultant in Human Genetics
- Certified KPI Professional
- Lean Six Signa White Belt
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Head of the Medical Laboratory Department
Mohammed Almana College for Medical Sciences
01.2018 - Current
Assistant Professor / Deputy head of CLS Department
Mohammed Almana College for Medical Sciences
01.2013 - 01.2018
Part-time GSR
Human Genetic lab-University of Pittsburgh
01.2008 - 01.2013
Intern
01.2005 - 01.2006
PhD - Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh
MS - Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh
BS - Medical Laboratory Technology
King Faisal University
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