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Academic Credentials
Ph.D: Zoology, Hull University (England),
December 1981.
B.Sc: Zoology (Distinction), Kuwait
University, July 1977.
Academic Position
Associate Professor, Cell Biology
Research Interests
1. Muscles and Exercise from the physiological,
histochemical, histological, ultra-structure and biomechanical
point of view. Principle Investigator. KU grant SZ030.
2. Image analysis and enhancement using microcomputers.
Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Medhat Sadek. KU grants EM023 &
EM059.
3. Applications of microcomputers in: Image analysis,
biology and laboratory instrumentation and techniques.
4. Pharmacologically active agents from Arabian Gulf
Catfish. Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Jassim Al-Hassan. KU
grant SB017.
5. Effect of various toxins and on animals and animal
organs.
6. Effect of garlic and onion in vitro and in vivo on
animal models of thrombosis. Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Muslim
Ali. Kuwait
University grant number
SB030.
7. Cloning and expression of a growth factor gene in
muscle. PI, KU grant SPZ039.
8. Effect of garlic on the circulatory levels of
thromboxane-B2 in 2K1C Goldblatt Model of renovascular
hypertension. Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Khalid Al-Qattan.
KU grant PSZ050.
9. Effect of ginger (Zingibar officinale) on lungs and
liver of rats. Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Mary Martha Thomson. KU
grant SB01/99.
10. The use of molecular biology techniques in
detecting genetic variation.
11. Genetic Variation of some commercially and/or
ecologically important animal species in Kuwait. PI: Majed Alnaqeeb. KU
grant SL 03/00.
12. The genetic characterization of apolipoprotein E in
the Kuwait
population. PI: Suzanne Al-Bustan, CoI: M. Alnaqeeb. KU grant
SL01/02.
13. The Study of Genetic Diversity and Population
Structure of Selected Mammals of Commercial and/or Ecological
Importance in
Kuwait
Using Microsatellite Repeats. PI: Majed Alnaqeeb. KU grant
SL 03/03. From 01/12/03 – 31/11/07.
14. The genetic characterization of apolipoprotein B in
the Kuwait
population. PI: Suzanne Al-Bustan, CoI: M. Alnaqeeb. KU grant
SL05/03. From 01/12/03 – 31/11/07.
15. Identification of Kuwaiti Populations of Some
Commercially Important Aquatic Animal Species using Molecular
Markers. . PI: Majed Alnaqeeb. Kuwait University KU grant
SL05/07. From 01/04/2008- 31/03/2011.
16. The characterization of SNP's at the
APOA1/CIII/IV/V gene cluster and its association with
triglyceride levels in the Kuwaiti population,
Kuwait
University. PI: Suzanne
Al-Bustan, CoI: M. Alnaqeeb. KU grant (SL09/07), Approved.
Teaching Interests
Teaching at
Graduate
University
Level:
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Cell Biology
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Molecular Cell Biology
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Research Project
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Term Paper
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Physiology (Practical)
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Histology and Histochemistry
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Structure and Function of the Body
(Biology 3)
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Biology, Basic Cell Biology (Biology 1)
Postgraduate Teaching:
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Supervised several M.Sc. Thesis and
students.
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Chairman and member of several M.Sc.
examination committees.
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Molecular Biology Courses
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