Dr. Rania Al Otaibi
Raniah has been an important member of the Telomere group contributing to the science and the group as a whole. She also carried out laboratory techniques for the benefit of the Telomere group by contributing to the lab job rota. Raniah was an active member of the Telomere group whereby she was able to trouble shoot problematic techniques and put forward ideas for future research.
Raniah has always be an enthusiastic, motivated and thoughtful researcher able to plan, execute and analyse her own research projects. She is a confident and conscientious research scientist who takes pride in her work and is considerate of her co-workers. She is able to competently perform a variety of complex cell and molecular biology laboratory techniques and has a detailed understanding of cancer biology that will no doubt be very valuable in her position. Raniah is also a confident and eloquent public speaker and has no difficulty in communicating her findings in research meetings or explaining techniques and data in formal settings. She is an intelligent, friendly and articulate young scientist who interacts well with all other researchers and would be a real asset to any university.
She is a valued member of the Telomere group.
Education
Experiences
Publications
Professional Association Membership
Contact Information
| 2006 | Bachelor Degree in Medical Sciences (Laboratory Medicine) B. Med. Sc. awarded by Medical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
| 2010 | Master Degree in (Medical Genetics) M.Sc. awarded with Merit by Medical Genetics Department, school of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
A- Molecular genetics, including molecular pathology, gene therapy, prenatal & postnatal (diagnostic and pre-symptomatic) testing. B- Cytogenetic, including prenatal & postnatal diagnosis, cancer in genetics, PGD, Karyotyping and FISH techniques. C- Biochemical genetics, including first and second trimester prenatal screening, neonatal screening & diagnostic testing. D- Clinical genetics, including single gene disorder, multi-factorial common conditions, cancer genetics, dysmorphology, pedigree analysis, risk calculation, genetic counseling, ethical aspects of medical genetics. |
| 2016 | Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) PhD awarded by Institute of Cancer and Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. |
Professional Experience :
- Assistant Professor (King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (from 2016 until now).
- Teaching Assistant of Cytogenetic in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2008).
- Employed (Ministry of Health) as a Medical Laboratory Specialist in Microbiology Unit, Laboratory and Blood Bank Department of King Abdul-Aziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2007).
- Internship in (Al-Noor Specialist Hospital) (Laboratory Departments; Haematology, Chemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, Histology and Blood Bank) Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2005-2006).
Teaching Experience :
- As a part of my PhD, I designed and supervised BSc and MSc Biomedical Science students for their final year research projects.
- I have also engaged with medical students and helping them to run their experiment and analyzed the results for their projects. I have interacted with new PhD students in our laboratory on the base of one to one teaching to explain the background study and experimental designs for their research project.
- I have attended the teaching training course run by Cardiff University which helped me to develop a high quality teaching in medical education
- Raniah S. Alotibi, Eman Alharbi, Bushra Aljuhani, Bdoor Alamri, Mohieldin Elsayid, Naif M. Alhawiti, Fazal Hussain, Fahad Almohareb, Cherry Colcol, Noran Aboalela, Shoeb Qureshi. The Frequency and Spectrum of HBB Gene Mutation in β Thalassemia Patients in Saudi Arabia, Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine (JNSBM_62_18).
- Naif M. Alhawiti , Ibrahim W. Alanzan R. S, Abdulrahman A. Alharbi, Mohieldin Elsayid, Rania S. Alotaibi, Maaged A. Akiel, Hassan Alamari and Shoeb Qureshi. Comparative Study on Thromboembolic Events among Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Current Research (Vol. 10, Issue, 04 April 2018).
- Mohieldin Elsayid, Abdulelah A. Alhussini, Yousef A. Al Harbi, Naif M. Alhawiti, Raniah S. Alotibi, Faisal Almajed, Shoeb Qureshi. Assessment of Bone Marrow Activity of Anemic Saudi patients Attending King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences (e-ISSN : 2289-7577. Vol. 5:No. 3 May/June 2018).
- Ahmed Alfares, Lamia Alsubaie, Taghrid Aloraini, Aljoharah Alaskar, Azza Althagafi, Ahmed Alahmad, Mamoon Rashid, Abdulrahman Alswaid, Ali Alothaim, Wafaa Eyaid, FarougAbabneh, Mohammed Albalwi, Raniah Alotaibi, Mashael Almutairi, Nouf Altharawi, Alhanouf Alsamer, Marwa Abdelhakim, Senay Kafkas, Katsuhiko Mineta, Nicole Cheung, Abdallah Abdallah, Stine Büchmann-Møller, Yoshinori Fukasawa, Xiang Zhao, Issaac Rajan, Robert Hoehndorf, Fuad Al Mutairi, Takashi Gojobori and Majid Alfadhel, What is the right sequencing approach? Solo VS extended family analysis in consanguineous populations. BMC Medical Genomics. (2020) 13:103 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-020-00743-8
Member of (British Society for Genetic Medicine (BSGM)) and associate group (Cancer Genetics Group (CGG)).
E-mail: raniao 
Phone:+966 11 4299999
Ext: 99625
