Name:

            Marym Abdu Abdullah Al-Ghamdi

Personal information:

• Nationality: Saudi
• Marital Status: married with two daughters and two sons.

Home address:

            Saudi Arabia 

      P.O Box.  42612

            Jeddah    21551

• Mobile: 966-555683221   
• Email:  maaaalghamdi3@kau.edu.sa

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy  2013.

University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.

 Faculty of Health and Medical Science

Thesis Title: Extent of Vitamin D Deficiency/Insufficiency in Children  and Adolescence Living in Saudi Arabia/Jeddah: Implications for Peak Bone Mass Attainment.

• Master of Science, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology .

King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia / Jeddah.

Faculty of Science, Biochemistry Department.

     Thesis Title: The Relationship between the Estrogen Receptors and Some

Oncogns in Breast Cancer.

• Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry .

King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia / Jeddah.

Faculty of Science, Biochemistry Department.

Teaching Experience and Training:

•  lecturer in the Biochemistry Department of the Science College at    

                             King Abdulaziz University.   

• 2003-2004: lecturer in the Biochemistry Department of the Science College and

                         The medical college at King Abdulaziz University. Al-Medina branch.

• 2008-2012: PhD student in joint super vision program with University of Surrey, Guildford  Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences,

Courses & Scientific meetings:

Attended several courses and workshops through the management skills development programs as well as at the center of continuous education at king Abdulaziz University

• The annual course and workshop {Application of Molecular Biology to Medicine} at King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University College of Medicine & Allied Sciences in Collaboration with Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, U.S.A.
• Course in the methods of exam preparation & evaluation
• Scholarship preparation course.
• Award of Excellence Academic for Biochemistry Department Science College2006.
• Attended International Symposium on Osteoporosis and Bone Health February 8-8-2012-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

• Course in the scientific academic writing.

• Alternative medicine meeting at king Fiysal specialty hospital in Jeddah.
• Computer courses: Introduction to computer science/Arabic windows, Microsoft office courses (word2007, excel and PowerPoint) 
• Poster/scientific presentation titled breast cancer during a scientific meeting held at king Abdulaziz University Al-Medina Branch.
• Computer courses search on internet/web course
• Computer courses Snag It 8  computer course
• Computer courses Adobe Acrobat Professional computer course
• Computer courses to SPSS

• . Course in the methods of student’s learning skills developmen.
• Course in the linguistic/verbal programming and communication skills.
• Diploma (completed upper intermediate course) at British Council .
• Attended 4th Pan Arab Osteoporosis Conference&1st Emirates Osteoporosis Conference March 2008.Dubia.
• Attended workshop inauguration f the center of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research November2008 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Publications:

Abstracts & Poster presentations

• 7th International Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis, Lausanne, May 2009
• Nutrition Society Presentation University of Surrey June 2009
• International Workshop on Vitamin D, Bruges, Belgium, October 2009
• American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Toronto, Canada, October 2010
• 14th UK Osteoporosis Conference, Liverpool, UK, November 2010

Published paper in the Alexandria  Medical Journal April

• Characterisation of a group of Saudi Leukemic patients with specific reference to the organization of the c-abl  oncogene.

Published paper in Journal of Applied Hematology Saudi Society of Hematology.

• Low bone mineral density in patients with sickle cell disease: Association with blunted parathyroid hormone response and accelerated bone turnover2011.

Published paper in Journal in international Nutrition Journal

• Al-Ghamdi M., Lanham-New SA., Jalal J. (2012).   Differences in vitamin D status and calcium metabolism in Saudi Arabian boys and girls aged 6 to 18 years: effects of age, gender, extent of veiling and physical activity with concomitant implications for bone health. 

Published paper in Journal medical Science.

• The association of bone mineral density and parathyroid hormone wit serum magnesium in adult patients with sickle-cell anemia.4 April 2011

In progress draft for full paper publication in international Bone Journal      

•  Al-Ghamdi M., Lanham-New SA., Jalal J. (2013) Dietary intake and nutritional status in healthy Saudi Arabian boys and girls aged 6 to 18 years:  effects on indices of bone health and markers of vitamin D metabolism.  Submitted to Public Health Nutrition.  September 2013.

Book Chapters

• Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition 3rd Edition.  Editor: Professor Lindsay Allen (University of California at Davis, USA. Chapter Title:  Nutritional Aspects of Bone Chapter Authors: Lanham-New SA, AlGhamdi MA & Jalal J.  14th November 2010.  Publishers Elsevier.  Four Volumes with 70-80 articles in each Volume.

• Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health 2nd Edition.  Editors Lanham-New SA (Surrey) & Bonjour P (Geneva).  Chapter Title: Vitamin D and Metabolic Bone Disease.  Authors: AlGhamdi MA., Jalal J., Lanham-New SA.

Management duties & Membership:

• Membership of the graduate student's celebration committee in king Abdulaziz University.
• Selected representative for the Science College at the Labor Day exhibit.
• Cultural/Educational committee leader in the Science College.
• Academic registrar for the new students in the biochemistry department of the Science College. (2001-2005). that includes also curriculum preparation for the Student semesters.