Jumana Y. Al-Aama
Professor and Consultant of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Chairman of Genetic Medicine Department
King Abdulaziz University Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Biography
Prof. Jumana Al-Aama is a Professor and Consultant of Medical Genetics, Chairman of the Department of Genetic Medicine and Director of the Princess Al-Jawhara Al Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Professor Al-Aama is Certified by the Canadian College of Medical Genetics and by the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health. She is a member of the board of Directors of the Princess Aljawhara Center of Molecular Medicine and Genetic Disorders at the Gulf University in Bahrain. She is also the Founding Specialty Chief Editor of (Frontiers in Genetic Disorders and Frontiers in Pediatric Genetic Disorders) based in Geneva, and an academic editor for the PLOS One journal of Science. She was Visiting Professor at Beijing Genomic Institute (BGI) College in China from December 2012 – 2016. She has 116 publications in international journals with 3932 citations and H-index of 26. She has won several research awards including Best Health Sciences Researcher at KAU for 2018. She has given invited talks in international conferences in several countries including France, Spain, China, Malaysia and others.
Research Interest
Medical Genetics for the Pediatrician: "How much do you really need to know?"