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Biosketch:
Dr. Ghazi Tadmouri is the Assistant Director of the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies, a division of the Sheikh Hamdan Award for Medical Sciences (Dubai, UAE) who's Board of Trustees include the UAE Minister of Health and Director General of the Dubai Health Authority among other senior officials. Since March 2010, he is member of the UAE Ministry of Health's Higher Committee for Health Research. In 2004, He launched the CTGA Database for genetic disorders in Arab people and is heading its development team. In his capacity, Dr. Tadmouri formulated the Arab Council of the Centre, selected and developed his staff, coordinated partnerships with international organizations (e.g., HUGO, NIH, and WHO), renovated the corporate branding, developed a workflow management system, defined the spirit of the Centre's activities, and reported budgeting projections and action plans. With a wealth of scientific publications and punctual reports, the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies created a great difference in terms of awareness towards genetic disorders at the decision making and governmental levels.
Dr.Tadmouri is member of the consultancy group supporting the UNDP-Lebanon “Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals” (TOKTEN) Project. He is also a member of many regional research grant review boards, journal editorial and peer review boards, and international organizations.
In 1999, he received his Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Bogaziçi (Bosphorus) University (Istanbul, Turkey). In years 2000-2004, he was Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Fatih University (Istanbul, Turkey), where he instructed undergraduate and graduate courses and mentored Masters Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations. In years 2007 and 2009, he conducted graduate and professional courses and workshops on Bioinformatics at the Arabian Gulf University (Manama, Bahrain) and the World Health Organization (Cairo, Egypt).
Dr.Tadmouri is author of more than 35 books and international scientific articles. He presented scientific papers in more than 60 international conferences and workshops. Despite this, Dr. Tadmouri believes that scientific knowledge is only effective when translated into public practice. In line with this, he organized workshops, authored series of booklets, and maintained a strong media presence in major newspapers, magazines, radio, and television aiming at conveying scientific findings about genetic disorders to the public and causing a communal impact.
Born on the 8 of November 1969 to a family with roots from the Mameluke cities of Tripoli and Cairo, educated in Beirut and Istanbul, and acquired professional experience in Istanbul and Dubai, Dr. Tadmouri recognizes the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula to be his large homeland. As a population geneticist, he admires the genetic diversity in the region as well as its unique blend of cultures and languages. He also believes that religion is an instrumental bridge that guides the routes of scientific explorations to meet with indigenous needs. |
