SPEAKER PROFILE

Dr. Amani AlHajri
Genome Project Director of National Genome Centre

Amani Al Hajeri is the Manager of Bahrain Genome Project and the Head of the Genetic Department at Salmanyia Medical Complex-Ministry of Health in Bahrain. She is also a clinical assistant professor at Al Jawhara Center. She is a consultant clinical geneticist and a consultant family physician. She had her BSc in Basic medical sciences with honors from Arabian Gulf University and graduated as a medical doctor from the same university.

She joined the Family residency program for 4 years and attained the Arab Board Certificate in Family and Community Medicine and the Irish Board in Family medicine. She later joined the genetic department at the Ministry of Health and completed a master degree in Medical Genetics (with honors) from the University of Glasgow/ UK.

Dr Amani has more than 38 publications in local and international peer reviewed journals. She is also a senior editor at Bahrain Medical Bulletin and an expert reviewer in several international medical journals. She also has a special interest in evidence based medicine and conducted many EBM related workshops locally and internationally. She is a member in several governmental committees and a member in many professional societies and NGOs.

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