Safia Messaoudi
Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Saudi Arabia
- Orcid: 0000-0002-5960-498X
- Publications: 29
- Citations: 311
- Keywords: Forensic Genetics; Genetics population; Forensic DNA analysis; Cancer genetics; Breast Cancer; Epigenetics
Short Bio
- Dr. Safia Messaoudi is a Tunisian Associate professor. She got her PhD in the field of molecular biology and genetics in 2013 from the University of Monastir, Tunisia. Her research interests have initiated in medical genetics. It has encompassed many projects focusing on the study of molecular diagnosis markers of cardiovascular diseases. Since 2015, She started a new challenge in the field of DNA forensic analysis in the department of Forensic Sciences at the college of Criminal Justice at Naif Arab University for security sciences (NAUSS), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where She works as an associate professor of molecular biology and genetics. She also teaches cytogenetics, biostatistics and bioinformatics. This experience has introduced her to a variety of people interested in teaching of forensic DNA analysis and crime scene investigation. She was and still supervise many master thesis projects focusing in the use of Circulating DNA in criminal justice and breast cancer, X-STR analysis in a cohort of a Saudi population, Monoamine oxidase and aggressive behavior, mitochondrial DNA mutations, G6PD genetics, application of Next generation sequencing in forensic sciences and also in the detection of somatic mutation in Saudi breast cancer patients etc… She also has experience and certificates in the qualifications and credentials the development and review of the standards of quality assurance systems for higher education institutions and programs; as well as in experience in devising, developing, and reviewing academic standards for higher education institutions/programs; and in managing quality assurance processes in an educational environment. In addition, her experience in Biostatistic gave her first hand exposure to a wide range of forensic and biomedical studies, which helped her, gain a broader perspective of the field. Her research continues to be aimed at improving performance and productivity in DNA testing. Consistent with the above approach, her future research includes DNA database creation, Forensic statistics Softwares and development analysis and interpretation of the challenging casework samples using Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies to recover genetic information from ancient and degraded DNA samples and to confirm the reliability, specificity, cleanliness, and sensitivity of this novel forensic DNA testing procedure.
