Dr. Yasser Ammar Al-Sarraj

Adjunct Lecturer

Email

yalsarraj@qf.org.qa

Phone

+974 44541058

Dr. Yasser Ammar Al-Sarraj

Adjunct Lecturer

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

Master of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

Entity

College of Health and Life Sciences

Biography

Dr. Yasser Al-Sarraj earned his Ph.D. Degree in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) from the College of Science & Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University in 2021. He joined King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC), in Riyadh, as Research Technical Assistant in the Environmental Health Laboratory in June 2005.

Later, he worked at the National Laboratory of Newborn Screening at KFSH&RC in 2006. In 2007, he was appointed as a Research Assistant at Shafallah Medical Genetics Center (SMGC), Doha, Qatar, where he participated in diagnostic testing and scientific medical genetics research. In 2014, Dr. Al-Sarraj moved to QBRI as a Senior Research Associate.

He works as Research Specialist at Qatar Genome Program (QGP). Dr. Al-Sarraj’'s research focuses on investigating the genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Epilepsy. Alongside that, he is involved in several national and international research projects in genetics and population genetics, such as the Qatar Genome Research Consortium and the COVID-19 host genetics initiative. His essential contribution is in molecular genetic identification approaches and bioinformatics data analysis applications.

 

Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha, Qatar

2017 - 2021

Master of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha, Qatar

2015 - 2017

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saud Arabia

2001 - 2005

  • Analysis of the human genetics community
  • Mapping of Mendelian disorders
  • genes
  • and linkage analysis
  • Gene discovery for multifactorial disorders
  • mainly autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Research Specialist

Qatar Genome Program (QGP), Doha, Qatar

2020 - Present

Senior Research Associate

QBRI-Medical Genetics Center, Doha, Qatar

2014 - 2019

Senior Research Associate

Shafallah Medical Genetic Center (SMGC), Doha, Qatar

2012 - 2014

Research Associate

Shafallah Medical Genetic Center (SMGC), Doha, Qatar

2010 - 2012

Research Assistant

Shafallah Medical Genetic Center (SMGC), Doha, Qatar

2007 - 2010

Research Technical Assistant

National Laboratory for Newborn Screening, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

2006 - 2007

Research Technical Assistant

Environmental Health Section Biological and Medical Research Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

2005 - 2006

Elashi, A. A., Toor, S. M., Diboun, I., Al-Sarraj, Y., Taheri, S., Suhre, K., Abou-Samra, A. B., & Albagha, O. M. E. (2023). The Genetic Spectrum of Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) in Qatar, a Population-Based Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(1).

Al-Sarraj, Y., Al-Dous, E., Taha, R. Z., Ahram, D., Alshaban, F., Tolfat, M., El-Shanti, H., & Albagha, O. M. E. (2021). Family-based genome-wide association study of autism spectrum disorder in middle eastern families. Genes, 12(5).

Niemi, M. E. K., Karjalainen, J., Liao, R. G., Neale, B. M., Daly, M., Ganna, A., Pathak, G. A., Andrews, S. J., Kanai, M., Veerapen, K., Fernandez-Cadenas, I., Schulte, E. C., Striano, P., Marttila, M., Minica, C., Marouli, E., Karim, M. A., Wendt, F. R., Savage, J., … Donohue, C. (2021). Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19. Nature 2021 600:7889, 600(7889), 472–477.

Thareja, G., Al-Sarraj, Y., Belkadi, A., Almotawa, M., Ismail, S., Al-Muftah, W., Badji, R., Mbarek, H., Darwish, D., Fadl, T., Yasin, H., Ennaifar, M., Abdellatif, R., Alkuwari, F., Alvi, M., Al-Sarraj, Y., Saad, C., Althani, A., Fethnou, E., … Albagha, O. M. E. (2021). Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits. Nature Communications, 12(1).

Hadj-Rabia, S., Brideau, G., Al-Sarraj, Y., Maroun, R. C., Figueres, M. L., Leclerc-Mercier, S., Olinger, E., Baron, S., Chaussain, C., Nochy, D., Taha, R. Z., Knebelmann, B., Joshi, V., Curmi, P. A., Kambouris, M., Vargas-Poussou, R., Bodemer, C., Devuyst, O., Houillier, P., & El-Shanti, H. (2018). Multiplex epithelium dysfunction due to CLDN10 mutation: The HELIX syndrome. Genetics in Medicine, 20(2), 190–201.