Khalid M. Abu-Salah

Academics
King Abdulaziz University
Saudi Arabia

Academician Engineering
Biography

Khalid M. Abu-Salah obtained his B.Sc, from the American University of Beirut and his Ph.D from the University of Leeds (UK). He is the fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (UK) since 1993. Prior to joining King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology to be one of the founders, he was one of the initiators and a professor of biochemistry at KSU till 2007. Prof Abu-Salah has been the head of International collaboration unit at KAIN and the Director of the KSU research chair on “Drug Targeting and Treatment of Cancer Using Nanoparticles”. He published several papers in high impact factor journals and filed several patents in the areas of nano biosensors and nano systems for drug delivery. He participated as well in the establishment of few spin off companies. Khalid M. Abu-Salah obtained his B.Sc, from the American University of Beirut and his Ph.D from the University of Leeds (UK). He is the fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (UK) since 1993. Prior to joining King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology to be one of the founders, he was one of the initiators and a professor of biochemistry at KSU till 2007. Prof Abu-Salah has been the head of International collaboration unit at KAIN and the Director of the KSU research chair on “Drug Targeting and Treatment of Cancer Using Nanoparticles”. He published several papers in high impact factor journals and filed several patents in the areas of nano biosensors and nano systems for drug delivery. He participated as well in the establishment of few spin off companies.

Research Intrest

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

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