Biography
Dr. Susu Zughaier is an Acting Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and the Chair of Infectious Diseases Research Network at Qatar University College of Medicine. Trained as a clinical microbiologist at University College London; MSc and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from University of Wales College of Medicine known as Cardiff University, UK. Postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA and was Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, USA. Dr Zughaier teaches AI in Medicine course at Qatar University. Her research interests are focused on antimicrobial resistance, host-pathogen interactions, nanovaccine development, nanotechnology for rapid detection of bacterial infections and artificial intelligence for medical applications. Her translational research is focused on vitamin D immune modulatory effects and related translational studies. Dr. Zughaier published more than 120 scientific research papers with H-index 40 and awarded four patents on her discoveries. She has been listed among the top 2% of highly cited authors with impact in their field. Dr Zughaier serves on the WHO Technical Advising Group for bacterial vaccines. She is an active member of various international societies and serves as Associate Editor, Editorial board member and ad-hoc reviewer for multiple international journals.
