Dr. Ayat Badr Al-Ghafari, an Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A member in many local and overseas scientific organizations. I’m interested in applying advanced techniques in genomics and proteomics to study the role of cellular transporters, signaling pathways, and receptors in the pathogenesis of cancer cells, and therefore, to identify biological markers for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Published up to 40 articles in the field of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology particularly colorectal cancer. Research Interests: Molecular genetics Cancer stem cells Drug Resistance mechanisms in colorectal tumor