Researcher Award
A Saudi doctor wins the International Medical Researcher Award in Japan Riyadh - Agencies (Laha in Line) After a series of distinction and creativity in her work as a doctor specializing in genetics, a Saudi doctor won the distinguished international medical researcher award "in the field of independent genetic diseases in Sheba, Japan. Saudi sources said today, Sunday, that Dr. Aida bint Ibrahim Al-Aqeel (the first consultant in genetics and pediatric endocrinology at the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh) deserved the award and local and international appreciation, after the scientific achievements and medical research that she achieved.
The Saudi Press Agency said: "Dr. Aida is the first Saudi female doctor to hold the American Board in Genetics and Genetics, and the first Saudi woman in the Arab and Islamic world to be awarded the Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Federation for Medical Research. She also described a new syndrome bearing her name." ) And found the gene that causes this syndrome, and her research was published in the journal (Nature Jet), the first scientific journal in genetic diseases and research.
The agency added that Dr.Al-Aqeel also received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the European Society for Medical Genetics for presenting a lecture on Islamic medical ethics and medical genetics and the first Saudi female physician in the Islamic and Arab world to receive the Distinguished Doctor Award from the World Summit of Medical Genetics and Metabolism in Japan in the presence of the Crown Prince Japan is also its member - representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Supreme Council of the Arab Center for Genetic Studies, in addition to being recently honored by the British House of Commons.
Appreciating her achievements, Dr. Aida received a letter of appreciation and thanks from Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz (Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), in which he said: "We thank you for your distinguished participation and for the advanced achievements you have achieved in this field, and we ask God to you for continued success and success."
She also received a letter of congratulations and appreciation from the Director General of the General Department of Medical Services of the Armed Forces, Major General Doctor Kitab bin Eid Al-Otaibi.
