Prof. Suzanne Al-Bustan

Acting Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, Research and Graduate Studies -  Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University

Suzanne A. Al-Bustan obtained her B.Sc degree in Zoology in 1988 and in 1992 was awarded the PhD degree in Medical Genetics from Glasgow University, Scotland, UK. She is a member of the Molecular Biology Program in the Department of Biological Sciences. She is currently a Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics involved in teaching advanced molecular genetics courses. She has published numerous papers in reputed journals stemming from her scientific research and supervision of numerous graduate students in the areas of human and molecular genetics focusing on the genetic makeup of the Kuwaiti Population and association studies with complex traits including metabolic disorders. Her research facilitated the establishment of a human DNA banks representative of the Kuwaiti population. She has assumed several administrative responsibilities including the Director of the Molecular Biology graduate program, Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences and currently is the Acting Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Research and Graduate studies.