Lihadh Al-Gazali facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lihadh Al-Gazali
Receiving the 2008 L'Oréal-UNESCO award
Born	November 1950 Amarah, Iraq
Education	Baghdad University, College of Medicine (MBCHB, 1973)
Known for	Identifying inherited disorders in Arab populations
Awards	L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science
Scientific career
Fields	Clinical genetics
Institutions	Department of Paediatrics of United Arab Emirates University

Lihadh Al-Gazali (born November 1950 in Amarah, Iraq) is a very important scientist. She is a geneticist and a children's doctor, also known as a paediatrician. She is a professor who studies clinical genetics and paediatrics. Her main goal is to find new inherited health problems in people from Arab countries. She looks at these problems closely, both in patients and at a tiny, molecular level.

Lihadh Al-Gazali grew up in Baghdad. Her mother was an expert in education. Her father was a general in the Army.

About Lihadh Al-Gazali

Lihadh Al-Gazali is a professor of Clinical Genetics and Paediatrics. She has done amazing work in her field. She has published over 280 scientific papers. These papers share her important discoveries with other scientists around the world.

Awards and Recognition

Professor Al-Gazali has received many special awards for her work.

• In March 2006, a famous medical journal called The Lancet wrote about her. They highlighted her important contributions to genetics and research in the Middle East.
• In 2008, she won the UNESCO-L’ORÉAL award for Africa and Arab States. This award recognized her for finding new inherited diseases.
• In 2014, she received a Takreem Award. This award celebrates outstanding Arab achievers from all over the world.
• In the USA, she became an honorary member of the Alpha-Omega-Alpha Medical Society Honor Society. This honor is given to doctors or scientists who have made big contributions to medicine.
• In 2015, she received the Abu Dhabi Award. This was for her work in genetic services and research in the UAE.
• In 2019, she was given the Mohammed Bin Rashid Medal for scientific distinction.
• She has also received other awards, including the Sheikh Hamdan Award for Medical Sciences. This award honors important medical people in the UAE.

Her Education and Career

Lihadh Al-Gazali earned her medical degree (MBCHB) from Baghdad University in 1973. She first trained to be a children's doctor. Then, she moved to the UK to specialize in the new field of Genetics. She studied in Edinburgh and Leeds.

She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in the UK. She taught at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at UAE University for 30 years. She retired from teaching in 2020. During her time there, she started the first Genetic Service and Research center in the UAE. She helped it grow to be recognized internationally.

Her Research and Discoveries

Professor Al-Gazali has greatly helped us understand clinical genetics. She has added a lot of information about genetic disorders. She focused especially on those found in the UAE and the Arab world. Her main research looked at the details of autosomal recessive disorders. These are specific types of inherited conditions. She studied how they appear and what causes them at a molecular level.

Inspiring Young Women

Professor Al-Gazali is a pioneer in her field. She is a great role model for young Arab women. She encourages them to study medicine and science. She has inspired and taught many leading female geneticists in the region today. Her work has even been featured in secondary school science books. The famous Nature Journal invited her to join other top scientists. They worked together to promote equality for women in science. She was also featured in the Canadian Museum for Science and Technology. Posters from this museum are used in classrooms worldwide. They encourage women to study and work in science fields.

Other Scientific Activities

Al-Gazali is also involved in many other scientific activities. She is a founding member of the Center for Arab Genomic Studies. She was also part of its executive committee. She has served on many international committees. These include the EU-GCC STI Program for Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation. She was also on the Scientific Board of the International Basic Sciences Program of UNESCO. She has been on the editorial boards of several international scientific journals.

Personal Life

Professor Al-Gazali is married to Dr. Wessam Shather. They have two daughters and one son.

See also

In Spanish: Lihadh Al-Gazali para niños