Reem Attalla Alajmi

B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Personal Details Title: Dr

Current position: Assistant professor

Date of Birth: 20/10/1976

Nationality: Saudi

Address (Work): Zoology Department

Faculty of Science

King Saud University

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/ralajmi

Tel (Work): 00966118055853 Tel (Mobile): 00966503247634

Education

PhD 2011, Entomology (molecular Entomology), Department of Zoology, Science faculty, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia M.Sc. 2005, Entomology (molecular Entomology), Department of Zoology, Science faculty, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. B.Sc. 1997, Biology, Department of Biology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Appointments

Assistant Professor 2011- present: Zoology department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lecturer 2008- 2011: Zoology department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Administrator 2001- 2008: Zoology department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Volunteer administrator 2000- 2001: Zoology department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Participating committees ConferencesCommittee and nameWorkshops Organization Member in office and labs 2015- present: Faculty of Science, King Saud University, distribution committee Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member in Annual budget 2015- present: Faculty of Science, King Saud University, distribution committee Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member in administrators 2012- present: Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, acceptance committee King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member in postgraduate 2012- present: Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, acceptance committee King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member in equipment, chemicals 2009- 2015: Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, and consumables ordering King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia committee

Member in conceiving committee 2011- 2015: Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Coordinator of monitoring 2011-02013: Faculty of Science, King Saud University, program Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member in Social committee Zoology department – King Saud University

Conference or workshop Type of Time Place title participation

Mechanisms of discovering attendance 20/12/2016 King Saud University, talented and creative and their Riyadh, Saudi Arabia teaching

Fundamentals of Job attendance 24/3/2016 King Saud University, evaluations Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SWOT workshop attendance 9/3/2016 King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The European AssociationCommunity for Servicesattendance 6-9/5/2015 University of forensic Entomology 12th Huddersfield, U.K. meeting

HR planning in Academic attendance 19/1/2014 King Saud University, Departments Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Woman leader in higher attendance 8/12/2014 Marriott hotel, Riyadh, education Saudi Arabia

8th International Congress of attendance 10-15/8/2014 Potsdam, Germany Dipterology

The Strategies of Brain attendance 25-26/12/2013 King Saud University, Storming Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Evidence-Based Learning attendance 23/12/2013 King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

International Entomology Presentation 3-5/12/2012 Kualalambor - symposium Malaysia

Workshop in Effective Teaching attendance 10-12/12/2012 Olisha – King Saud Skills University

Workshop in Small Group attendance 27/11/2012 Olisha – King Saud Teaching University

Workshop in Evaluating attendance 20-21/11/2012 Al-Malaz- King Saud Teaching Outcomes University

ASTMH 60th Annual Meeting Poster 4-8/12/2011 Philadelphia - USA

Workshop in Effective Teaching attendance 14-15/5/2011 Al-Malaz- King Saud University

Workshop in An introduction to Attendance 17-19/4/2010 Research Center – King bioinformatics Faisal Specialist Hospital

Workshop of management Attendance 2009 King Fahad Cultural

Type of participant Date Organization Place

Judge in the Main Judging 2016 King Adulaziz and his Riyadh, Kingdom Committee in The National companions foundation for Saudi Arabia Olympiad for Scientific Giftedness and Creativity Creativity (Mawhiba)

Judge in the Main Judging 2015 King Adulaziz and his Riyadh, Kingdom Committee in The National companions foundation for Saudi Arabia Olympiad for Scientific Giftedness and Creativity Creativity (Mawhiba)

The head of the Judging 30/1/2014 King Adulaziz and his AlQassim,Kingdom Committee in The National companions foundation for Saudi Arabia Olympiad for Scientific Giftedness and Creativity Creativity (Mawhiba)

Judge in the judging 18/3/2013 King Adulaziz and his Riyadh, Kingdom committee in The National companions foundation for Saudi Arabia Olympiad for Scientific Giftedness and Creativity Creativity (Mawhiba)

The head of one of the 2013 King Adulaziz and his AlQassim, Hael and Judging Committee in The companions foundation for Aljouf, Kingdom National Olympiad for Giftedness and Creativity Saudi Arabia Scientific Creativity (Mawhiba)

Workshop presentation 2012 Zoology Department King Saud University, about DNA sequencing Riyadh, Kingdom Saudi Arabia.

The head of one of the 2012 King Adulaziz and his AlGat, Hael and Judging Committee in The companions foundation for Aljouf, Kingdom National Olympiad for Giftedness and Creativity Saudi Arabia Scientific Creativity (Mawhiba)

Participating in the 2012 AlAwail School Riyadh, Kingdom workshop of Rat internal Saudi Arabia. anatomy

Judge in the judging 2011 King Adulaziz and his Dammam, Kingdom committee in The National companions foundation for Saudi Arabia Olympiad for Scientific Giftedness and Creativity Creativity (Mawhiba)

Judge in the judging 21/5/2011 Inetl ISEF Pennsylvania, USA committee in the field of Zoology

Judge in the judging 2010 King Adulaziz and his Riyadh and committee in The National companions foundation for AlQassim, Kingdom Olympiad for Scientific Giftedness and Creativity Saudi Arabia Creativity (Mawhiba) Publications

1-Reem A. Al-Ajmi, Mai H. Al-Jaser, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani. (2013) The application of random amplified polymorphic DNA for sandfly species identification in Saudi Arabia. Egypt. Acad. J. Biolog. Sci., 5(1): 43-51.

2- Reem A. Al-Ajmi. (2013) Individual Variations in Phlebotomus papatasi Collected from Different Localities in Saudi Arabia. Egypt. Acad. J. Biolog. Sci.,6(1): 79-88.

3- Al-Ajmi , R. A., , AyaadT. H., Al-Enazi, M.,Al-Ahdal,M. N.,Al-Qahtani A. A.(2015) Molecular identification of natural sand fly species populations inferred from ITS2 rRNA gene in Saudi Arabia , Journal of Environmental Biology. 36: 627- 631.

4- Al-Ajmi , R. A. , AyaadT. H., Al-Enazi, M. , Al-Qahtani A. A. (2015) . Molecular and morphological identification of local sand fly species in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 47 (6): 1625-1630.

5- Hanan A. El-Sadawy, Steven Forst, Hussien A. Abouelhag, Ashraf M. Ahmed, Reem A. Alajmi and Tahany H. Ayaad. (2016). Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Two Bacteria, Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. Akhurstii HRM1 and HS1 Isolated from Two Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Heterorhabditis indica RM1 and Heterorhabditis sp. S1. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 48(1): 51-58.

6- Abeer A. Al-Dakhil a, Reem A. Al-Ajmi a, Nikhat J. Siddiqi b, Tahany H. Ayaad. (2016). Molecular typing of phlebotomine sand flies in al-madinah and asir regions, Saudi Arabia using PCR–RFLP of 18S ribosomal RNA gene. Saudi Journal of Biological Science. In Press 7- Hamed SS, Al-Yhya NA, El-Khadragy MF, Al-Olayan EM, Alajmi RA, Hassan ZK, Hassan SB, Abdel Moneim AE. (2016). The Protective Properties of the Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats Mediated by Anti-Apoptotic and Up regulation of Antioxidant Genes Expression Effects. Front Physiol. 5;7:325. 8- Alajmi RA, AlGhufaili H, Farrukh A, Aljohani H, Mashaly AM. (2016). First Report of Necrophagous Insects on Human Corpses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medical Entomology. 113.

Supervision of graduate students

- Master Degree: 1- As main supervisor: Sara AlShahrani (Molecular and Ultrastructural Identification of the Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) among Primary School Girls in Bisha Governorate, Saudi Arabia). Date of grant: 26/5/2015.

2- As main supervisor: Hind AlHarbi (Molecular Identification of Camel Tick and Investigation of its Natural Infection by Rickettsia and Borrelia in Saudi Arabia.

3- As Co-supervisor: Hala Aljuhani (Molecular Identification of the Forensically Important Beetles (Coleoptera) Based on COI Gene in Selected Regions in Saudi Arabia.

- PhD Degree:

1- As Co-supervisor: Noura Alotaibi (Molecular Diversity of Subterranean Termites (Order Isoptera) in Riyadh and Taif Cities, Saudi Arabia)