Sultan bin Turki Al Sedairy


Sultan Al-Sedairy is a Saudi scientist born in 1955 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He currently holds the following positions: Research Centre executive director, chief executive director, and professor, College of Medicine.

Education

Al-Sedairy received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry in 1979 from the University of Puget Sound. He received his diploma in Medical Technology in 1981 from the Cleveland Clinic Education Foundation. He completed his MA in Pathology in 1982, his MPhil in 1984, and his PhD in 1987, Thesis: Human Tumor Antigens Identified with Monoclonal Antibodies all from Columbia University. His post-doctoral fellowship was completed under the supervision of Prof. H. Vogel in 1987 at the Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Leadership

National

Member, Biotechnology Committee of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Member, Kingdom's Experts' Council in the field of Medical Science and Technology

Member, Oversight Committee for the National Strategy for Science and Technology and Innovation

Member, Technology Advisory Council,

International

Vice President,

Member, Governing Council,

Member of the Tumour Biology Committee, International Union Against Cancer

Member of the,

Member of the,

Member of the Scientific Committee,

Member of the Executive Committee, International Cancer Genome Consortium

Member of the International Scientific Steering Committee, International Cancer Genome Consortium

Member of the Executive Committee,

Member of the Advisory Board, KACST-UCSD Joint Center for Excellence in Nanomedicine & Engineering, University of California, San Diego, USA

Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine

Member of the Board of Directors,

Research

Al-Sedairy's research interest is in tumor and transplantation immunology and has published over 150 full-length papers and meeting abstracts. He is a Visiting Research Scientist at the . He chairs the Research Advisory Council at KFSH&RC and helped establish local guidelines for medical research pertaining to scientific and ethical values. He supports increased awareness to the benefits of healthcare research and biotechnology and towards ensuring the availability of resources and opportunities for the proliferation of research.

Gender and Disability Issues

Al-Sedairy has helped advance several gender and disability-related initiatives. Some of these include the establishment of a national network of female Saudi scientists, the establishment of a national newborn screening program, and initiatives for the benefit of people with learning difficulties.