Dr Mohamed Al-Sayegh is a Research Assistant Professor at the Biology Division at NYUAD. Prior to this, Al-Sayegh held a postdoctoral position in the Mazzoni lab at NYU. During which, Al-Sayegh developed interests in next generation sequencing by studying the development of embryonic stem cell into neurons. Currently, Al-Sayegh is interested in understanding adipocyte differentiation. Al-Sayegh received his BA in Biology from Valparaiso University in 2005 (Valparaiso, Indiana, USA); MSc in Molecular Genetics from the University of Leicester in 2006 (Leicester, UK); and PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of London in 2012 (London, UK).