Sumi graduated with an MRes degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from the University of Leeds, UK. Her areas of expertise include handling and analysis of Next Generation Sequencing data, in particular, Whole Genome, Exome and RNA-seq data. To evaluate genomics data, she has developed pipelines for the functional annotation and identification of disease-specific variants. Her current research interests include analysis of Runs of Homozygosity regions in exomes that characterizes consanguineous nature of Arab populations and exploring pharmacogenomics of genetic variants specific to Arab ethnicity. She works closely with scientists in other research departments, analyzing their data and interpreting results.