Dr. Abdullah Assiri is an interdisciplinary senior scientist and scientific research executive. He was former Deputy Executive Director for Research & Innovation at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. Dr. Assiri was Vice-Chairman for National Committee for BioEthics at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. Currently, he is assigned multiple roles and responsibilities. He is the Chairman of the comparative medicine department at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. He is the Acting Chairman of the Transplant Research and Innovation Department at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at AlFaisal University; He holds a DVM degree (from King Faisal University) and a PhD degree in Reproductive Biology (from Washington State University). He has authored/co-authored more than 60 scientific papers related to embryology, fertilization mechanisms, reproductive animal technology, tissue engineering and applied biomedical research.