Prof. Dr. Ahmed Yaqinuddin obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Baqai Medical College, University of Karachi, Pakistan, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences from Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. He is a Professor of Anatomy and cell biology in the College of Medicine at Alfaisal University. He is the Vice Dean of Graduate Studies and Research as well as the Chair of Graduate Programs at Alfaisal University. He served as a Chair of the Department of Medical Education at Alfaisal University. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. His research interests are the role of epigenetic mechanisms in the development and progression of cancers and the utility of epigenetic markers (DNA methylation and miRNAs) to detect and prognosticate cancers.