Dr Halima Albalushi (MD, PhD) is an Associate Professor at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. She obtained a PhD degree from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. She has received international prizes for her presentations at scientific conferences. Her current research areas include human stem cell derivation, culture optimization and differentiation, fertility preservation for cancer patients, and medical education.