Ghalia Khoder earned her MSc. in Physiology and Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Poitiers, Faculty of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, France, and her PhD in Proteomic Microbiology from the University of Poitiers, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, France, in 2008. Her main research interest was H. pylori biomarkers that are predictive of gastric cancer and MALT-lymphoma through the use of an innovative technique: Protein Chip technology and SELDI-TOF-MS. During her post-doctoral research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at UAE University, Dr. Ghalia gained experience in the field of gastric stem cells and gastric epithelium. Her current research interests are: H. pylori, Probiotics and gastric diseases.