Dr. Khawla S. Al-Kuraya is a distinguished physician-scientist and the Chairman of the Human Cancer Genomic Research, Research & Innovation at KFNCCC, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is a leader in the field of cancer genomic research. She is widely respected as a Translational Scientist whose work bridges the laboratory and clinical settings. She has focused on identifying molecular signatures of common Saudi tumors utilizing recent technologies in the cancer genetic field. She has published 162 papers in various journals.