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I earned my Ph.D. degree in Developmental Biology from the University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, U.K. where I conducted my research on the effect of selected seawater desalination waste products on turbot larvae. I received my postgraduate training at King Abdulaziz University – Biology Department. My laboratory at King Fahd Medical Research Center combines embryonic stem cell and developmental approach to investigate research of interest.
One area of research interest is investigating the different morphological, ultra structural and biochemical features of embryonic stem cells, and the different ways of culturing and maintaining these cells in order to be able to produce differentiated cell types. (Techniques utilized in this research include stem cell culture, flow cytometry, cytochemistry, morphometry, electron microscopy and image analysis).
A second area of research involves comparing between different strains of mouse embryonic stem cells; this research is done with collaboration of the Stem cell center at King Saud University Riyadh.
The third area of ongoing research is studying the effect of different potential teratogenic factors such as monosodium glutamate, saffron and electromagnetic radiation on chick and mice embryos. (Techniques utilized in this research include morphometry, histology, immunostaining, protein analysis, electron microscopy and image analysis).
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Selected publications:
1. Awatef M.Ali, Mai M. Ashgan, Salh A.Karim, Fatma M.Alqudsi. Detection of Stem Cell Populations in Post gestating Mice Liver: Histo-immune Study. Life Sci J 2013; 10(3): 25-34]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lif esciencesite.com 5
2. AmalAyedh and Fatma Al-Qudsi Effect of saffron on liver development in mouse embryo. (Accepted 11/2/2013).
3. Fatma Al-Qudsi and Amal Ayedh ) 2012 ( . Effect of saffron on mouse embryo development. J Am Sci;8(12):1554-1568]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience.org. 207
4. S.S. Ali, N. Ben Xakar, F. Al-Qudsi, S. Karim (2012), Fetal macrosomia of diabetic rats: histological and histochemical studies of skin and brown fat. (A poster in conference ME Metabolism & Endocrinology. The physiological Society 29-30p.
5. Fatma Al-Qudsi, Anan Al-Jahdali (2012) Effect of Monosodium Glutamate on Chick Embryo Development. J Am Sci 2012;8(10):499-509. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience.org. 72
6. Fatma Al-Qudsi and Solafa Azzouz. .(2012) Effect of electromagnetic mobile radiation on chick embryo development. Life Science Journal; 9(2): 983-991]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com.
7. Fatma Al-Qudsi and Sabah Linjawi.(2012) Histological and Hormonal Changes in Rat Endometrium under the Effect of Camphor. Life Science Journal; 9(2):348-355]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com.
8. Anan Al-Jahdali and Fatma al-Qudsi, .(2012) Effect of monosodium glutamate on chicken eye development. Journal of the Egyptian society of toxicology (45):31-36.
9. Binsawad A.H., Kelany A.H.M., Al-Qudsi F. M., Ameen H., Karim S., (2011). The possible protective role of antioxidants (Selenium, vitamin E) in reducing smoking effects on testes of albino rats. Assiut University Bulletin for Environmental Researches, 14, 61-76.
10. Awatef M.A. Mostafaa, Abear T. Qattan, Fatma M. Alukdsy, Salh A. AlKorim (2010), The toxic effect of lithium carbonate on the reproductive system of immature male mice. Egyptian Journal of experimental Biology (Zool.) 6 (1) 141-149
11. Saleh A. Al-Karim, Soad Shaker Ali, Sufian Alssauli, Fatma Al-Qudsi and noor bin zakar ( 2010). 34th conference of Egyptian society of Histology and Cytology
12. A.Ali, A.Katan, F. Alqudsi, S.Karim (2008). Ultrastructural changes of the testicular tissues of immature and mature mice under the effect of lithium carbonate. Bulletin of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, 44, 805-815.
- F. Al-Qudsi and C.P. Waring (2007) Effect of bromoform on development of turbot. A poster presented at British society of Developmental Biology Conference "System approaches to Development.
14. F. Al-Kudsi and C.P. Waring (2002) Effect of desalination waste products on turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) embryos and larvae. A poster presented at the Annual main meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB).
15. F. Al-Kudsi and C.P. Waring (2000) Effect of sea water desalination waste products on fish development. A poster presented at the The International Congress on the Biology of Fish- Held in Aberdeen, Scotland.
16. S.A. Karim, F. M. Al Kudsi, D.I. De Pomera (1995). Effect of extrinsic factors on Lentoidogenesis in chick embryo retinal glial cell cultures. Journal of King Abdulaziz University Science, 7, 15-24.
17. S.A. Karim, F. M. Al Kudsi, D.I. De Pomera (1995). Influence of retinal extracts and fibroblast factor on lentoidogenesis in the chick embryo retinal glial cell cultures. Science Journal of King Abdulaziz University Science, 7, 25-33.