Israa Ibrahim Salem

Dr. Israa Salem is an Associate Scientist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, with previous research focused on circulating tumor cells, exosomes, and cancer biology. Her current work focuses on developing liquid biopsy-based diagnostic tools for early cancer detection and treatment response assessment.

Cancer Biology

Biomarker discovery

Genetics

Molecular Oncology

Liquid Biopsy

Dr. Israa Salem holds a PhD in Genetics, Genomics, and Cancer Biology from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Thomas Jefferson University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from King Abdulaziz University.

She previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at King Abdulaziz University, where she studied the use of cell-free DNA for prenatal testing, and at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), where she investigated the dynamics of membraneless organelles formed via liquid-liquid phase separation and its impact on protein function. She published several papers in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and received a postdoctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia.