RESUME

Amal B.
Haraka

MAS · Clinical Research

Clinical research and public health researcher focused on infectious diseases, environmental health, and refugee health.

Education

MAY 2024

Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research

University of California San Diego

JULY 2020

BSc in Laboratory Medicine

Umm Al-Qura University · First Honor

Experience

2023–Present

Researcher / Research Assistant

Displacement and Health Research Center, UC San Diego

2022–2024

Graduate Researcher · SARS-CoV-2 / HLA Immunogenetics

University of California San Diego

Mar 2021–Mar 2022

Co-op Researcher

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)

Jan–Jul 2020

Research Lab Intern

Royal Commission Medical Center

Jul–Dec 2019

Laboratory Intern

Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs

Methods & skills

Quantitative research

R · Survey analysis · GraphPad Prism

Qualitative research

Thematic analysis · Mixed methods · ATLAS.ti

Immunoinformatics

NetMHCpan · IEDB · HLA analysis

Research practice

Study design · Good Clinical Practice · Scientific writing

Licensure & recognition

  • Saudi Laboratory Licensure Examination — Passed, 2021
  • Saudi Scholarship (RWAD), 2022–2026
  • Best Graduation Research Paper & Best Poster, 2019