Dr. Reem Abdulghani Alkhodier is an Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences specializing in molecular modeling of chemical and biological systems. Her research focuses on understanding molecular structures, dynamics, energetics, and interactions through rigorous computational approaches, with applications spanning medicinal chemistry and molecular-level studies of complex systems. Her work emphasizes careful methodology, validation, and thorough analysis to ensure scientifically sound and meaningful results that can appropriately guide further research.

Education

Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry - University of Mississippi, United States, 2022

M.Sc. in Medicinal Chemistry - University of Mississippi, United States, 2019

B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences - King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 2015

Experience

Assistant Professor - King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, 2022–present

Graduate Research Assistant - University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy, 2017–2022

Teaching Assistant - King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, 2015–2022

Research Trainee - King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics Unit, Saudi Arabia, Aug 2014

Teaching at KSAU-HS

Pre-Professional Program: Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry

Doctor of Pharmacy: Medicinal Chemistry I–II (previously I–III)

Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development: Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemistry, Principles and Applications of Drug Discovery and Development, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Honors and Awards

Young Scientist Excellence Award - MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society, United States, 2022

Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor - The Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society, United States, 2019