Dr Rajaa Fakhoury is a professor of Medical Biochemistry; she has completed her MSc from the American University of Beirut, Medical School, Department of Biochemistry and her PhD from Manchester University Medical School, Department of Rheumatology and postdoctoral studies from the same university, department of Integrated Genomic Medical Research. After her graduation from Manchester University in 1993, she joined Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology. Currently, Professor Fakhoury is the dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University. She is chairing the quality assurance and accreditation committee for CONFREMO, member of the executive committee of the association of Lebanese universities. She has published more than 40 papers in the field of Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics