1.  General Information:

Nationality:        Saudi Arabian

Date of Birth:     19th November 1959

Marital Status:    Married, 5/ children

Title:                 Associate Professor

Mailing Address: Faculty of Marine Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

 Phone:  +966-2-5947882(Office)

Mobile: +966-505640895

Fax: +966-2-5947904

E- mail: msmudarris@yahoo.com

Web Address: http://www.kau.edu.sa/mmudarris

2.  Degrees Awarded:

• 1983 - B.Sc. in General Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, K.A.A.U., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

• 1989 - Ph.D., Herriot-Watt University, U.K.

          Title of thesis: Studies on the Microflora of Turbot with Emphasison Bacterial Gill Disease.

3.  Field of Specialization:

• Marine Microbiology.

• Bacterial Taxonomy and Ecology.

• Bacterial Fish Diseases.

4.  Special Skills/Interests:

• Sea Food Microbiology.

• Water Quality.

5.  Professional Organizations Membership:

·        Member of Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists.

·        Society of Applied Bacteriology.

·        Society for General Microbiology.