13 Facts About Pierre Zalloua

Pierre Zalloua is most noted for taking part in the National Geographic Society's Genographic Project.

Pierre Zalloua was born in Zgharta on February 9,1965.

Pierre Zalloua obtained his Biology degree from the American University of Beirut in 1987 and a Genetics master's degree from the San Jose State University in California in 1990.

Dr Pierre Zalloua was appointed Dean of Graduate Studies and Research as of October 1,2013.

Pierre Zalloua holds the position of adjunct professor of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.

An accomplished geneticist, writer and lecturer, Dr Pierre Zalloua is a leading authority on the genetics of complex diseases in and among Middle Eastern populations.

Dr Pierre Zalloua has conducted extensive research on the genetic links between various Middle Eastern and Mediterranean populations.

Pierre Zalloua is currently leading an investigative team that will obtain DNA samples from indigenous populations in the Middle East and North Africa to study their genetic commonalities.

Pierre Zalloua was the principal investigator for the FGENTCARD Project, a European Union research project.

Pierre Zalloua was recently awarded a large grant from the Qatar National Research Foundation to study the genetic susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes.

Pierre Zalloua completed research fellowships in genetics at the University of California, Davis, in molecular biology at Applied Biosystems, and in population genetics at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Pierre Zalloua was an assistant professor, and then associate professor in the school of medicine at the American University of Beirut between 2003 and 2007.

Dr Pierre Zalloua received many grants from national and international organizations including: National Geographic Society, European Commission, Lown Scholar Grant- Harvard University, Qatar National Research Foundation, Eli Lilly, Lebanese National Center Scientific Research, etc.