Under the auspices of His Excellency Dr. Suhail Al-Harbi, Dean of Jamoum University College, the Biology Department in Jamoum, under the chairmanship of His Excellency Dr. Samir bin Hasan Muhammad Qari, held a specialized course on "Bioinformatics and Its Applications". The course was presented by His Excellency Dr. Abdul-Majeed Al-Rifai, Assistant Professor of Molecular Cell Biology and Neurology, and Her Excellency Dr. Duaa Al-Gharib, Assistant Professor of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. The course dealt with several themes, including: introduction to bioinformatics and bioinformatics databases, skills of using the NCBI, how to identify and analyze DNA sequences, and designing the primer using bioinformatics tools.

The course was held over two days, in which several faculty members and graduate students from both sections of the department participated, in addition to some scientific departments from inside and outside the college.

It is worth mentioning that the course was launched on Sunday, 21 Safar, 1441 A.H., with an opening speech by the Dean of the College in which he expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to the Department of Biology and those in charge of it. His Excellency pointed out that the momentum and scientific activity witnessed by the college come as a result of the support of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Abdullah Bafail, towards the advancement of this scientific edifice.