As part of the fruitful cooperation between the different colleges and sectors of Umm Al-Qura University, the Sciences and Technology Unit organized an intensive training course on Molecular Genetic Techniques for graduate students of the Department of Biology in Jamoum. The course was held on Monday and Tuesday, December 9–10, 2019, in the Central Genetics Laboratory at the College of Medicine, Al-Abdiyyah.

The Head of the Department of Biology in Jamoum, His Excellency Dr. Samir bin Hasan Muhammad Qari, expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, Dr. Abdul-Wahab Al-Resini, His Excellency the Director of the Science and Technology Unit, Dr. Imad Filimban, His Excellency Dr. Abdul-Latif Baazawi, and Dr. Taher for their cooperation and for providing the opportunity for mutual cooperation.

The Head of the Department was accompanied by graduate students of the Department of Biology in Jamoum and several faculty members of the department on their visit of the venue of the course in the Central Genetics Laboratory of the Science and Technology Unit at the College of Medicine. During the visit, they learnt about the available capabilities and possible aspects of cooperation.