Education

• 2011

  Master degree from BiotechnologyBiological Science, University of Essex, كولشستر, بريطانيا

• 2020

  Doctorate degree from BiologyScience , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Employment

• 2008-2008

  Lap. Tec. Micro., Halawani bros. co., جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

• Bouback, Thamer Ahmed, Amal Mohammed Aljohani, Abdulaziz Albeshri, Hasan Al-Talhi, Yassmin Moatasim, Mohamed GabAllah, Raied Badierah, Raed Albiheyri, Faisal Al-Sarraj, and Mohamed Ahmed Ali. "Antiviral activity of Humulus lupulus (HOP) aqueous extract against MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2: in-vitro and in-silico study." Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment 37, no. 1 (2023): 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2022.2158133
• Wen Zhou, Lijuan Han, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza, Qingming Yue, Shengnan Sun, Yuxin Zhao, Lifei Lv, Yongrong Deng, Zhenzhen Yuan, Ifat Alsharif, Zuhair M Mohammedsaleh, Fatima S. Alaryani, Mashael Alhumaidi Alotaibi, Raed Albiheyri, Faisal Al-Sarraj and Mohammed Hasan Mukhtar. "Polysaccharides in Berberis dasystachya improve intestinal flora depending on the molecular weight and ameliorate type 2 diabetes in rats." Journal of Functional Foods 100 (2023): 105381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2022.105381
• H Alamshani, Wafa, Faisal Al-Sarraj, and Mashail A Algamdi. "The inhibitory effect of Punica granatum on Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia Extended spectrum β-lactamase strains." Novel Research in Microbiology Journal 7, no. 1 (2023): 1836-1856. https://doi.org/10.21608/nrmj.2023.280475

• Ullah, N., Kakakhel, M.A., Khan, I., Hilal, M.G., Lajia, Z., Bai, Y., Sajjad, W., Yuxi, L., Ullah, H., Almohaimeed, H.M. and Al-Sarraj, F., 2022. Structural and compositional segregation of the gut microbiota in HCV and liver cirrhotic patients: A clinical pilot study. Microbial Pathogenesis, 171, p.105739.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105739
• Ali, Ashiq, Aisha Khatoon, Hailah M. Almohaimeed, Faisal Al-Sarraj, Raed Albiheyri, Ibrahim Alotibi, and Zain Ul Abidin. "Mitigative Potential of Novel Lactobacillus plantarum TISTR 2076 against the Aflatoxins-Associated Oxidative Stress and Histopathological Alterations in Liver and Kidney of Broiler Chicks during the Entire Growth Period." Toxins 14, no. 10 (2022): 689. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14100689
• Zhang W, Sun B, Zhao Y, Raza SH, Li Y, Wang J, Ma X, Almohaimeed HM, Shaheen S, Al-Sarraj F, Albiheyri R. Proliferation of bovine myoblast by LncPRRX1 via regulation of the miR-137/CDC42 axis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2022 Nov 1;220:33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.018
• Ellatif, Sawsan Abd, Elsayed S. Abdel Razik, Ameena A. Al-Surhanee, Faisal Al-Sarraj, Ghadir E. Daigham, and Amira Y. Mahfouz. "Enhanced Production, Cloning, and Expression of a Xylanase Gene from Endophytic Fungal Strain Trichoderma harzianum kj831197. 1: Unveiling the In Vitro Anti-Fungal Activity against Phytopathogenic Fungi." Journal of Fungi 8, no. 5 (2022): 447. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8050447
• Al-Sarraj, Faisal. "The effect of Antibiotics and Photodynamic Therapy on Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) positive Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Urothelial Cells." Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.074 
• Al-Sarraj, Faisal MB. "A Review on the impacts of Azadirachta indica on Multi-drug Resistant Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase-positive of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia." Advancements in Life Sciences 8.3 (2021): 228-232. https://www.als-journal.com/833-21/
• Al-Sarraj F. The Analytical and Purification Methodology to Confirm the Presence of a GFP Gene in the Expression Plasmid pET28a Using 6X Histidine-Tag. Majallat ?A?lam al-Tarbiyah 2016. DOI:  10.12816/0031906
• Faisal Al-Sarraj et al., Mecillinam and Fosfomycin Susceptibility in multi-drugresistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Urine Samples. British Journal of Medical and Health Research 2019. DOI:  10.46624/bjmhr.2019.v6.i07.007 
• Faisal Al-Sarraj et al., The interaction of Mecillinam and Fosfomycin into Multi drug resistant Escherichia coli from Urine patients. World Journal of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences 2020. https://www.wjpls.org/admin/assets/article_issue/47122019/1577757619.pdf 
• Ahmad M Qumri., Salah El-Deen M Abo-Aba and Faisal MB Al-Sarraj “A Review: Antibacterial Activity of Several Essential Oils Used in Saudi Domestic Markets against Certain Bacterial Pathogens". Acta Scientific Microbiology 4.1 (2021).  https://actascientific.com/ASMI/pdf/ASMI-04-0754.pdf 
• Al-Seghayer, Mazen S., and Faisal MB Al-Sarraj. "The Outbreak of Foodborne Disease by Pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae Antimicrobial Resistance-A Review." Asian Food Science Journal (2021): 91-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i630312 
• Al-Sarraj, F., & Qumri, A. (2021). Bactericidal and antioxidant effects of Saudi domestic essential oils on certain Pathogenic bacteria. BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH, 18(3), 2434-2445. https://www.isisn.org/BR18(3)2021/2434-2445-18(3)2021BR21-275.pdf

Scientific interests

1. Interested in studying bacteria in the medical and pathological field.
2. Study the mechanisms of infection and virulence factors for each type of bacteria.
3. Finding treatment methods other than antibiotics.
4. Comparison of antibiotic-resistant and non-resistant strains.
5. The use of multiple biological techniques and molecular studies to analyze the data and structures of microbes.
6. Mecillinam and Fosfomycin sensitivity in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples.
7. Mecillinam and Fosfomycin interaction in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from polyuria patients.
8. Methods of Effect of Antibiotics and Photodynamic Therapeutic Devices on ESBL Strains of Urinary Tract Infection Bacteria.
9. Study of the genetic sequence and protein structure of some types of antibiotic-resistant microbes such as MRSA and ESBL.
10. Using and extracting some natural extracts from plants, studying the effective and influencing factors, and then conducting experiments.

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