BSc. (Hon.) in Genetic, University of Aberdeen, UK (2004-2008)

M.Res. in molecular bioscience,  Newcastle University, UK (2008 - 2009)

Ph.D. in population genetics, University of Nottingham, UK (2011 - 2015)

Chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences 

Research associate, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (2010- 2011)

Assistant professor of Genetics, Kuwait university (2015- 2021)

Associate professor of Genetics, Kuwait university ( since 2021)

Whole gnome analysis, Signatures of selection, Livestock genomics, Genetic diversity, population genetics

          a) Undergraduate Courses

Biology I (course number: 0490-101)

Introduction to molecular biology (course number: 0490-281)

Introduction to molecular genetics (course number: 0497-371)

Introduction to cell biology (course number: 0497-383)

Molecular biology lab (course number: 0497-483)

Applications in molecular biology (course number: 0497-494)

Molecular evolution (course number: 0497-410)

Introduction to genomics (course number: 0497-485)

            b) Graduate Courses

Molecular Biology Techniques (course code: 2050-504) (M.Sc. in Molecular Biology joint degree programme)

Principle of Taxonomy (course code: 0493–502) (M.Sc. in Animal biology )

Techniques in Biotechnology (course code: 0497-503) (M.Sc. in Biotechnology)

Advanced techniques in genomics and proteomics (course code: 0497-503) (M.Sc. in Biotechnology)

Research topics and seminar II (course code: 0497-520) (M.Sc. in Biotechnology)

Scientific Writing & Communication Skills (course code: 2000-501)

Bahbahani, H. and Hanotte, O. Genetic resistance – tolerance to vector-borne diseases, prospect and challenges of genomics. OIE Scientific and Technical Review 34, 185-197, 2015.

Bahbahani, H., Clifford, H., Wragg, D., Mbole-kariuki, M. N., Van Tassell, C., Sonstegard, T., Woolhouse, M. & Hanotte, O. Signatures of positive selection in East African Shorthorn Zebu: A genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism analysis. Sci. Rep., 5, 11729, 2015.

Bahbahani H, Tiijani A, Mukasa C, Wragg D, Almathen F, Nash O et al. Signature of selection for environmental adaptation and zebu x taurine hybrid fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu. Front Genet. 8, Article 68, 2017.

Bahbahani H., Salim B., Almathen F., Al Enezi F., Mwacharo J.M. and Hanotte O. Signatures of positive selection in African Butana and Kenana dairy zebu cattle. PLoS One 13, e0190446, 2018.

Almathen F., Elbir H., Bahbahani H., Mwacharo J. and Hanotte O. Polymorphisms in MC1R and ASIP Genes are Associated with Coat Color Variation in the Arabian Camel. J Hered 109, 700-706, 2018.

Bahbahani H., Afana A. and Wragg D. Genomic signatures of adaptive introgression and environmental adaptation in the Sheko cattle of southwest Ethiopia. PLoS One 13, e0202479, 2018.

Ahbara, A., Bahbahani, H., Almathen, F., Al Abri, M., Agoub, M.O., Abeba, A., Kebede, A., Musa, H. H., Mastrangelo, S., Pilla, F., Ciani, E., Hanotte, O. and Mwacharo, J. M . Genome-Wide Variation, Candidate Regions and Genes Associated With Fat Deposition and Tail Morphology in Ethiopian Indigenous Sheep. Front Genet9, Article 699, 2019.

Mastrangelo, S., Bahbahani, H., Moioli, B., Ahbara, A., Al Abri, M., Almathen, F., Da Silva, A., Belabdi, I., Portolano, B., Mwacharo, J.M., Hanotte, O., Pilla, F. and Ciani, E. Novel and known signals of selection for fat deposition in domestic sheep breeds from Africa and Eurasia. PLoS One 14, e0209632, 2019.

Bahbahani, H., Musa, H.H., Wragg, D., Shuiep, E.S., Almathen, F. and Hanotte, O. Genome Diversity and Signatures of Selection for Production and Performance Traits in Dromedary Camels. Frontiers in Genetics 10, Article 893, 2019.

Al-Zaidan, A. S. Y., Akbar, A., Bahbahani, H., Al-mohanna, S. Y., Kolattukudy, B. & Balakrishna, V. Landing, consumption, and DNA barcoding of commercial seabream (Perciformes: Sparidae) in Kuwait. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 1-16. 2020

Almathen, F., Bahbahani, H., Elbir, H., Alfattah, M., Sheikh, A., & Hanotte, O. Genetic structure of Arabian Peninsula dromedary camels revealed three geographic groups. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29(3), 1422-1427. 2022.

Bahbahani, H. & Almathen, F. Homogeneity of Arabian Peninsula dromedary camel populations with signals of geographic distinction based on whole genome sequence data. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 130. 2022.

     Bahbahani, H., Al-Zoubi, S., Ali, F., Afana, A., Dashti, M., Al-Ateeqi, A., Wragg, D., Al-Bustan, S., & Almathen, F. 2023. Signatures of purifying selection and site-specific positive selection on the mitochondrial DNA of dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Mitochondrion, 26, 36-42.2023

Al Abri, M., Alfoudari, A., Mohammad, Z., Almathen, F., Al-Marzooqi, W., Al-Hajri, S., Al Amri, M., Bahbahani, H. Assessing genetic diversity and defining signatures of positive selection on the genome of dromedary camels from the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10, 1296610. 2023.

Al-Bustan, S.A., Alrashid, M.H., Al-Serri, A.E., Annice, B.G., Bahbahani, H.M. Sequence Variant Analysis of the APOCII Locus among an Arab Cohort. Int J Mol Sci 24, 16293. 2023.

Bahbahani H., Alfoudari A., Al-Ateeqi A., Al Abri M. & Almathen F. Positive selection footprints and haplotype distribution in the genome of dromedary camels. Animal 18, 101098. 2024.

Bahbahani, H. Long-range linkage disequilibrium events on the genome of dromedary camels as a signal of epistatic and directional positive selection. Heliyon, 10, e34343. 2024