Khawla Al Kuraya, a distinguished physician-scientist, is the Director of the Research Centre at King Fahad National Centre for Children’s Cancer, King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al Kuraya is a leader in the field of genomic cancer research. She has focused on identifying molecular signature of common Saudi tumors utilising the recent technologies in the cancer genetic field. She has written over 100 original research articles, editorials, review articles and book chapters.