Prof. Zeinab SLIM(Lebanon)

Born in 1985, she graduated from the American University of Beirut with a bachelor of science in Biology and a minor in nutrition and Dietetics in 2006, as well as a master of science in Epidemiology in 2008. She is currently a research assistant at the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health of the American University of Beirut. For the past two years, her main research focus has been investigating musculoskeletal health of general population by implementing the Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases model. Most recently, she received two awards: the Young Investigator Award in Japan by APLAR 2009 and the Best Presenter Award in Dubai as part of the second Arab Rheumatology Conference. She is a member of the International Epidemiological Association and a member of the executive committee of the Lebanese Epidemiological Association. Finally, Miss Slim is willing to continue her journey in pursuing doctoral studies in Epidemiology next year.