The genetics department conducts basic, as well as clinically applicable research pertinent to the molecular medicine in Saudi Arabia. Collaborating with and providing leadership to tall the other research and clinical genetic activities that are ongoing that might be established within the kingdom is a part of its mission.

Our mission is to preventing death and neurological crippling by early diagnostic screening techniques as applied to all neonates in the kingdom. Providing premarital and pre-implantation diagnosis in diseases that have poor outcome. Mapping and identifying genes underlying monogenic and polygenic diseases such as diabetes. Establishing basic research of gene transfer-based therapies as based through stem cell research. Develop novel strategies for the efficient and safe delivery of therapeutic genes into a target tissue to treat debilitating diseases such as cancer. Study of the hereditary Basis for difference in population responses to medicines. Establishing an extensive genetic data base program that will collect information for the occurrence of genetic diseases kingdom wide. Establishing a section in population genetics to study the genetic polymorphism of various ethnic groups in the kingdom. to educate the general and medical public for the ongoing activities and their relevance to the patients in the kingdom.