Said El Shamieh is Professor of Human Genetics at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, and Adjunct Researcher at the Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, Paris. He obtained a PhD in statistical genetics from Université de Lorraine (2012), completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut de la Vision (2012-2014), and received the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches from Sorbonne Université (2026). He chairs the Faculty of Health Sciences Research Committee and serves as Associate Editor of BMC Medical Genomics and Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and led national and international grants.

Genetics of inherited retinal diseases: gene identification, genotype-phenotype correlation, copy number variation, and long-read sequencing in Lebanese and Arab families. Pharmacogenomics in Middle Eastern populations (metformin, statins, warfarin). Statistical genetics of cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurodegenerative traits and gene-environment interactions. Multi-omics integration (genomics, metabolomics, lipidomics). ACMG/AMP variant interpretation and genetic counseling.

. Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), Health Section, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France (2026). . PhD in Health and Life Sciences (statistical genetics), Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France (2012). . M.Sc. in Molecular, Structural and Cellular Biology, Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France (2009). . Master 1 in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France (2008). . B.Sc. in Laboratory Sciences, Lebanese University, Lebanon (2007).

Human genetics and medical genetics at undergraduate and graduate levels; human genomics and genomics of infectious diseases; molecular biology; biostatistics and research methodology. Teaching also covers pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine within the Erasmus+ Online Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (OPPM) postgraduate program, together with supervision of master’s and PhD theses in human genetics.

. Beirut Arab University Research Award (2026). . Rare Disease Science Communication Award, 3billion Inc., Seoul, South Korea (2024). . Strategic Partner, Center for Arab Genomic Studies (CAGS), UAE (2024-2025). . Région Lorraine Doctoral Research Grant, France (2009-2012).