After KAUST Academy
As of October 2026, Taif works at Saudi Med AI Lab. Taif also launched BioRead, a website that publishes a summary of an open-access bioinformatics paper three times a week, and earned the Mustashar MiniMBA certification in February 2026.
Summer project
Bioinformatics Specialization · Cohort 2025
Estimating the Incidence and Severity of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) After Solitary Gonadotropinreleasing Hormone Agonist (GnRH-A) Trigger
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) refers to any fertility treatment in which oocytes (eggs) or embryos (fertilized eggs) are manipulated in a laboratory. The first step of ART is controlled ovarian stimulation (COS), which involves daily injections that stimulate the growth of multiple ovarian follicles. Eggs are then retrieved from these follicles. Predicting a patient’s response to COS is challenging. Ovarian reserve markers such as antral follicle count (AFC) and serum antimüllerian hormone (AMH) are good, but not perfect, predictors of oocyte yield. For example, a patient with a high AFC or AMH may have poor COS response, whereas a different patient with the same AFC or AMH might have a robust COS response. Follicular Output RaTe (FORT) has been proposed as a solution to this problem. The FORT score is calcuated by dividing the preovulatory follicular count (follicles measuring 16-22 mm) by AFC and multiplying by 100. Previous studies have demonstrated an association between FORT and mature oocyte yield; however, these data have been generated from young egg donors or patients undergoing in vitro fertilization. The current project aims to investigate the utility of FORT scores in women undergoing COS for urgent fertility preservation due cancer or other medical indications.
Mentor: Pereira Nigel
With KAUST Academy
- Cohort 2025
University of Toronto · Bioinformatics Summer Program
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