King Saud University (KSU), represented by Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Chair for Osteoporosis Research at the Department of Biochemistry of the Faculty of Science, has won the Best Scientific Research Award at the 5th Clinical Conference & American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Gulf Chapter Annual Meeting among the 106 papers submitted to the conference held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The KSU’s research titled “The Effect of Genetic Variations in Vitamin D Protein Gene on the Response to its Supplement,” said the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

KSU is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz as Riyadh University, as the first university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

KSU’s mission is to provide distinctive education, produce creative research, serve society and contribute in building the knowledge economy and community through learning, creative thinking environment, the optimal use of technology and effective international partnership.