Dr Al-mazi graduated with a PhD from the University of Sydney and is a researcher at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and the University of Technology, Sydney. She has a research interest in chemical proteomics, cancer and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD). Her expertise includes mass spectrometry, enrichment proteomics, biochemistry and cancer biology. Dr Al-mazi maintains active participation in the activities of the Australian Society of Medical Research, Science Postdoc Association at the University of Technology, Sydney and is a seminar co-ordinator and research committee member at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.