birth_place nationality fields workplaces birth_date article_title name alma_mater
zgharta , lebanon lebanese genetics american harvard school of public health university of beirut , lebanese american university , february 9 , 1965 pierre zalloua
 pierre zalloua uc davis , california
pierre zalloua

pierre zalloua -lrb- is a lebanese biologist .
his contributions to biology include numerous researches in genetic predisposition to diseases such as type 1 diabetes and β-thalassemia .
he is most noted for taking part in the national geographic society 's genographic project .
