I will be focusing on KSHI-funded projects on COVID-19 and Dengue in Saudi Arabia under the umbrella of the KSHI. In addition, I will be presenting our recent and ongoing studies on the role of the Nucleocapsid protein mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 severity. All these projects involve active collaborations with several healthcare institutions within the KSA and the Saudi MOH regional research laboratories.