Mohamed was awarded a Wellcome Trust Research Development Award, and moved back to the University of Khartoum to be a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology.[1] Her research focuses on understanding the genetics of Visceral leishmaniasis.[1] She was awarded the 2007 Royal Society Pfizer Award for her research into the disease, which is transmitted by sandfly bites.[3] There is no vaccine or effective treatment, and up to 350 million people are at risk worldwide.[4] Mohamed was part of the Royal Society Africa Week celebrations in 2008.[5] In 2010 Mohamed was appointed a Fellow of the Global Young Academy.[1]