WCMC QATAR Academic Department

Overview

award or honor given

• Senior List 2020

Research

administers grant

• Advancing Analytical and Quantitative Understanding of Global and Regional Gonorrhea Epidemiology and Progress towards Elimination
• Air Pollution and Cardiovascular disease In Qatar, an interventional study to reduce Blood Pressure: the APCIQ-BP trial
• An RNA-based therapy for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis
• Chlamydia Trachomatis, Neisseria Gonorrhea, and Trichomonas Vaginalis Screening and Treatment of Pregnant Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon - Phase 2: expansion outside Beirut
• Diabetes and colorectal cancer – molecular risk association, characterization of mechanisms and identification of molecular signature(s)/biomarker(s)
• Evaluation of a myeloid microRNA in atherosclerosis
• Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of cold atmospheric plasma technology on mouse-induced diabetic foot ulcers
• Exploring Drug Resistance Mechanisms in Triple Negative Breast Cancers: From Patient Derived Organoids towards Precision Medicine
• Exploring Microbiological Characteristics and Genetic Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance in a Fatal Case of Invasive Enterobacteriaceae Blood Stream Infection
• Footprints of Insulin Sensitivity in Women From Arabic Ethnicity
• Identification of PCSK9-like human gene knockouts using metabolomics, proteomics, and whole- genome sequencing in a consanguineous population
• Investigation of the role of fat stem cells in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in non-obese Qataris and validation of potentially novel therapeutic targets
• KREX measurements of COVID-19 EDTA plasma samples
• Microneedle Arrays Patch Releasing Oxygen and Nitric Oxide for Diabetic Wounds and Ulcer Treatment
• Modular Switchable mRNAs for Tissue and Cell-Specific mRNA-based Therapies
• Molecular and genomic epidemiology of invasive, multi drug resistant gram negative bacteria in the State of Qatar.
• Omics study
• Physiological association between diabetes mellitus and cardiac arrhythmia
• Qatar Diabetes Prevention Program (QDPP)
• ReSolVE (Resilient Solutions for Vulnerabilities and Emergencies): An Effective National Risk Management Plan for Qatar.
• Regulation of inter-organelle membrane contact sites
• Revealing the potential of pathogen-specific antibodies in diabetes patients with the aim of obtaining new diagnostic and prognostic signatures.
• Service (HMC-WCM-Q)
• Single-Cell Multi-Omics, Organoid Engineering, and Animal Model to Unveil the Role of an Antioxidant Response System in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Thyroiditis
• Targeting membrane progesterone receptors to improve insulin resistance
• UBR5, E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, in Triple Negative Breast Cancers: Potential Role in Anti-Tumor Immunity and Cancer Metabolism
• Understanding immunoproteomics: COVID-19 vaccines in severely ill and comorbid patients.
• Understanding the Adoption and Factors Influencing the Use of Wearable Health Care Devices among Adults in Qatar
• Unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying the ability of PLC-zeta to trigger mammalian oocyte activation and early embryonic development