Divisions and Researches

Infectious Diseases Division (Virology)

The influence of pre-existing immunity on the emergence of immune escape mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Exploring the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies specific to medium- and low frequency mutations
Estimation of within-host evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in long-term COVID-19 patients
Influenza complications and underlying mechanisms in disease pathogenesis in diabetic patients in Qatar
Elucidating the genetic susceptibility to infectious disease in Qatari Population: Targeting Non A-C hepatitis viruses as a public health threat
Characterization of cross-host transmission, computational prediction and in vitro validation of small molecules inhibitors for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Qatar
Detection of antinuclear autoimmune antibodies in severe but not in moderate or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients
Molecular genotyping of Enteroviruses in Qatar
Immunoinformatic prediction of conserved epitopes from human coronavirus
Evaluation of neutralization, ADCC and other antibody-mediated responses to COVID-19
SEQUENCING of SARA COV 2 strain Circulating in Qatar

Infectious Diseases Division (Microbiology)

Surveillance, Molecular Epidemiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Brucella spp.: A Significant Health Problem in Qatar
Phenotypic and molecular profiling of resistant bacteria in sewage water
Mitigation of Transmission of Airborne Pathogens Including COVID-19 Using Electrically Activated Water in Air Cooling Modified Device
Rapid identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus using closed-lamp among clinical samples.

Metabolic Disorders Division

Mechano-biological Development of Congenital Heart Defects
Development of an Artificial Intelligence Smart system for automatic assessment of bioprosthetic heart valve designs for transcatheter aortic valve replacement therapy
Mechanobiology of Adult valvular and vascular disease
Valvular and vascular tissue engineering
Nanomedicine for cardiovascular disorders
Anti-cancer nanomedicine
Experimental and Biological Investigation of Hemodynamics-induced Injuries for Cardiovascular Disorders
Epidemiological investigation of the association of renin-angiotestin system blockade and Covid-19 outcomes: focus on ACE2 expression
Functional validation of a novel mutation in Desma protein in relevance to limb girdle muscular dystrophies using the Zebrafish model
Experimental Development of Optimal Cancer Therapy in vitro and in vivo
The effects of cell mechanical property alterations on the survival of lung epithelial cells under shear stress
Development of Accurate Computational Diagnosis Techniques for Aortic Valve Disease
Functional Genomics of Cardiovascular Disorders: Towards Personalized Treatment of Patients in Qatar
Environmental Toxicology
Investigating the efficacy of natural compounds in lowering hyperglycemia and their potential effect on the prevention of congenital heart defects in vivo (metabolic

Omics Division

Role of fat stem cells in insulin resistant lean individuals: Our aims are to understand the role of preadipocytes in the etiology of insulin resistance; in particular the molecular mechanisms marking impaired adipogenesis in the lean insulin resistant subjects and the molecular factors underlying the “protective phenotype” seen in their insulin sensitive counterparts. This project utilizes state of the art imaging, molecular, cellular and OMICS techniques.
Genetic predisposition and metabolomics profiling of elite athletes: Our aims are to validate our novel genetic variants associated with elite athletic performance for potential screening of elite athletic candidates with commercial and general health implications.
Aging of elite athletes and underlying metabolic alterations: Implications on exercise therapy in public health.
Genetics of Habitat and Environmental Biomonitoring in Qatar.
Identifying Qatar’s marine fauna speciation using nanopore sequencing.
An Interdisciplinary Model Towards Integrative Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Qatar and Lebanon: The Case of Breast Cancer and Diabetes Patients.

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