The Office of the Vice President for Research at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is delighted to announce the awardees of the third cycle of Qatar National Research Fund’s High School Research Experience Program (HSREP).

HSREP aims to foster a research culture by developing research capacity and promoting hands-on research activities among youth in Qatar including training students in research methodology and preparing them as potential future undergraduate researchers.

The awardees will gain vital experience in research working closely with academic mentors from HBKU on a variety of projects throughout their nine months involvement with HSREP.

Project Title Lead/Advisor Entity 
Early Detection of DiabetesDr. Samir Brahim BelhaouariCSE
Solar-Powered Electric Boat Demonstration Under Qatar Climate and Ocean Conditions Dr. Zhaohui CenQEERI
A Drosophila Forward Genetics Pipeline to Understand Gene Function in an Organism Development: A PrimerDr. Mohammad FarhanCHLS
Tumor Suppressor FBW7 Protein Aggregation - A Novel Tumorigenic Mechanism in Cancer?Dr. Omar KhanCHLS