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Capacity Building and Training

QBRI strives to excel in capacity development and personal professional growth of its personnel and is actively engaged in graduate and postgraduate training of students from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), as well as from other universities in Qatar.

Several of QBRI’s current Translational Oncology Research Center investigators have joint faculty positions at the College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) in HBKU, and have contributed to the MSc and PhD program through the coordination and teaching of courses and supervision of students.

QBRI also aims to inspire young students from grade 10 and above, to develop an inquisitive mind and interest in science. Translational Oncology Research Center has been actively engaged in the QBRI summer research program and work experience placements.

Supervision of Graduate and Postgraduate Students

2017-Present

Ghaneya Al Khadairi, PhD BBS, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“The Cancer Testis Antigen PRAME: Expression in Triple Negative Breast Cancer.”

2017-Present

Hibah Shaath, PhD GPM, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary supervisor:Dr. Nehad Alajez

“Identification of Novel Transcriptome-Based Tissue and Circulating Biomarkers for Cancer.”

2019-2020

Sarah Khalaf, MSc BBS, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Eyad Elkord

“Myeloid Cells and Inhibitory Immune Checkpoints in Colorectal Cancer Patients.”

2018-2019

Aisha Al Mulla, MSc BBS, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“Transcriptomic Disparities Across Ethnicities: Focused Analysis on Intrinsic Molecular Breast Cancer subtypes and PRAME Expression.”

2018-2019

Rim Bacha, MSc BBS, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“Investigation of the Cancer Testis Antigen PRAME as a Novel Regulator of Immune Evasion in Triple Negative Breast Cancer.”

2018-2019

Areej Mesleh, MSc BBS, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor:Dr. Eyad Elkord

“T-cell Responses Against Alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s Disease.”

2018-2019

Asma El-Ashi, MSc BBS, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Eyad Elkord

“DNA Methylation of Immune Checkpoints in the Peripheral Blood of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Patients.”

2017-2018

Amani Naser, BSc Bio, QU, Qatar.
Co-supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“Effect of PRMT5 Inhibition on PRAME/EZH2 Complex in ER Positive Breast Cancer Cells.”

2017-2018

Abdulrahman Al Subaiey, BSc Bio, CMU, Qatar.
Co-supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“Study of the Role of Lactate Dehydrogenase C (LDHC) In Triple Negative Breast Cancer.”

2016-2017

Ghaneya Al Khadairi, MSc BBS, HBKU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“The Cancer Testis Antigen PRAME: Expression in Triple Negative Breast Cancer. “

Teaching Activities

1. “Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy” Course, PhD BBS Program, HBKU, Qatar.

Coordinator: Dr. Eyad Elkord, 2016-2019

Contributing Translational Oncology Research Center Faculty: Dr. Eyad Elkord, Dr. Nehad Alajez, Dr. Hirohito Yamaguchi, and Dr. Julie Decock.

2. “Cancer Precision Medicine” Course, PhD GPM Program, HBKU, Qatar.

Coordinator: Dr. Julie Decock, 2017-2019

Contributing Translational Oncology Research Center Faculty: Dr. Eyad Elkord.

3. Independent Study “Cancer Precision Medicine”, PhD Program, HBKU, Qatar.

Coordinator: Dr. Julie Decock, 2018-2020

QBRI Summer Research Program

2019

1. Dana Khalid A M Al-Ali, Medical Student, Weil Cornell Medicine Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Eyad Elkord

“Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells in Colorectal Cancer Patients.”

2. Aljazi Al-Khalifa, Medical Student, WCM-Q
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“Cancer Lactate Metabolism and Anti-tumor Immune Evasion in Breast Cancer.”

3. Fajer Almarzooqi, BSc Student, Carnegie Mellon University Qatar
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Hirohito Yamaguchi

“Characterization of Drug-resistant Breast Cancer Cells”.

4. Asma Allouch, BSc Student, QU.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Nehad Alajez

“Functional Characterization of Long Non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) and microRNAs in Triple Negative Breast Cancer”.

2018

1. Reema Subeh, BSc Student, Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Eyad Elkord

“Effect of Pembrolizumab on PD-L1 Expression”.

2. Shaheen Rizly, Medical Student, WCM-Q
Primary Supervisor: Dr Julie Decock

“Cancer Lactate Metabolism and Anti-tumor Immune Evasion in Breast Cancer.”

2017

1. Amani Naser, BSc Student, QU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“The Cancer Testis Antigen PRAME: Acquisition of Hallmarks of Cancer and Treatment Resistance in Triple Negative Breast Cancer.”

2. Boshra Al-Sulaiti, BSc Student, CMU, Qatar
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“The Role of PRAME, a Cancer Testis Antigen, in the Inherent Aggressive Behavior of Triple Negative Breast Cancer.”

2016

1. Abdulrahman Al Subaiey, BSc Bio, CMU, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock

“The Role of Lactate Dehydrogenase C (LDHC) in the Aggressive Behavior of Triple Negative Breast Cancer.”

2. Wajiha Yousuf, Medical Student, WCM-Q, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Mariam Al-Muftah

“An Investigation of the Importance of microRNA-708 in Triple Negative Breast Cancer.”

Work Experience Placements

2020

Sama Ayoub, Grade 11 Student, Qatar Academy, Doha, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock, 4-month internship

2019

Sirine Madjet, Grade 10 Student, German International School Doha (DISD), Doha, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock, 2-week internship

2017

April Osborne, Grade 10 Student, Sherborn College, Doha, Qatar.
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Decock, 1-week internship

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