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Sponsored Research Office

The Sponsored Research Office (SRO) was launched in December 2016 under the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Vice President for Research Office. The SRO contributes to HBKU’s academic and research mission through the provision of pre-award and post-award management for all sponsored research projects.

Path towards Precision Medicine (PPM5) Call Fifth Cycle Awardees

The Office of the Vice President for Research at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is delighted to announce the HBKU awardee of the 5th Cycle of the Path towards Precision Medicine (PPM5) Call, which is a joint call between Qatar National Research Fund and Qatar Genome Program, and congratulates the LPI and PI’s of this awarded project.

The PPM Program aims to support and advance research that aims to guide healthcare decisions toward the most effective prevention, diagnosis and and/or treatment for a given patient based on their genetic profile.

Awarded Project (HBKU SUBMITTING INSTITUTE)

Title	Project ID #	HBKU PI name	Home Entity
Target and drug discovery for cardiovascular genomic medicine using high-throughput cell screening platform	PPM 05-0423-210009	Dr. Ayman Al Haj Zen	CHLS

HBKU SUB-AWARDEE

Title	Project ID #	HBKU PI name	Home Entity	Submitting Institute	LPI name
Multiregional genomic sequencing of pediatric cancer patients from Qatar, solid tumor heterogeneity and clinical impact.	PPM 05-0316-210001	Dr. Borbala Mifsud	CHLS	Sidra Medicine	Dr. Wouter Hendrickx
Artificial Intelligence and Precision Lifestyle Medicine: Unlocking the complex relationship between genes and environment	PPM 05-0506-210017	Dr. Yin Yang & Prof. Abdesselam Bouzerdoum	CSE	Ministry of Public Health	Dr. Mohammed Al-Thani