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… to Stay Active to Improve Their Health 10 Feb 2020 Home As Qatar celebrates National Sport Day, scientists from QBRI stress the need to exercise regularly and follow a sensible diet to boost your chances of avoiding cancer, diabetes … of why an active and sensible lifestyle is important in keeping diseases at bay. Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University, was launched in the same year as the first National Sport Day. The similarity does not end there as QBRI also actively encourages a healthy lifestyle. It does so to improve and transform healthcare through innovation in …

… College of Health and Life Sciences Division Diabetes Research Center Biography Dr. Abdelilah Arredouani joined QBRI in March 2012 as a Scientist in the Diabetes Research Center. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine at University of Louvain-La-Neuve in Belgium. Prior to joining QBRI he worked in Netherlands at the Department of Neurosciences in Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, in United … discovery of the NAADP receptor, the two pore channels, and Ned-19, a specific antagonist of the NAADP. Since joining QBRI in 2012, Dr. Arredouani has been involved in projects related to the identification of biomarkers to predict type 2 …

… In Hospitals In Both Countries Qatar Foundation Research & Development’s (QF R&D) Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), and the Japanese Preventive Medicine & Diagnosis Innovation Program at RIKEN (RIKEN-PMI), have announced plans to … in Qatar and Japan, aimed at advancing preventive and personalised medicine in Qatar. At a recent meeting in Doha, QBRI signed a letter of intent with RIKEN, one of the world’s leading scientific innovators and Japan’s largest … to carry out projects with academic researchers and hospitals in both countries. Through this latest initiative, QBRI is contributing to Qatar Foundation’s mission to build Qatar’s innovation and technology capacity by improving and …

… with the Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) is co-organizing a number of community outreach initiatives to shed light on the importance of diabetes prevention, detection, and treatment. QBRI will set up an information booth at Qatar Foundation’s Oxygen Park on November 17 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with a … of diabetes in Qatar and the region, as well as measures that can be taken to reduce risk of the disease. In addition, QBRI will set up a booth at Landmark Mall on November 18, from 9 am to 10 pm, distributing informational flyers to …

… of Health and Life Sciences The College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) and Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) demonstrated their clinical and scientific expertise during Sidra Medicine’s Sixth Precision Medicine and … the latest developments and innovations in biomedical research and how they translate into precision medicine solutions. QBRI and CHLS led with contributions on day two, during a session discussing the value of precision drug screening and … Abdesselem , Laboratory Manager at the Neurological Disorders Research Center (NDRC), and Jilbin Sam Plammoottil George, QBRI, presented “Defining Key Platforms in QBRI Core Lab Facilities: Sengenics Autoantibody Profiling, Olink Proteomics, …

… internship programs, starting May 8th and running until June 30th. Offered at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), two of HBKU’s prestigious research institutes, the summer … of Qatar’s effort to use scientific innovation to support research objectives outlined in Qatar National Vision 2030. QBRI’s interns will be selected based on their academic achievements and interest in research, and will be offered a … and combating Qatar’s health challenges. They will conduct hands-on laboratory research under the supervision of QBRI experts; directly contributing to research on cancer, diabetes and stem cells. A range of educational and …

… and Research Collaboration Program with Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently organized a symposium on the use of cell therapies to treat … for diabetes research. To this end, additional presentations were made by young scientists engaged in projects with QBRI’s Diabetes Research Center (DRC). “Since founding the Joint Training and Research Collaboration Program in 2018, excellent progress has been made across our projects,” said Dr. Lawrence Stanton, Scientific Director of QBRI’s Neurological Disorders Research Center and Chair of QBRI’s Scientific Advisory Committee for this joint program. …

… Gulf Autism Conference Entity: Qatar Biomedical Research Institute The expertise of Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) in the field of autism is set to grow following the signing of a Letter of … (LoU) with Oman’s Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).  The LoU was signed by Dr. Omar El Agnaf, Executive Director of QBRI, and Dr. Khalid Alrasadi, Director of the Medical Research Center from SQU. Against the backdrop of the 1st Gulf … for highlighting key research findings and outcomes. Training and development is an important feature of the LoU, with QBRI and SQU’s Medical Research Center agreeing to share professional and technical expertise with scientists and …

… capacity building and developing future generations of scientists and researchers, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University has announced the dates for the 6th cycle of its successful Summer Research Program … undergraduate students. This includes hands-on laboratory research experience under the supervision of distinguished QBRI researchers in a supportive and knowledge-based environment. Participants will also take part in seminars, workshops and more informal activities organized by QBRI and other Qatar-based institutes. QBRI’s SRP will run for eight weeks in two distinct batches, specifically, May 3 …

… As part of its efforts to transform healthcare in Qatar and the wider region, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently staged a week of activities designed to raise awareness of breast cancer.  Activities commenced October 25, with a QBRI-manned booth at Qatar Cancer Society’s (QCS) ‘Walk to Support’ event on the Doha Corniche, where scientists from QBRI raised awareness among the community about the importance of early detection while providing facts and dispelling …