Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Ahmad Malki

• New 3-Cyano-2-Substituted Pyridines Induce Apoptosis in MCF 7 Breast Cancer Cells
• Novel 1,5-diphenyl-6-substituted 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones induced apoptosis in RKO colon cancer cells.
• Microfluidics integrated biosensors: A leading technology towards lab-on-a-chip and sensing applications

Dr. Marawan Abu Madi

• Assessing the burden of intestinal parasites affecting newly arrived immigrants in Qatar.
• Vaccines against pathogenic Escherichia coli and methods of using the same
• A decade of intestinal protozoan epidemiology among settled immigrants in Qatar
• Platelets as a Possible Reservoir of HCV And Predictor of Response to Treatment.
• Prevalence of Virulence/Stress Genes in Campylobacter jejuni from Chicken Meat Sold in Qatari Retail Outlets.
• Helminth infections among long-term residents and settled immigrants in Qatar in the decade from 2005 to 2014: temporal trends and varying prevalence among subjects from different regional origins.
• Prevalence and molecular profiling of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) among healthy blood donors from different nationalities in Qatar.

Dr.Asmaa Althani

• Antibiotic Prescription Patterns for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Outpatient Qatari Population in the Private Sector
• BMC Infectious Diseases A decade of intestinal protozoan. Epidemiology among settled immigrants in Qatar
• Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA).
• Helminth infections among long-term residents and settled immigrants in Qatar in the decade from 2005 to 2014: temporal trends and varying prevalence among subjects from different regional origins

Dr. Pejmen Moghaddam

• Macrophage Infection by Mycobacteria, Mycobacterial Diseases

Dr. Maha Al-Asmakh

• Bidirectional communication between the Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) and the microbiome tunes host metabolism.
• Hepatic circadian clock oscillators and nuclear receptors integrate microbiome-derived signals
• Human Microbiome and Its Association With Health and Diseases

Dr. Gheyath K. Nasrallah

• Glycine and Folate Ameliorate Models of Congenital Sideroblastic Anemia, PLOS GENET-ICS.
• Review of recent research on biomedical applications of electrospun polymer nanofibers for improved wound healing
• Human Microbiome and its Association with Health and Diseases, Journal of Cellular Physiology
• Metagenomic analysis demonstrates the diversity of the fecal virome in asymptomatic pigs in East Africa.
• Detection and phylogenetic analysis of human pegivirus (GBV‐C) among blood donors and patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Qatar.
• First study in Qatar to reveal high Legionella counts in coolEinags toewrners
• Anti-cancer properties and mechanisms of action of thymoquinone, the major active ingredient of NCigrieticlla lsativa. reviews in food science and nutrition

Dr. Gianfranco Pintus

• Identification of the Main Intermediate Precursor of l-Ergothioneine Biosynthesis in Hu-man Biological Specimens. Molecules
• Activation of the Pro-Oxidant PKCβII-p66Shc Signaling Pathway Contributes to Pericyte Dysfunction in Skeletal Muscles of Patients with Diabetes with Critical Limb Ischemia
• Metabolic shift toward oxidative phosphorylation in docetaxel resistant prostate cancer cells

Dr. Marawan Abu Madi

• Coproscopy and molecular screening for detection of intestinal protozoa.
• Molecular Analysis of the Enteric Protozoa Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children.
• Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in feral cats in Qatar.

Dr. Nasser Rizk

• Metabolomic biomarkers of pancreatic cancer - a meta-analysis study.
• The frequency of polycystic ovary syndrome in young reproductive females in Qatar.

Dr.Asmaa Althani

• Genetically unmatched human iPSC and ESC exhibit equivalent gene expression and neuronal differentiation potential
• Improving Influenza Vaccination Rate among Primary Healthcare Workers in Qatar.
• Role of the Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome in the Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus.
• A single tube system for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA using gold nanoparticles based FRET assay. J Microbiol Methods
• Differentiation of human olfactory bulb-derived neural stem cell towards oligodendrocyte development. J Cell Physiol.
• Cholinergic and Dopaminergic Neuronal Differentiation of Human Adipose Tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. J Cell Physiol.
• Chitosan gold nanoparticles for detection of amplified nucleic acids isolated from sputum
• Nano diagnostics for tuberculosis detection.
• Heart Function and Hemodynamics Analysis for Zebrafish Embryos
• The interference of Notch1 target Hes1 affects cell growth, differentiation and invasiveness of glioblastoma stem cells through modulation of multiple oncogenic targets.
• Nanotubes Impregnated Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Promote Neuronal Differentiation in Trimethyltin-induced Neurodegeneration Rat Model. J Cell Physiol
• The Interference of Notch1 target Hes1 affects cell growth, differentiation and invasiveness of glioblastoma stem cells through modulation of multiple oncogenic targets
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection: Molecular Epidemiology, Genotyping, Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Arab Women in Qatar

Dr. Elham Sharif

• The frequency of polycystic ovary Syndrome in young reproductive females in QATAR

Dr. Gheyath K. Nasrallah

• First study in Qatar to reveal high Legionella counts in coolEinags toewrners
• Anti-cancer properties and mechanisms of action of thymoquinone, the major active ingredient of NCigrieticlla lsativa. reviews in food science and nutrition
• Prevalence and molecular profiling of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) among healthy blood donors from different nationalities
• A comprehensive review on the anticancer properties and mechanisms of action of sesamin, a lignan in sesame seeds.
• Seroprevalence and incidence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors: A Review in medical virology
• Erratum to: prevalence of anelloviruses (TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV) in healthy blood donors and in patients infected with HBV or HCVV inro Qloagtya jro. Urnal.
• Cysteamine revisited: repair of arginine to cysteine mutations
• Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in Qatar
• The Role of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein C3 in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-Progress and Novel Therapeutic Opportunities
• Synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial properties of novel double layer nanocomposite electrospun fibers for wound dressing applications
• Combine iron chelation therapy ameliorates decline of iron on iron loaded Zebra B fish sehmbryo

Dr. Hatem Zayed

• Novel CD44 downstream signaling pathways mediating breast tumoIrn itnevransaitoionn
• Structural Determination of the Broadly Reactive Anti- IGHV1-69 Anti-idiotypic Antibody G6 and Its ICdieoltl orpeep.orts
• Comparative computational assessment of the pathogenicity of mutations in the Aspartoacylase Meneztaybmoeli.c brain disease
• novel target of CD44-signaling, suppresses breast tumor ceCll einll vcaosmiomn.unication and signaling
• A profound computational study to prioritize the disease-causing mutations in PRPS1 gene. Metabolic brain disease
• Differences in the neovascular potential of thymus versus subcutaneous adipose-derived stem cells from patients with myocardial ischaeJomuiarn.al of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
• Genotype-phenotype correlation in 18 Egyptian patients with glutaric academia type Metabolic brain disease
• Molecular dynamics-based analyses of the structural instability and secondary structure of the fibrinogen gamma chain protein with the D356V Jmoutrantaiol no.f bio molecular structure & dynamics
• Genotypephenotype correlation in patients with isovaleric acidaemia: comparative structural modelling and computational analysis of novel vaHriuamntasn. molecular genetic
• Structural Analysis of G1691S Variant in the Human Filamin B Gene Responsible for Larsen Syndrome: A Comparative Computational ApproaJcohu.rnal of cellular biochemistry
• Neuropathy of type 1 diabetes in the Arab world: A systematic review and metaD-iaanbaeltyessis research and clinical practice
• Determining the role of missense mutations in the POU domain of HNF1A that reduce the DNA-binding affinity
• Severe neurological manifestations in an Egyptian patient with a novel frameshift mutation in the Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase gene. Metabolic brain disease
• Two patients with Canavan disease and structural modeling of a novMele mtaubtoaltiicon brain disease

Dr. Mashael Al-Shafai

• PopPAnTe: A Tool for Population and Pedigree Association Testing. Journal of BMC Genomics

Dr. Gianfranco Pintus

• Cellular immune activation in Sardinian middle-aged, older adults and centenarians. Experimental Gerontology
• Oxidative stress-induced Akt downregulation mediates green tea toxicity towards prostate canTceorx icceolllosgy in Vitro
• Nose-to-brain delivery of BACE1 siRNA loaded in solid lipid nanoparticles for Alzheimer's therapCyo.lloids and Surfaces B: Biointerface
• N- and S-homocysteinylation reduce the binding of human serum albumin to catechEinusro
• Evaluation of global genomic DNA methylation in human whole blood by capillary electrophoresis UV deteJcotiuornn.al of Analytical Methods in Chemistry

Dr. Asmaa Althani

• Human olfactory bulb neural stem cells can be loaded with paclitaxel and used to inhibit glioblastoma cell growth. Nature Scientific Reports.
• Potential of Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Ischemic Stroke. Front. Neurol
• Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Commensal Escherichia coli isolated ‎from Broiler ‎Chickens in Qatar.

Dr. Maha Al-Asmakh

• Assessment of Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Using Zebrafish Embryo Model

Dr. Gheyath K. Nasrallah

• Green ZnO-Interlinked Chitosan Nanoparticles for the efficient Inhibition of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Inject Seawater
• Laboratory challenges in the diagnosis of hepatitis E virus Journal of Medical Microbiology
• A systematic investigation of the bio-toxicity of core-shell magnetic mesoporous silica microspheres using zebrafish model Journal of Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
• Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Seroprevalence among Different National Populations of Middle East and North African Males Journal of Sexually transmitted diseases
• Zebrafish larvae as a model to demonstrate secondary iron overload Journal of European journal of hematology
• Ecotoxicological Assessment of Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Using Zebrafish Embryo Model Journal of Environmental science. Nano.
• Estimating seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 among different Middle East and North African male populations residing in Qatar Journal of medical virology