Research Seminar

QU Health runs monthly Seminar sessions, during which well renowned speakers from various fields of health research present their recent findings and activities. Our seminars take place on the last Wednesday of each month and are open to all interested in the latest advances in health research.

	Leveraging Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data for public health research and policy Tuesday, 11 March, 2025 (12:00pm - 1:30pm) Speaker: Dr. Yohannes Melaku Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Beating leukaemia: An odyssey of war against cancer Tuesday, 04 February, 2025 (1:00pm - 2:30pm) Speaker: Dr. Panos Kottaridis Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Ancient and modern DNAs study in understanding the genetic history of Central Eurasian region Monday, 02 December, 2024 (12:30pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Professor Leyla Djansugurova Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Arsenic detoxification is controlled at multiple levels by the redox-active protein peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1) Monday, 11 November, 2024 (12:30pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Professor Dindial Ramotar Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Managing cardiometabolic risk: a modern approach Wednesday, 09 October, 2024 (12:30pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Professor Manfredi Rizzo Program Description & Details of Speakers
	From Bench to Bedside ..... and Back! Thursday, 26 Sept, 2024 (12:30pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Dr. Daniela Tropea Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Proteo-Genomics for Cardiovascular Diseases in Diverse Populatoins Wednesday, 25 Sept, 2024 (12:30pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Dr. Mohsen Mazidi Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Mitochondria in health and disease: some perspectives on a new mitochondrial biology Wednesday, 11 Sept, 2024 (1:30pm - 3:00pm) Speaker: Professor Gavin Davey Program Description & Details of Speakers
	From Genomic Data to Insights: Genomic and Data Analysis Tools for Rare Variants Identification Sunday, 5 May, 2024 (12:00pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Dr. Farah Abdel Rahman Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Past, Present and Future of Cell & Gene Therapy: A Translational Medicine Journey Thursday, 25 April, 2024 (9:00am - 11:00am) Speaker: Dr. Alessandra Biffi Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Cellomics for Mechanism Understanding and Drug Discovery Thursday, 7 March, 2024 (12:00pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Dr. Ayman Al Haj Zen Program Description & Details of Speakers

	Utilizing Long-Read sequencing technologies for the deconvolution of challenging genomic regions; The case of MHC and KIRs and the impact on disease association studies Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 (12:00am - 2:00pm) Speaker: Dr. Dimitri Monos Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Qatar Genome: Establishing a National Disease Genomics Database Tuesday, 23 January, 2024 (12:00am - 2:00pm) Speaker: Dr. Said Ismail Program Description & Details of Speakers Link to the seminar recording. (Password: 4PbcTagX)
	Metabolism in Personalized Health & Medicine Tuesday, 5 December, 2023 (12:00pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Prof. Markus R Wenk Program Description & Details of Speakers Link to the seminar recording. (Password: Gdk5karx)
	An Overview on CART-Cells: Indications, Toxicity, Results, and Opportunities Monday, 13 November, 2023 (12:00pm - 2:00pm) Speaker: Prof. Daniel R. Couriel Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Liquid Biopsy and Cancer omics: Golden Era of Personalized Medicine Tuesday, 3 October, 2023 (8:30am - 10:30pm) Speaker: Dr. Prashant Kumar Program Description & Details of Speakers Link to the seminar recording. (Password: eFFxZpD7)
	Why do we age; the crucial role of signaling through mTORC1 Tuesday, 26 September, 2023 (11:30am - 2:00pm) Speaker: Prof. Christopher Proud Program Description & Details of Speakers Link to the seminar recording. (Password: MirVuQX7)
	Breathing Easier: Air Quality and Human Health in Arid Regions Wednesday, 14 June, 2023 (8:30am - 10:30am) Speaker: Dr. Rami Alfarra Program Description & Details of Speakers Link to the seminar recording. (Password: pJW7HEij)
	Personalized care for Qatari patients with genetic predisposition to hypercholesterolemia: better prediction, diagnosis and management Wednesday, 31 May, 2023 (8:30am - 10:30am) Speaker: Dr. Omar Albagha Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Improving Ischemic Stroke Treatment with Functional Magnetic Nanomotors&nbsp Monday, 27 March, 2023 (9:30am - 12pm) Speaker: Dr. Yiping Zhoa Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Research in HMC's Surgical Institute Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 (8:00am) Speaker: Dr. Omar Aboumarzouk Program Description & Details of Speakers
	Healthcare Innovation: Opportunities, Benefits, and way forward Wednesday, 25 January, 2023 (8:00am) Speaker: Prof. Mahmood Adil MD Program Description & Details of Speakers

Research Seminar

Managing cardiometabolic risk: a modern approach

Mitochondria in health and disease: some perspectives on a new mitochondrial biology

From Genomic Data to Insights: Genomic and Data Analysis Tools for Rare Variants Identification

Past, Present and Future of Cell & Gene Therapy: A Translational Medicine Journey

Cellomics for Mechanism Understanding and Drug Discovery

Utilizing Long-Read sequencing technologies for the deconvolution of challenging genomic regions; The case of MHC and KIRs and the impact on disease association studies

Qatar Genome: Establishing a National Disease Genomics Database

Metabolism in Personalized Health & Medicine

An Overview on CART-Cells: Indications, Toxicity, Results, and Opportunities

Liquid Biopsy and Cancer omics: Golden Era of Personalized Medicine

Why do we age; the crucial role of signaling through mTORC1

Breathing Easier: Air Quality and Human Health in Arid Regions

Personalized care for Qatari patients with genetic predisposition to hypercholesterolemia: better prediction, diagnosis and management

Improving Ischemic Stroke Treatment with Functional Magnetic Nanomotors&nbsp

Research in HMC's Surgical Institute

Healthcare Innovation: Opportunities, Benefits, and way forward