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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) provides essential educational and research training to future leaders in the fields of biomedical sciences, genomics, precision medicine, and exercise science.
The College embodies a multidisciplinary learning approach to research and discovery and aims to become a dedicated hub of knowledge sharing in the area of health and life sciences. Its programs integrate scientific expertise by combining a seasoned collective of research partners within the university with esteemed external clinical and health science partners.
Faculty and Research Areas
CHLS comprises internationally recognized faculty pursuing high-impact research in important, health-related fields.
Research programs often include disease models, with an emphasis on the translation of research outcomes to address clinical challenges. The creation of multidisciplinary teams is a major focus, allowing the college to attract the necessary resources to maintain and build the technologies required to support its research goals.
Transdisciplinary collaborations drive innovation and the spur achievement of successful outcomes, aligning the expertise of the wider community of HBKU colleges and partner institutions.
Faculty are involved in the following areas of research:
- Neuroscience
- Cardiovascular
- Rare diseases
- Cancer biology
- Omics (genomics, metabolomics, proteomics)
- Bioinformatics
- Molecular and cellular biology
- Mechanobiology
- Exercise physiology
- Epidemiology
- Biomechanics
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Profiles
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EX-QNRF-ARG-227: Functional characterization of the short-dehydrogenase reductase protein SDR42E1
Aouida, M. (Principal Investigator) & Nemer, G. (Lead Principal Investigator)
15/04/25 → 15/04/28
Project: Basic Research
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EX-QNRF-ARG-184: Precision Medicine Strategies for Understanding Molecular Mechanism of Autism: Focus on CHD Proteins
Farhan, M. (Lead Principal Investigator), Khan, O. M. (Principal Investigator), Ramotar, D. (Principal Investigator) & Salim, S. S. U. K. (Post Doctoral Fellow)
15/04/25 → 15/04/28
Project: Experimental Development/Translation Research
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EX-WCRF-RG-1: Targeting gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer
Khan, O. M. (Lead Principal Investigator) & Al Haj Zen, A. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator)
1/03/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Basic Research
Research output
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A BRET-based Mpro biosensor containing a nanobody and tandem cleavage sites shows an increased cleavage rate
Geethakumari, A. M., Sultana, A., Fatima, A., Uddin, S. M. N., Abdulhakim, S., Mohamed, A., Rahman, S., Al-Buainain, K., Yassine, H. M., Khatib, H. A. A. & Biswas, K. H., Jun 2025, In: Sensors and Actuators Reports. 9, 11 p., 100315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comparison between novice and elite cyclists movement stability during cycling
Winter, L., Grimshaw, P., Bellenger, C. & Crowther, R., 19 May 2025, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 43, 10, p. 995-1004 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-ancestry genome-wide association study and evaluation of polygenic scores of LDL-C levels
Umlai, U. K. I., Toor, S. M., Al-Sarraj, Y. A., Mohammed, S., Al Hail, M. S. H., Ullah, E., Kunji, K., El-Menyar, A., Gomaa, M., Jayyousi, A., Saad, M., Qureshi, N., Al Suwaidi, J. M. & Albagha, O. M. E., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Lipid Research. 66, 3, 12 p., 100752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Student theses
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A FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SPG7 AND ITS RELATION TO KIF1C IN ACCELERATING NEURODEGENERATION IN CHILDHOOD HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA
Soueid, H. (Author), 2020Student thesis: Master's Dissertation
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A NOVEL HOMOZYGOUS E781K A20/TNFAIP3 GENE MUTATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EARLY ONSET OF MONOGENIC LUPUS
Gamgoum, L. (Author), 2019Student thesis: Master's Dissertation
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APPLICATION OF GENOMICS FOR THE PRECISION DIAGNOSIS OF INBORN ERRORS OF IMMUNITY
AlYafie, R. (Author), 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Dissertation