Projects per year
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-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
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EX-QNRF-UREP-8: Understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating the 'jumping genes'- related immune response in cancer cell models
Alkailani, M. I. G. (Lead Principal Investigator), Sinoussy, A. A. S. (Undergraduate Student), Rajha, H. E. A. (Undergraduate Student) & Alkeilani, O. A. I. G. (Undergraduate Student)
15/01/25 → 15/01/26
Project: Basic Research
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EX-QNRF-PPM-13: Polygenic, metabolic, and clinical risk score utility for cardiometabolic traits in Middle Eastern populations
El-Shrif, M. M. M. (Principal Investigator), Saad, M. (Lead Principal Investigator), Nemer, G. (Principal Investigator), Bashir, M. (Principal Investigator), Ali, M. T. (Principal Investigator) & Shaar, A. H. (Research Assistant)
1/04/24 → 1/04/27
Project: Applied Research
Research output
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Antidoping 2.0: Is Adding Power-Output Data to the Antidoping Pool the Next Step? Experts’ Viewpoint
Sitko, S., Valenzuela, P., Townsend, N., Pinotti, M., Zabala, M., Artetxe, X., Gallo, G., Mateo-March, M., Sanders, D., Grappe, F., Clarke, D. C., van Erp, T. & Viribay, A., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 20, 1, p. 172-175 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Protocol to Establish Exercise Intensity Domains for Aerobic Exercise Training in Coronary Artery Disease
Faricier, R., Keltz, R. R., Hartley, T., Mackay, N., Murias, J. M., Huitema, A. A., Mckelvie, R. S., Suskin, N. G. & Keir, D. A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterisation of pregnancy-induced alterations in apolipoproteins and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes: a preconception and longitudinal cohort study
Chen, L., Mei-Ling Tan, K., Khee-Shing Leow, M., Tan, K. H., Yen Chan, J. K., Chan, S. Y., Chong, Y. S., Gluckman, P. D., Eriksson, J. G., Wenk, M. R. & Mir, S. A., Feb 2025, In: eBioMedicine. 112, 105562.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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 Molecular Diagnosis of Rare Short Stature Disorders
Umlai, U.-K. (Author), 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Dissertation