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The UAE Drug Discovery and Biotechnology Network

First Meeting: 4 June, 1-4.30pm UAE time (GST), on Zoom
Free and Open to All!

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Programme1p The UAE Drug Discovery and Biotechnology Network – Plans and Vision
Prof Andreas Bender, Khalifa University1.15p Drug Discovery at NYU AD – With Examples from Nanobodies and RNA Therapeutics
Prof Piergiorgio Percipalle, NYU Abu Dhabi1.30p Infectious Disease Research in the UAE
Prof Dean Everett, Khalifa University1.45p ADIA Labs in the Abu Dhabi Ecosystem
Dr Shadab Khan, ADIA Labs2p Explainable AI for Sustainable Exploitation of Large Multi-Omics Data in Precision Medicine and Pharmacology
Prof Natasa Przulj, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)2.15p Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery: Capabilities, Collaborations, and Vision at Ajman University
Prof Mohammad Anas Shamsi, Ajman University2.30p Precision Health & Longevity at KU: OMICs, Digital Health & Translational Medicine
Prof Mira Mousa, Khalifa University2.45-3p BREAK3p Advancing a Collaborative Future: AURAK’s Role in UAE Drug Discovery and Biotechnology
Prof Shagufta Waseem, Prof. Irshad Ahmad and Dr. Rawad, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK)3.15p AI-Driven Omics for Breakthrough Precision Medicine and Drug Discovery
Prof Boulbaba Ben Amor, Inception3.30p Stem Cells in Drug Discovery and Biotechnology: An Overview of the Local Landscape
Dr Sabrina Desbordes, NYU Abu Dhabi3.45p Discovery of a First-in-Class Covalent HDAC Inhibitor: A Case Study in Student Development, and Strategic Collaboration Towards Application in the UAE
Prof Yasir Raouf, UAE University (UAEU)4p Natural Product Drug Discovery and Metabolomics for Disease Insights
Prof Naglaa Ashmawy, Dubai Medical University4.15p Translating Nature’s Toxins into Neuroprotective Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
Prof Nemat Khan, Khalifa University4.30p Event Close

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