Dear All, please note that due to the current situation this event has been postponed to Fall 2026 (precise date TBC, most likely September or October).
We are aiming to keep the previous program in place, and we will coordinate with all speakers and poster presenters over the coming months. Some poster and oral presentation slots may come up, and further sponsors are welcome as well; please just get in touch (andreas AT genetic.ae) and we will put you on the list to be notified when planning starts again.
Stay healthy everyone, Andreas (for the Organising Team)
Location and time: Khalifa University (Google Maps), Abu Dhabi/UAE, Date TBC
Confirmed Speakers
The Abu Dhabi Department of Health Strategy – Towards Clinical Impact
Prof Shahrukh Hashmi, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi/UAE
Drug Development – From Lab to Patient and the Opportunity for AI Acceleration
Dr Gillian Dines, Juvenescence, London/UK and Abu Dhabi/UAE
Code to Clinic: A Blueprint for Navigating the Gene Therapy Lifecycle
Dr Basel Assaf, Attentive Science, Abu Dhabi/UAE
Bridging Academia and Enterprise: Translational Research as a Launchpad for Startups in the UAE
Dr Rasha Msallam, Next Gen of Immunology (NGIG), Dubai/UAE
GLP-1 Based Therapies Demonstrate Multiple Benefits in Animal Models of Cardiometabolic Diseases
Dr Francois Briand, Physiogenex, Escalquens/France
De-risking Early-Stage Innovation: From Scientific Breakthroughs to Fit-to-Fund Assets
Dr Johnny Habchi, Medicines Discovery Catapult, Alderley Park/UK
From Variants to Validation: Rewiring the ALS Discovery Pipeline
Dr Ahmad Al-Khleifat, King’s College London, London/UK
From Genetic Risk to Resilience – A Novel LRRK2 Inhibitor for Lowering Risk of Alzheimer’s for APOE4 Carriers
Dr David Bearss, Halia Therapeutics, Lehi, UT/USA
Bridging Genetics and Clinical Practice in Cardiovascular Disease
Prof Nadia Akawi, UAE University, Abu Dhabi/UAE
Title TBC
Prof Piergiorgio Percipalle, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi/UAE
… there are more to come, so check back regularly!
Registration is free and open – please register here: [to come]
I would love to rigester!
I am a holder of PhD in Biomedical sciences focusing on genetics and genomics from the university of UAEU.
Excellent Nesreen – please join our WhatsApp Group and you will be informed when registration opens, around the end of January!