Data from Genome Research Programme Improves Cancer Screening in Qatar
Collaborative efforts see research findings being taken from bench to bedside A Qatar Genome Research Consortium study led by Dr Lotfi Chouchane of Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) reported…
Promising Treatment and Prevention Protocols for Diseases Prevalent in Qatari Population
A group of researchers from Qatar Foundation (QF) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) released a study that highlights a total of 60 disease-causing genetic variants linked with cancer, heart diseases,…
Qatar Researchers Join Global Study on Potential Therapies for COVID-19 Patients
In March 2020, thousands of scientists around the world unite to answer a pressing and complex question: which genetic factors influence the wide variation in COVID-19 severity? Why are some…
Qatar Genome Programme Joins Forces with Genomics England
Qatar Genome Programme (QGP), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF) and part of Qatar Foundation Research, Development and Innovation, has recently signed a strategic research and development agreement with Genomics…
Qatar Genome Programme, QNRF Launch Third Cycle of PPM Fund
Two members of Qatar Foundation (QF) – Qatar Genome Programme (QGP) and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), recently launched the third cycle of the ‘Path Towards Personalised Medicine’ or PPM,…
Qatar Biobank Marks Milestone with 15,000 Screened Participants
Qatar Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), recently marked a major milestone with the screening of its 15,000th participant, part of its medical research initiative to improve the health of…
Qatar Biobank and Qatar Genome Programme to Develop First Q-Chip
Qatar Biobank and the Qatar Genome Programme (QGP), members of Qatar Foundation (QF), are teaming up with the Department of Genetic Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to facilitate the development…
WISH Joins Study on Genomics from Islamic Perspective
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) is taking part in a new study that will investigate ways to develop religious and culturally sensitive approaches and perspectives for public engagement…