Research Teams

Center for advancing translational cancer research and personalized cancer care in the UAE

Dedicated to advancing Cancer Research

ADU-CRI Research teams comprise of national and International Scientists and Clinicians that have expertise in cancer care and research.

The teams are segregated into divisions with a team lead to facilitate high impact research.

Division of Genomics and Bioinformatics Research

Dr. Khaoula Errafii

Division Team Lead, Assistant Professor Genetics, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Wael Said Abdrabou

Multi-omics Lead, Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Amal Gaddala

Assistant Professor, Genetics, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Amel Hamdi

Assistant Professor, Hematology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences

Prof. Ahmed Ihab

Professor of Human Genetics & Molecular Medicine, Newgiza University, Egypt

Dr. Asim Abdul Aziz Khogeer

Consultant Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Clinical Research Associate and Scientific Committee Advisor, Ministry of health, Saudi Arabia

Division of Biomarker Research

Dr. Afsheen Raza

Division Team Lead, Director, ADU-CRI and Associate Professor, Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Alaa Siddig

Assistant Professor, Molecular Pathology, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Hemad Yesaei

Head, Molecular Genomics Department, National Reference Laboratory, M42, UAE

Dr. Sameer Mirza

Assistant Professor, Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, UAE

Prof. Rifat Hamoudi

Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Sharjah, UAE

Prof. Nilesh Kumar Sharma

Principal Investigator, Cancer and Translational Research Lab, India

Division of Drug Discovery and Development Research

Dr. Asiya Nazir

Division Team Lead, Senior Instructor, Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Abdulmajeed G Almutary

Assistant Professor, Immunology and Microbiology, College of Health Sciences

Prof. Arif Hussain

Professor & Chairperson, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, UAE

Prof. Nadine Darwiche

Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Prof. Sarika Sharma

Professor, Microbiology, Division of Research & Development Lovely Professional University, India

Dr. Touseef Amna

Associate Professor, Microbiology , Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia

Division of Bioengineering and Machine Learning

Dr. Murad Al-Rajab

Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Information technology, College of Engineering

Dr. Rabah Al Abdi

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

Dr. Khaldon Lweesy

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

Division of Public health Research

Prof. Nisreen Alwan

Division Team Lead, Professor, Environmental Health and Safety, College of Health Sciences

Prof. Haleama Al Sabbah

Professor, Public Health,College of Health Sciences

Ms. Souheila Zouhair Ali Hassan

Adjunct Lecturer at the Institute of Public Health, UAEU and Corporate Senior Health Education Officer, SEHA-Corporate Medical and Clinical Affairs, UAE

Division of Genomics and Bioinformatics Research

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Division of Biomarker Research

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Division of Drug Discovery and Development Research

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Division of Bioengineering and Machine Learning

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Division of Public health and Cancer Informatics Research

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ADU-CRI Collaboration Partners