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May 3, 2024
In an effort to create a dynamic platform for recognizing outstanding breakthroughs in health professions’ research, the Annual GMU Research Day was held on 2nd and 3rd May 2024 at the Gulf Medical University campus in Al Jurf, Ajman. Organized by the Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine (TRIPM) in collaboration with the six...
April 20, 2024
The 15th International Conference of Contemporary Oncology is based in Poland and took place online from April 17-20. This conference is a yearly event that highlights the current state of cancer research from bench to bedside. This year, Dr. Raefa Abou Khouzam presented her research work during the session on the Tumor Microenvironment. In...
September 7, 2023
In a significant stride towards advancing cancer research, Dr. Rania Zaarour and her team at the Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine (TRIPM) of the Gulf Medical University (GMU), have been awarded a prestigious research grant for their innovative work. Their project, which explores the role of the hypoxic secretome in...
March 10, 2023
The Annual GMU Research Day was held on 9 and 10 March 2023, organized by the Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine (TRIPM) and the various colleges at Gulf Medical University. The event showcased research from all colleges at GMU, as well as clinical research at Thumbay Hospital, with a total of 32 research projects presented by...
November 30, 2022
Dr. Raefa Abou Kouzam joined GMU in 2019 as a Researcher and Assistant Professor of Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology and since then she has become an integral part of the cancer research team at the Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine. Her work on pancreatic cancer focused on identifying molecular signatures of...
June 24, 2022
Research.com, a prominent US-based academic and scientific platform has published the 2022 Edition of Rankings of the leading Scientists in the area of Medicine. Top scientists were ranked by their Microsoft Academic Graph H-index and number of citations. Following a meticulous examination of over 65,743 profiles of scientists for the...
May 20, 2022
Prof. Salem Chouaib, Vice Chancellor of Research and Director of Thumbay Institute for Precision Medicine (TRIPM) at Gulf Medical University has been awarded the Nencki Prize 2021 for his outstanding achievements in cancer research. The announcement of the award came earlier this year on January 25. The Marceli Nencki Award ceremony...
April 13, 2022
The AACR Annual Meeting is the focal point of the cancer research community, where scientists, clinicians, other health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates gather to share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine. 19,000 people have registered for Annual Meeting 2022, with about 78 percent attending in person...
December 21, 2021
The Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine (TRIPM) at Gulf Medical University organized the Annual GMU Research Day on 21st and 22nd December 2021. This event witnessed the culmination of research from all colleges at GMU as well clinical research at Thumbay Hospital. A total of 42 research projects were presented by faculty...
November 23, 2021
The Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine (TRIPM) at GMU inaugurated the Zebrafish Facility on 23 November 2021. Chief guests from the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences and New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) attended the ceremony. His Excellency Abdulla Bin Souqat, Executive Director of the...