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 colleges at Gulf Medical University (GMU), this event served as a platform to showcase research from international medical institutes, as well as the colleges of GMU, and clinical research at Thumbay Healthcare. A total of 28 research projects were presented by faculty members, with a whopping number of 122 posters displayed and presented by students involved in research projects.
The event featured a wide array of research topics, reflecting the institution’s multidisciplinary approach to research. Highlights included studies on new combined therapies for Pancreatic Cancer, the complexity of tumor microenvironment and its targeting, and brain image analysis in cognitive disorders using AI, presented by faculty from global medical education institutions. Additionally, research on breast, lung cancer, among others further demonstrated the breadth of research undertaken by both faculty and students at GMU.
The Research Day featured following international keynote speakers: Dr. Përparim Limani, Attending Physician from, Department of Surgery and Transplantation University Hospital Zürich who spoke about “Novel therapeutic strategies targeting tumor hypoxia and microenvironment”; Prof. Giovanni Volpe, Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden; and Dr. Joana Braga Pereira, Associate Professor (Docent in Neurosciences), Principal Investigator, and Group Leader at the Neuro Division of CNS, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, who spoke about “Brain Image Analysis in Cognitive Disorder Using AI.”
[Agenda] [View Gallery]
