Research Publications - College of Medicine and Health Science
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The Immunoregulation <strong>and</strong><br />
Infection <strong>Research</strong> Priority Group<br />
The main aim <strong>of</strong> the Immunoregulation <strong>and</strong> Infection <strong>Research</strong><br />
Priority Group (IIRPG) is to promote basic <strong>and</strong> clinical research in<br />
the immunology, microbiology, <strong>and</strong> related disciplines. Through<br />
its wide membership, which encompasses investigators in a<br />
diverse number <strong>of</strong> departments in the Faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Science</strong>s <strong>and</strong> affiliated hospitals, the Group aims to<br />
facilitate inter-departmental collaborations in basic <strong>and</strong> clinical<br />
research broadly related to immunological disorders, infectious<br />
diseases, <strong>and</strong> microbial pathogenesis.<br />
In 2011, members <strong>of</strong> the IIRPG (especially Pr<strong>of</strong>. Pal, Sonnevend<br />
<strong>and</strong> al-Ramadi) took on the task <strong>of</strong> organizing a 2-day Postgraduate<br />
Course in Antibiotic Resistance. This Course is planned for<br />
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In order to foster closer interactions between group members,<br />
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have continued to attract interest <strong>and</strong> attendees now encompass<br />
everyone involved in microbiology/infectious diseases/<br />
immunology research, including faculty members, postgraduate<br />
students, postdoctoral trainees, undergraduate medical students<br />
<strong>and</strong> research assistants.<br />
A list <strong>of</strong> the lunch seminars held in 2011 is given below:<br />
January 26, 2011 “Retroviral Genomic RNA Structural Elements<br />
<strong>and</strong> their Role in RNA Packaging <strong>and</strong> Dimerization” by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Tahir A Rizvi.<br />
March 30, 2011 “A preliminary analysis <strong>of</strong> the tear fluid proteome<br />
in extant tylopodon Camelus dromedarius discloses ad<br />
hoc synergy <strong>of</strong> innate <strong>and</strong> adaptive immunity” by Dr Walter<br />
Conca.<br />
������������������Emerging viral zoonoses in Europe” by Dr<br />
Ferenc Jakab, University <strong>of</strong> Pécs, Hungary.<br />
���������������� “Metabolically Induced Retina Degenerations<br />
<strong>and</strong> Possible Protective Agents in Experimental Models”<br />
Group Leader:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Basel al-Ramadi<br />
Core Members:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Senarath Dissanayake<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Tahir Rizvi<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Tibor Pal<br />
Dr Gulfaraz Khan<br />
Dr Mariam Al-Shamsi<br />
Dr Agnes Sonnevend<br />
Dr Ahmed Al-Qahtani<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Michael Conlon<br />
Dr Maria Cabezudo<br />
Dr Suleiman Al Hammadi<br />
Dr Eric Mensah-Brown<br />
Dr Fawaz Torab<br />
Dr Suhail Abdullah<br />
Dr Ahmed Deemas Al Suwaidi<br />
Dr Walter Conca<br />
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