Research Publications - College of Medicine and Health Science

ca. (2011). Salmonella infection
of MyD88-deficient mice triggers
the production of self-reactive
autoantibodies. Autoimmunity
Congress Asia (ACA 2011) meeting,
Singapore. (Nov. 17-19, 2011).
al-Ramadi B. (2011). World Immunology
Conference, Jeffrey
Modell Foundation, Rockefeller
University, New York, NY, USA (1-5
June, 2011).
al-Ramadi B. (2011). Systemic
Administration of Nanoparticles
Initiates an Acute Inflammatory
Response. International Conference
on Nanotechnology, Al Ain,
UAE (28-30 Nov 2011).
al-Ramadi B. (2011). Salmonella
infection of MyD88-deficient mice
triggers the production of selfreactive
autoantibodies. Autoimmunity
Congress Asia, Singapore
(17-19 Nov, 2011).
Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ,
Azimullah S, Al-Zaabi A, Bashir
G, Al-Barazie R, al-Ramadi BK.
(2011). Potential amelioration of
Type 1 diabetes by modulation of
the cholinergic anti-inflammatory
pathway. Autoimmunity Congress
Asia (ACA 2011). Singapore. (Nov.
17-19, 2011).
Issac, J.M., S. Azimullah, M. Rabah,
G. Bashir, S. El-Ojali, M.J. Fernandez-Cabezudo,
W. Conca and B.K.
al-Ramadi. Control of self-reactivity
of B lymphocytes by Toll-Like
Receptors. Meeting entitled “Toll
2011 - Decoding Innate Immunity”.
Riva del Garda, Italy. (May
4-7, 2011).
Issac JM, Azimullah S, Rabah M,
Bashir G, El-Ojali S, Fernandez-
Cabezudo MJ, Conca W, al-Ramadi
BK. (2011). Control of self-reactivity
of B lymphocytes by Toll-Like
Receptors. The 3rd annual SEHA
Research conference, Abu Dhabi,
UAE. (December 14-15, 2011).
Khan G. (2011). Epstein-Barr virus
and Multiple Sclerosis: Causal or
casual link? UAEU Ibn Sina Seminar,
9th Feb 2011.
Opazo A, Lopes B, Sonnevend A,
Pal T, Ghazawi A, Amyes S. (2011).
Ceftazidime resistance in Acinetobacter
baumannii from the United
Arab Emirates - 51st Interscience
Conference on Antimicrobial
Agents & Chemotherapy.
Pál T. (2011). Evolution of antimicrobial
resistance in low-income
countries. 7th European Congress
on Tropical Medicine & Internatio-
nal Health, Barcelona, Spain, 2011
Pál T. (2011). Resistance mechanisms
in multi-drug resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii. Arab
Health MedLab, Dubai 2011.
Pal T, Gazawi A, Sonnevend A, Ibrahim
M, Belal SE, Al-Haj M. (2011).
Aminoglycoside resistance and
distribution of resistance genes in
sporadic and outbreak strains of
Acinetobacter baumannii isolated
in Abu Dhabi - 21st European
Congress of Clinical Microbiology
and Infectious Diseases.
Sonnevend A, Pal T, Hashmey R,
Hamadeh MB, al Haj M, Akawi N,
Al Gazawi A, Javad A, Al Baloushi
A. (2011). Nosocomial transmission
of NDM-1 producing Klebsiella
pneumoniae in a tertiary
care hospital of the United Arab
Emirates. 21st European Congress
of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases 2011 Milano.
Sonnevend A. (2011). Antibiotic
surveillance – an introduction. 7th
Middle East Healthcare-Associated
Infections Conference.
Sonnevend A. (2011). Epidemiology
of carbapenem resistance
– Comparing the local situation
with EU and US experiences. 7th
Middle East Healthcare-Associated
Infections Conference.
Sonnevend A, Darvish D, Kristóf
K, Szabó J, Urbán, Pál T. (2011).
Emergence of Escherichia coli
O25b-ST131 clone among Hungarian
bloodstream isolates. 39th
Congress of Hungarian Society of
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious
diseases.
Sonnevend A, Nowotny N,
Kolodziejek J, Howarth B, Pal T.
(2011). Coxiella burnetii carriage
by ticks collected from Socotra
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
cormorants in the Arabian Gulf.
7th European Congress on Tropical
Medicine and International
Health.
Tzartos J, Khan G, Vossenkamper
G, et al. (2011). Activation of
innate immune responses is a
hallmark of the active lesion in
multiple sclerosis. Keystone Meeting
“Genetics, Immunology and
Repair in Multiple Sclerosis”. Taos,
New Mexico, 15-20th Feb 2011.
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RESEARCH GRANTS
FMHS Research Grants
Prof. B al-Ramadi [PI], Dr. MJ
Fernandez-Cabezudo.
Mechanisms underlying control
of autoimmunity by the innate
immune system.
Dr. MJ Fernandez-Cabezudo [PI],
Prof. B. al-Ramadi.
Effect of acetyl cholinesterase inhibition
on intestinal macrophages.
Dr B. Ali [PI], Dr Gulfaraz Khan.
Detection of BRCA gene mutations
in formalin-fixed paraffin
embedded tissues from Emirati
breast cancer patients.
Dr G. Khan [PI]
Is there any evidence for the involvment
of the newly discovered
Merkel cell polyomavirus in the
pathogenesis of breast cancer?
Dr M Al-Shamsi [PI]
Role of Blimp-1 as a tumor suppressor
an in vitro study on MCF-7
breast cancer cell line.
Dr. A. Sonnevend [PI]
Prevalence and molecular background
of New-Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase
in Enterobacteriaceae
and Acinetobacter baumannii
isolated in Al Ain.
Prof. T Pal [PI]
Genetic Background of Aminoglycoside
Resistance in Acinetobacter
baumannii Strains Isolated in Abu
Dhabi.
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