UAE GDA in Media
Nahyan bin Mubarak opens 10th UAE Cancer Congress in Dubai
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and President of the UAE Genetics Association, has said that UAE healthcare vision highlights the importance of information and appropriate initiatives to educate the public on prevention and lifestyle medicines. In his keynote speech at the 10th edition of the UAE
Dusmann for Diabetes”: Exchanging Expertise with the Emirates Association
The institute stated in a press release that discussions were held regarding areas of collaboration between “Dusmann for Diabetes,” established by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, and the Emirates Genetic Diseases Association, to exchange expertise in the medical, research, and academic fields, as well as to foster
University students participate in an introductory session on genetic diseases
students from Ajman University participated in the introductory session organized by the Renaissance Women’s Association in Dubai on genetic diseases. The session, held under the theme “Year of Zayed and the Genes of Happiness,” was presented by Dr. Maryam Matar, the founder and president of the Emirates Genetic Diseases Association.
Founder and President of the Emirates Genetic Diseases Association
Dr. Maryam Matar is the founder and president of the Emirates Genetic Diseases Association, which has led to the issuance of five legislations in the United Arab Emirates. She is a pioneer of the genetic map project in the United Arab Emirates and her project has contributed to
List of DNA testing companies
This is a list of DNA testing companies offering direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA tests for genealogy, deep ancestry (Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups) and biogeographical ancestry (admixture). This list is provided for information only. Inclusion on this list does not imply recommendation or endorsement by ISOGG. ISOGG welcomes additions and corrections to this list. Please contact us with the
World of Genomics: The United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is famous for the opulent city of Dubai, where you’ll find the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. What you may not know is that the UAE also created the world’s first cloned camel, Injaz, who gave birth to a female calf in 2015 –
Mapping the Arab genome
Large-scale genomics and precision medicine are not what most would associate with the Middle East, a region often linked in the media to conflict, oil and desert. However, in the past two decades in the small Arabian Gulf state of Qatar, a sizable investment has been directed toward creating a
