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Habiba Alsafar

Habiba Sayeed Alsafar ( , born 1977) is an Emirati geneticist, biomedical engineer and academic. She is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology at Khalifa University and is the Dean of College of Medicine and Health Sciences and Director of the Khalifa University Biotechnology Center.

She is widely recognized for her work on identifying genetic risk factors for diabetes in the native Bedouin population of the United Arab Emirates, and was ranked 52nd amongst the "100 Most Powerful Arab Women" of 2015 by ''Arabian Business''. In 2016, she was awarded the International L'Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship for Women in Science. Provided by Wikipedia

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Association of the Genetic Polymorphisms in Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors-γ2 with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Interaction with...

by Habiba Al-Safar, Ahmed Hassoun, Shaikha Almazrouei, Wala Kamal, Bachar Afandi, Naushad Rais
Published 2015-01-01

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Establishing a genetic link between FTO and VDR gene polymorphisms and obesity in the Emirati population

by Saad Mahmud Khan, Sarah El Hajj Chehadeh, Mehera Abdulrahman, Wael Osman, Habiba Al Safar
Published 2018-01-01

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Adapting Premedical Post-Baccalaureate Approaches to Support US-style Medical Education in the United Arab Emirates

by Janah Shaya, Sulafudin Vukusic, Asli Hassan, Abdus Sabur Muhammad, Guan Tay, Habiba Al Safar, Peter R. Corridon
Published 2020-09-01

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Systems Immunology Analysis Reveals the Contribution of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tissues to the Immunopathogenesis of Severe COVID-19 Patients

by Sarah Musa Hammoudeh, Sarah Musa Hammoudeh, Arabella Musa Hammoudeh, Arabella Musa Hammoudeh, Poorna Manasa Bhamidimarri, Habiba Al Safar, Habiba Al Safar, Bassam Mahboub, Bassam Mahboub, Axel Künstner, Hauke Busch, Rabih Halwani, Qutayba Hamid, Qutayba Hamid, Mohamed Rahmani, Rifat Hamoudi, Rifat Hamoudi
Published 2021-06-01

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Stratified analyses of genome wide association study data reveal haplotypes for a candidate gene on chromosome 2 (KIAA1211L) is associated with opioid use in patients of Arabian de...

by Hiba Alblooshi, Habiba Al Safar, Ahmed El Kashef, Hamad Al Ghaferi, Mansour Shawky, Gary K. Hulse, Guan K. Tay
Published 2020-01-01

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COVID-19 Disease Severity and Death in Relation to Vitamin D Status among SARS-CoV-2-Positive UAE Residents

by Habiba AlSafar, William B. Grant, Rafiq Hijazi, Maimunah Uddin, Nawal Alkaabi, Guan Tay, Bassam Mahboub, Fatme Al Anouti
Published 2021-05-01

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The frequency of DRD2 rs1076560 and OPRM1 rs1799971 in substance use disorder patients from the United Arab Emirates

by Hiba Alblooshi, Gary Hulse, Wael Osman, Ahmed El Kashef, Mansour Shawky, Hamad Al Ghaferi, Habiba Al Safar, Guan K. Tay
Published 2018-06-01

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