DUBAI HARVARD FOUNDATION 2023-24 PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

The Dubai Harvard Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023-24 Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Research Fellowship.  The Fellowship recognizes talented young investigators from the MENA region and is intended to give recipients the flexibility to explore fundamental scientific questions and to lead to a better understanding of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. The Dubai Harvard Foundation received 130 applications from 17 countries for the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Research Fellowship and the quality of all the submissions were extremely high.   

The recipients of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Research Fellowship are: 

Dr. Yasa SEDA, Center for Genomic Medicine, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School 

Project:  The role of microglia in CLN3 disease 

Dr. Shvan RAHEEM, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Project: Novel Nanobody-based Radiopharmaceutical Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer

The Dubai Harvard Foundation wishes to congratulate Drs. Seda and Raheem on receiving this award.