QBRI opens summer research programme applications

QBRI opens summer research programme applications

Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply to the 2022 edition of the Summer Research Programme (SRP) at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University.

Looking to build on the success of previous versions held between 2015 and 2019, the programme will offer students eight weeks of intensive training in specific fields of biomedical research, from May 8 to June 30.

SRP participants can expect unique opportunities to gain hands-on laboratory research experience under the supervision of distinguished QBRI researchers in a supportive, challenging, and knowledge conducive environment. That includes learning firsthand about biomedical research protocols and techniques related to biomarker development, and other areas such as stem cells, breast cancer, autism, and diabetes. Students can select from a list of available projects under QBRI’s Diabetes Research Centre, Translational Cancer and Immunity Centre, and Neurological Disorders Research Centre.

Lina Hassna, programmes and partnership senior manager at QBRI, said: “In its previous versions, this successful programme has attracted 70 undergraduate students, some joining HBKU graduate programmes and pursuing their master’s and PhD degrees under the supervision of QBRI researchers.”

During the programme, students will gain access to QBRI’s state-of-the-art research facilities that are on a par with those at top