UAE: Premier US institute receives grant from Sheikh Mohamed to advance diabetes research

UAE: Premier US institute receives grant from Sheikh Mohamed to advance diabetes research

UAE: Harvard Stem Cell Institute receives grant from Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed to help advance type 1 diabetes research

This collaboration will also provide an opening to two Emirati research fellows to join the Douglas Melton Lab.

Published: Tue 8 Feb 2022, 11:08 AM

The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince has announced a financial grant towards the Douglas Melton Laboratory at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces' grant to the premier research institute would bolster research focusing on accelerating gene editing approaches for pancreatic beta cell replacement therapy, read a press release.

This collaboration will also provide an opening to two Emirati research fellows to join the Douglas Melton Lab, with the opportunity to take part in research and work to develop a breakthrough cure for diabetes.

Dr Fatima Al Kaabi, executive director of the Abu Dhabi Bone Marrow Transplant programme at the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center, said, “The opportunity for two Emiratis to join the Melton Lab as research fellows will be a cultural and academic enrichment to all those involved. For the selected individuals to not only partake in this research, but also