QU students at the 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research in Germany.
Qatar University (QU) recently participated in the Second World Conference on Undergraduate Research in Germany (World CUR 2019) with eight students from different colleges. QU’s involvement in this conference comes in alignment with the dedication to implement the latest university strategy, focusing on supporting research conducted by students.
This conference includes discussions and oral presentations in addition to poster sessions. In 2016, the first round of this conference was held at QU.
QU Biomedical Science student Kamilia Omar from the College of Health Sciences won a prize for the best environmental project. Kamilia’s research study revolves around the discovery of two new species of sponge on the coast of Qatar entitled “Antibacterial Activity of New Sponge Species Isolated from the Qatari Marine Zone,” which proved to contain antibiotics.
Kamilia expressed how proud and happy she is to be selected by conference referees, and winning the prize of outstanding research. She commented saying, “It is a great honor to be selected by the jury for outstanding research presentation, the best contribution in the field of environmental research. It was a beneficial and interesting experience that impacted us in personal and academic levels.”
QU Associate Professor of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Maher Khelifa handled and supervised the graduate fair table for QU programs.
During the three days, College of Medicine student Sara Alareed presented research on the molecular analysis of Calmodulin mutations and sudden cardiac death. She commented saying, “This conference helped me to connect to fellow student researchers around the world who share my passion for research.”
College of Medicine student Samer Ali presented research findings on the relationship between Vitamin D and Iron indices characterizing anemia of chronic inflammation among healthy Qatari young cohort. He commented saying, “The conference represents a perfect opportunity for researchers from Qatar to present, discuss and exchange their findings with the global community of research advocates to achieve solutions in the fields of health, environment and economics.”
In addition, a selection of distinguished students from QU displayed oral and poster presentations, including Alhusain Abdalla (College of Engineering), Ibrahim Abdelhafez (College of Medicine), Munia Hamdan (College of Health Sciences) and Iqrah Qurishi and Bassant Elkattan (College of Pharmacy).
Dr Aiman Erbad, Director of Research Planning and Development, said QU undergraduate research is of high calibre and standard due to the high quality of academic programs.
