Category: Biological Sciences

Alum Hasan Al Mana speaks about life as a biological sciences grad

Alumnus Hasan Al Mana, who graduated from the Biological Sciences program in 2015, spoke at CMU-Q’s Tartan Talks series about his experiences after graduation. He works at Sidra Research and…

iOS app adds digital dimension to high school biology kits

Osaama Shehzad has created an app to accompany an educational kit for secondary students that was created last year by CMU-Q’s Biological Sciences program. The kit does not require specialized…

CMU-Q students help obtain Qatar’s first crystallized protein structure

During their internship at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) last summer, biological sciences students Dana Samhadaneh and Safa Salim were part of a team that successfully crystallized a protein and…

CMU-Q announces Campus Scholars

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar announced the Campus Scholars for the Class of 2017. Chosen from a senior class of approximately 100 students, the four Campus Scholars embody high standards…

Study on Qatar bacteriophage awarded top prize at CMU-Q’s Meeting of the Minds

Students showcase research projects at university’s annual research symposium DOHA, QATAR – A research project demonstrating how bacteria found in Qatar’s sand can be used to purify water won the…

College Honors go to 11 graduating seniors

The College Honors presentations took place on April 28, 2016, with seniors presenting their research findings at the day-long event. In the Class of 2016, 11 students will graduate with…

Leadership and academic excellence celebrated at Senior Honors

CMU-Q celebrated the hard work, dedication to community and academic achievement of members of the Class of 2016 at a ceremony and lunch on April 28, 2016. Thirty-one students were…

Arabic language cyber security among CMU-Q projects at ARC

A proposal for research into Arabic language cyber security received an NPRP grant in Cycle 9 of Qatar National Research Fund’s flagship program. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Anis Charfi,…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar hosts high school workshops to give sneak peek into careers in business, science and tech

35% of incoming students participate in at least one outreach program DOHA, QATAR – Ahead of the March 1 admission deadline, Carnegie Mellon Qatar held a series of workshops to…

CMU-Q creates kit to encourage experimental science in Qatari classrooms

Twenty-seven students from independent and private schools across Doha participated in the Biotechnology Explorers Program (BEP) last weekend, an outreach program that introduces students to biological sciences. The program is…