Tag: student experience

CMU-Q students develop CRISPR test for carriers of sickle cell anemia

An interdisciplinary team from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) has developed a rapid, inexpensive test using CRISPR technology to screen for carriers of the blood disorder, sickle cell anemia.…

CMU-Q graduate wins first place at HMC research symposium

Ali Abbas, a graduate from the Class of 2018, tied for first place in the inaugural Technology Research Track at the 7thSurgical Research and Innovation Ideas Ibn Al Abbas Symposium.…

CMU-Q’s top research award: detecting flaws in concrete using deep learning

Meeting of the Minds symposium honors student work across disciplines DOHA, QATAR: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) awarded Fatma Tlili the Best Project Award for her research into developing…

Alums contribute to research in diabetes, communication with the deaf

Three alumni from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar have been recognized for their contributions in the areas of diabetes research and communication between deaf and hearing populations. Alumnus Omair Al-Nuaimi…

Bronze Achievement for Carnegie Mellon Qatar at MIT competition

A CMU-Q student team was awarded Bronze Achievement at the International Genetically Engineered Machines (IGEM) competition hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston. This is the first…

CMU-Q students develop eco-wise approach for oil and gas

Student researchers use synthetic biology to reduce need for harmful biocides A team of students at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) is developing a novel method to lessen the…

QBRI honors research interns

In Gulf Times, October 7, 2017 Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) recently celebrated the conclusion of its Summer Research Programme by hosting an appreciation day…

Student cancer research takes top awards at CMU-Q symposium

QNRF and Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics present special awards at ‘Meeting of the Minds’  DOHA, QATAR – A research project that sought to identify novel biomarkers for better…

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…