Under the patronage of “Hamdan Bin Mubarak, the “Middle East Molecular Biology Congress”

Under the patronage of his Excellency Sheikh “Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan”, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the “Middle East Molecular Biology Congress” will be held from (14^th to 17^th) of September (2014) in “Dubai World Trade Center”, and it is organized by the “Middle East Molecular Biology Society”, in order to discuss the new scientific researches in the field of “Molecular Biology”.

The organizers of the Congress, which is first of its kind in this field in the Arab World and Middle East, announced that the (15^th) of April (2014) is the deadline for submitting research papers for the conference, which will discuss various topics in this field, including “BioEthics and Client Safety”, “Biotechnology”, “Clinical Bioinformatics”, “Clinical Genetics and PIGD”, “Ecology and Environment”, “Diabetes and Endocrinology”, “Epigenomics”, “Genomics Research”, “Haematological Malignancies”, “Haemoglobinopathies”, “Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation”, “Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility”, “Immunity and Vaccination”, “Lab Management”, “Metabolic Disorders”, “Microbial Drug Resistance”, “Microbiology Diagnostics”, “Molecular Epidemiology”, “Neurosciences”, “Parasitic Diseases”, “Personalised Medicine”, “Population Genetics”, “Proteomics”, “Solid Tumors”, “Technical Solution”, and “Viral infections”.

About (1200) visitors from the region and outside are expected to attend the Congress in its first session, whose agenda will include a series of scientific lectures and workshops, in addition to a specialized exhibition to display the latest innovations and services in this field. The Congress, which will be held every year, will gather hundreds of organizations and persons specialized in the field of “Molecular Biology”.

“Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” is receiving great attention from researchers at the State level, and according to a study issued by the “Arab Scientific Community Organization” about “Scientific Excellence in the Arab World - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology”, the “UAE University” topped the Arabic research institutions, while Professor “Omar El-Agnaf” and Professor “Sehamuddin Kaladari” were distinguished for their research papers.