WINNERS OF LOREAL-UNESCO AWARD

PhD students Arij Yehya, Qatar

For her research on identifying factors that drive the widening of the gender gap in personality traits to further evaluate current and future gender policies.

Halima Alnaqbi, UAE

For her research on enhancing the organ transplantation system to include Arab ethnic groups.

Rachel Njeim, Lebanon

For her research on the contribution of NETosis to the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease.

Sama Hassan Ali Rahmatullah, Iraq

For her research on antipollution caused by genetic variation of plants associated with soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.

Sarah Abdelkader, Egypt

For her research on onsite sustainable methods for agricultural wastewater treatment to be reused in irrigation.

Post-doctorate researchers Dr Ghada Dushaq, UAE

For her research on discovering novel materials across photonics to enhance the speed, capacity and accuracy of conventional technologies.

Dr Hend Alqaderi, Kuwait

For her research on the use of oral fluids as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for early diagnosis and disease management of Covid-19 and other inflammatory diseases.

Dr Nura Adam Mohamed, Qatar

For her research on developing non-conventional, novel therapeutic tools to prevent the development of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases.

Dr Ingy Ibrahim Abdallah, Egypt

For her research on overcoming receptor mutations in cancer targeted therapy.

Dr Heba Alzaben, Jordan

For her research on the use of thermal remote sensing to monitor ecosystem health.

Dr Hiba N Rajha, Lebanon

For her research on food waste valorisation through incorporation and nanoencapsulation of grape skin polyphenols in various cosmetic products.

Dr Nirmeen Elmadany, Palestine

For her research on targeting immunosuppressive proteins in Glioblastoma Microenvironment for a better tumor response to immunotherapy.

Dr Waad Saftly, Syria

For her research on galaxy evolution through the history of the universe.