Establishing 5 Scientific Committees with Different Research Priorities

In the early years a need was raise in doing a comprehensive study on the main priorities on molecular medicine related matters

Research priorities of the scientific committees were revised in Research Council and it will be further studied next year.

 Name of Scientific Committees

1-Genetics Committee

2-Infectious Diseases Committee

3-Cancer Committee

4-Cellular and Molecular Committee

5-Emerging and High Technology Committee              

Genetics Committee

Research Priorities

§         Mental retardation

§         Neuromuscular diseases

§         Cancers

§         Metabolic disorders

§         Hemoglobinopathy and Hemophilia

§         Inborn defects

§         Deafness and blindness

§         Bone dysplasia

§         Infertility, Neonatal Mortality and multiple-abortion

Infectious Diseases Committee

Research Priorities

§         Hepatitis C

§         Aids

§         Leshmanios

§         Malaria

§         Meningitis

§         Brucellosis

Cancer Committee

Research Priorities

§         Familial cancer syndromes specifically digestive system, blood, lungs and breast cancers

§         Cancer Biology (study of recent molecular methodology in Cancer biology)

§         Studies of cancer prevention and genetic factors associated with cancer

§         Improvement of cancer diagnosis methods with a view to molecular medicine and identification of cancer markers

Cellular and Molecular Committee

Research Priorities

§         Cellular Transplantation

§         Stem Cells (embryonic, adult)

§         Cellular and molecular treatments including: Cell therapy, Gene therapy and Immunotherapy

§         Cell and Molecular based diagnostic including PND, P.G.D, Cytokins, Cloning and Transgenic

Emerging and High Technology Committee

Research Priorities

§         Building research capacity in novel technology

§         Application of nanotechnology in Molecular Medicine

§         The use of  DNA Chips in Molecular Medicine research

§         Providing opportunities for utilizing Bioinformatics knowledge

§    Promoting the country's potential in acquiring and

    using [expert] knowledge and information in the field

    of Bioinformatics...