Doha: Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, sent three of its members to the world’s largest stem cell conference in Yokohama, Japan recently.
They attended the International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) conference to gain international exposure for the institute’s new stem cell centre, and to recruit scientists and post-doctoral researchers for its stem cell programme.
Dr Mohamed Emara, who heads a research program in stem cell research at QBRI, attended the scientific sessions and led recruiting efforts at the conference.
Marketing staff members Cherryl Madrelejo and Bradley Steffens manned the QBRI exhibition booth.
The stand attracted more than 700 visitors, 110 of whom were so interested in working with QBRI that they provided their personal details to the institute’s delegates.
Dr Abdelali Haoudi, Acting Executive Director of QBRI, said: “The representatives of QBRI carried the message of Qatar National Vision 2030 to the most prestigious stem cell conference in the world, and returned with a significant number of viable candidates for the open positions within QBRI.
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