Emirati Student from UAEU Participates in a Neuroscience Conference in Washington D.C.

Emirati Ph.D student, Maryam Suleiman Al Saadi, from the College of Science at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), recently participated in a conference on basic and applied clinical neuroscience in Washington, D.C. She presented a paper on peripheral nerve re-growth which formed the culmination of a collaborative piece of research between the College of Science and the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at UAEU.

She highlights the importance of taking part in important international scientific conferences such as this one, which deals with issues of the nervous system in all its many fields of study. This is an annual conference where representatives of the more than thirty thousand neuroscientists around the world can exchange information, discoveries and experiences with each other. The current conference is in Washington, D.C.

Maryam Al Saadi took part in this conference in order to present a paper on the re-growth of peripheral nerves, which she completed under the supervision of Professor Rasheed Al-Hammadi from the Department of Biology in the College of Science. She was also assisted by Professor Safa A. Shehab from the Department of Anatomy in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at UAEU. Her research focused on highlighting the role of a certain protein substance in the operation of the cellular and genetic processes that can restore damaged nerves.

She added that this research is one contribution from UAEU towards furthering scientific research as it contributes to the provision of innovative solutions to a subject of vital importance in the world of nerve-cell research. Her contribution emphasizes the research capability of UAEU where the academic environment supports such creativity and innovation.

This conference addresses basic and applied clinical neuroscience and includes several main research themes concerning the central and peripheral nervous system and what happens to it in both good health and in the case of illness. Such illnesses include brain and spinal cord injuries and other cases affecting the peripheral and brain nerves that branch throughout the human body.