Student Program Committee

ATBH Student Program Committee

Chair:

Jawaher Baraka, President of Interprofessional Education Student Association at Qatar University, Year-6 student at the College of Medicine.

Biography:

Jawaher is a senior medical student who is passionate about Interprofessional education and making a positive impact in the healthcare community. Since 2019, she has been actively involved in the Interprofessional Education student association, serving as a vice president and currently as president. For the past three years as a president, she has been responsible for promoting Interprofessional education among students, organizing events and workshops, and leading a team of dedicated individuals. She is a hard-working and enthusiastic student committed to her studies and to IPE student activities at Qatar University, to make a difference in the healthcare field.

Name College
Sondus Jawad Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
Menatalla Metwally Said Student, College of Medicine, Qatar University
Mohamed Haitham Elsayed Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
Haneen Hunaiti Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
Kaoutar Barakat Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
Abrar Hussain Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
Lama Aliwi Student, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University
Dana Nizar Mustafa Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
Emelith Florendo Cerbito Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
lubna zar Student, College of Medicine, Qatar University
Reem Al-Janahi Student, Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar
Jelan Widatalla Mohamed Ali Student, College of Dental Medicine, Qatar University
Talal Al-Marwani Student, College of Medicine, Qatar University
Fatima Nazar Student, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University

Biography:

Professor Asmaa Al-Thani is the Vice President of Medical and Health Sciences, the Director of the Biomedical Research Center (BRC) and a Professor of Virology at the Biomedical Sciences Department, Qatar University.  Professor Althani is also an Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.

Professor Al-Thani’s portfolio articulates a record of accomplishments in establishing the academic and research infrastructure for health and medical sciences at Qatar University, pertaining her roles as the Founding Dean of the College of Health Sciences (2016) and the Founding Director of BRC (2014).  Professor Al-Thani has an active role in national landscape of medical research through serving as the Vice Chairperson of the Qatar Biobank Board, Chairperson of the National Qatar Genome Committee and establishing National Reference laboratory-COVID19 Unit.  In addition, she is the founding chair for the Empower Generation Consortium (EGC), which comprises several projects that enhance the national capacities in health and medical sciences.

Professor Al-Thani has a leading research portfolio, with over than 120 published papers in peer-reviewed international journals and around 34 internal and external research grants and 2 patents.  She is a reviewer for several scientific journals and conferences, and currently a member of the American society for Microbiology.

Her accomplishments have been recognized through several awards, including the Astrolabi Award from WCMC-Q (2020), QS- Reimagine Oscar in Education, gold in Life Sciences and the silver in best university-employer relationship for the years 2018-2020.   She also received the State Encouraging Award in the Medical Sciences and Nursing (2017), Sheikh Hummaid Bin Rashid Award for Culture and Sciences (2006), Al-Jasra Cultural Club –Qatar (2008), Qatar University Outstanding Faculty Service Award (2012), the College of Arts and Sciences Research Award (2012) and the Arab Paediatric Medical Research Award (2015).