1.    Patterns of Bacterial Isolates and their Resistance to Antibiotics in Patients with Solid Tumors and Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia at SQUH: 
Code: ------------ Dates: 2017–2018 Value: OR -----------Funder: --------------
Investigators: Said Al Saifi, Ikram Burney, and Badriya Al Adawi.

2.    Genetic analysis of cercarial release in schistosomes 
Code: Grant # IR01A1133749-01. Dates: 2017-2022, Value: 127725 Euros, Funder: National Institute of Health 
Investigators: Anderson T.J., Institute of Health San Antonio, Texas, USA, Mone, H., Mouahid A.G., University of Perpignan, France, Idris M.A., Microbiology & Immunology, SQU: 

3.    Genetics, epigenetics and transcriptomics of schistosomes chronobiology 
Code: Grant # ANR -17-CE12-0005-01, CHRONOGET, Dates: 2017-2020, Value: 137700 Euros, Funder: French National Agency for Research 
Investigators: Mone, H., Mouahid, A.G., University of Perpignan, France; Idris M.A. (SQU)
 

1.    Al-Jabri Z, Zamudio R, Horvath-Papp E, Ralph JD, Al-Muharrami Z, Rajakumar K, Oggioni MR.  (2018) Integrase-Controlled Excision of Metal-Resistance Genomic Islands in Acinetobacter baumannii. Genes (Basel). 20;9(7). pii: E366. 
doi: 10.3390/genes9070366. PMID: 30037042

2.    Abdelraheem M H, Bansal D, Idris M A, Mukhtar M M, Abdel Hamid A, Imam Z S, Getachew S, Sehgal R, Kaur H, Gadalla A A H, Al-Hamidhi S, Al-Hashami Z, Al-Jabri A A, Pain A, Sultan A A. Babiker A H.  (2018). Genetic diversity and transmissibility of imported Plasmodium vivax in Qatar and three countries of origin. Scientific Reports volume 8, Article number: 8870.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-27229-z.pdf

3.    Elias A. Said, Felipe Diaz-Griffero, Dorine Bonte, Daniel Lamarre, and Ali A. Al-Jabri. (2018). “Immune Responses to RNA Viruses,” Journal of Immunology Research, Article ID 5473678, 2 pages, 2018. 
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5473678.

4.    Elias A. Said, Nicolas Tremblay, Mohammed S. Al-Balushi, Ali A. Al-Jabri, and Daniel Lamarre. (2018). Viruses Seen by Our Cells: The Role of Viral RNA Sensors.   Journal of Immunology Research, Article, ID 9480497

   
5.    Hasson SS, Al-Shaqsi MS, Albusaidi JZ, Al-Blushi MS, FL Hakkim, Aleemallah GM, Al-Jabri AA. (2018). Influence of different cultivars of Phoenix dactylifera L-date fruits on blood clotting and wound healing. APJTB, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine; 8(7): 371-376. 
 
6.    Hasson SS, Alshoaibi ASH, Al-Busaidi JZK, Al-Balushi MS, Hakkim FL, Aleemallah GM, Al-Jabri AA. (2018). Potential of Aucklandia lappa Decne ethanolic extract in triggering apoptosis in vitro of human T47D and HeLa cells. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2018; 19(7): 1917-1925. Available Online from 30 June 2018. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 

7.    Rashan L, Hakkim FL, Fiebig HH, Kelter, G, Merfort L, Hasson SS, Al-Balushi MS. In vitro Antiproliferative activity of the Root Extract from Rubia tinctorum and Alkanna tinctoria in Panel of Human Tumor Cell Lines. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 2018; 11: 489-494.

8.    Revathi S, Hakkim FL. Govindarajan RK, Sampath G, kumar NR, Rashan L, Al-Buloshi M, Hasson SS, Bakshi HA, Nagarajan K. (2018). Induction of HT-29 Colon Cancer Cells Apoptosis by Pyrogallol with Growth Inhibiting Efficacy Against Drug Resistant Helicobacter pylori. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry; 18(13):1875-1884.
doi: 10.2174/1871520618666180806104902. 

Oral Presentation
1.    Mouahid G., Chevalier F., Langand J., Idris M.A., Al Yafae S., McDew-White M., Anderson T.J.C., Mone H. Genetic mapping of an adaptive parasite trait: a major locus on chromosome 1 determines cercarial shedding time in schistosomes. 14th International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID XIV), Sitges, Spain, 6-9 November 2018.

2.    Mouahid G., Chevalier F., Langand J., Idris M.A., Al Yafae S., McDew-White M., Anderson T.J.C., Mone H. Diurnal and nocturnal chronotypes in schistosomes: do post-mating barriers prevent interbreeding?.14th International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID XIV), Sitges, Spain, 6-9 November. 2018.

Poster Presentations
International

1.    Said E., Al-Abri M.A., Al-Saidi I., Al-Balushi M.S., Al-Busaid J.Z., Al-Reesi I., Koh C.Y., Idris M.A., Al-Jabri A.A., Habbal O. Comparison of the effects of obstructive sleep apnea and sleep deprivation on the immune system. Cytokines 2018: 6th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society, 27-30 October 2018, Boston USA. 

2.    Abdelraheem M.H., Bansal D, Idris M.A., Mukhtar M.M., Getachew S., Mahdi Abdel Hamid M., Sultan A.A., Al-Jabri A.A., Babiker H.A. Diversity of imported Plasmodium vivax into Gulf Cooperation Countries and some countries of origin in East Africa. Multilateral Initiative on Malaria: 7th Pan-African Malaria Conference, Dakar, Senegal, 15th -20th April 2018

Seminar Presentations
National
None

Patency 

Hasson SS & Al-Jabri AA. “Therapeutic composition”. 
USPTO Grant #: US 2018-0105582 

Hasson SS & Al-Jabri AA and Al-Harthi KM “Novel treatment of Pharyngitis and Oral Cavity Infections” 
USPTO Grant #: US10045541B2 

Hasson SS & Al-Jabri AA “Therapeutic composition for treating gangrene”, 
USPTO Grant #: US9999643B2

Student name:    Mohamed Hassan Osman Abdel Rahim
Qualification:    PhD 
Title of thesis:                Genetic variations of the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax in 
                                         East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.                                 
Supervisor:    Prof. Mohamed A Idris, Prof. H. Babiker, Prof. Ali Al Jabri 
Date of completion:       On-going