QU hosts workshop on tissue engineering, stem cell tech

More than 150 healthcare practitioners, academics, students, researchersand pharmacists attended the Continuous Professional Development (CPD)accredited workshop, which was recently held by the Biomedical ResearchCentre (BRC) at Qatar University (QU), QU-Health and Qatar NationalResearch Fund (QNRF).Themed ‘Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Technologies’, the event aimedto discuss tissue engineering and stem cell technologies, a popular areaof research with the potential to cure serious diseases – includingcardiovascular, orthopaedic and neuronal disorders.  The event’sprogramme included lectures delivered by local and international expertsin the field of tissue engineering and stem cell technologies. Theyprovided a brief on their area of research and findings in stem cells. Commenting on the event, QU College of Health Sciences dean and BRCdirector Dr Asma al-Thani said: “The discussed topics reflect thesupport of higher education institutions to the health sector in keepingabreast of new technologies and medical development in Qatar.”QU-Health Continuous Professional Development for Health CarePractitioners co-ordinator Dr Hiba Bawadi said, “This workshopcontributes to fulfilling the need of healthcare providers to continuouseducation and awareness of the recent technologies in medicine.”BRC assistant professor of Metabolic Diseases and CardiovascularResearch Dr Huseyin Yalcin added, “Regenerative medicine is a verypopular field of research for generation of live tissue replacementsthat have the potential to cure today’s many serious health conditions.We expect to see tissue-engineered, stem cell-seeded products inclinical practice in the near future.”