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Dr. Mohammad Farhan is an Associate Professor at the College of Health and Life Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He leads an innovative research program focused on the genomics and epigenetics of psychiatric and neurological disorders. With a PhD in transcriptomic biomarkers of acquired epilepsy from the Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Delhi, and postdoctoral training at the University of Oxford and A-STAR & Duke-NUS Medical School, he has cultivated a multidisciplinary expertise. At Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Dr. Farhan has established active collaborations with Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation, investigating the genetics and biomarkers of mental health disorders in the Qatari population.

Dr. Farhan is a member of several scientific societies and serves as an editor for Translational Medicine Communications and Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. His research endeavors are supported by various grants from QNRF, MRC, and HBKU. Dr. Farhan’s research aims to unravel the molecular underpinnings of these conditions and pave the way for precision medicine approaches. Dr. Farhan's contributions to the field have been recognized through publications in high-impact journals such as Nature Methods, Neuron, Current Biology, PLOS Biology, BMC Medicine, etc. He actively engages in scientific outreach, participating in op-eds for newspapers, magazines, and TV shows, both locally and internationally.