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Dr. Abdelalim is an Associate Professor at the College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and a Principal Investigator at Sidra Medicine, leading the Pluripotent Stem Cell Disease Modeling Laboratory. He holds a PhD in medical science from Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan, where he also completed a postdoctoral fellowship and served as an assistant professor.

Before joining Sidra Medicine, he served as a senior scientist at QBRI until February 2024, establishing Qatar's first pluripotent stem cell program dedicated to diabetes research. His team successfully generated multiple iPSC lines from patients with genetic disorders and developed innovative protocols to improve the differentiation of stem cells into pancreatic islets and other cell types.

In addition, Dr. Abdelalim chaired the HSCI-QBRI steering committee, overseeing collaborative diabetes and stem cell research initiatives. He serves on the editorial boards of “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” and “Stem Cells and Development” and has published over 75 articles in prestigious journals. He has received numerous research grants and awards throughout his career.