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Dr. Salam Salloum-Asfar
Postdoctoral Researcher
Entity
Qatar Biomedical Research Institute
Divison
Neurological Disorders Research Center
Biography
Dr. Salam Salloum-Asfar received her Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pharmacy from the University of Valencia, Spain. She pursued her master’s and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Molecular Medicine in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Murcia, Spain. She then obtained an international PhD and was awarded the Extraordinary Doctorate Award.
Dr. Salloum-Asfar was granted a postdoctoral fellowship from the Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy.
She joined Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) in 2018 as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Salloum-Asfar is involved in several projects related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Screening and Identification of ncRNAs as Potential Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Human Stem Cell-based Models for Studying Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Identifying Environmental Factors Influencing the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders During Prenatal Development.
- Swaidan NT*, Salloum-Asfar S*, Palangi F, Errafii K, Soliman NH, Aboughalia AT, Wali AHS, Abdulla SA, Emara MM. Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 15;10(1):21950. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78932-9. *Both authors contributed equally.
- Salloum-Asfar S, Satheesh NJ, Abdulla SA. Front Mol Neurosci. 2019 Oct 11;12:253. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00253. eCollection 2019.
- de la Morena-Barrio ME*, Salloum-Asfar S*, Esteban J, de la Morena-Barrio B, Altisent C, Martin-Fernández L, Gueguen P, Padilla J, Miñano A, Parra R, Vicente V, Vidal F, Bauduer F, Carbonell P, Corral J. Blood. 2019 Jun 13;133(24):2618-2622. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019000055. *Both authors contributed equally.
- The complete list of publications can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=salloum-asfar