Qatar Foundation's research strengths are organized around core platforms of Health, Energy, Information and Communication Technologies, Environmental Sciences and Multidisciplinary research supported by enabling technologies such as Nanotechnology.
Biomedicine & Biotechnology:
The aim of biomedical research is to take Qatar from the current academic understanding of medicine to imparting new scientific knowledge that revolutionizes conventional clinical practice and therefore making possible the potentials of personalized and predictive care for the Qatari society. This is achieved by bringing academic health sciences, such as genomics and proteomics, closer to hospital practice and delivery while raising the standards of medical care in the country.
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Energy & Environmental :
The goal of energy research planning is to ensure that the country is able to meet its growth demands for energy consumption due to economic developments while protecting the environment of Qatar by supplying cleaner and safer energy consistently. This field overlaps with the application and use of biotechnology techniques.
The environment is part of Qatar’s identity relating to its wonderful oases, desert ecology, ocean life, natural gas and date palms. For this reason, the research in environment aims:
- To preserve the natural environment of Qatar for future livings of our children
- To address all physical, chemical and biological factors external to a person and the related factors impacting the well-being of humans
- To ensure the environmental sustainability of both natural and build environment in Qatar
Computational Sciences:
The aim of computational sciences research is to provide support and data analysis for the information provided from various research fields. Research and development in the core field of computational science is also a focus area of research in order to advance software and data analysis including those in healthcare, ecology and energy.
Each proposed theme in the areas of research focus overlaps with the other themes creating a foreseen multidisciplinary research environment, expanding and diversifying in the future.
Multidisciplinary Research and Enabling Technology :
This is the focus area where promising or new technologies strengthen research in other area. A good example is the use of applied nanotechnology from various fields. There are promising results in the use of nanotechnology for applications in multidisciplinary fields such as medicine, energy and ecology. Through research in revolutionary fields of nanotechnology, scientists are able to control matter at the atomic and molecular level to take theory to dynamic applications.
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