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Professor Sabina Semiz is a founding faculty member at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology. She previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at International University of Sarajevo and currently collaborates with institutions like University of South Florida, Erasmus University Medical Center, and UAE healthcare organizations. Her research spans precision medicine in diabetes, bioethics, and neurodegenerative disease biomarkers.
- PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Postdoctoral Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Research Focus: Precision medicine in Type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevention/diagnosis, genetic and metabolomic factors in diabetes, bioethical implications of genomics and AI, and diabetes-associated neurodegeneration mechanisms.
Publications Trends: Recent works focus on UAE-specific T2D precision medicine, neurodegenerative biomarker quantification in diabetic patients, and bariatric surgery impacts on diabetic retinopathy. Disciplinary keywords span biomedical sciences, genomics, neuroscience, and surgical outcomes.
- Expert, Horizon 2020 Evaluation Panel
- Member, Cambridge Working Group for Bioethics Education
- Head, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Bosnia and Herzegovina Unit)
Advising: Mentors MD students including Kenana Hatab, Abdulhamid Mustafa Abdi, Hamda Memon, Fatima Abdulla, and Saif Hashem Alnuaimi. Grants: Leads projects funded by Khalifa University FSU Grant (2020-2022), ESIG Grant (2023), and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi collaboration.
