The BA is organizing this workshop where an elite group of Egyptian scientists will participate. The workshop will be inaugurated by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, and the first-day speakers will include Dr. Yehia Halim Zaki, Advisor to the BA Director; and Sir Magdi Yacoub who will discuss the possibility of utilizing gene editing techniques in cases of inherited dilated cardiomyopathy. Moreover, Dr. Nadia Zakhari, former Minister of Scientific Research, will
Among the participants in the workshop are Dr. Adel El-Beltagy, Chair of the International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC); Dr. Maha Ghanem, Advisor to the Minister of Health; Dr. Heba Kassem, Head of Clinical Genetic Research at the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University; among others. The workshop will tackle several topics, including genome research methodology, the evolution of organ transplant and more.