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MIT Visit to KSA - 2023
The MIT and KACST team traveled to Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh recruiting new fellows in October 2023.
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2023 IBK Welcome Brunch
We welcomed Dr Lamyaa Almehmadi, Hend Alrasheed & Walaa Khushaim in Sept 2023. Special guests included MIT Vice Provost for International Activities, Prof Richard Lester.
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2023 Tubing Adventure
We enjoyed the snow in New Hampshire!
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IBK 10-Year Celebration at KACST, Oct 19, 2022
KACST, the sponsor of the IBK Fellowship, hosted a 10-year Celebration of the program on October 19th, 2022. We celebrated the achievements of the 50 fellowship recipients to who had done research in labs across MIT since 2012.
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Ibn Khaldun Fellows Gather for Welcome Lunch
We were delighted to welcome our five new fellows and to be joined by several of our previous fellows who found extended appointments in their research labs post-fellowship.
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2022 Annual Ski Trip
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IBK Celebratory Picnic
In welcome and celebration the IBK fellows and friends gathered in famous Killian Court on MIT's campus for a picnic. We were delighted to be joined by Provost Richard Lester, who shared his warm appreciation to current fellows and welcome ...
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Dr. Sharifa Alghowinem: A Journey with Social Robots: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future
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Dr. Dana Al-Sulaiman: Microfluidics and hydrogel-based platforms for multiplexed detection of microRNA biomarkers: tools to enable earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of cancer
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Dr. Shahad AlSaiari: Combating Iron-Deficiency Anemia: Development of Dual Iron-Chelation Technology for Food Fortification