Special Recognition Award of UAE in the field of
 Medicine and Health

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan is the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of UAE. H.E. Sheikh Nahayan’s enthusiasm and determination in all challenges that he led became reality. H.E. Sheikh Nahayan is the founder of the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences and also the Chancellor of United Arab Emirates University. H.E. Sheikh Nahayan’s valuable contributions to the health and welfare of the people of United Arab Emirates are countless. 

1-GRAND HAMDAN INTERNATIONAL AWARD – Obstetrics & Gynecology (Infertility)

Prof. Robert G Edwards – Executive Editor, Reproductive Biomedicine Online, Duck End farm, Drayton,
Cambridge, UK.

Prof.Edwards and his colleagues jointly created the first test tube baby, Louise Brown in 1978. He established the first IVF Clinic in 1980 and surpassed more than 1 million births till date. At the present he is the founder and chief editor of Reproductive Biomedicine Online.

2-HAMDAN AWARD FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE-Gene Therapy of Inherited Disorders

Prof. W French Anderson – Director, Gene Therapy Laboratories, Professor of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Norris Cancer Center, Los Angeles, USA. Prof. Anderson’s achievements are mainly in the Science of Innovative Biomedical Research and for which he is being awarded.

Pathogenesis & Therapy of Autoimmune Disorders
Co- winner – 1

Prof. Foo Yew Liew – Gardiner Professor and Head of Department, Department of Immunology and Bacteriology, University of Glasgow, UK.

Prof. Liew’s outstanding contributions to the understanding of the fundamental aspects of the immune response is deserving of being awarded.

Co-winner -2

Prof. Ăke Lernmark – Professor – Department of Medicine & Adjunct Professor – Department of Immunology, University of Washington, USA.

Prof. Lernmark’s contributions to the science of diabetes and diabetes research are mainly to the understanding of autoimmune insulin dependent diabetes or Type 1 diabetes and development of novel approaches to treat this serious human autoimmune disease. Prof. Lernmark highly deserves, for his outstanding contributions to the understanding of the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease combining studies in man with that in experimental animals, the Hamdan Award.

Apoptosis in Disease & Health

Prof. Martin Raff – MRC Laboratories for Molecular cell Biology & Biology Department, University College, London, UK. Prof. Martin Raff is a world leader in Molecular Cell Biology. His influential reviews on the molecular biology of the cell, is a great achievement. Prof. Raff’s group also contributed to the world- wide effort of analysing the process of programmed cell death. His success has made him a worthy recipient, for his outstanding experimental contributions to the role of cell death during development and in whole organisms, of the Hamdan Award.

3-HAMDAN AWARD FOR VOLUNTEERS INHUMANITARIAN MEDICAL SERVICES

1-Al Maktoum Foundation – United Arab Emirates.
Al Maktoum charity foundation launched its humanitarian services in1997. This foundation was the nucleus for the charity drive begun by H.H.Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Al Maktoum foundation has sponsored hundreds of pupils and has contributed significantly to the educational process, in addition to sponsoring parentless children, providing food, clothes and medicines to the needy.

2-Dr.Ghassan Shahroor – Damascus, Syria

Dr.Sharoor has painful experience an incentive to accomplish something for his original homeland, Palestine. He established Palestine Handicapped Authority in 1988. His works include Guide to Geriatrics Hearing Impairment. His humanitarian work is numerous.

3-Dr. William P Magee – USA

Dr. Magee is a leading plastic and craniofacial surgeon. He is the founder of Operation Smile, a private non-profit volunteer medical services organization providing reconstructive surgery and related healthcare to indigent children. He spent half of his life to this organization.

4-Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet – India

Dr.Dicksheet is plastic and Reconstructive surgeon. He wanted to make a difference and use his talents to provide” A New Life” to the poor and indigent children of India with congenital and other facial deformities. To-date, 56,600 surgeries have been performed. Through his human spirit and medical intervention, over 5.5 million people in India have been touched by his life changing surgeries. Dr. Dicksheet is disabled and a heart patient too.

HAMDAN AWARD FOR THE BEST MEDICAL COLLEGE/INSTITUTE OR CENTRE IN THE ARAB WORLD

1-Faculty of Medicine – University of Gezira, SudanThe Faculty of Medicine was established in 1975 and is the first institution to offer a community-oriented curriculum in the Arab World and this has had considerable influence in the training of doctors in other institutions that followed their lead. Its innovative approach the institute has had a strong positive impact on its students, faculty, community and the country.

2-Faculty of Medicine - American University of Beirut, Lebanon.Faculty of Medicine is a private non-sectarian institution established in 1866. The Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, has had a pioneering role in developing medical education and clinical care in the region in the 20^th century. 

1-HAMDAN AWARD FOR ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER PUBLISHED IN EMIRATES MEDICAL JOURNAL FROM INSIDE UAE

Dr. Christopher Frank Howarth – Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of  Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain.

Dr. Howarth is awarded for his original article,” Effects of hyperosmotic shrinking on ventricular myocyte shortening and intracellular Ca2+ in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats”.

2-HAMDAN AWARD FOR ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER PUBLISHED IN EMIRATES MEDICAL JOURNAL FROM OUTSIDE UAE

Dr. Jaffar Ali – IVF Laboratory, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Dr. Jaffar Ali’s main contribution to assisted reproduction technology (ART) in recent years is the pioneering work and formulation of an efficacious protein-free human embryo culture medium. Dr.Jaffar Ali is awarded for his original article,” Investigation into the Nutrient Requirement of the Human Embryo: Successful formulation and clinical trial of a novel protein-free embryo culture medium”.