Diabetes Research

Tailoring treatments for each patient with precision medicine. Modern medications save millions a year; however, most available drugs are “one size fits all” and fail to work similarly for everyon

DR. ANWAR MOHAMMAD Meet the scientists behind DDI’s research Dr. Anwar joined DDI in 2012 as a scientist in the Department of Public Health. Since 2018, he has been working within the Bioch

The rate of infection and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 varies based on the geographical spread of the virus as a consequence of several factors such as isolation, quarantine, differences in the genetic ma

Recent evidence emerges showing that COVID-19 may cause diabetes in patients with no previous history of diabetes. It has been well-established in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic that ob

Dr. Sardar joined DDI in 2014 and has been serving as Scientist II and Manager of the Animal and Imaging Core Facility since 2016. He received his Ph.D. in Immunology and Virology from the Univer

DDI finds potentially critical biomarker of metabolic inflammation in obesity and diabetes Obesity, an important risk factor in the development of diabetes, is often associated with chronic infl

Researchers at DDI have volunteered their time and expertise to help screen patients for COVID-19 A group of DDI researchers offered to volunteer their skills at different local hospitals to hel

Naturally occurring genetic variations in human populations may be the key to the differences in susceptibility to COVID-19 and the severity of its symptoms around the world. ACE2 and FURIN are im

MR. ARSHAD M CHANNANATH Arshad Mohammad Channanath has a master’s degree in bioinformatics and an advanced diploma in software engineering. His expertise includes analyzing and interpreting large

Head of the Immunology & Microbiology Department DR. RASHEED AHMAD Meet the scientists behind DDI’s research Dr. Ahmad is a senior scientist and head of the Immunology & Microbiology