Research at DDI

DDI’s researchers were granted the 4th patent of 2021 by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for our new invention on “Methods of Inhibiting MMP-9” by our DDI Inventors from the department o

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology researchers were granted the U.S. patent rights on our new invention “MicroRNA ANGPTL3 INHIBITOR” on 13th July 2021. The patent was ultimately issued from the U

DDI’s researchers were invited to the #1 show on KTV1 ‘Layali AlKuwait’ to discuss the latest research achievements and findings. Dr. Faisal Al-Refaei, Chief Operating Officer, Dr.

The DDI “Patent and Research Translation Committee” congratulates the researchers on the grant of U.S. patent on our new invention “Use of MicroRNA-103 as Inhibitor for dyslipidemia by repressin

Prof. Fahd Almulla and his colleagues investigate what makes some cases of COVID-19 more severe. A striking feature of COVID-19 has been the variability in outcome, which ranges from silent infect

AMAL HASSAN Meet the scientists behind DDI’s research AMAL HASAN graduated in Zoology from Kuwait University; and studied for an MSc in Immunology and Allergy and a PhD in Immunology, at th

The autonomic nervous system is a control system that governs body activities such as digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, and heart rate in a mostly unconscious manner. This system i

Genomics and Bioinformatics Department members were able to prove that different strains or variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus are co-infecting and combining their genomes in one patient. This means

Type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide, causing both a health and socioeconomic burden. Fortunately, type 2 diabetes can be prevented if proper intervention is introduced during the early stages of

SUMI ELSA JOHN Meet the scientists behind DDI’s research SUMI ELSA JOHN is graduated with a master’s degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from the University of Leeds, UK. Her

ARSHAD MOHAMMAD CHANNANATH Meet the scientists behind DDI’s research ARSHAD MOHAMMAD CHANNANATH is a software engineer with a master’s degree in bioinformatics. His expertise includes anal

Do you inherit your obesity from your mom? Maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is used to trace the kinship through the female line, it accumulates mutations over several generations. C