• Protection against the omicron variant from previous SARS-CoV-2 infection 

      Altarawneh, Heba N.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Qassim, Suelen; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Other)
      Natural infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) elicits strong protection against reinfection with the B.1.1.7 (alpha),1,2 B.1.351 (beta),1 and B.1.617.2 (delta)3 variants. However, the ...
    • Relative infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections, reinfections, and primary infections. 

      Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter; ... more authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)
      SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals and in those who had a prior infection have been observed globally, but the transmission potential of these infections is unknown. The RT-qPCR cycle threshold ...
    • Severity, Criticality, and Fatality of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Beta Variant 

      Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; ... more authors ( Oxford Academic , 2021 , Article)
      Beta (B.1.351) variant COVID-19 disease was investigated in Qatar. Compared to Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, odds of progressing to severe disease were 1.24-fold (95% CI: 1.11-1.39) higher for Beta. Odds of progressing to ...
    • Using Zebrafish for Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity 

      zakaria, zain z.; benslimane, fatiha m.; nasrallah, gheyath k.; shurbaji, samar; younes, nadin n.; ... more authors ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2018 , Article)
      Over the last decade, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as amodel organismfor cardiovascular research.Zebrafish have several advantages over mammalian models. For instance, the experimental cost of using zebrafish ...
    • Waning of BNT162b2 Vaccine Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Qatar. 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Yassine, Hadi M; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2021 , Article)
      Waning of vaccine protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a concern. The persistence of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine ...
    • Whole genome sequencing of marine organisms by Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Assessment and optimization of HMW-DNA extraction protocols 

      Boughattas, Sonia; Albatesh, Dana; Al-Khater, Albandari; Giraldes, Bruno W.; Althani, Asma A.; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)
      Marine habitats are Earth's largest aquatic ecosystems, yet little is known about marine organism's genomes. Molecular studies can unravel their genetics print, thus shedding light on specie's adaptation and speciation ...
    • Within-host diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients with variable disease severities 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Benslimane, Fatiha M.; El Bashir, Israa; Al Thani, Asmaa A; Yassine, Hadi M. ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      Background: The ongoing pandemic of SARS-COV-2 has already infected more than eight million people worldwide. The majority of COVID-19 patients are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Yet, about 15% of the cases ...
    • Within-Host Diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Patients With Variable Disease Severities. 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Elbashir, Israa E; Coyle, Peter V; Al Maslamani, Muna A; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)
      The ongoing pandemic of SARS-COV-2 has already infected more than eight million people worldwide. The majority of COVID-19 patients either are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Yet, about 15% of the cases experience ...