Stem Cells Research Unit | College of Medicine

Stem Cells Research Unit


Dr Ahmed AlHakami (Director)	Dr Harish Chinna Konda Chandramoorthy (Co-Director)

Unit Governance and Administration (College of Medicine)

Patron: Prof. Ali Saeed Al-Qahtani

Chairman: Dr. Ahmed Al-Hakami

Vice Chairman: Dr. Harish C Chandramoorthy

Technician: Mr. Abdul Rehman Abu Hashra

Advisor: Prof. Mohammed Haidara

Purchase Coordinator: Mr. Riyad Al Moosa

Staff Volunteers: Dr. Martin Raju (College of Medicine)

Mr. Ehab Abdur Rehman (College of Medicine)

Dr. Sharaz Sheik (College of Dentistry)

Dr. Jagadish Hosmie (College of Dentistry)

Vision

To establish and maintain a world class stem cell research facility in middle-east region and strive hard to be recognized as one among the leading stem cell research centers throughout the world.

Mission

To introduce cutting edge stem cell technology and models of cell therapy to our scientific community by enabling opportunities for research, teaching, learn, work and publication.

Goals and objectives

Establish a full-fledged, accredited functional stem cell research center at the earliest with basic / advanced central equipment & animal surgical facility.

To aim on national and international funding to promote high caliber basic, biomedical & translational stem cell research
Create awareness among commoner on the stem cell research and therapeutic application
To guide the local scientific community in research and development leading to project preparation, fund raising etc
To establish a working model of cell therapy center at new university hospital premises

Department Quality Policy

College of Medicine has quality management system under the umbrella of The Vice-Deanship of Academic Development and Quality. The Deanship endures for continuous improvement in order to ensure high-quality education and research which is followed by Stem Cell Unit. Deanship’s quality committee is responsible to adopt quality measures (development, monitor, ensure) for maintaining sustainable quality for entire medical college. Periodic evaluation of research under the program and its impact, by the faculty, student and other stakeholders contribute to the quality system.

Major strategies and its measurable indicators

Goals and Objectives	Major Strategies	Measurable Indicators
Establish a full-fledged, accredited functional stem cell research center at the earliest with basic / advanced central equipment & animal surgical facility.	Use of stem cell center to teach students cutting edge technologies use full for their post-graduation and fellowships. Accreditation will offer international ethical research platform to all the researchers of King Khalid University. Inclusion of research in the curriculum makes use of stem cell unit to meet the national goals.	Accreditation report Advance equipment available in the unit List of staff members/students working in the facility in each academic year
To aim on national and international funding to promote high caliber basic, biomedical & translational stem cell research	Being competent by securing high class university/ research center collaborations. Allow the faculty members and students to get involved in research/projects for benefit of community.	Research projects submitted for funding. Number of national/international universities collaborated
Create awareness among commoner on the stem cell research and therapeutic application.	Offer short term courses to the private / public sector Offering community services	Proportion of full time/volunteering faculty members actively engaged in community service activities through stem cell unit
To guide the local scientific community in research and development leading to project preparation, fund raising etc	Giving optimal working environment to staff and students who will volunteer to work on research. Guidance will be provided on technical aspects, manuscript preparation, research proposals and grants	Ongoing research progress report Number of papers published by staff member/students Number of conference presentations
To establish a working model of cell therapy center at new university hospital premises	Study the feasibility of cord blood bank and marrow processing facility	Feasibility report from the pilot study

List of Publications

Alhazzani A, Rajagopalan P, Albarqi Z, Devaraj A, Mohamed MH, Al-Hakami A,Chandramoorthy HC. Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) Coculture Protects [Ca(2+)](i)Orchestrated Oxidant Mediated Damage in Differentiated Neurons In Vitro. Cells.2018 Dec 6;7(12). Impact 4.82
Harish C Chandramoorthy, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Bajunaid, Hussian Nasser Kariri, Ahmed Al-Hakami, Abdullah Abu Sham, Misfer Bin Safer Al- Shahrani, Suliman M Al-Humayed, Rajagopalan Prasanna. Feasibility of Cord Blood Bank in High Altitude Abha - Preclinical Impacts. Cell and Tissue Banking (2018) Sep;19(3):413-422. Impact 1.331
Harish C Chandramoorthy, Ahmed AL-Hakami, Abdullah Abu Sham. Umbilical cord blood leptin concentration- What does it imply? KKU Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017; 2 (1):9-14.
Harish C Chandramoorthy, Ahmed Al-Hakami, Ahmed Alrabai, Hussian Nasser Kariri, Abdulaziz Alamri, Ashish Varma, Prasanna Rajagopalan. Viable CD34+ along with TNC microenvironment are prerequisite for CBT- A worldwide experience. KKU Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 2018 Accepted (In Press).
Chandramoorthy HC, Bin-Jaliah I, Karari H, Rajagopalan P, Ahmed Shariff ME, Al-Hakami A, Al-Humayad SM, Baptain FA, Ahmed HS, Yassin HZ, Haidara MA. MSCs ameliorates DPN induced cellular pathology via [Ca(2+) ](i) homeostasis and scavenging the pro-inflammatory cytokines. J Cell Physiol. 2018.233:1330-1341. Impact 4.08