Title: Evolution, Development and Neural Functions

Biography:

Fatema Al-rashed, Ph.D, is a post-doc researcher at the immunology unit of dasman diabetes institute in Kuwait.  She hold a B.Sc in Microbiology with immunology from Leeds University , and both MRes and a Ph.D in biomedical science from Glasgow and Nottingham University, respectively . From 2005 to 2010 she worked as medical technician at the immunology unit of Mubarak al Kabeer hospital, Kuwait. And after obtaining her Ph.D in 2016 she decided to switch to research were here research interests span both lipotoxicity and para-inflammation. Much of her work has been on improving the understanding, design, and performance of lipid metabolism, mainly through controlling bioactive lipids and the manipulation of nuclear factors regulators. Before joining Dasman diabetes institute, her research examined the impact of phycology on insulin sensitivity. After joining Dasman diabetes instituete, her work has focused on the impact of obesity in obesity and diabetes related inflammation. She has explored the effect of bioactive lipids in obesity induced inflammation. In 2017 she received L'OréalUNESCO For Women in Science award, for her research on the effect of lipid metabolites in monocytic lipotoxicity and inflammatory responses.