Dr Saleh Ibrahim

Saleh Ibrahim earned his Bachelor of Medicine in Egypt, then obtained an MD in Immunology from Helsinki University. He completed postdoctoral training in molecular genetics at Princeton University, studying the genetic basis of autoimmunity, before leading a group at the University of Rostock in 1997. In 2008, he became a professor of Genetics at Luebeck University and joined Khalifa University in 2022.

Dr. Ibrahim's research focuses on investigating population differences in genetic susceptibility to complex diseases, as well as exploring the role of gene-microbiota interactions in the pathogenesis of age-related diseases.