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Saba Al Heialy Biography Academic Appointments Professional Education Teaching Honors and Awards Publications Research Interests Clinical and Community Service
Assistant Professor – Immunology

Saba Al Heialy

saba.alheialy@mbru.ac.ae +971 4 383 8720

Saba Al Heialy obtained her PhD degree in 2013 at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. She trained at the Meakins-Christie laboratory, a leading research center in respiratory medicine under the supervision of Dr. James G. Martin. She was awarded many scholarships throughout her PhD including the James Hogg Award in 2012 for her work on nanotubes in T cells. Currently, her research revolves around the role of the immune system in various respiratory diseases with an emphasis on the association between asthma and obesity. Moreover, she has a particular interest in the role of obesity in the COVID-19 pandemic. She is funded by the Al Jalila Research Foundation for her work on the association between asthma and lung cancer.

Academic Appointments

2017 - Present

Assistant Professor of Immunology

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2017 - Present

Adjunct Professor

McGill University, Canada

2014 - 2016

Senior lecturer of Physiology

Alfaisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2015 - 2016

Director of 1st year medical program

Alfaisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Professional Education

2013

Doctor of Philosophy (Experimental Medicine)

McGill University, Canada

2007

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

Teaching

  • Teaching Immunology undergraduate students.
  • Teaching Immunology to postgraduate students.
  • Mentoring Masters and PhD students.

Honors and Awards

2019

L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science-International Rising Talent

Project: Relation of obesity and immune regulation in asthmatics: crosstalk between adipocytes and T cells

2017

L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship

Project: Steroid hyporesponsiveness in obese asthmatics: role of Th17 cells and GR-β

2012

James Hogg Award - Best poster presentation

Canadian Thoracic Society Poster Competition, San Francisco, CA, USA

2012

Travel Award

American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA, USA

2012

Travel Award

Department of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Canada

2011

Best Research Presentation - 1st prize in the PhD category

Association des pneumologues de la province de Québec conference, Canada

2011 - 2012

Doctoral Fellowship

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre , Canada

2011

Best Research Presentation - 1st prize in the PhD category

Respiratory Research Axis Day- McGill University, Canada

2010 - 2011

Doctoral Fellowship from Allergen

2010 - 2011

Doctoral Fellowship

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Canada

2010

Best Research Presentation - 1st prize in the PhD category

Respiratory Research Axis Day - McGill University, Canada

2010

Travel Award

Department of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Canada

2009 - 2010

Doctoral Fellowship from Asthma in the Workplace

Publications

Vitamin D Regulates the Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Blood of Severe Asthmatic Patients

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Implications of preexisting asthma on COVID-19 pathogenesis.

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Asthma severity as a contributing factor to cancer incidence: A cohort study

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Combination of obesity and co-morbidities leads to unfavorable outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

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Regulation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in obesity: implications for COVID-19.

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Contribution of IL-17 in Steroid Hyporesponsiveness in Obese Asthmatics Through Dysregulation of Glucocorticoid Receptors α and β

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Role of IL-17 in asthma pathogenesis and its implications for the clinic

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Nanotubes connect CD4+ T cells to airway smooth muscle cells: novel mechanism of T cell survival

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Insights into asthmatic airway remodelling through murine models

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T cell-induced airway smooth muscle cell proliferation via the epidermal growth factor receptor.

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Research Interests

  • Immune responses of asthma
  • Role of obesity in asthma
  • Role of obesity in outcomes of COVID-19
  • Association between asthma and lung cancer

Clinical and Community Service

  • Administration and Service in 2 universities.
  • Friends of Cancer Patients
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