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  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Qutayba Hamid is affiliated with the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and specializes in the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases, immunology, physiology, molecular biology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily related to respiratory health and infectious diseases.

The scientist's key research topics include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Long-term effects of COVID-19
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research
  • Vitamin D research studies

Frequent collaborators in their work include Rabih Halwani, Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari, Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari, Rifat Hamoudi, and Saba Al Heialy.

Their research has been published extensively in journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Among recent notable papers are:

  • "Airways Expression of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor, ACE2, and TMPRSS2 Is Lower in Children Than Adults and Increases with Smoking and COPD" (2020, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development)
  • "Unraveling the Mystery Surrounding Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19" (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Increased Levels of Anxiety Among Medical and Non-Medical University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Arab Emirates" (2020, Risk Management and Healthcare Policy)
  • "Histone Modification in NSCLC: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Regulation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Obesity: Implications for COVID-19" (2020, Frontiers in Physiology)

In recognition of their contributions to science, Qutayba Hamid was awarded the fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada in 2013 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma

    Kian Fan Chung;Sally E. Wenzel;Jan L. Brozek;Andrew Bush

  • Predominant TH2-like bronchoalveolar T-lymphocyte population in atopic asthma

    D. S. Robinson;Q. Hamid;Sun Ying;A. Tsicopoulos

  • New insights into atopic dermatitis

    Donald Y.M. Leung;Mark Boguniewicz;Michael D. Howell;Ichiro Nomura

  • Long-Term Clinical Efficacy of Grass-Pollen Immunotherapy

    Stephen R. Durham;Samantha M. Walker;Eva-Maria Varga;Mikila R. Jacobson

  • IL-17 is increased in asthmatic airways and induces human bronchial fibroblasts to produce cytokines.

    Sophie Molet;Qutayba Hamid;Francis Davoine;Esra Nutku

  • Differential in situ cytokine gene expression in acute versus chronic atopic dermatitis.

    Qutayba Hamid;Mark Boguniewicz;Donald Y. M. Leung

  • Induction of nitric oxide synthase in asthma

    Q Hamid;Springall;JM Polak;V Riveros-Moreno

  • Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report

    C A Akdis;M Akdis;T Bieber;C Bindslev-Jensen

  • Expression of mRNA for interleukin-5 in mucosal bronchial biopsies from asthma.

    Q Hamid;M Azzawi;S Ying;R Moqbel

  • Messenger RNA expression of the cytokine gene cluster, interleukin 3 (IL-3), IL-4, IL-5, and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor, in allergen-induced late-phase cutaneous reactions in atopic subjects.

    A. B. Kay;Sun Ying;V. Varney;M. Gaga

  • Acidic Mammalian Chitinase in Asthmatic Th2 Inflammation and IL-13 Pathway Activation

    Zhou Zhu;Tao Zheng;Robert J. Homer;Yoon Keun Kim

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Activation of CD4+ T cells, increased TH2-type cytokine mRNA expression, and eosinophil recruitment in bronchoalveolar lavage after allergen inhalation challenge in patients with atopic asthma

    D. Robinson;Qutayba Hamid;A. Bentley;Sun Ying

  • Eosinophil-associated TGF-beta1 mRNA expression and airways fibrosis in bronchial asthma.

    Eleanor M. Minshall;Donald Y. M. Leung;Richard J. Martin;Yan Ling Song

  • Airway remodeling-associated mediators in moderate to severe asthma: Effect of steroids on TGF-β, IL-11, IL-17, and type I and type III collagen expression

    Jamila Chakir;Joanne Shannon;Sophie Molet;Motonori Fukakusa

  • TH17-associated cytokines (IL-17A and IL-17F) in severe asthma

    Wisam Al-Ramli;David Préfontaine;Fazila Chouiali;James G. Martin

  • Periostin is a systemic biomarker of eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthmatic patients.

    Guiquan Jia;Richard W. Erickson;David F. Choy;Sofia Mosesova

  • Inflammation of small airways in asthma

    Qutayba Hamid;Yunling Song;Thomas C. Kotsimbos;Eleanor Minshall

  • Increased Expression of IL-33 in Severe Asthma: Evidence of Expression by Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

    David Préfontaine;Stéphane Lajoie-Kadoch;Susan Foley;Séverine Audusseau

Frequent Co-Authors

James G. Martin
James G. Martin McGill University Health Centre
Meri K. Tulic
Meri K. Tulic Grenoble Alpes University
Donald Y.M. Leung
Donald Y.M. Leung National Jewish Health
Rifat Hamoudi
Rifat Hamoudi University of Sharjah
Jamila Chakir
Jamila Chakir Université Laval
Saleh Al-Muhsen
Saleh Al-Muhsen King Saud University
Anne Tsicopoulos
Anne Tsicopoulos Institut Pasteur
Sun Ying
Sun Ying Capital Medical University
Mikila R. Jacobson
Mikila R. Jacobson Imperial College London
Catherine Lemière
Catherine Lemière University of Montreal

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