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Luis R. Saraiva is an Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine specializing in human disease modeling and therapeutics. He completed his integrated B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biology at the University of Evora and the Gulbenkian Institute of Science in Portugal, followed by a Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Cologne, Germany, where he graduated summa cum laude in 2008. His academic journey included prestigious appointments as a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School, a postdoctoral associate at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and an EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral Fellow at the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute and Wellcome Sanger Institute. In 2015, he joined Sidra Medicine, Qatar, leading the Human Disease Modeling Therapeutics Laboratory. Over the years, he has served as adjunct faculty at Monell Chemical Senses Center and held a joint professor position at Hamad bin Khalifa University. His lab focuses on developing biological assays to explore the molecular basis of rare genetic diseases, aiming to advance diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for neurological, kidney, and heart diseases.
Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT
Associate Professor Adjunct at Yale School of Medicine; member of the faculty leading research in human disease modeling and therapeutics.
Hamad bin Khalifa University • Qatar
Joint Professor at Hamad bin Khalifa University, contributing to academic research and collaboration.
Monell Chemical Senses Center • USA
Spent several years as an adjunct faculty member contributing to research in chemical senses.
Sidra Medicine • Qatar
Leading the Human Disease Modeling Therapeutics Laboratory focusing on the treatment of rare genetic diseases.
Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.