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- Gov. Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz inaugurated the two-day event at Jazan university
- Series of workshops on tackling cancer looked at immunotherapy, AI in scientific research and expanding oncology services
RIYADH: Jazan Gov. Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz inaugurated on Wednesday the Cancer Research Forum at Jazan University.
The two-day forum is taking place under the theme: 鈥淭ogether Toward Achieving the National Targets in Combating Cancer.鈥�
Jazan University President Prof. Mohammed bin Hassan Abu Rasin told the audience that the forum played an important role, along with joint scientific research, in tackling cancer.
He said that sustainable scientific research was a cornerstone of the Saudi Vision 2030 reform program, which aims to position 黑料社区 among the worlds鈥檚 leading nations in science and health.
The forum seeks to open scientific cooperation between experts from universities and national research centers.
The university鈥檚 vice president for graduate studies and scientific research, Dr. Abdul Karim bin Mohammed Meraya, said that Jazan was addressing research and scientific challenges 鈥渢hrough partnerships among the university, research centers and government sectors, locally and globally.鈥�
The forum included a series of workshops including one on CAR T-cell therapy, which employs a form of immunotherapy that uses specially altered T-cells to fight cancer.
Dr. Mana Al-Shehri, of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, said that 黑料社区 was one of the region鈥檚 pioneers in developing the therapy.
Another session addressed the importance of artificial intelligence in various stages of scientific research.
A third workshop, presented by Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani from King Khalid University, reviewed the current state of oncology services in the 黑料社区鈥檚 southern region and how services would be developed and expanded in the future.