أعضاء المجموعة من منسوبي الجامعة
- Rehab Almasaabi
- Sanaa Almowallad
- Hanan Alatwi
- Reema Almotairi
- Yasemene Alanazi
- Sahar Khateeb
أعضاء المجموعة من خارج الجامعة
- Ana Rodriguez-Mateos
الهوية البحثية
This group focus on the role of diet and how its correlated to diseases specifically mental health disorders. It also, will investigate the role of the gut microbiome on the health benefits of phytochemicals, and the development of biomarkers of food intake using metabolomic approaches.
الأهداف
- Explore novel foods and phytochemicals commonly consumed in Saudi Arabia that may have beneficial effects on mental health.
- Identify novel biomarkers associated with mental health disorders.
- Examine potential genetic correlations between microbiome distribution and mental health in the Saudi population.
- Foster scientific collaborations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.
- Support early-career researchers in Saudi Arabia in establishing their scientific careers.
- Enhance the international visibility of the University of Tabuk and its researchers.
- Pursue patents for novel biomarkers and genetic variants linked to mental health disorders in the Saudi
النشاطات
- To explore the role of diet on the mental health of the young population in Saudi Arabia.
- Examine different biomarkers and their association to the gut-brain axis
- Investigate possible phytochemical rich diet, tailored to the Saudi population, in improving anxiety, depression and stress levels in young people.