Chairman and Members

Chairman

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council

Member

His Excellency Mohammad Al Gergawi

Minister of Cabinet Affairs

Member

His Excellency Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais

Minister of Health and Prevention

Member

Her Excellency Sara bint Yousef Al Amiri

Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, and Secretary General of the Emirates Genome Council

Member

His Excellency Omar bin Sultan Al Olama

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications

Member

His Excellency Mansoor Ibrahim Al Mansoori

Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi

Member

His Excellency Awad Saghir Al Ketbi

Director General of the Dubai Health Authority

Member

His Excellency Dr. Yousif Al Serkal

Director General of the Emirates Health Services Establishment

Member

His Excellency Dr. Amer Ahmad Sharif

President of Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Member

Professor Dr. Eric Xing

President at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Member

Dr. George Church

Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School

The Council

Driving collaborative efforts and regulatory guidance towards genomics integration and advancement in UAE's healthcare.

Initiatives

The Council is overseeing a growing number of initiatives that address the UAE’s public health priorities as part of the National Genome Strategy.

Partners

As part of its mission, the Emirates Genome Council is advancing progress towards the country’s preventive and personalised healthcare agenda in collaboration with regulatory, research, technology...