It has made a scientific breakthrough by discovering the genetic mutation responsible for infecting the deaf category

Maryam Al-Obthany: The homeland is in constant need of its creative children

Very early on, the Emirati Mariam Ghaleb Al-Obthani's passion and desire to devote a distinguished knowledge experience prompted her to present innovative scientific research, through which she was able, after long and strenuous attempts, to discover the genetic mutation responsible for infecting the deaf category, for the first time in the United Arab Emirates and other countries. The Arab Gulf, achieving a new scientific precedent to be added to the list of special researches in this field, after specializing in the field of studying anthropology and obtaining a master's degree from the University of Sharjah.

She stressed that “what I have presented so far is just the beginning, and the next is better, what I always call upon young people who are ambitious for science and knowledge, whom I advise them not to stop at a certain station, but to continue to search for opportunities and prospects available in all fields, as the nation is in constant need of its creative sons.” ».

Professional Excellence

Maryam Al-Aobthany, who now works as a professor of laboratory officer at the University of Sharjah, spoke to "Emirates Today" about the nature of her work in the Department of Biotechnology, responsible for biology and for the preparation of scientific experiments in terms of security and safety, with regard to students and the surrounding environment, in addition to her accreditation as a trainer. She holds a "British Board" certificate in the field of self-development, in an attempt to provide her scientific and academic expertise to the new generation of students and researchers in the UAE.

perseverance and experience

Regarding the circumstances of her discovery of the genetic mutation responsible for cases of deafness in a certain group of people, Al-Abthani confirmed that, by virtue of her practical specialization, she underwent a series of practical experiments and successive scientific attempts before settling on the topic of her research, which was supervised by Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Telili, describing the stations of her experience by saying: At the beginning of collecting private samples, I rushed towards a wide personal search through social networks, through friends and the university, until I discovered Al Amal School specialized in caring for the deaf in Sharjah, on which my experiences were built.”

Facilitate the task

Maryam stressed the need to thank the specialist Fatima Al Darmaki, who spared no effort in supporting her to accomplish her tasks and helping her to attend classes and then facilitating her mission in this context and helping her to learn sign language for easy communication with students.” Deaf people, at a time when the conditions of scientific research required the study of at least 50 samples, to start immediately after that, the phase of the laboratory research series, which was a real test of my ability to bear the hardships and challenges of the road, my effort and perseverance in order to achieve my goals, especially with my responsibilities The multiplicity that I always divide between the requirements of my morning job as a laboratory officer preparing scientific experiments for students, and the time required in the evening, my practical research experiments that took me about a year and a half.”

Challenges

Emirati discoverer, Maryam Al-Aobthani, does not hesitate to talk about the most difficult situations and crises she faced, which resulted in her recent discovery, which is added to the series of pioneering discoveries in the field of human genetics, saying, “The task was not as easy as some imagine, as it failed to obtain the results of the tests and prepared the process 10 Consecutive times, while I had to wait weeks before getting the expected results, but I made sure to compete with time and stick to my goals of success by intensifying my presence in the lab to gain time and achieve the desired results faster.

She added, "I do not deny that I went through moments of fatigue, despair and dread of failure, up to the decisive moment that was associated with the tenth experiment, which at that time resulted in the discovery of a rare genetic mutation called (TMC1), which does not exceed 5% of deaf people around the world. , unlike the genetic mutation known as (GGP2), especially if we know that the genetic mutation is a genetic defect that occurs in any organ in the human body that leads to a failure of this organ to perform its normal functions and tasks.

scientific value

On the importance of her new scientific discovery, Maryam Al-Aobthany confirmed that her scientific research is available to all the international scientific community, after its owner took the initiative to document it scientifically and in terms of intellectual property rights, given that it is accompanied by the conditions for discussing a master’s degree in her field of specialization, which requires publishing a scientific article Of valuable interest in one of the refereed scientific journals with global credibility, stressing at the same time that the most important thing is to continue to discover more genes and mutations in this field and to achieve public benefit.

Maryam Al-Obthani:

• “A genetic mutation is a genetic defect that occurs in any organ and leads to a failure in its performance.”

• “The most important thing is to continue to discover more genes and mutations and to achieve the general benefit.”

Self development

Maryam Al-Aobthani’s ambitions do not stop at the limits of scientific discovery and excellence in the field of academic studies, but go beyond it to provide her diverse experiences and knowledge in parallel fields, most notably the training experience in which Maryam engaged to develop her capabilities and knowledge in the field of self-development, and then support her experience in the field, stressing that “after Having a master’s degree, I had a great surplus of time, so I thought of offering specialized scientific courses such as the mechanism of calculating genes responsible for the transfer of parental traits to the child and other courses that can help spread knowledge widely.”

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