Rafid Al-Hallaf, Ph.D. Research Fellow

Dr. Rafid Al-Hallaf is a Veterinarian who obtained his Doctorate in Microbiology and Immunology from James Cook University, Australia. During his post-graduation, Rafid successfully completed his scholarship work at The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine “AITHM” laboratories. His research work included the study of the precise role that NLRP3 and NLRP1 inflammasomes have in regulating immunity and inflammation in gastrointestinal helminth infections.Rafid started his postdoctoral training at Dr. Hamad’s lab where he is studying the novel dual-expressing lymphocyte termed the X cell and its importance in autoimmune diseases, particularly Type 1 diabetes. Currently he is focused on further characterizing and investigating the role of the X-monoclonal antibody’s role in the Type 1 Diabetes.