Balqees Yamani

After KAUST Academy

As of October 2026, Balqees works at Sensor Tower. Balqees completed the McKinsey Forward Program in June 2026, and the profile lists studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 2026.

Summer project

Bioinformatics Specialization · Cohort 2025

Differentially Enriched Neural Biological Processes Between L1 and L4 in Caenorhabditis elegans

The research aims to gain a deeper understanding of the stages of nervous system development in C. elegans through protein expression analysis and to elucidate the differences between the first and fourth stages. Proteins were normalized, clustered, and examined for differential expression. Gene Ontology enrichment revealed that nervous system biological processes are highly enriched at L1, consistent with the early waves of neurogenesis. These findings offer a proteomic viewpoint on C. elegans nervous system development.

Mentor: Thomas Krueger

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