Research Alignment

The Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center (NMSRC) aligns its research projects with the 3 major development guidelines used by the Omani government

Oman Vision 2040

4th Industrial Revolution

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030

Education and Community Outreach

NMSRC Education & community outreach
✓   Graduate students training at the center.
✓   School Outreach.
✓   Community Outreach.
✓   Seminars on the environment, reptiles, water conservation, renewable energies, etc.
✓   Partnership with internal i.e. UoN and external i.e ESO, MOE.
✓   Caves, Wadis, and others local environment exploration.
✓   Fauna and flora data collection.
✓   Partnerships with Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Agricultre and Fisheries,OBG, OAPGRC, SQU.
✓   International Research Cooperation, international students’ internships, Omani students’ research abroad, Scientific workshops, Conferences, Open lectures.

Oman Vision 2040
✓   Inclusive education, sustainable learning, and scientific research that leads to a knowledgeable society and competitive national capabilities.
✓   A society proud of its identity and culture and committed to its citizenship.
✓   Effective, balanced, and flexible ecosystems in order to protect the environment and ensure the sustainability of its resources in support of the national economy.

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030

Industry Consulting

NMSRC Industry Consulting
✓   Sustainability
✓   Environmental Protection and Remediation.
✓   Oil & Gas, Hospitality Industries.
✓   Industry Research and Applications.
✓   Natural product based on knowledge.
✓   National economy diversification.
✓   Oil & Gas Industries, Agriculture, Pharmacology, Perfumery, cosmetics.
✓   SME entrepreneur support.

4th Industrial Revolution
✓   Innovation

Oman Vision 2040
✓   Inclusive education, sustainable learning, and scientific research that leads to a knowledgeable society and competitive national capabilities.
✓   A society proud of its identity and culture and committed to its citizenship.
✓   Effective, balanced, and flexible ecosystems in order to protect the environment and ensure the sustainability of its resources in support of the national economy.

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030

Research Topics

NMSRC Research Topics
✓   Plant genomes, Natural products of Oman medicinal plants, Chemical & biological properties of Natural pure compounds, Essential Oil Research and olafactrometry.
✓   Microbes diversity, Biotransformation, Biotechnological applications.
✓   Natural Products and bioactive compounds from Marine species, Marine-Microbes isolation and identification.
✓   Stem cells and regenerative Medicine, Bone healing, Wound Healing, Venom Research, Diabetic and Cancer Research, In-vitro & In-vivo experiments.
✓   Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), 3D Computational Biology, Bio-informatics.

4th Industrial Revolution
✓   Innovation
✓   Nanotechnology
✓   Synthetic
✓   Biology
✓   3D Bio Printing

Oman Vision 2040
✓   Inclusive education, sustainable learning, and scientific research that leads to a knowledgeable society and competitive national capabilities.
✓   A society proud of its identity and culture and committed to its citizenship.
✓   Effective, balanced, and flexible ecosystems in order to protect the environment and ensure the sustainability of its resources in support of the national economy.
✓   A diversified and sustainable economy that embraces knowledge and innovation, operates within integrated frameworks, attains an accomplished competitiveness.
✓   Keeps abreast of industrial revolutions, and achieves fiscal sustainability.
✓   A pioneering healthcare system with international standards.

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030