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Dr. Dirar Al Homouz
Dr. dirar al homouz Associate Professor Physics

Contact Information
dirar.homouz@ku.ac.ae 02 312 4154

Biography

Dr. Dirar Homouz is a computational biophysicist passionate about uncovering the molecular secrets of life. After earning his PhD from the University of Houston in 2007, he now uses molecular dynamics simulations to study how proteins fold and function in crowded, cell-like environments. His research also explores how confinement at the nanoscale affects molecular behavior—key for nanotech and biomedical applications. In parallel, he applies machine learning to understand gene regulation and complex gene networks. Dirar enjoys mentoring students, coding simulations, and turning biology into data-driven insights.


Education
  • PhD., Physics, University of Houston, 2007

Teaching
  • Physics Statistics Biophysics Bioinformatics

Affiliated Centers, Groups & Labs

Research
Research Interests
  • Dr. Homouz’s current research is in the area of computational biophysics where he uses Molecular Dynamics simulations to model protein folding in a cell-like environment. In addition, he uses these methods to investigate the confinement effects in many important nano applications. Dr. Homouz is also interested in studying gene expression regulation and gene-gene networks. Dr Homouz also works on developing efficient machine learning algorithms to handle high throughput data in order to infer direct causal relationships in biological systems.


Vacancies

Ph.D. Studentship positions are available