M.Sc. Architekt is a licensed architect with over 10 years of professional and academic experience. He began his architectural studies in 2009 at Damascus University and moved to Germany in 2013 to specialize in reconstruction. He earned top honors (1.0) for both his bachelor’s and master’s theses on “Rebuilding Syria” at Leibniz University Hannover, receiving two academic recognitions. Maher works as an architect at Vier Linden Architekten and is the founder of the Rehla Network (www.rehla-net.com), an initiative that promotes architectural knowledge and dialogue across the Arab world.

His research interests focus on architecture and urban planning, particularly related to the reconstruction of Syria. Maher strongly believes in the power of architecture to rebuild hope and foster the prosperity of communities. His personal website is available at www.maherdaboul.com.

Info

• City: Hannover
• Country of Residence: Germany (DE)
• Academic Degree: Masters
• Research Area:  Architektur und Städtebau (Wiederaufbau Syrien)
• Current affiliation: Architekt (Vier Linden Architekten) / Founder (www.rehla-net.com)

SESSIONS

Rebuilding Syria

Bio

Dr. Harb obtained his Bachelor’s in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Amman University in 2006.
Since then, he has moved to Germany and got his Master’s in Infectious Immunology and PhD in Immuno-epigenetics from Philipps University Marburg. In 2017, he moved with his family to the USA to work as a research fellow at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital.
In 2019, he was promoted to Junior Faculty member at Harvard Medical School as an instructor in pediatrics and immunology.
In 2022, he was appointed an assistant professor of Infectious Immunology at the Technical University of Dresden. His lab focuses on various lung infections and immunological diseases such as Asthma, COPD, and Lung fibrosis. 

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• City: Dresden
• Country of Residence: Germany
• Academic Degree: Prof.
• Research Area: Neurosurgery/ Neurooncology
• Current affiliation: Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital in Dresden and serves as the Director of the Neuro-Oncology Center at the National Center for Tumor Diseases.

SESSIONS

Empowering Arab Academics