Alia Al Mansoori
Alia Al Mansoori | |
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.jpg) Alia Al Mansoori in 2019 | |
| Born | c. 2002 |
| Nationality |  Emirati |
| Education | Al Mawakeb Schools |
| Known for | Winning the Genes In Space UAE competition in 2017 |
Alia Al Mansoori is a former Emirati pupil at Al Mawakeb School. In 2017, aged 15, she won the Genes in Space UAE competition, with a proposal to study how exposure to space affects the health of live organisms at cellular level. Her experiment was loaded onto the August 2017 SpaceX CRS-12 mission.[1] Al Mansoori's experiment studied the expression of heat-shock proteins in space, establishing that the genes turning them on could be detected.[2] Her experiment was successfully tested by astronaut Peggy Whitson and revealed stress-induced gene expression using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.[3]
In 2018, Al Mansoori represented the United Arab Emirates at the 114th Explorers Club Annual Dinner in New York.[3] The following year, while in her 11th grade at Al Mawakeb School,[4] she was appointed to a two-year part-time internship as Scientific Research Fellow at New York University Abu Dhabi.[4][5][6] Al Mansoori also founded a platform called Emirati Astronaut, to encourage aspiring and veteran astronauts to connect.[5][6]
In 2021, while studying biological sciences at the University of Edinburgh,[7] Al Mansoori was selected to join the "Futureneers", a group of young emiratis tasked with developing ideas to prepare the country for the next 50 years.[8] Her dream "is to be the first Emirati woman to visit Mars".[9]
Personal life
[edit]Al Mansoori enjoys sports, and said that Brazilian jiu-jitsu "helped [her] feel strong and confident".[4] She credits her parents and her brother, who is ten years her elder and is now a forensic scientist, with fostering her passion for science.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Langton, James (August 14, 2017). "Dreams of Emirati teenager Alia Al Mansoori launched into space". The National. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ Rogers, Kaleigh (January 9, 2018). "The Teenager Who Sent An Experiment to Space and Dreams of Visiting Mars". motherboard.vice.com. Vice.
- ^ a b Wam (April 3, 2018). "Emirati teen Alia Al Mansoori represents UAE at 114th Explorers Club Annual Dinner in New York". Emirates 24/7. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sanderson, Daniel (March 11, 2019). "I will change the world, vows UAE's teenage space prodigy". The National. UAE. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Alia Al Mansoori appointed as research fellow at NYU Abu Dhabi". The National. UAE. March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Singh, Amrita. "5 Influential Arab Women To Follow In 2021". AboutHer. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Zakir, SM Ayaz (September 9, 2021). "Meet three Futureneers with grand plans for UAE's next 50 years". Khaleej Times. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "UAE govt selects young Emiratis who will develop ideas for next 50 years". Khaleej Times. September 6, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Wam (October 12, 2017). "My dream is to be the first Emirati woman to go to Mars": Alia Al Mansoori". Emirates 24/7. Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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