MANILA: It was in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic when Paolo Victor Redondo arrived in Saudi Arabia to begin his doctoral studies in biostatistics. Initially unsure whether the program would move forward in the wake of widespread shutdowns, he soon realized that the opportunity was bigger than he had ever expected.
In May next year he is going to graduate from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, one of the top research institutions in the Middle East.
Redondo’s project explores how different parts of the brain interact in healthy people and those diagnosed with disorders such as dementia.
“We want to understand how our brains differ in terms of wiring on how these regions communicate and somehow guide us to understand what is missing, what is not functioning well for those groups,” he told Arab News.
“I was really surprised here at KAUST, because the support that they give to students is overwhelming.”
