Dr. Abdulsalam Soofi is a US Fulbright Scholar from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  Dr. Soofi was awarded a Fulbright Flex Award to the United Arab Emirates at Sharjah University to conduct research/teaching on the role of disrupted iron metabolism in acute kidney injury, in collaboration with Dr. Mawieh Hamad form the department of Medical Laboratory Sciences at the Research Institute of Medical & Health Science, College of Health Sciences.

The Fulbright Program is the largest program of its kind funded by the United States government in partnership with more than 160 countries worldwide. The Fulbright Program offers international education and cultural exchange programs for passionate and accomplished students, scholars, artists, teachers, and professionals of all backgrounds to study, teach, or pursue important research and professional projects.