A zebrafish conference/workshop was held in Qatar between April 13 and 17, 2019. The aim of the event was to promote zebrafish research in Qatar and in Middle East/Asia by bringing together local zebrafish researchers with international colleagues. Another aim was to give basic zebrafish training to interested researchers enabling them to initiate relevant zebrafish research. A total of 25 speakers and >150 attendees participated in the event from distinguished international and local institutions demonstrating the success of the event.
Keywords: Asia; Middle East; Qatar; conference; zebrafish.