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Aparna Balakrishna

Post Doctoral Consultant
Research Group: Salim Al-Babili
aparna.balakrishna^+kaust.edu.sa
Bldg.2, Lev. 3, 3255-WS12

Arsheed Sheikh

Post Doctoral Fellow​
Research Group: Heribert Hirt
Research Interest: ​Plant Signaling, Chromatin Regulation, Plant-pathogen interaction, MAP Kinase pathway
arsheed.sheikh^+kaust.edu.sa
B2/L3/R3288-WS21

Ashwag Shami

​Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Magdy Mahfouz
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Research Interest: ​Microbial genetics, metagenomics
Ashwag.Shami^+kaust.edu.sa
Bldg. 2, Lev. 3, seaside, 3254-WS10

Elodie Rey

Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Mark Tester
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Research Interest: ​Genetics and Genomics, Crop science, Quinoa, Cereals, Wild species, Evolution
elodie.rey^+kaust.edu.sa
Bldg. 2, Lev. 3, seaside, 3231-WS12

Jan Bettgenhaeuser

​Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Simon Krattinger
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Research Interest: ​Genetics, plant biology, plant pathology, domestication of plants
jan.bettgenhaeuser^+kaust.edu.sa
Bld. 2, Lev. 3, 3266-WS10

Jianing Mi

​Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Group: Salim Al-Babili
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Research Interest: Analytical Chemistry, LC-MS-based Metabolomics, Plant Hormones, Apocarotenoids​ ​
jianing.mi^+kaust.edu.sa
Bld. 2, Lev. 3, 3287-WS05

Kirti Shekhawat

​Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Heribert Hirt
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Research Interest: ​Plant-Bacterial interactions, Microbial interactions; Transcriptomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Mutagenesis, Microbial Co-evolution
kirti.bhatt^+kaust.edu.sa
Bldg. 2, Lev. 3, seaside, 3287-WS14

Magdalena Julkowska

Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Mark Tester
Magdalena.Julkowska^+kaust.edu.sa
Bld. 2, Lev. 3, Sea Side, 3255-WS06

Michael Abrouk

​Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Group: Simon Krattinger
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Research Interest: ​Bioinformatics, plant genomics, evolution, comparative genomics
michael.abrouk^+kaust.edu.sa
Bld. 2, Lev. 3, 3266-WS09
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Mike Karampelias

Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Heribert Hirt
michael.karampelias^+kaust.edu.sa
B2/L3/3288-WS08

Muhammad Jamil

Post Doctoral Fellow

Research Group: Salim Al-Babili

Research Interest: Plant hormones, strigolactones, heat tolerance, apocarotenoids
muhammad.jamil^+kaust.edu.sa
Bld. 2, Lev. 3, Desert side, 3255-WS14

Naheed Tabassum

​​Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Ikram Blilou
naheed.tabassum^+kaust.edu.sa
B2/L3/3266-WS05
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Shyam Gundu

Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Ikram Blilou
shyam.gundu^+kaust.edu.sa
B2/L3/3288-WS19

Ting Ting Xiao

​Post-Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Ikram Blilou
Research Interest: ​Plant biology, cell cytology, molecular biology
tingting.xiao^+kaust.edu.sa
Bld. 2, Lev. 3, 3266

Xiongjie Zheng

​Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Salim Al-Babili
xiongjie.zheng^+kaust.edu.sa
B2/L3/R3254-WS14

Yajun Wang

​Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Group: Simon Krattinger
yajun.wang^+kaust.edu.sa
2/3266-WS11

Haroon Butt

Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Magdy Mahfouz
haroon.butt.1^+kaust.edu.sa

Yveline Pailles

Post Doctoral Fellow

Research Group: Simon Krattinger​

Research Interest: Plant genetics, Plant physiology, Molecular biology, Sustainable agriculture, Crop improvement, Salinity tolerance in tomato plants, Wild relatives of tomato, Galapagos tomatoes.
yveline.pailles^+kaust.edu.sa
Bld. 2, Lev. 3, Area 4, Sea Side, 3254-WS04

Yunhe Jiang

Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Group: Heribert Hirt
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yunhe.jiang^+kaust.edu.sa

Zahir Ali

Post Doctoral Fellow

Research Group: Magdy Mahfouz

Research Interest: Targeted genome editing of plants, salt stress tolerance and signaling
zahir.ali^+kaust.edu.sa

Salt Lab

Tending the future of data analysis with MVApp

CDA Research Laboratory

A state-of-the-art laboratory facility includes walk-in plant growth chambers and reach-in growth cabinets

KAUST Research Greenhouse

A climate-controlled research space of 1600 sq m has 18 separate rooms for growing experimental plants

The Beacon tower at KAUST

The sun sets over the Red Sea behind the Beacon

Salim Al-Babili

Professor Salim Al-Babili receives Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant

Research Highlights

Metabolite stimulates a crop while suppressing a weed

The Salt Lab

Stressing the genetics in salt-tolerant crops