Did you know that the red alga Galdieria 🦠 secretes coproporphyrin IX under certain conditions? Video by nuran albarakati hands by Mauricio LPM

Great work, great paper, great team! Well done!

Update, medium from two 400 mL flasks 🧪 (minus sampling losses) produced this beautiful color. From Mauricio LPM. #galdieria coproporphyrin IX

[OIST] Visiting Program – Open Call for Visiting Scholars & Thematic Programs (All Fields) OIST Visiting Program Join us at OIST in Okinawa, Japan -  a unique, interdisciplinary university with no departments and a global community. See more details here: oist.jp/visiting-progr…

Great work by Perozeni, Ceschi et al. (2025) on the sustainable production of 1 mg/L #geraniol, a monoterpene alcohol with a rose-like aroma🌹, in the green alga #Chlamydomonas by heterologous expression of three enzymes (CrGES + LeGPPS + SpDXS). 🔗pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Today we proudly welcome our incoming BESE students at KAUST Convocation 2025. This year, 115 master's and Ph.D. students from 24 countries begin their graduate studies in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division. They bring new perspectives to shared

The summer issue of the Quarterly covers the following topics: AI-based image analysis for marine biology, improving microalgal transgene expression, population genetics of the black grouse, student courses in biomedicine/biotechnology and image analysis 👉cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de/localmedia/dow…

Welcome to KAUST — the #1 university in the Arab world. This year, 636 new students from 58 countries join us, nearly half from Saudi Arabia. Each brings bold ideas, global perspectives, and a passion for discovery that will help drive innovation from Saudi Arabia to the world.

Chlamy never ceases to surprise me! Our new preprint tracks dim-day acclimated Chlamy populations as they face sudden bright days. See how the alga bounces back from severe photodamage and a weird empty stroma phenotype to divide successfully by nightfall. doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Petra Marhava to KAUST as Assistant Professor of Plant Science. Her lab investigates how plant roots respond to temperature and drought stress, using advanced molecular and cellular approaches. This research supports BESE’s broader efforts in

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Peter Marhavý to KAUST as Research Assistant Professor of Plant Science. His lab investigates how plants detect and respond to stress within seconds of damage, focusing on root signaling and interactions with the surrounding microbial environment.

A #KAUST breakthrough published in Nature Catalysis converts captured CO₂ into industrial-grade ethylene, a $200B market chemical used in plastics and construction. This #innovation transforms emissions into profit and supports Saudi Arabia’s 2060 circular economy goals.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Peiying Hong (Peiying Hong) has been appointed as the new BESE Associate Dean of Students. Professor Hong shared: “I look forward to working with faculty colleagues and students to foster a thriving environment where BESE students can

📣 📣 Wondering what allow diatoms to grow in the ever-changing environment 🌦️of the ocean🌊? Check out or latest work where we develop genome-wide CRISPR screen to unravel the genes🧬 critical for diatoms under dynamic light conditions☀️🌥️👇 Spoiler alert: it is

On the 95th Saudi National Day, KAUST honors this year's identity "Our Pride is in Our Nature". It echoes our mission to transform discovery into impact for Saudi Arabia and the world.

🤝 The Paris Biofoundry spent 2 days with Concordia Genome Foundry 🇨🇦 — sharing best practices, discussing #robotics & #SyntheticBiology, and strengthening ties between #biofoundries worldwide. #ParisBiofoundry #Collaboration CASB Stéphane Lemaire Concordia University Sorbonne Université

Universities turn bold ideas into reality. At ASU, our scientists have reached a milestone with the compact X-ray light source, solving their first protein structure on a one-of-a-kind instrument. It’s a breakthrough that opens possibilities in medicine, semiconductors and more.

Happy World Algae Day! 🌿 The latest edition of The Algae Update is here, and we’re celebrating the remarkable organisms that sustain life on our planet and inspire innovation: algae! Read it now: hubs.ly/Q03Ncpgb0

Professor Himanshu Mishra has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry, one of the highest recognitions in the chemical sciences, honoring his leadership and impact in the field. Read more: kaust.link/i_EL

Today, we had the honor of hosting Prof. Sotirios Kampranis from University of Copenhagen Research in the weekly KAUST BESE student seminar. We heard about biotechnological production of flavors and fragrances as well as Taxol biosynthesis.