Jun 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Is the Red Sea under pressure? Local stressors, impacts on coral reef organisms, and implications for environmental managementMicaela Justo
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Jun 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Genome-Resolved Microbial Diversity, Function, and Biosynthetic Potential in Cultivated and Uncultivated Lineages from Hatiba Mons Hydrothermal Vents, Red SeaSharifah Altalhi
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jun 2026
MS Thesis Defense
Engineering an MXene-Based Electrochemical Sandwich Biosensor for Dengue RNA DetectionGilda Quezada Correa
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM
Jun 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Engineering CRISPR-Cas Platforms for Precision Genome Integration and Nucleic Acid Diagnostics in PlantsEdith Sánchez Hernández
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM
May 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Direct Air Capture via Moisture Swing for CO2 Enrichment in Desert GreenhousesZulma Lopez Reyes
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
May 2026
MS Thesis Defense
Transcriptomic Analysis of Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata and Distichlis stricta) Under High SalinityAlina Alejo Vinogradova
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
May 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Remote sensing of mangrove dynamics: anthropogenic impacts, seasonality and species differentiationIoana Andreea Ciocănaru
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
May 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Convergent evolution of mechanical chromatin insulators from selfish genetic elementsFaisal Alkhaldi
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
May 2026
MS Thesis Defense
De Novo Genome Assembly and Functional Annotation of Six Native Saudi Arabian PlantsJuan David Rosas
04:30 PM – 05:30 PM
Apr 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Novel Energy Storage TechnologiesHolkan Vazquez Sanchez
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM