Latest News
20 November, 2023
KAUST study reveals how corals control their algae population, paving the way for coral reef restoration
A new study by KAUST researchers provides experimental proof to explain how corals and other symbiotic cnidarians control their symbiotic algae.
19 November, 2023
KAUST Professor Raquel Peixoto wins inaugural Rachel Carson Prize 2023 for Applied Microbiology
KAUST Professor Raquel Peixoto wins inaugural Rachel Carson Prize 2023 for Applied Microbiology
12 November, 2023
KAUST Smart Health Initiative holds conference to accelerate impact in KSA through health and wellness
26 October, 2023
Ammon's Horn, or The Mystery of the Brain"
KAUST’s Vice President of Research, Pierre Magistretti, alongside his wife, Christine, tells a Da Vinci Code-esque tale of 5 scientists competing for $100M and establishing a new institute dedicated to eradicating Alzheimer’s disease in his book "Ammon's Horn, or The Mystery of the Brain"
25 October, 2023
Malaria protein discovery offers path for novel antimalarial intervention strategies
Uncovering PfAP2-P’s role in parasite's immune evasion and development, opening doors to innovative anti-malaria approaches.
23 October, 2023
Microbiomes shaped by enzymes’ responses to ocean temperatures
The ability of marine microbiomes to respond to thermal variations in their habitats is controlled by enzyme adaptation.
23 October, 2023
A handful of seeds starts fruitful collaboration
An encouraging culture of collaboration between two research leaders has fostered exciting work that has resulted in a breakthrough in understanding the mechanism of cereal disease resistance.
12 October, 2023
Picking the best methods for metabolomics research
Comparison of different nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods has helped to identify the most robust approach for studying different types of biomolecules.
10 October, 2023
Discover the future of cancer drug design
In an article published on Pharmafile.com, KAUST Professor Lukasz Jaremko delves into the promising realm of targeted cancer drug design.
Upcoming Events
Dec 2023
Environmental Science & Engineering Seminar
Molecular transformation of atmospheric aerosolsProfessor Yiming Qin
Dec 2023
Marine Science Seminar
RSRC Dual SeminarNurzhan Yesmagambet & Ananya Ashok
Dec 2023
Plant Science Seminar
Network Science and Machine Learning in Plant Stress BiologyProfessor Shahid Mukhtar
Dec 2023
Invited Seminar
Towards kingdom-wide inferences of gene functionProfessor Marek Mutwil
Nov 2023
Natalia Arango Lopez
Nov 2023
PhD Dissertation Defense
Modelling the physical connectivity and marine ecosystem of the Red Sea with application to seascape geneticsYixin Wang
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
FACULTY COMMUNITIES
Research at the BESE Division brings students, faculty, and researchers together to push the frontiers of science through collaborative inquiry into issues of global and regional significance.
The Faculty at BESE belong to one of two communities: Bioscience and Biological Engineering or Environmental Science Engineering. Those communities cover the following Research Areas.
