Our expertise and core activities
Bioinnovation
Translating fundamental findings in the laboratory into diagnostic and treatment tools aimed at tackling various diseases with local and global impact.
Education
KAUST Smart-Health Initiative (KSHI) will launch programs to train the next generation of clinicians-scientists, who will in a position to bridge basic research with clinical applications by becoming experts in the usage and application of precision-medicine tools and principles.
Research
KAUST experts in a range of research domains are working to develop the next generation of smart-health technologies that will transform, in collaboration with clinicians, fundamental scientific discoveries into powerful solutions to prevalent diseases.
Partnerships
We engage with partners who share our vision for joint programs in research, innovation, development, education, training, technology transfer, IP and entrepreneurship.
Latest news
02 May, 2024
Manipulating DNA repair pathway boosts the accuracy of CRISPR technology.
29 April, 2024
Gao’s group is developing novel AI solutions to improve diagnosis of genetic disease. Working with Fowzan Alkuraya, who chairs the department of translational genomics at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC), they are taking genome sequencing a step further to develop an RNA sequencing tool.
22 April, 2024
Prof. Raquel Peixoto earned the prize for her research on the use of probiotics to strengthen the resilience of coral reefs against climate change.