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03 December, 2023

The first ride across Saudi Arabia on a hand bike

To showcase the remarkable potential of people with physical disabilities, KAUST Professor Matteo Parsani will travel from the east to the west of Saudi Arabia by hand-bicycle.

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22 November, 2023

Safeguarding the right to be forgotten

An open-source software can help align artificial intelligence applications in healthcare with data privacy regulations.

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12 November, 2023

Ammon's Horn, or The Mystery of the Brain

KAUST Smart-Health Initiative Director and Vice President of Research, Pierre Magistretti, alongside his wife, Christine, wrote a mystery novel that will take you through Europe solving the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease in this Da Vinci Code-esque thriller.

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02 November, 2023

KAUST and NEOM sign Memorandum of Understanding

KAUST and NEOM signed a Memorandum Of Understanding to establish collaborative partnerships in the field of smart-health technologies to accelerate impact on health & wellness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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25 October, 2023

Malaria protein discovery offers path for novel antimalarial intervention strategies

The discovery of a recent malaria protein by Amit Kumar Subudhi and Professor Arnab Pain could lead to the development of vaccine-like “immune triggers“ for warding off natural malaria infections in people.

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12 October, 2023

Lab-grown skin helps unlock secrets of mpox virus infection

Skin organoids offer a powerful platform for drug discovery in the ongoing fight against the virus formerly known as monkeypox.

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03 December, 2023

The first ride across Saudi Arabia on a hand bike

To showcase the remarkable potential of people with physical disabilities, KAUST Professor Matteo Parsani will travel from the east to the west of Saudi Arabia by hand-bicycle.

Read more

22 November, 2023

Safeguarding the right to be forgotten

An open-source software can help align artificial intelligence applications in healthcare with data privacy regulations.

Read more

12 November, 2023

Ammon's Horn, or The Mystery of the Brain

KAUST Smart-Health Initiative Director and Vice President of Research, Pierre Magistretti, alongside his wife, Christine, wrote a mystery novel that will take you through Europe solving the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease in this Da Vinci Code-esque thriller.

Read more

02 November, 2023

KAUST and NEOM sign Memorandum of Understanding

KAUST and NEOM signed a Memorandum Of Understanding to establish collaborative partnerships in the field of smart-health technologies to accelerate impact on health & wellness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Read more

25 October, 2023

Malaria protein discovery offers path for novel antimalarial intervention strategies

The discovery of a recent malaria protein by Amit Kumar Subudhi and Professor Arnab Pain could lead to the development of vaccine-like “immune triggers“ for warding off natural malaria infections in people.

Read more

12 October, 2023

Lab-grown skin helps unlock secrets of mpox virus infection

Skin organoids offer a powerful platform for drug discovery in the ongoing fight against the virus formerly known as monkeypox.

Read more

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.

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11 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.

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26 September, 2023

COVID-19 mutations and their links with excessive immune responses

Mutations on a key SARS-CoV-2 viral protein are linked to extreme immune responses and could offer a novel vaccine target.

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07 September, 2023

Cutting the odds of drug-resistant pathogens emerging in wastewater

A complex interplay of factors influences the spread of superbug genes during wastewater treatment and reuse.

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06 September, 2023

Story: Homing in on stem cells, support and success

Asma Al-Amoodi’s dream of becoming a scientist and working in the lab is coming true as she pursues her Ph.D. in bioscience at KAUST, under the mentorship of Jasmeen Merzaban

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24 August, 2023

New gene-editing technique offers path to precision therapies

KAUST researchers have developed a gene-editing technique that provides a flexible and programmable platform for site-specific gene manipulations across all forms of DNA material.

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20 August, 2023

Rethinking and rigor brings promising protein for cancer therapy

Drugs that inhibit a key protein should offer new targeted cancer therapy for leukemia and breast cancer.

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20 August, 2023

KAUST new strategy 2023-2030

KAUST’s strategy presents new opportunities to accelerate our positive impact on the world through alignment with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) priorities, enhancing our global and local partnerships, and focusing on commercialization and economic impact.

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01 August, 2023

Scintillating new X-ray imaging

Less hazardous and more sensitive and eco-friendly scintillating compounds could greatly improve X-ray imaging technologies.

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18 July, 2023

Clear signals: how intricate brain connections underpin sensory perception

Leena Ali Ibrahim’s research is revealing intricate brain connections between the senses that could have implications for finding treatments for autism and schizophrenia.

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18 July, 2023

Recognizing diseases Accurately at speed

KAUST researchers work with Saudi hospitals to test novel approaches for early pathogen identification

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09 July, 2023

Dancing proteins and a cure for cancer

With his team, Prof. Łukasz Jaremko identified a dynamic behavior of certain proteins that make them potentially useful for targeted cancer therapy.

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09 July, 2023

Prof. Paula Moraga receives Norwegian Letten Prize for disease surveillance

She was recognized for her groundbreaking work in developing data technology for disease surveillance, which has the ability to detect outbreaks of infectious diseases almost in real time.

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09 July, 2023

Peiying Hong Named Finalist for the 2023 Letten Prize

Professor Peiying Hong has been honored as one of the four finalists for the prestigious 2023 Letten Prize Award.

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