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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Tiny packets of molecular cargo shed by cancer cells seed the foundations for metastasis at distant sites in the body.

Biopharming technique yields cost-effective and environmentally friendly antimicrobial peptides.

An electronic sensor based on individual atoms anchored to MXene nanomaterials can detect tumor-specific biomarkers.

In a research partnership between KAUST, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (KAU) and King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah (KAUH), scientists have conducted a first-of-its-kind study in the Kingdom that compares stem cells derived from a unique cohort of Saudi Klinefelter patients with a group of North American and European descent.

Prof. Mo Li and Ph.D. student Chongwei Bi have developed a new single-cell sequencing technology that has revealed new details about mitochondrial mutations in human cells.

Ramadan Kareem! May this Ramadan bring you happiness, joy and good health.

A protein complex that is crucial for messenger RNA stability during muscle-fiber formation has been identified by postdoc Brenda Sánchez and Prof. Imed Gallouzi.

KAUST postdoc Amal Bajaffer collaborated with KAUST professors Pierre Magistretti and Takashi Gojobori to study the role of lactate in the evolution of memory formation in humans.

A new disease model that can account for contact patterns between age groups shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time and how to predict future case numbers across a region.

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recently welcomed 83 Members as new Fellows of the Society. Qiaoqiang Gan, KAUST professor of material science and engineering, was among the new inductees elected to the Society's 2023 Fellows Class.