As leading scientists and medical professionals around the world work to develop a cure for COVID-19, KAUST partners in Saudi Arabia are making significant strides toward a solution.

One of the many faculty to step forward and contribute to the R3T was Peiying Hong, a KAUST associate professor of environmental science and engineering.

'Preparedness is key to reducing fatality,' said KAUST Professor of statistics Hernando Ombao.

Xin Gao, KAUST associate professor of computer science and the acting associate director of the Computational Bioscience Research Center.