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29 November, 2023
Invited talk at Bielefeld UniversityProf. Kyle Lauersen gave an invited talk at his alma mater Bielefeld University.
23 November, 2023
Sustainable Biotechnology Symposium at HHUProf. Kyle Lauersen attended the Sustainable Biotechnology Symposium hosted by Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, Germany.
22 November, 2023
Invited talk at University of the Basque CountryProf. Kyle Lauersen gave an invited talk to members of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Basque Country
18 October, 2023
SSB Lab visitor: Dr. Adrian NievergeltThis week, the SSB group hosted Dr. Adrian Nievergelt from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Dresden, Germany) at KAUST.
17 August, 2023
News article: Algal biotechnologists at KAUST are generating sustainable animal feeds in Saudi ArabiaA project led by Prof. Lauersen and Dr. Claudio Fuentes-Grünewald that involves the cultivation of the microalga C. merolae for animal feed, is featured in KAUST NEWS.
23 June, 2023
Invited Talk at Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnProf. Lauersen was invited to give a student lecture and Departmental Seminar at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples, Italy. His visit was organized by Dr. Sabrina Carella and PhD student Gabriele de Falco.
21 June, 2023
Razan Yahya wins Biotechnology Notes PrizePhD candidate Razan Yahya was awarded the Biotechnology Notes Prize at the Metabolic Engineering 15 Conference in Singapore.
21 June, 2023
Malak Abdallah presents her PhD work in SingaporePhD candidate Malak Abdallah presented her PhD research at the Metabolic Engineering 15 Conference in Singapore.
20 June, 2023
Dr. Sebastian Overmans attends international AlgalBBB conference on Hawaii's Big IslandSSB group's postdoctoral fellow Dr. Sebastian Overmans gives a conference talk at this year's AlgalBBB meeting in Hawaii.
19 June, 2023
PhD student Mauricio Lopez-Portillo Masson travels to HawaiiSSB student Mauricio Lopez-Portillo Masson attended the AlgalBBB conference in Hawaii to present his latest research results.
18 June, 2023
Dr. Gordon Wellman represents SSB group at two conferencesDr. Gordon Wellman traveled to Princeton University and Singapore to present his latest research.
18 June, 2023
Melany Villegas-Valencia attends SEED and Metabolic Engineering conferencesSSB group's PhD student Melany Villegas-Valencia presented a scientific poster at the Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED) Conference in Los Angeles.
17 June, 2023
Sergio Gutiérrez presents his research at conferencesPhD candidate Sergio Gutiérrez presented his work at three international conferences in the USA and Singapore this summer.
16 June, 2023
Conference posters by Dr. Barbara Bastos de FreitasSSB postdoc Dr. Barbara Bastos de Freitas recently presented her research at the Chlamy2023 and AlgalBBB conferences.
15 June, 2023
Metabolic Engineering 15 ConferenceSeveral SSB group members, including Melany Villegas, Razan Yahya, Malak Abdallah, Sergio Gutiérrez, and Dr. Gordon Wellman attended this year's Metabolic Engineering Conference in Singapore.
14 June, 2023
AlgalBBB ConferenceSSB group's PhD student Mauricio Lopez-Portillo Masson, Dr. Barbara Bastos de Freitas, Dr. Sebastian Overmans, and Prof. Kyle Lauersen attended this year's International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts (AlgalBBB) in Hawaii together with their close collaborators Dr. Mark Seger and Prof. Peter Lammers from AzCATI.
09 June, 2023
Chlamy2023 ConferencePhD student Sergio Gutierrez and Postdoctoral Fellows Dr. Barbara Bastos de Freitas and Dr. Gordon Wellman attended the International Conference on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas at Princeton University.
02 June, 2023
2023 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED) ConferenceSSB group PhD students Melany Villegas and Sergio Gutierrez presented their work at the 2023 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED) Conference in Los Angeles.
30 May, 2023
Podcast: Joyful Microbe - Algae in Nature and BiotechnologyProf. Kyle Lauersen joins Justine Dees as part of her podcast series Joyful Microbe in an episode entitled "Algae in Nature and Biotechnology".
20 May, 2023
Special issue: Algal ResearchCall for papers on the topic "Metabolic engineering/synthetic biology of eukaryotic microalgae for better light-driven biosynthesis and production" in the journal Algal Research.