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07 March, 2024
Seminar: SynBio Young Speaker Series (SynBYSS)Prof. Lauersen presented the work of his group as part of the SynBYSS seminar initiative.
06 March, 2024
SSB group's research featured in ArabNewsThe group's recent article about microalgal-based production of fragrant oud compounds was showcased in the newspaper Arab News.
05 March, 2024
SSB group article selected as journal back coverThe research article by Gutiérrez et al. was selected as back cover by the journal Green Chemistry.
10 January, 2024
ACS Synthetic Biology journal appoints Prof. Lauersen to their Early Career BoardSSB Lab Professor Kyle Lauersen has joined the Early Career Board of the journal ACS Synthetic Biology.
09 January, 2024
Prof. Lauersen appointed to journal editorial boardProfessor Kyle Lauersen was recently assigned to the Editorial Board of the journal "New Biotechnology".
13 December, 2023
KAUST INSIGHT news article: The sweet smell of successful wastewater treatmentThe recent work of SSB Lab postdocs Dr. Barbara Freitas and Dr. Sebastian Overmans was featured in an article in the KAUST INSIGHT magazine.
12 December, 2023
SSB Lab visits Mars chocolate factoryMembers of the SSB Lab visited the chocolate factory operated by Mars Inc. in nearby KAEC.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.