2025 

Update 

Many lab members, including Amin, Fei, Carly, and Ashley, presented posters that showcase their latest research findings at the CGSB symposium XIII on campus ​

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New Publication

A chapter in the coral reef microbiome book that Shady and Amin authored is now out! 

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New publication

Atlas of chemotaxis-related metaboloites is now out at Nat Commun 

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2024

Update 

Shady's radio interview on the Agenda program with Georgia Tolley on DubaiEye 

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ASM Young Ambassador

our talented undergraduate student, Amira has been appointed ASM Young Ambassador to UAE starting 2025. Congrats Amira!!

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New Members

In March we welcomed two new Research Associate members, Janja Ceh and Gangming Xu, who will work on corals and diatoms, respectively. We also bid farewell to Michael Ocshenkühn.

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New Publication

Our newest review on the coral microbiome in light of climate change is out in Nature Reviews Microbiology.

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Publication Prize

Our review on the coral microbiome published last year is the winner of best paper of 2023 in FEMS Microbiology Reviews, along with a prize of €1000.

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New Publication

Our newest paper on the molecular mechanisms of how the diatom metabolite azelaic acid regulates different microbial populations is out in eLife.

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2023

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New Publication

Lisa, Fei and Shady coauthored a new paper that identifies a new genus and species of bacteria symbiotic with diatoms and adept at utilizing diatom-derived azelaic acid as a carbon source in the International Journal of Systematics and Evolutionary Microbiolgy.

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Press interview

Shady was recently interviewed by The National newspaper and by the radio show The Agenda on Dubai Eye on October 10, 2023, to address the ongoing algal bloom happening at Yas Bay and neighboring residential neighborhood.

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New Publication

Salah and Shady coauthored a new paper with collaborators out in Nature Communications about nuclear myosin knockout metabolomics.

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Update

Shady has been nominated to the membership of the Committee on Climate Change for ISME. The committee will oversee lobbying efforts for more focus on microbes and their role and adaptation in climate change in global events, such as COP.

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Publication Highlight

Our review on the coral microbiome has been selected as an Editor's Choice review, highlighting its impact.

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New Publication

Shady's editorial on the microbial ecology of the Arabian/Persian gulf is out in Frontiers in Marine Science. Check out also the full Research Topic with exciting research from one of the least studied seas on the planet.

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​Conference Proceedings

Fei and Carly present their exciting research about harmful algal blooms and diatom microbiomes at the single cell level at ASLO in Mallorca, Spain.

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New Publication

Amin's and Michael's new review on the coral microbiome is out in FEMS Microbiology Reviews

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Award Announcement

Fei has received a travel award to attend ASLO in Mallorca, Spain, from the Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Office at NYUAD.

 

New Member

Salah Abdelrazig joins the lab with strong metabolomics experience

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