​In our latest review we discuss the current limitations of our understanding of metaorganism functioning and how to tackle them.

​SymPortal by Hume et al. provides a novel analytical framework for genetically resolving algal symbionts of corals

In our latest publication by Rädecker et al. we describe a new stress phenotype of the coral model Aiptasia - the 'Wurst'

​Recent PhD graduate Ghaida Hadaidi and colleagues investigate the carbohydrate composition of mucus from Red Sea corals in our latest publication.

​Roik et al. provide a first baseline for coral reef growth in the high total alkalinity + high temperature environment of the central Red Sea.

​In our latest publication by LaJeunesse et al. we provide a systematic revision of the family Symbiodiniaceae that sheds light on the evolutionary history of this diverse family.

​Black band disease outbreak during coral bleaching event in the Red Sea

​KAUST discovery on state of remote reefs in Samoa

​KAUST School student explores the Reef Genomics Lab in four week internship

​Here we report the identification of a 3-Alkylpyridinium compound isolated from a Red Sea sponge that exhibits in vitro inhibitory activity against the West Nile Virus NS3 protease.

​KAUST News is featuring our recent workshop on "the Metaorganism Frontier"

​Although very remote coral reefs in Upolo (Independent State of Samoa) are not in a great shape.

By studying nutrient cycling in the Aiptasia-Symbiodinium symbiosis at the holobiont and the cellular level we identify the underlying characteristics of an inherently instable symbiosis.

​Using RNA-Seq data Brüwer et al. characterise the viral community of the model organisms Aiptasia.

​KAUST discovery is featuring our publication "High salinity conveys thermotolerance in the coral model Aiptasia" by Hagen Gegner et al.

We thank all participants of the international KAUST Workshop "The Metaorganism Frontier"

​Check out this Nature Middle East feature on "Ocean One", a 5-foot humanoid underwater robot.

​KAUST News is featuring Nils Rädecker, who won the Best Presentation Award at the European Coral Reef Symposium 2017.

​In our latest perspective article we review the role of microorganisms in the adaptation of metaorganisms to extreme environments.

​New work by Claudia Pogoreutz et al. sheds new light on microbiome dynamics of the Red Sea coral Pocillopora verrucosa