A KAUST Plant Science Research Group Led by Professor Ikram Blilou
A KAUST Plant Science Research
Group Led by Professor Ikram Blilou
We are an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to delivering insights into plant growth and environmental adaptation
We are an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to delivering insights into plant growth and environmental adaptation
Our focus is improving crop resilience through fundamental research on stem cell regulation, asymmetric cell division, and adaptive mechanisms for thriving in harsh environments
Inter-disciplinary collaboration to solve complex challenges
We combine expertise from molecular biology, plant physiology, and environmental science.
We integrate cutting-edge imaging technologies and omics data to uncover how plants grow and adapt to harsh environments.
Our collaborative mindset fosters innovation, enabling us to tackle global challenges like climate resilience and sustainable agriculture.
Current lab members
Principal Investigator
Ikram Blilou, PhD
Professor of Plant Science
Principal Investigator
Ikram Blilou, PhD
Professor of Plant Science
Principal Investigator
Ikram Blilou, PhD
Professor of Plant Science
Principal Investigator
Ikram Blilou, PhD
Professor of Plant Science
Postdoctoral Fellow
Himanshu V. Patankar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Himanshu V. Patankar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Himanshu V. Patankar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Himanshu V. Patankar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jianyong An
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jianyong An
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jianyong An
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jianyong An
Postdoctoral Fellow
Paula Nicole Oyarce
Postdoctoral Fellow
Paula Nicole Oyarce
Postdoctoral Fellow
Paula Nicole Oyarce
Postdoctoral Fellow
Paula Nicole Oyarce
Postdoctoral Fellow
Wouter Smet
Postdoctoral Fellow
Wouter Smet
Postdoctoral Fellow
Wouter Smet
Postdoctoral Fellow
Wouter Smet
PhD Student
Jose Gonzalez Kise
PhD Student
Jose Gonzalez Kise
PhD Student
Jose Gonzalez Kise
PhD Student
Jose Gonzalez Kise
PhD Student
Junyue Yao
PhD Student
Junyue Yao
PhD Student
Junyue Yao
PhD Student
Junyue Yao
PhD Student
Louai Alidrissi
PhD Student
Louai Alidrissi
PhD Student
Louai Alidrissi
PhD Student
Louai Alidrissi
PhD Student
Sujie Guo
PhD Student
Sujie Guo
PhD Student
Sujie Guo
PhD Student
Sujie Guo
PhD Student
Tatiana Castillo Hernandez
PhD Student
Tatiana Castillo Hernandez
PhD Student
Tatiana Castillo Hernandez
PhD Student
Tatiana Castillo Hernandez
PhD Student
Xinjing Xu
PhD Student
Xinjing Xu
PhD Student
Xinjing Xu
PhD Student
Xinjing Xu
PhD Student
Yasha Zhang
PhD Student
Yasha Zhang
PhD Student
Yasha Zhang
PhD Student
Yasha Zhang
PhD Student
Yinghui Luo
PhD Student
Yinghui Luo
PhD Student
Yinghui Luo
PhD Student
Yinghui Luo
PhD Student
Pepijn Bais
PhD Student
Pepijn Bais
PhD Student
Pepijn Bais
PhD Student
Pepijn Bais
Masters Student
Dayana Tleubayeva
Masters Student
Dayana Tleubayeva
Masters Student
Dayana Tleubayeva
Masters Student
Dayana Tleubayeva
Research Staff
Trang Minh Dinh
Research Staff
Trang Minh Dinh
Research Staff
Trang Minh Dinh
Research Staff
Trang Minh Dinh
Research Staff
Rujuta Mehendale
Research Staff
Rujuta Mehendale
Research Staff
Rujuta Mehendale
Research Staff
Rujuta Mehendale
Research Staff
Liu Fang
Research Staff
Liu Fang
Research Staff
Liu Fang
Research Staff
Liu Fang
Alumni from across the globe
alumni
Abrar Deek
Lab Coordinator, Computer, Electrical & Math. Sc. & Eng. KAUST, KSA
alumni
Abrar Deek
Lab Coordinator, Computer, Electrical & Math. Sc. & Eng. KAUST, KSA
alumni
Abrar Deek
Lab Coordinator, Computer, Electrical & Math. Sc. & Eng. KAUST, KSA
alumni
Abrar Deek
Lab Coordinator, Computer, Electrical & Math. Sc. & Eng. KAUST, KSA
alumni
Anju Shanmukhan
alumni
Anju Shanmukhan
alumni
Anju Shanmukhan
alumni
Anju Shanmukhan
alumni
Ayman Farran
PhD, KAUST
alumni
Ayman Farran
PhD, KAUST
alumni
Ayman Farran
PhD, KAUST
alumni
Ayman Farran
PhD, KAUST
alumni
Catalina Villagomez
alumni
Catalina Villagomez
alumni
Catalina Villagomez
alumni
Catalina Villagomez
alumni
Chakravarthy Rajan
Research Assistant, Bioactive Lab, KAUST
alumni
Chakravarthy Rajan
Research Assistant, Bioactive Lab, KAUST
alumni
Chakravarthy Rajan
Research Assistant, Bioactive Lab, KAUST
alumni
Chakravarthy Rajan
Research Assistant, Bioactive Lab, KAUST
alumni
Fatimah Aljedaani
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, KSA
alumni
Fatimah Aljedaani
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, KSA
alumni
Fatimah Aljedaani
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, KSA
alumni
Fatimah Aljedaani
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, KSA
alumni
Gwendolyn K. Kirschner
Marie Curie, Postdoctoral Fellow, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, UK
alumni
Gwendolyn K. Kirschner
Marie Curie, Postdoctoral Fellow, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, UK
alumni
Gwendolyn K. Kirschner
Marie Curie, Postdoctoral Fellow, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, UK
alumni
Gwendolyn K. Kirschner
Marie Curie, Postdoctoral Fellow, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, UK
alumni
Hawra Aljawad
alumni
Hawra Aljawad
alumni
Hawra Aljawad
alumni
Hawra Aljawad
alumni
Jesse De Dries
alumni
Jesse De Dries
alumni
Jesse De Dries
alumni
Jesse De Dries
alumni
Jocelyn Garcia
alumni
Jocelyn Garcia
alumni
Jocelyn Garcia
alumni
Jocelyn Garcia
alumni
M.G. (Gyongyi) Macias Honti
PhD, Utrecht University
alumni
M.G. (Gyongyi) Macias Honti
PhD, Utrecht University
alumni
M.G. (Gyongyi) Macias Honti
PhD, Utrecht University
alumni
M.G. (Gyongyi) Macias Honti
PhD, Utrecht University
alumni
Majed Abdulaziz Alghamdi
alumni
Majed Abdulaziz Alghamdi
alumni
Majed Abdulaziz Alghamdi
alumni
Majed Abdulaziz Alghamdi
alumni
Monika Gyongyi Macias Honti
alumni
Monika Gyongyi Macias Honti
alumni
Monika Gyongyi Macias Honti
alumni
Monika Gyongyi Macias Honti
alumni
Naheed Tabassum
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST
alumni
Naheed Tabassum
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST
alumni
Naheed Tabassum
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST
alumni
Naheed Tabassum
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST
alumni
Shyam Gundu
Postdoctoral Fellow, West Virginia University, US
alumni
Shyam Gundu
Postdoctoral Fellow, West Virginia University, US
alumni
Shyam Gundu
Postdoctoral Fellow, West Virginia University, US
alumni
Shyam Gundu
Postdoctoral Fellow, West Virginia University, US
alumni
Snehal Salmothe
alumni
Snehal Salmothe
alumni
Snehal Salmothe
alumni
Snehal Salmothe
alumni
Stephan David
alumni
Stephan David
alumni
Stephan David
alumni
Stephan David
alumni
Thomas Nguyen
Research Associate at Elo Life Systems, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
alumni
Thomas Nguyen
Research Associate at Elo Life Systems, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
alumni
Thomas Nguyen
Research Associate at Elo Life Systems, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
alumni
Thomas Nguyen
Research Associate at Elo Life Systems, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
alumni
Ting Ting Xiao
Professor, Beijing University of Agriculture. China
alumni
Ting Ting Xiao
Professor, Beijing University of Agriculture. China
alumni
Ting Ting Xiao
Professor, Beijing University of Agriculture. China
alumni
Ting Ting Xiao
Professor, Beijing University of Agriculture. China
alumni
Vinicius M. Lube
Phenomics Engineer at Utrecht University, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
alumni
Vinicius M. Lube
Phenomics Engineer at Utrecht University, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
alumni
Vinicius M. Lube
Phenomics Engineer at Utrecht University, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
alumni
Vinicius M. Lube
Phenomics Engineer at Utrecht University, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
alumni
Yang Zhang
Leica Microsystems, Middle East, KSA
alumni
Yang Zhang
Leica Microsystems, Middle East, KSA
alumni
Yang Zhang
Leica Microsystems, Middle East, KSA
alumni
Yang Zhang
Leica Microsystems, Middle East, KSA
alumni
Yujuan Du
Professor, Department of Plant and Cell Biology
alumni
Yujuan Du
Professor, Department of Plant and Cell Biology
alumni
Yujuan Du
Professor, Department of Plant and Cell Biology
alumni
Yujuan Du
Professor, Department of Plant and Cell Biology
alumni
Zeeshan Nassim
Research Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Korea
alumni
Zeeshan Nassim
Research Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Korea
alumni
Zeeshan Nassim
Research Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Korea
alumni
Zeeshan Nassim
Research Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Korea
Visiting Students
Visiting Student
Freja Buchanan
UK
Visiting Student
Freja Buchanan
UK
Visiting Student
Freja Buchanan
UK
Visiting Student
Freja Buchanan
UK
Visiting Student
Jesus Alberto Leon Ruiz
Mexico
Visiting Student
Jesus Alberto Leon Ruiz
Mexico
Visiting Student
Jesus Alberto Leon Ruiz
Mexico
Visiting Student
Jesus Alberto Leon Ruiz
Mexico
Visiting Student
Stefan David
PhD, Wageningen University, NL
Visiting Student
Stefan David
PhD, Wageningen University, NL
Visiting Student
Stefan David
PhD, Wageningen University, NL
Visiting Student
Stefan David
PhD, Wageningen University, NL
Visiting Student
Jocelyn Garcia
USA
Visiting Student
Jocelyn Garcia
USA
Visiting Student
Jocelyn Garcia
USA
Visiting Student
Jocelyn Garcia
USA
Visiting Student
Hawra Aljawad
KSA
Visiting Student
Hawra Aljawad
KSA
Visiting Student
Hawra Aljawad
KSA
Visiting Student
Hawra Aljawad
KSA
Visiting Student
Catalina Villagomez
Mexico
Visiting Student
Catalina Villagomez
Mexico
Visiting Student
Catalina Villagomez
Mexico
Visiting Student
Catalina Villagomez
Mexico
Visiting Student
Anju Shanmukhan
India
Visiting Student
Anju Shanmukhan
India
Visiting Student
Anju Shanmukhan
India
Visiting Student
Anju Shanmukhan
India
Visiting Student
Jesse de Vries
Randstad Utrecht, The Netherlands
Visiting Student
Jesse de Vries
Randstad Utrecht, The Netherlands
Visiting Student
Jesse de Vries
Randstad Utrecht, The Netherlands
Visiting Student
Jesse de Vries
Randstad Utrecht, The Netherlands
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