Arold, Stefan T.

Our KAUST panel of experts will share how they are tuning their work to contribute to a broad range of solutions to the challenges of COVID-19.

As part of the KAUST Rapid Response Research Team (R3T), Professor Stefan Arold's group is working on developing a programmable SARS-CoV-2 detection device to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Preprint is published in Biorxiv: The genome of the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium simium reveals adaptions to host-switching​​

Rayan Naser, Ph.D. student defended her thesis "The Role of the FAT Domain in Controlling Localization and Activation of the Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK)"

Afaque Ahmad, Ph.D. student defended his thesis "Mechanistic basis for calcium-sensing by the protein-tyrosine kinase 2-beta (PYK2)"

Title: The Role of the FAT Domain in Controlling Localization and Activation of the Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) Monday, November 4th 2019​, Time: 01:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Building 2 - Level 5 - Room 5209​

Dr Patrick Bron - Our visiting researcher | Research Director at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in the Structural Biochemical Centre (CBS) of Montpellier (France)

​Title: Mechanistic basis for calcium-sensing by the protein-tyrosine kinase 2-beta (PYK2) Thursday, October 31st, Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm Location: Building 2 - Level 5 - Room 5209​