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Research Overview
The aim of Dr. Al-Babili's research is to generate crops with improved agricultural performance and enhanced nutritional value. Professor Al-Babili has long-standing experience in engineering crops with enhanced provitamin A content and in elucidating carotenoid-related metabolic pathways. Using combined enzymology-based and genetic approaches, he aims at elucidating metabolic networks and identifying new signaling molecules related to abiotic stress and plant development. Recently he has been focusing on the metabolism of the stress hormone abscisic acid and on strigolactones, a novel class of plant hormones regulating plant architecture and mediating the interaction with symbiotic fungi and root parasitic plants.
Key Research Areas
Functional Biology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education
Habilitation, University of Freiburg
2007
Award Date: Jan 1 2007
Cell Biology, Ph.D., University of Freiburg
1996
Award Date: Jan 1 1996
Biology, Diploma, University of Freiburg
1992
Award Date: Jan 1 1992
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A Fast and Cost-Effective Genotyping Method for CRISPR-Cas9-Generated Mutant Rice Lines
Ablazov, A., Felemban, A., Braguy, J., Kuijer, H. N. J. & Al-Babili, S., Jun 2023, In: Plants. 12, 11, 2189.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are carotenoids the true colors of crop improvement?
Moreno, J. C. & Al-Babili, S., Mar 2023, In: New Phytologist. 237, 6, p. 1946-1950 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Biomimetic Mineralization for Smart Biostimulant Delivery and Crop Micronutrients Fortification
Aguliar Perez, K. M., Alagoz, Y., Maatouk, B., Wang, J. Y., Berqdar, L., Qutub, S., Jamil, M., Alnasser, S., Binsaleh, N., Lin, P., Almarwaey, L., Asami, T., Al-Babili, S. & Khashab, N. M., Jun 14 2023, In: Nano Letters. 23, 11, p. 4732-4740 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Carotenoid metabolism: New insights and synthetic approaches
Stra, A., Almarwaey, L. O., Alagoz, Y., Moreno, J. C. & Al-Babili, S., Jan 18 2023, In: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE. 13, 1072061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Cytokinins as an alternative suicidal Striga germination compound
Jamil, M., Wang, J. Y., Berqdar, L., Alagoz, Y. & Al-Babili, S., Jun 15 2023, In: Weed Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disruption of the cytochrome CYP711A5 gene reveals MAX1 redundancy in rice strigolactone biosynthesis
Wang, J. Y., Chen, G. T. E., Braguy, J., Jamil, M., Berqdar, L. & Al-Babili, S., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Plant Physiology. 287, 154057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does zaxinone counteract strigolactones in shaping rice architecture?
Wang, J. Y., Braguy, J. & Al-Babili, S., Feb 28 2023, In: Plant signaling & behavior. 18, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial: Specialized metabolites manipulating organismal behaviors and rhizospheric communications.
Wang, J. Y., Fiorilli, V., Lanfranco, L., Asami, T. & Al-Babili, S., Apr 20 2023, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Eduard Strasburger Prize for former PhD student Adrian Alder
Al-Babili, Salim (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Scientific Recognition › External Award to Researcher's Student
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The Rockefeller Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Al-Babili, Salim (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Award or Honor › Fellowship
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University of Damascus Scholarship to study Biology in Germany
Al-Babili, Salim (Recipient), 1984
Prize: Award or Honor › Early Career or Student Award
Press/Media
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Findings on Hemeproteins Discussed by Investigators at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Disruption of the Cytochrome Cyp711a5 Gene Reveals Max1 Redundancy In Rice Strigolactone Biosynthesis)
Salim Al-Babili, Muhammad Jamil & Justine Braguy
09/14/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Huazhong Agricultural University Reports Findings in Agriculture [b-Cyclocitric acid enhances drought tolerance in peach (Prunus persica) seedlings]
Salim Al-Babili & Xiongjie Zheng
08/18/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New Botany Study Results Reported from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (A roadmap of haustorium morphogenesis in parasitic plants)
Salim Al-Babili, Muhammad Jamil & Ikram Blilou
08/7/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Release New Data on Plant Research (A Fast and Cost-Effective Genotyping Method for CRISPR-Cas9-Generated Mutant Rice Lines)
Salim Al-Babili, Justine Braguy, Abdugaffor Ablazov & Hendrik Kuijer
06/28/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Reports Findings in Biomimetics (Biomimetic Mineralization for Smart Biostimulant Delivery and Crop Micronutrients Fortification)
Niveen M. Khashab, Salim Al-Babili, Muhammad Jamil, Pei-Yu Lin & Yagiz Alagoz
06/15/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Investigators at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Report Findings in Chemicals and Chemistry (The Arabidopsis D27-like1 Is a Cis/cis/trans-beta-carotene Isomerase That Contributes To Strigolactone Biosynthesis and ...)
Salim Al-Babili, Muhammad Jamil, Ikram Blilou, Aparna Balakrishna, Abdugaffor Ablazov, Xiongjie Zheng, Yu Yang, Shanshan Song & Yagiz Alagoz
03/3/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Wageningen University and Research Reports Findings in Chemicals and Chemistry (Transcriptome analysis of the phosphate starvation response sheds light on strigolactone biosynthesis in rice)
02/28/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Plant Science (Carotenoid metabolism: New insights and synthetic approaches)
Salim Al-Babili, Yagiz Alagoz & Alice Stra
02/1/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media