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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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Abscisic acid inhibits germination of Striga seeds and is released by them likely as a rhizospheric signal supporting host infestation
Jamil, M., Alagoz, Y., Wang, J. Y., Chen, G. T. E., Berqdar, L., Kharbatia, N. M., Moreno, J. C., Kuijer, H. N. J. & Al-Babili, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Plant Journal. 117, 5, p. 1305-1316 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Comparative UHPLC-MS/MS-based untargeted metabolomics analysis, antioxidant, and anti-diabetic activities of six walnut cultivars
Zeb, A., Ali, G. & Al-Babili, S., Jun 2024, In: Food Bioscience. 59, 103885.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A carbon-nitrogen negative feedback loop underlies the repeated evolution of cnidarian–Symbiodiniaceae symbioses
Cui, G., Mi, J., Moret, A., Menzies, J., Zhong, H., Li, A., Hung, S. H., Al-Babili, S. & Aranda, M., Dec 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 6949.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
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
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
A roadmap of haustorium morphogenesis in parasitic plants
Kirschner, G. K., Xiao, T. T., Jamil, M., Al-Babili, S., Lube, V. & Blilou, I., Dec 1 2023, In: Journal of experimental botany. 74, 22, p. 7034-7044 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
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
8 Scopus citations -
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 Access18 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Eduard Strasburger Prize for former PhD student Adrian Alder
Al-Babili, S. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Scientific Recognition › External Award to Researcher's Student
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The Rockefeller Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Al-Babili, S. (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Award or Honor › Fellowship
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University of Damascus Scholarship to study Biology in Germany
Al-Babili, S. (Recipient), 1984
Prize: Award or Honor › Early Career or Student Award
Press/Media
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Findings from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in the Area of High Fat Diet Described (Walnut Extract Protects Against Hepatic Inflammation and Toxicity Induced By a High-fat Diet)
Al-Babili, S. & Zeb, A.
09/24/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Study Results from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in the Area of Plant Science Reported (Distinguishing the Functions of Canonical Strigolactones As Rhizospheric Signals)
Al-Babili, S. & Wang, J.
09/6/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Data from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Update Knowledge in Science (Chromosome-scale pearl millet genomes reveal CLAMT1b as key determinant of strigolactone pattern and Striga susceptibility)
Alam, I., Sioud, S., Gao, X., Al-Babili, S., Bougouffa, S., Balakrishna, A., Jamil, M., Wang, J., Krattinger, S., Abrouk, M., Wing, R., Zuccolo, A. & Kuijer, H. N. J.
08/29/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New Findings from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Update Understanding of Diabetes Research (Comparative Uhplc-ms/ms-based Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis, Antioxidant, and Anti-diabetic Activities of Six Walnut ...)
Al-Babili, S. & Zeb, A.
06/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Reports Findings in Synthetic Biology (Metal-Organic Framework-Mediated Delivery of Nucleic Acid across Intact Plant Cells)
Khashab, N. M., Al-Babili, S., Zheng, X., Alimi, L. & Yu, P.
04/17/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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University of Freiburg Reports Findings in Biosensors (Ratiometric gibberellin biosensors for the analysis of signaling dynamics and metabolism in plant protoplasts)
04/5/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Studies from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Add New Findings in the Area of Science (Disruption of the Rice 4-deoxyorobanchol Hydroxylase Unravels Specific Functions of Canonical Strigolactones)
Al-Babili, S., Balakrishna, A., Jamil, M., Wang, J. Y. & Blilou, I.
03/7/24
1 item of Media coverage
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US Patent Issued to KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY on Feb. 20 for "Strigolactone analogs and their usage in plant control" (Japanese, Saudi Arabia Inventors)
02/21/24
1 item of Media coverage
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