Aala A. Abulfaraj: Plant Physiology First Author

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Aala A. Abulfaraj, first author of “Analysis of the Arabidopsis coilin mutant reveals a positive role of AtCOILIN in plant immunity”

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics at King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Education Profile

2013-2018 Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KSA.

2009-2011 M.Sc. Molecular Biology, Troy University, USA.

1998-2003 B.Sc. Biochemistry, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), KSA.

Non-scientific interests: Traveling, sunny and sandy beaches

 Selected Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&authuser=2&user=BLTaFcYAAAAJ

ORCID: 0000-0001-5833-2495

Brief bio:

My research focus is on signal transduction, molecular communications in plants to regulate defense responses under environmental stress conditions, plant-microbe interactions, developing genome editing technologies to improve plant performance.  Currently, I am working on the microbiome structure and its impact.