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Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology

The Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology is dedicated to understanding the role of marine life in the functioning of the present and future Biosphere with a particular focus on marine ecosystems in the Red Sea, the ecology of their foundation species, and the response of marine biota to environmental drivers and human pressures. This is achieved through three main research streams: 

Discovery: Fundamental discoveries on the structure and function of the Red Sea Ecosystem and the Global Ocean

 

Understanding: How do marine organisms cope with the extreme conditions of the Red Sea, as a proxy for a future, warmer and oxygen-depleted ocean

 

Solutions: Opportunities for climate change mitigation and adaptation based on marine ecosystems; marine-based food systems; applications of marine genes and molecules for cosmetics, health, bioremediation, food and energy

The approach to addressing these research questions is characterized by collaborative, inter- and trans-disciplinary research with a focus on synthesis and meta-analyses; alongside the willingness to take risk in exploring new and creative ideas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Son of prominent Saudi businessman the late Sheikh Ahmed Juffali and Dr. Suad Al-Husseini Juffali; a young successful businessman and entrepreneur passionate about the Red Sea and its marine life from an early age. The Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology was endowed to KAUST by his mother in 2013, in celebration of Tarek's memory, and his passion and interest in oceanography.

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Filming mangrove science with Nat Geo

29 November, 2021

On the 25th and 26th of November, a few members of the TAJRC lab were filmed by National Geographic, as part of an upcoming 4-part documentary series, highlighting KAUST's research in terms of: health, water, the environment, and success stories. 

Over the weekend, they conducted interviews, and filmed a few members taking sediment cores from the mangroves around the beacon; as well as processing samples in the lab / measuring carbon fluxes.

The members involved in this were: Carlos Duarte, Alexandra Steckbauer, Jenn Thomson, Anastasiia Martynova, with help from new MSc student Jessica Breavington.

Conducting interviews - quiet on set!

The site of mangrove sampling, with a beautiful sunrise for filming aesthetics!

We look forward to seeing the end result when it comes out!

All photos: by Alexandra Steckbauer and Jennifer Thomson

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