molecular biology

Siba I. Alharbi

Ph.D. Student, Structural Biology and Engineering

signal-transduction molecular biology biochemistry biophysics

Siba received her bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences from Alfaisal University in 2018 and was the Valedictorian of her class. In 2020, she received her master’s degree in Bioscience from KAUST. She continued at KAUST and is currently a PhD student in the structural biology and engineering lab (StruBE) under the supervision of Professor Stefan Arold. Her research focus is on elucidating the structure and function of specific eukaryotic protein kinases. She strives to help the community around her by partaking in various extracurricular activities. Here at KAUST she was a member of the BESE

Olga Chechekina

Visiting Student, Bio-Ontology Research Group

Metagenomics molecular biology data analysis

Olga Chechekina is a visiting student in the Bio-Ontology Research Group under the supervision of Prof. Robert Hoehndorf. Prior to visiting KAUST, she graduated from "Biology and Biotechnology" department at HSE University in 2023, and completed an internship at Genome Institute of Singapore in 2022. Here research interests are in metagenomics, molecular biology and data analysis.