10:45 The bacterial microbiome of Tridacna maxima Susann Rossbach, KAUST PI: Carlos Duarte

11:00 Using the Aiptasia model system to test the coral probiotic hypothesis: trials on a bacterial-depleted system Rúben Costa, KAUST PI: Christian Voolstra

11:15 Insights into bacterial community changes following heat and salinity treatments in Aiptasia Janna Randle, KAUST PI: Christian Voolstra

11:30 Disentangling the complex microbiological network within vulnerable coral reef ecosystems Dr. Eva Aylagas Martinez, KAUST PI: Burt Jones

11:45 The Red Sea pelagic microbiome Dr. Tamara Huete-Stauffer, KAUST PI: Xose Anxelu Moran

Session Chair: John Gittings