Najwa Al-Otaibi

Alumni and Former Staff

​Ph.D. Student

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Research Interests

​​My research aims to study autotrophic and heterotrophic picoplankton abundances, sizes and biomass in short and long time-scales. Currently, I am working on experiment assessments of the combined effects of temperatures and nutrients added to analyze abundances and characteristics of picoplankton diversity by using flow-cytometry technique and 16S RNA gene. ​​​

Selected Publications

  • Seasonal variability and vertical distribution of autotrophic and heterotrophic picoplankton in the Central Red Sea 
    Najwa Al-Otaibi, Tamara M. Huete-Stauffer, Maria Ll. Calleja, Xabier Irigoien, Xosé Anxelu...
    PeerJ 8:e8612, (2020)
  • Factors Regulating the Relationship Between Total and Size-Fractionated Chlorophyll-a in Coastal Waters of the Red ... 
    R.J.W. Brewin, X.A.G. Morán, D.E. Raitsos, J.A. Gittings, M.L. Calleja, M. Viegas, M.I. An...
    Front. Microbiol. 10:1964, (2019)

Education

  • M.Sc, Bioscience, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2014
  • B.Sc., Biotechnology, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 2011 ​

Professional Profile

  • ​​2014-now: PhD candidate, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia​​

Awards

  • Third prize of the best poster in International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Sea (ICMERS), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2016

KAUST Affiliations

  • Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)​​​​
  • Biological and environmental science and engineering division (BESE)​

Research Interests Keywords

​​Prochlorococcus Synechococcus picoeukaryotes Heterotrophic Bacteria Picoplankton Flow cytometry Red Sea