Samir Aljbour, Ph.D.

Research Interests

In his research, Dr. Aljbour focuses on understanding the physiological and biochemical responses of jellyfish to selected climate change-driven changes in environmental factors (i.e., temperature and UV light).
Furthermore, the effect of oil pollution in the Red Sea on jellyfish physiology is to be investigated as well.

His research aims at characterizing the underlying mechanisms of jellyfish’s proposed robustness to changing environmental factors. The results of my research provide a framework for understanding the physiological tolerance of jellyfish under possible future climate changes.

Selected Publications

Samir M. Aljbour, Martin Zimmer, Andreas Kunzmann. Metabolic and oxidative stress responses of the jellyfish Cassiopea sp. to changes in seawater temperature. Journal of Sea Research 145, 1-7, (2019).
Samir M.Aljbour, Andreas Kunzmann. Metabolic and oxidative stress responses of the jellyfish Cassiopea to pollution in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan. Marine Pollution Bulletin 130, 271-278, (2018).
Samir M. Aljbour, Martin Zimmer, Andreas Kunzmann. Cellular respiration, oxygen consumption, and trade-offs of the jellyfish Cassiopea sp. in response to temperature change 128, 92-97, (2017).

Education

Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 2017
M.Sc., Biological Sciences, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan, 2011
B.Sc. , Biological Sciences, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan, 2008

Professional Profile

2021- Now: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2019 -2020: Full-time lecturer, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan
2018 -2019: Researcher (Guest Scientist), ZMT, Bremen, Germany
2013-2015: Research & teaching assistant, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan

KAUST Affiliations

Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Jellyfish UV radiation Marine pollutants Stress response Metabolic responses Marine biology