Publications

Bacterial Communities of Diatoms Display Strong Conservation Across Strains and Time
Behringer G, Ochsenkühn MA, Fei C, Fanning J, Koester JA, Amin SA.
Front Microbiol, 9 -6 April 2018
doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00659

Genomic and transcriptomic signals of thermal tolerance in heat‐tolerant corals (Platygyra daedalea) of the Arabian/Persian Gulf
Nathan L. Kirk, Emily J. Howells, David Abrego, John A. Burt, Eli Meyer
Molecular Ecology - Volume 27, Issue 24 - December 2018
doi.org/10.1111/mec.14934

DNA Extraction Method Plays a Significant Role When Defining Bacterial Community Composition in the Marine Invertebrate Echinometra mathaei
Remi N. Ketchum, Edward G. Smith, Grace O. Vaughan, Britney L. Phippen, Dain McParland, Noura Al-Mansoori, Tyler J. Carrier, John A. Burt, Adam M. Reitzel
Frontiers in Marine Science - 31 July 2018
doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00255

The complete mitochondrial genome of the sea urchin,Echinometra sp. EZ
Remi N. Ketchum, Melissa B. DeBiasse, Joseph F. Ryan, Jophn A. Burt, Adam M. Reitzel
Mitochondrial DNA Part B - Volume 3, Issue 2, November 2018
doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1532335

Population collapse dynamics in Acropora downingi, an Arabian/Persian Gulf ecosystem‐engineering coral, linked to rising temperature
Bernhard Riegl, Matthew Johnston, Sam Purkis, Emily Howells, John Burt, Sascha C. C. Steiner, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Andrew Bauman
Global Change Biology - Volume 24, Issue 6 - June 2018
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14114

Fine-Scale Biogeographical Boundary Delineation and Sub-population Resolution in the Symbiodinium thermophilum Coral Symbiont Group From the Persian/Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Benjamin C.C. Hume, Cecilia D'Angelo, John A. Burt, Jörg Wiedenmann
Frontiers in Marine Science - 24 April 2018
doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00138

Validation of the binary designation Symbiodinium thermophilum (Dinophyceae)
Benjamin C. C. Hume, Cecilia D'Angelo, Edward G. Smith, Jamie R. Stevens, John A. Burt, Jörg Wiedenmann
Journal of Phycology - Volume 54, Issue 5 - October 2018
doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12764

Coral metabolite gradients affect microbial community structures and act as a disease cue
Michael A. Ochsenkuhn, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Mourad Harir & Shady A. Amin
Communications Biology - volume 1, Article number: 184 - 5 November 2018
doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0189-1 

Effect of volcanic ash pozzolan or limestone replacement on hydration of Portland cement
Kemal Celik, Rotana Hay, Craig W. Hargis, Juhyuk Moon
Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 197, 10 February 2019
doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.193

Deconstructing Immune Microenvironments of Lymphoid Tissues for Reverse Engineering
Ini-Isabee Witzel, Rasha Nasser, Anna Garcia-Sabate, Jiranuwat Sapudom, Chao Ma, Weiqiang Chen, Jeremy C.M. Teo
Advanced Healthcare Materials, December 5, 2018
doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201801126

Multiscale investigations on hydration mechanisms in seawater OPC paste
Junjie Wang, Engui Liu, Liang Li
Construction and Building Materials - 10 December 2018
doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.10.010

On Mechanical Properties of Cellular Steel Solids with Shell-like Periodic Architectures Fabricated by Selective Laser Sintering 
Oraib Al-Ketan, Reza Rowshan, Anthony N. Palazotto, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub
Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology - 1 November 2018
doi:10.1115/1.4041874

Dual-Mode Light Transduction through a Plastically Bendable Organic Crystal as Optical Waveguid
Luca Catalano, Durga Prasad Karothu, Stefan Schramm, Ejaz Ahmed, Rachid Rezgui, Timothy J. Barber, Antonino Famulari, Pance Naumov
Angewandte Chemie - 24 October 2018
doi.org/10.1002/anie.20181051

The relative composition of actin isoforms regulates cell surface biophysical features and cellular behaviors
Xin Xiea, Muhammedin Deliormanb, Mohammad A. Qasaimehb, Piergiorgio Percipalle
BBA-General Subjects - 31 January 2018
doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.01.02 

Bypassing Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (Gad1) Induced Craniofacial Defects with a Photoactivatable Translation Blocker Morpholino
Matthew O'Connor, Lindsey Beebe, Davide Deodato, Rebecca Ball, A. Tyler Page, Ariel VanLeuven, Kyle Harris, Sungdae Park, Vani Hariharan, James Lauderdale, Timothy Dore
ACS Chemical Neuroscience - 10 September 2018
doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00231

Zinc Supported Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite; A Synergism to Micronutrient Release and A Smart Distributor to Promote the Growth of Onion Seeds in Arid Conditions
Vinay Kumar, Divya Sachdev, Renu Pasricha, Priyanka H Maheshwari, Neetu Kumra Taneja
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces - 04 October 2018
doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b13464

Covalent Organic Nanosheets for Bioimaging
Gobinda Das, Farah Benyettou, Sudhir Kumar Sharama, Thirumurugan Prakasam, Felipe Gándara, Victor A. de la Peña-O’Shea, Na'il Saleh, Renu Pasricha, Ramesh Jagannathan, Mark A. Olson, Ali Trabolsi
Chemical Science - 2018
doi: 10.1039/C8SC02842G.

Dual Photoluminescence and Charge Transport in alkoxy biphenyl benzoate ferroelectric liquid crystalline−Graphene Oxide Composite†
Dharmendra Pratap Singh, Benoit Duponchel, Yahia Boussoualem, Kaushlendra Agrahari,c Rajiv Manohar, Veeresh Kumar,  Renu Pasricha, Gonibasappa H. Pujar,  Sanjeev R. Inamdar,  Redouane Doualia, Abdelylah Daoudi
New Journal of Chemistry - Issue 20, 2018
doi.org/10.1039/C8NJ02985G

Rapid Detection and Trapping of Extracellular Vesicles by Electrokinetic Concentration for Liquid Biopsy on Chip
Lucia S. Cheung, SarahSahloul, Ajymurat Orozaliev, Yong-AK Song
Micromachines - 19 June 2018
doi.org/10.3390/mi9060306

Mechanical and Crystallographic Analysis of Cholesterol Crystals Puncturing Biological Membranes
Marieh B. Al-Handawi, Dr. Patrick Commins, Dr. Durga Prasad Karothu, Dr. Gijo Raj, Dr. Liang Li, Prof. Pance Naumov
Chemistry A European Journal - 10 July 2018
doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802251

From serendipity to supramolecular design: assessing the utility of computed crystal form landscapes in inferring the risks of crystal hydration in carboxylic acids
Sharmarke Mohamed, Liang Li
CrystEngComm, 2018
doi:10.1039/c8ceOO758f

3D Printed Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces as Spacers for Enhanced Heat and Mass Transfer in Membrane Distillation
Navya Thomas, Nurshaun Sreedhar, Oraib Al-Ketan, Reza Rowshan, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Hassan Arafat
Desalination, Volume 443, 1 October 2018, Pages 256-271
doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2018.06.009 

Microarchitected Stretching-Dominated Mechanical Metamaterials with Minimal Surface Topologies
Oraib Al-Ketan, Rachid Rezgui, Reza Rowshan, Huifeng Du, Nicholas X. Fang, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub
Advanced Engineering Materials, 13 June 2018
doi.org/10.1002/adem.201800029

Mass Transfer Analysis of Ultrafiltration Using Spacers Based On Triply Periodic Minimal surfaces:  Effects of Spacer Design, Directionality and Voidage
Nurshaun Sreedhar, Navya Thomas, Oraib Al-Ketan, Reza Rowshan, Hector H. Hernandez, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Hassan A. Arafat
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 561, 1 September 2018, Pages 89-98
doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.05.028

In Mitochondria b-Actin Regulates mtDNA Transcription and Is Required for Mitochondrial Quality Control
Xin Xie, Tomas Venit, Nizar Drou, Piergiorgio Percipalle.
iScience 3 - 226-237, 25 May 2018
doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.04021.8b00031

Reversible Photolysis of Nitrosobenzene cis-Dimer Monitored in Situ by Single Crystal Photocrystallography
Philip P. Rodenbough, Durga Prasad Karothu, Tamara Gjorgjieva, Patrick Commins, Hideyuki Hara, Pance Naumov
Crystal Growth & Design - 7 March 2018

Encapsulation of Plant Viral Particles in Calcite Crystals
Marieh B. Al -Handawi, PatrickCommins, Sourabh  Shukla, Pascal Didier, Masahiko Tanaka, Gijo Raj, Frank A. Veliz, Renu Pasricha, Nicole F. Steinmetz, Pance Naumov
Advanced Biosystems - 26 March 2018

Palladium-Loaded Cucurbit[7]util-Modified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions
Dr. Farah Benyettou, Prof. Laurence Motte, Prof. Hassan Traboulsi, Prof. Javed Mazher, Dr. Renu Pasricha, Prof. John-Carl Olsen, Prof. Ali Trabolsi, Dr. Erwan Guenin
Chemistry A European Journal - Volume 24, Issue 10

Species-Specific Coral Calcification Responses to the Extreme Environment of the Southern Persian Gulf
Emily J. Howells, Glenn Dunshea, Dain McParland, Grace O. Vaughan, Scott F. Heron, Morgan S. Pratchett, John A. Burt, Andrew G. Bauman
Frontiers in Marine Science, 27 February 2018

Topology-mechanical property relationship of 3D printed strut, skeletal, and sheet based periodic metallic cellular materials
Oraib Al-Ketan, Reza Rowshan, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub
Additive Manufacturing, Volume 19, Pages 167-183

The effect of architecture on the mechanical properties of cellular structures based on the IWP minimal surface
Oraib Al-Ketan, Abu Al-Rub, Reza Rowshan
Journal of Materials Research, 1-17

3D printed feed spacers based on triply periodic minimal surfaces for flux enhancement and biofouling mitigation in RO and UF
Nurshaun Sreedhara, Navya Thomasa, Oraib Al-Ketana, Reza Rowshan, Hector Hernandeza, Rachid  K. Abu Al-Ruba, Hassan A. Arafata
Desalination, Volume 425,  January 1, 2018, Pages 12-21

The genome and phenome of the green alga Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3007 reveal adaptive traits for desert acclimatization
Nelson DR, Khraiwesh B, Fu W, Alseekh S, Jaiswal A, Chaiboonchoe A, Hazzouri KM, O'Connor MJ, Butterfoss GL, Drou N, Rowe JD, Harb J, Fernie AR, Gunsalus KC, Salehi-Ashtiani K
Elife - 17 June 2017
doi.org/10.7554/eLife.25783

Biogeography and molecular diversity of coral symbionts in the genus Symbiodinium around the Arabian Peninsula
Maren Ziegler, Chatchanit Arif, John A. Burt, Sergey Dobretsov, Cornelia Roder, Todd C. Lajeunesse, Christian R. Voolstra
Journal of Biogeography - Volume 44, Issue 3 - March 2017
doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12913

Symbiont community stability through severe coral bleaching in a thermally extreme lagoon
E. G. Smith, G. O. Vaughn, R.N. Ketchum, D. McParland, J. A. Burt
Scientific Reports 7, Article Number 2428-25 May 2017
doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01569-8

Host specificity of Symbiodinium variants revealed by an ITS2 metahaplotype approachE.G. Smith,R.N. Ketchum, J.A. Burt
ISME Journal -11 June 2017
doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2016.206

Genetic structure of coral-Symbiodinium symbioses on the world's warmest reefs
E.G. Smith, B.C.C. Hume, P. Delaney, J. Wiedenmann, J.A. Burt
PLoS One, 12 - 30 June 2017
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180169

Environmental Extremes Are Associated with Dietary Patterns in Arabian Gulf Reef Fishes
Rasha Shraim, Mame M. Dieng, Manikandan Vinu, Grace Vaughan, Dain McParland, Youssef Idaghdour, John A. Burt
Frontiers in Marine Science - 5 September 2017
doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00285

Abundance and composition of juvenile corals reveals divergent trajectories for coral assemblages across the United Arab Emirates
Morgan S. Pratchett, Andrew H. Baird, Andrew G. Bauman, John A. Burt
Marine Pollution Bulletin - Volume 114, Issue 2 -30 January 2017
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.036

Stable mucus-associated bacterial communities in bleached and healthy corals of Porites lobata from the Arabian Seas.
Ghaida Hadaidi, Till Röthig,Lauren K. Yum, Maren Ziegler, Chatchanit Arif, Cornelia Roder, John Burt, Christian R. Voolstra
Scientific Reports 7 - Article Number 45362 - 31 March 2017
doi.org/10.1038/srep45362

Settlement Patterns of Corals and other Benthos on Reefs with Divergent Environments and Disturbances Histories around the Northeastern Arabian Peninsula
Rita Bento, David A. Feary, Andrew S. Hoey, John A. Burt
Frontiers in Marine Science - 20 September 2017
doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00305

DNA-assisted oligomerization of pore-forming toxin monomers into precisely-controlled protein channels
Henning-Knechtel, A., Knechtel, J. & Magzoub, M.
Nucleic Acids Res. 45, 12057 - 12068

Cytotoxicity of prion protein-derived cell-penetrating peptidesis modulated by pH but independent of amyloid formation
Mukundan,V., Maksoudian, C., Vogel, M.C., Chehade, I., Katsiotis, M.S., Alhassan, S.M. & Magzoub, M.
Archives Biochem. Biophys. 613, 31-42

Production of nanostructured molecular liquids by supercritical CO2 processing
Sharma,S.K., Woldetsadik, A.D.,Blanton, T., O'Connor, M.J., Magzoub, M. & Jagannathan, R.
OpenNano 2, 9-18

A modular CuI-L-proline catalyzed one-pot route for the rapid access of constrained and privileged hetero-atom-linked medium-sized ring systems 
Vunnam Srinivasulu, Kim D. Janda, Imad A. Abu-Yousef, Matthew John O'Connor, Taleb H. Al-Tel
Tetrahedron Volume 73, Issue 15, Pages 2139–2150

A spectroscopic study of the excited state proton transfer processes of (8-bromo- 7-hydroxyquinolin-2-yl)methyl-protected phenol in aqueous solutions.
Jinqing Huang, Adna P. Muliawan,  Jiani Ma, Ming De Li, Hoi Kei Chiu,  Xin Lan, Davide Deodato, David Lee Phillips  and Timothy M. Dore  
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2017,16, 575-584   

An Ultra-Absorbent Alkyne-Rich Porous Covalent Polycalix[4]arene For Water Purification
Dinesh Shetty, Ilma Jahovic, Jesus Raya, Florent Ravaux, Mustapha Jouiad, John-Carl Olsend and Ali Trabolsi
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 62-66  

Design of Organic Macrocycle-Modified Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery           
Tina Skorjanc, Dr. Farah Benyettou, Dr. John-Carl Olsen, Prof. Ali Trabolsi                
Chemistry, a European Journal, (2007)

Direct Observation of Photoinduced trans-cis Isomerization on Azobenzene Single Crystal              
Chia-Yun Lai, Gijo Raj, Ieva Liepuoniute, Matteo Chiesa  and Pance Naumov
Crystal Growth & Design 17, no. 6 (2017): 3306-3312.

Flexibility in a Molecular Crystal Accomplished by Structural Modulation of Carbohydrate Epimers
Manas K. Panda, Kumar Bhaskar Pal, Gijo Raj, Rajesh Jana, Taro Moriwaki, Goutam Dev Mukherjee, Balaram Mukhopadhyay, and Panče Naumov       
Cryst. Growth Des., 2017, 17 (4), pp 1759–1765  

Hexokinase II–derived cell-penetrating peptide targets mitochondria and triggers apoptosis in cancer cells              
Woldetsadik AD, Vogel MC, Rabeh WM and Magzoub M.
FASEB J. 2017 May;31(5):2168-2184        

Intramolecular Diaza-Diels-Alder Protocol: A Novel Diastereoselective and Modular One-Step Synthesis of Constrained Polycyclic Frameworks  
Dr. Vunnam Srinivasulu, Dr. Amarnath Reddy, Prof. Ralph Mazitschek, Dr. Amanda K. Lukens, Prof. Dyann F. Wirth, Dr. Liang Li, Dr. Panče Naumov, Dr. Matthew John O'Connor, Prof. Taleb H. Al-Tel
Chemistry, a European Journal Volume 23, Issue 17, pages 4137–4148

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of a Viologen-Based Covalent Organic Polymer with Redox-Tunable Polarity for Dye Adsorption       
Gobinda Das, Tina Skorjanc, Thirumurugan Prakasam, Selbi Nuryyeva, John-Carl Olsen and  Ali Trabolsi
RSC Adv., 2017,7, 3594-3598  

Radiation-free superhydrophilic and antifogging properties of e-beam evaporated TiO2 films on glass
Corrado Garlisi, Giovanni Palmisano
Applied Surface Science, Volume 420, 31 October 2017, Pages 83–93

Selective growth inhibition of cancer cells with doxorubicin-loaded CB[7]-modified iron-oxide nanoparticles          
F. Benyettou, H. Fahs, R. Elkharrag, R. A. Bilbeisi, B. Asma, R. Rezgui, L. Motte, M. Magzoub, J. Brandel, J.-C. Olsen, F. Piano, K. C. Gunsalus, C. Platas-Iglesiasf and A. Trabolsi   
RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 23827     

Targeting Type 2 Diabetes with C-Glucosyl Dihydrochalcones as Selective Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation   
Ana R. Jesus, Diogo Vila-Viçosa, Miguel Machuqueiro, Ana P. Marques, Timothy M. Dore, and Amélia P. Rauter     
J. Med. Chem., 2017, 60 (2), pp 568–579    

Viologen-Based Conjugated Covalent Organic Networks via Zincke Reaction          
Gobinda Das, Tina Skorjanc, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Felipe Gándara, Matteo Lusi, D.S. Shankar Rao, Sridurai Vimala, Subbarao Krishna Prasad, Jesus Raya, Dong Suk Han, Ramesh Jagannathan, John-Carl Olsen, and Ali Trabolsi           
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Just Accepted Manuscript      

Local bleaching thresholds established by remote sensing techniques vary among reefs with deviating bleaching patterns during the 2012 event in the Arabian/Persian Gulf
D. Shuail, J. Wiedenmann, C. D'Angelo, A.H. Baird, M.S. Pratchett, B. Riegl, J. A. Burt, P. Petrov, C. Amos
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 105, 30 April 2016
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.001

Ancestral genetic diversity associated with the rapid spread of stress-tolerant coral symbionts in response to Holocene climate change
Benjamin C. C. Hume, Christian R. Voolstra, Chatchanit Arif, Cecilia D’Angelo, John A. Burt, Gal Eyal, Yossi Loya, and Jörg Wiedenman
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113, - 9 April 2016
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1601910113

Species-specific trends in the reproductive output of corals across environmental gradients and bleaching histories
Emily J. Howells, Remi N. Ketchum, Andrew G. Bauman, Yasmin Mustafa, Kristina D. Watkins, John a. Burt
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 105, Issue 2 - 30 April 2016
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.034

Host adaptation and unexpected symbiont partners enable reef-building corals to tolerate extreme temperatures
E. J. Howells, D. Abrego, E. Meyer, N.L. Kirk. J. A. Burt
Global Change Biology, 22 - August 2016
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13250

Regional variation in the structure and function of parrotfishes on Arabian reefs
A.S. Hoey, D.A. Feary, J. A. Burt, G. Vaughan, M. S. Pratchett, M.L. Berumen
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 105 - 30 April 2016
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.035

Current status of coral reefs in the United Arab Emirates: Distribution, extent, and community structure with implications for management
Raymond E. Grizzle, Rashid Mohamed Alshihi, Krystin M. Ward, John A. Burt
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 105 - 2016
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.005

The implications of recurrent disturbances within the world's hottest coral reef
Rita Bento, Andrew S. Hoey, Andrew G. Bauman, David A. Feary, John A. Burt
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 105, Issue 2 - 30 April 2016
doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.006

[C–H···Anion] Interactions Mediate the Templation and Anion Binding Properties of Topologically Non-Trivial Metal-Organic Structures in Aqueous Solutions
Rana A. Bilbeisi, Thirumurugan Prakasam, Matteo Lusi, Roberto El Khoury, Carlos Platas-Iglesias, J. Charbonniere,c John-Carl Olsen,d Mourad Elhabiri and Ali Trabolsi            
Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 2524    

8-Hydroxyquinoline-based inhibitors of the Rce1 protease disrupt Ras membrane localization in human cells         
Idrees Mohammed, Shahienaz E. Hampton, Louise Ashall, Emily R. Hildebrandt, Robert A. Kutlik, Surya P. Manadhar, Brandon J. Floyd, Haley E. Smith, Jonathan K. Dozier, Mark D. Distefano, Walter K. Schmidt and Timothy M. Dore
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2016, 24(2), pp 160-178

A Chemical Template for Synthesis of Molecular Sheets of Calcium Carbonate      
Ina Rianasari, Farah Benyettou, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Thomas Blanton, Serdal Kirmizialtin & Ramesh Jagannathan
Scientific Reports 6, 25393  

Creating Sub-50 Nm Nanofluidic Junctions in PDMS Microfluidic Chip via Self-Assembly Process of Colloidal Particles                
Xi Wei, Abeer Syed, Pan Mao, Jongyoon Han and Yong-Ak

E-beam evaporated TiO2 and Cu-TiO2 on glass: Performance in the discoloration of methylene blue and 2-propanol oxidation           
Corrado Garlisi, Gabriele Scandura, Jakub Szlachetko, Sareh Ahmadi, Jacinto S & Giovanni Palmisano
Applied Catalysis A (2016): 526, 191-19

Integration of Multiplexed Microfluidic Electrokinetic Concentrators with a Morpholino Microarray via Reversible Surface Bonding for Enhanced DNA Hybridization              
Diogo Martins, Xi Wei, Rastislav Levicky, and Yong-Ak So

Detecting and Trapping of a Single C. elegans Worm in a Microfluidic Chip for Automated Microplate Dispensing
Israel T. Desta, Abdelrazak Al-Sharif, Nour AlGharibeh, Nahal Mustafa, Ajymurat Orozaliev, Nikolaos Giakoumidis, Kristin C. Gunsalus, Yong-Ak Song
Slas Technology: Translating Life Sciences Innovat

Masdar Institute files a patent for ultra-strong, lightweight materials to transform aerospace, energy and water industries
Emirates New Agency | June 12, 2016

Mechanical Properties of New Type of Architected Interpenetrating Phase Composite Materials  
Oraib Al-Ketan, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub, Reza Rowshan
Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 2, Issue 2 160

Mechanically robust, chemically inert superhydrophobic charcoal surfaces            
Jian-Bo Xie, Liang Li, Anastassiya Knyazeva, James Weston and Panče Naumov     
Chem. Commun, 2016, 52, 9695-969

Mesoporous γ-Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Magnetically Triggered Release of Doxorubicin and Hyperthermia Treatment        
Dr. Farah Benyettou, Jaen Alonso Ocadiz Flores, Dr. Florent Ravaux, Dr. Rachid Rezgui, Dr. Mustapha Jouiad, Samer I. Nehme, Rajesh Kumar Parsapur, Prof. John-Carl Olsen, Prof. Parasuraman Selvam, Prof. Ali Trabolsi            
Chemistry, a European Journal Volume 22, Issue 47, Pages 17020–1

Multifunctional redox-tuned viologen-based covalent organic polymers
Gobinda Das, Thirumurugan Prakasam, Selbi Nuryyeva, Dong Suk Han, Ahmed Abdel-Wahab, John-Carl Olsen, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Carlos PlatasIglesias, Florent Ravaux, Mustapha Jouiad, and Ali Trabolsi
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(40), 15361-15369.

Novel gold(I) diphosphine-based dimers with aurophilicity triggered multistimuli light-emitting properties              
Csaba Jobbágy, Péter Baranyai, Gábor Marsi, Barbara Rácz, Liang Li, Panče Naumov and Andrea DeákJ.
Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 10253-10

Precise quantification of cellular uptake of cell-penetrating peptides using fluorescence-activated cell sorting and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy   
Rachid Rezgui, Katy Blumer, Gilbert Yeoh-Tan, Adma J. Trexler and Mazin Magzoub           
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembran

Production of nanostructured molecular liquids by supercritical CO2
Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Abiy D. Woldetsadik, Thomas Blanton, Matthew J. O'Connor, Mazin Magzoub and Ramesh Jagannathan
OpenNano Volume 2, 2017, Pages 9–18

Redox-Responsive Viologen-Mediated Self-Assembly of CB[7]-Modified Patchy Particles  
Farah Benyettou, Xiaolong Zheng, Elizabeth Elacqua, Yu Wang, Parastoo Dalvand, Zouhair Asfari, John-Carl Olsen, Dong Suk Han, Na’il Saleh, Mourad Elhabiri, Marcus Weck, and Ali Trabolsi
Langmuir, 2016, 32 (28), pp 7144–7150  

Self-Healing Molecular Crystals  
Patrick Commins, Hideyuki Hara & Pance Naumov
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2016): 55, 1

Shape-Memory and Self-Healing Effects in Mechanosalient Molecular Crystals
Durga Prasad Karothu, James Weston, Israel Tilahun Desta & Panče Naumov
Journal of the American Chemical Society 138, no. 40 (2016): 13298-13306.

Strong and Anomalous Thermal Expansion Precedes the Thermosalient Effect in Dynamic Molecular Crystals         
Manas K. Panda, Roberto Centore, Mauro Causà, Angela Tuzi, Fabio Borbone & Panče Naumov
Scientific reports 6 (2016): 29610.

Synergistic action of thermoresponsive and hygroresponsive elements elicits rapid and directional response of a bilayer actuator
Lidong Zhang , Israel Desta and Panče Naumov   
Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 5920-5923   

Unexpected formation of a fused double cycle trinuclear gold(I) complex supported by ortho-phenyl metallated aryl-diphosphine ligands and strong aurophilic interactions    
Csaba Jobbágy, Péter Baranyai, Pál Szabó, Tamás Holczbauer, Barbara Rácz, Liang Li, Panče Naumov and Andrea Deák                The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016, 2016, 45, 12569–12575      

An integrative Raman microscopy-based workflow for rapid in situ analysis of microalgal lipid bodies
Sudhir Kumar Sharma, David R. Nelson, Rasha Abdrabu, Basel Khraiwesh, Kenan Jijakli, Marc Arnoux, Matthew J. O’Connor, Tayebeh Bahmani, Hong Cai, Sachin KhapliEmail author, Ramesh Jagannathan, Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani
Biotechnology for Biofuels,8 - October 2015
doi.org/10.1186/s13068-015-0349-1

8-Hydroxyquinoline-based inhibitors of the Rce1 protease disrupt Ras membrane localization in human cells
Idrees Mohammed, Shahienaz E. Hampton, Louise Ashall, Emily R. Hildebrandt, Robert A. Kutlik, Surya P. Manandhar, Brandon J. Floyd, Haley E. Smith, Jonathan K. Dozier, Mark D. Distefano, Walter K. Schmidt, Timothy M. Dore
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 160–178

An integrative Raman microscopy-based workflow for rapid in situ analysis of microalgal lipid bodies|
Sudhir Kumar Sharma, David R. Nelson, Rasha Abdrabu, Basel Khraiwesh, Kenan Jijakli, Marc Arnoux, Matthew J. O’Connor , Tayebeh Bahmani , Hong Cai , Sachin Khapli, Ramesh Jagannathan and Kourosh Salehi Ashtiani.
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2015, 8:164                

Unusual canopy architecture in the umbrella thorn acacia, Vachellia tortilis (= Acacia tortilis), in the United Arab Emirates
Zachary Ross, John A. Burt
Journal of Arid Environments, Volume 115 - April 2015
doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.01.004

Directed Motility of Hygroresponsive Biomimetic Actuators 
Lidong Zhang, Stanislav Chizhik, Yunze Wen, Panče Naumov  Advanced Functional Materials 26, no. 7 (2016): 1040-1053.

Emission Properties of Oxyluciferin and Its Derivatives in Water: Revealing the Nature of the Emissive Species in Firefly Bioluminescence          
Avisek Ghose, Mateusz Rebarz, Oleg V. Maltsev, Lukas Hintermann, Cyril Ruckebusch, Eduard Fron, Johan Hofkens, Yves Mely, Pance Naumov, Michel Sliwa, and Pascal Didier.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 119, no. 6 (2014): 2638-2649. 

Genome-wide expression analysis offers new insights into the origin and evolution of Physcomitrella patens stress response.          
Basel Khraiwesh, Enas Qudeimat, Manjula Thimma, Amphun Chaiboonchoe, Kenan Jijakli, Amnah Alzahmi, Marc Arnoux & Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani            
Scientific reports 5 (2015): 17434.

Morphology and magnetic properties of sulfonated poly[styrene–(ethylene/butylene)–styrene]/iron oxide composites              
Sateesh K. Peddini, Huy N. Pham, Leonard Spinu, James L. Weston, David E. Nikles, Kenneth A. Mauritz European Polymer Journal Volume 69, Pages 85–95

Symbiodinium thermophilum sp. nov., a thermotolerant symbiotic alga prevalent in corals of the world's hottest sea, the Persian/Arabian Gulf
B.C.C. Hume, C. D'Angelo, E.G. Smith, J.R. Stevens, J. Burt, J. Wiedenmann
Scientific Reports -volume 5, Article number: 8562 - 27 February 2015
doi.org/10.1038/srep08562

Nanoindentation measurements of Teflon-AF nanosheets
Ina Rianasari, James Weston, Reza Rowshan, Thomas Blanton, Sachin Khapli, and Ramesh Jagannathan
Journal of Applied Polymer 132 (4) (2015)  

Perpetually Self-Propelling Chiral Single Crystals
Manas K. Panda, Tomce Runcevski, Ahmad Husain, Robert E. Dinnebier, and Pance Naumov.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 1895−1902.     

Photoactivatable, biologically-relevant phenols with sensitivity toward 2-photon excitation           
Sateesh K. Peddini, Huy N. Pham, Leonard Spinu, James L. Weston, David E. Nikles, Kenneth A. Mauritz
European Polymer Journal Volume 69, Pages 85–95

Local adaptation constrains the distribution potential of heat-tolerant Symbiodinium from the Persian/Arabian Gulf
C. D'Angelo, B.C. Hume, J. Burt, E.G. Smith, E.P. Achterberg, J. Wiedenmann
ISME Journal - 19 May 2015
doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.80

Rapid and robust spatiotemporal dynamics of the first-order phase transition in crystals of the organic-inorganic perovskite   
Aymen Yangui, Mouhamadou Sy, Liang Li, Younes Abid,  Panče Naumov & Kamel Boukheddaden
Scientific Reports 5:16634

Sharp blue emission of ZnO crystals by supercritical CO2 processing           
Sudhir k. Sharma, Thomas Blanton, James Weston, Sachin Khapli & Ramesh Jagannathan
The Journal of Supercritical Fluids  

Spatially resolved analysis of short-range structure perturbations in a plastically bent molecular crystal
Manas K. Panda Soumyajit Ghosh Nobuhiro Yasuda Taro Moriwaki Goutam Dev Mukherjee C. Malla Reddy Panče Naumov               
Nature Chemistry 7, 65–72 (2015)   

Both decreasing interstructural space size and increasing total cover increase shrimp abundance on artificial structures deployed in a UAE seagrass bed. 
Aaron Bartholomew, John A. Burt
Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology - Volume 48, Issue 3 - 23 March 2015
doi.org/10.1080/10236244.2015.1024076

Stiffness of Extracellular Matrix Components Modulates the Phenotype of Human Smooth Muscle Cells in Vitro and Allows for the Control of Properties of Engineered Tissues   
Sara BH Timraz,  Rachid Rezgui, Selwa M. Boularaoui, and Jeremy CM Teo.         
Procedia Engineering 110 (2015): 29-36.

Surface and Bulk Effects in Photoochemical Reactions and Photomechanical Effects in Dynamic Molecular Crystals                
Naba K. Nath, Tomce Runcevski, Chia-Yun Lai, Matteo Chiesa, Robert E. Dinnebier, and Pance Naumov.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, no. 43 (2015): 13866-13875.

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles for the dual delivery of doxorubicin and alendronate to cancer cells
Benyettou F, Rezgui, R,  Ravaux, F, Jaber, T. Blumer,  K, Jouiad, M, Motte L, Olsen J-C Platas-Iglesias, C, Magzoub, M. and Trabolsi A.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B 3, no. 36 (2015): 7237-7245.

Whole genome re-sequencing reveals extensive natural variation in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii                
Jonathan M. Flowers, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Gina M. Pham, Ulises Rosas, Tayebeh Bahmani, Basel Khraiwesh, David R. Nelson, Kenan Jijakli, Rasha Abdrabu, Elizabeth H. Harris, Paul A. Lefebvre, Erik F.Y. Hom, Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani, and Michael D. Purugganan
The Plant Cell September 2015 vol. 27 no. 9 2353-2369  

Kinematic and Mechanical Profile of the Self-Actuation of Thermosalient Crystal Twins of 1,2,4,5-Tetrabromobenzene: A Molecular Crystalline Analogue of a Bimetallic Strip
Subash Chandra Sahoo, Shashi Bhushan Sinha, M. S. R. N. Kiran, Upadrasta Ramamurty, Arcan F. Dericioglu, C. Malla Reddy, and Pance Naumov.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13843−13850

Biomimetic Crystalline Actuators: Structure–Kinematic Aspects of the Self-Actuation and Motility of Thermosalient Crystals
Subash Chandra Sahoo, Manas K. Panda, Naba K. Nath, and Pance Naumov.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12241−12251