Salah Abdelrazig
B.Pharm. (Hons.), University of Khartoum
M.Pharm. University of Khartoum
M.Sc. Loughborough University
Ph.D. University of Nottingham
Salah's expertise lies in metabolomics with a focus on utilizing high-resolution mass spectrometry to investigate the metabolic signature of different biological systems. Salah has been interested in questions relating to environmental impact, perturbed metabolic pathways and disease processes. In 2012, Salah began his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. David Barret where he developed diverse methodologies to investigate clinical biomarkers associated with gut microbiota, malaria, and osteoarthritis. Following his Ph.D., Salah worked as a Research Fellow to optimize bacterial fermentation for the production of biofuels and green chemicals. In subsequent roles as a Research Officer and Facility Manager at University of Nottingham, Salah was responsible for metabolomics in diverse projects and collaborations. Seeking further expertise, Salah joined Pharmaron UK, as a specialist on radiolabelled chemistry and metabolism. In 2023, Salah joined Prof. Amin's lab at NYU Abu Dhabi as a Research Associate. Salah's main interest is to harness metabolomics to better understand coral symbiosis and its adaptation to climate change, as well as diatoms and their interactions with their microbiome and the influence of these relations on climate change. Salah is also involved in various collaborations involving metabolomics and small molecule analyses.
Recent News
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Aboard the UAE research vessel Jaywun, NYU scientists — including the Amin Lab — uncover thriving microbial life in the Arabian Gulf’s extreme conditions. Read NYU Biologists Study Marine Life on UAE Research Ship.
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New Feature
Read more in Red Alert — an article on how warming waters and human activity are fueling algae blooms that impact the environment, marine life, and public health.
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Explore how scientists are uncovering microbes’ power to combat climate change in The Microbial Masters of Earth’s Climate.
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New publication
A new paper that Salah and Shady authored is now out at RSC Advances!
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Update
Many lab members presented posters that showcase their latest research findings at the CGSB symposium XIII on campus
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New publication
A chapter in the coral reef microbiome book that Amin and Shady authored is now out!
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Our lab studies the role microbiomes play in the adaptation and evolution of important marine eukaryotes, particularly phytoplankton and corals. Using multiomics and physiological and phenotypic techniques, we examine how these microbiomes influence their hosts' physiology, evolution, response to the environment, and the effects of climate change and anthropogenic influences on these host-microbiome relationships.
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Our lab is also extensively using cutting-edge techniques to study microbial ecology and beyond. We use microfluidics to study phytoplankton microbiomes at the single-cell level. We also use metabolomics and develop metabolomics techniques to study a wide range of questions, including host-microbiome interactions, saliva metabolomics, drug metabolism in the human gut and model system metabolomics.
The Marine Microbiomics Lab
at NYUAD
Our Research
Phytoplankton-Bacteria Symbiosis in Today’s Oceans:
Our goal is to understand how the microbiome of phytoplankton influences their adaptation to environmental conditions, such as nutrient limitation and climate change.