Postdoctoral Fellow Focus: Eva Aylagas Martinez

Summary

Eva Aylagas Martinez, a postdoctoral fellow at KAUST's Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), studies changes in Red Sea communities using environmental DNA. She first visited KAUST during her Ph.D. as part of a collaboration with a European research project (DEVOTES). Her research is supervised by KAUST Professor Michael Berumen. Why it matters: This highlights KAUST's role in attracting international research talent to study critical environmental issues in the Red Sea, contributing to marine conservation efforts.