Funded Projects:

• "Tuning the enantioselectivity of secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from Theromoanaerobacter ethanolicus to accomplish a one-pot deracemization of alcohols" KFUPM Directed Funding Grant, SAR 300,000. 04/2020-04/2023. Role: PI

• "Study on the degradation of benzo[a]pyrene by thermophilic, acidophilic and alkaliphilic microbes isolated from the Kingdm of Saudi Arabia" Ministry of Education, International Collaboration Initiative (external), SAR 1,800,000. 10/2019-09/2022.

• Stereoinversion of enantiopure secondary alcohols using a single enzymatic approach” DSR (internal KFUPM), SAR 210,540. 04/2017-10/2018. Role: PI

• “Enzymatic asymmetric production of substituted 2-tetralols” DSR (internal KFUPM), SAR 204,710; 04/2016-10/2017. Role: PI

•  “Isolation and characterization of microorganisms that biodegrade the high molecular weight polycyclic hydrocarbon pollutants” KACST through NSTIP (external), SAR 1,916,800; 09/2014-08/2016. Role: Co-I

• “Isolation and characterization of the phenanthrene biodegrading bacteria from east coast of Saudi Arabia” DSR (internal KFUPM), SAR 134,200; 09/2014-03/2016. Role: Co-I

• “Gum arabic as a novel cryoprotectant agent for enhancing and improving quality of frozen-thawed equine semen” KACST external), SAR 1,806,170. 02/2014-01/2016. Role: Co-I

• “Dynamic kinetic resolution of racemic alcohols by using a dual enzymatic method” KACST through NSTIP (external), SAR 1,996,800; 03/2012-02/2015. Role: PI

• “A Protocol for Selective Reductive Amination of Aldehydes with Primary Amines” SABIC, SAR 118,800; 03/2011-05/2013. Role: PI

• “Synthesis of functionalized five-membered rings: building blocks in therapeutic agents” DSR (internal KFUPM), SAR 363,600; 02/2011-02/2013. Role: Co-I

Graduate students:

Alumni:

• Ibrahim Karume

• Odey Bsharat

• Sodiq Nafiu