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Alexandre Soares Rosado

Professor, Bioscience

Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division

alexandre.rosado@kaust.edu.sa


Affiliations

Education Profile

  • Ph.D. Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/ Wageningen University and Research (WUR), The Netherlands, 1997
  • M.Sc. Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1993

Research Interests

Professor Rosado is a microbiologist focused on microbial diversity, extremophiles, and metabolic pathways, employing multi-omics approaches to reveal the evolutionary history, ecological roles, and physiological capacities of free-living and symbiotic microorganisms. He also leads KAUST's Mars Simulation Chamber project, studying extremophiles under simulated space conditions. His interdisciplinary research bridges basic and applied science, advancing microbial-based solutions for One Health and planetary health. By expanding our knowledge of extremophiles, his work drives innovations in biotechnology, ecosystem restoration, sustainable agriculture, astrobiology, and space exploration.

Selected Publications

    • Jiménez, D.J., Chaparro, D., Sierra, F., Custer, G.F., Feuerriegel, G., Chuvochina, M., Diaz-Garcia, L., Mendes, L.W., Ortega Santiago, Y.P., Rubiano-Labrador, C., Salcedo-Galan, F., Streit, W.R., Dini-Andreote, F., Reyes, A., & Rosado, A.S. (2024). Engineering the Mangrove Soil Microbiome for Artificial Selection of Polyethylene Terephthalate-Transforming Bacterial Consortia. Trends in Biotechnology, doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.08.013.

    • dos Santos, A., Schultz, J., Trapp, M.A., Modolon, F., Romanenko, A., Jaiswal, A.K., Gomes, L., Rodrigues-Filho, E., & Rosado, A.S. (2024). Investigating Polyextremophilic Bacteria in Al Wahbah Crater Saudi Arabia: A Terrestrial Model for Life on Saturn's Moon Enceladus. Astrobiology Journal, 24 (8) August issue. doi.org/10.1089/ast.2024.00

    • Pinheiro Y, Faria da Mota F, Peixoto RS, van Elsas JD, Lins U, Mazza Rodrigues JL, Rosado AS. A thermophilic chemolithoautotrophic bacterial consortium suggests a mutual relationship between bacteria in extreme oligotrophic environments (2023). Commun Biol. Mar 1;6(1):230. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04617-4.

    • SS Correa, J Schultz, KJ Lauersen, AS Rosado. Natural carbon fixation and advances in synthetic engineering for redesigning and creating new fixation pathways. Journal of Advanced Research. 2023 May: 47:75-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2022.07.011

    • Schultz J, Modolon F, Peixoto RS and Rosado AS (2023). Shedding light on the composition of extreme microbial dark matter: alternative approaches for culturing extremophiles. Front. Microbiol. 14:1167718. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1167718

    • Van der Zwan F., Augustin N., Petersen S., Altalhi S., Schultz J., Peixoto R, Follmann J., Anker A., Benzoni F., Garcia Paredes E., Al Malallah M., Shepard L., Ouhssain M., Jägerup S., Jones B., Rosado A. 2023. Widespread diffuse venting and large microbial iron mounds in the Red Sea. Communications Earth and Environment DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-01169.

    • Van Elsas, J.D., Trevors, J., Rosado, A.S., Nannipieri, P. 2019. Modern Soil Microbiology, 3th Edition. Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A. CRC Press -2019. 472 Pg - ISBN 9781498763530 - CAT# K28975