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Magdy Mahfouz

Principal Investigator

King Abdulla University of Science and Technology

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Genome Editing, Synthetic Biology, Molecular Diagnostics, Plant Biotechnology

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Magdy Mahfouz holds issued and provisional patents in CRISPR-enabled diagnostics. He advances plant genome editing and synthetic biology, from molecular farming of antimicrobials to stress‑resilient crop traits, with biosensing platforms for rapid, point‑of‑care and field testing.

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King Abdulla University of Science and Technology

Plant-dx: CRISPR-based in-field pathogen and GMO detection platform

Plant-dx is an in-field diagnostic platform that integrates isothermal nucleic acid amplification with CRISPR-Cas systems for rapid, precise detection of GMOs and phytopathogens. Leveraging Cas9, Cas12, and Cas13-based a...

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Magdy Mahfouz

Principal Investigator

King Abdulla University of Science and Technology

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King Abdulla University of Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

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Last updated Jan 2026