Dr. Sergey Dobretsov
UNESCO Chair in Marine Biotechnology, Director, Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, Sultan Qaboos University
e-mail: sergey at squ.edu.om sergey_dobretsov at yahoo.com
phone: (968)-24143750
I am a marine chemical ecologist and I have been working with marine biofouling more than 27 years. I have been lucky to work with polar, temporal and tropical biofouling species. Overall, I have published more than 100 peer review articles, 2 books, 7 chapters and obtained 5 international patents. In particular, I am interested in biofouling, chemical signalling and interactions between microbes and invertebrates larvae. I am cooperating with scientists from USA, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Germany, Spain, South Africa and China. My current projects are:
- Nanotechnology for water treatment and biofouling prevention
- Bioactive compounds from marine organisms (soft corals, cyanobacteria and algae)
- Non-toxic antifouling defence
- Quorum sensing and anti-quorum sensing compounds
- Dynamics and diversity of marine biofilms
I like hiking and exploring Oman's beautiful environment.
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