Dr Kira Schipper
Casual Senior Principal Researcher
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Publications
Journal Articles
Sajna, M. S., Elmakki, Tasneem, Schipper, Kira, Ihm, Seungwon, Yoo, Youngwook, Park, Byungsung, Park, Hyunwoong, Shon, Ho Kyong and Han, Dong Suk (2024). Integrated seawater hub: a nexus of sustainable water, energy, and resource generation. Desalination, 571 117065, 1-28. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2023.117065
Rasheed, Rihab, Schipper, Kira, Gifuni, Imma, Al-Jabri, Hareb, Barbosa, Maria J., Goncalves, Olivier and Pruvost, Jeremy (2023). Thermal regulation of algae cultures in raceway ponds utilizing ground heat: improving techno-economic feasibility and process sustainability of large-scale algae production in Qatar. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 60 103497, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2023.103497
Schipper, Kira, Al Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S. J., Wijffels, Rene H. and Barbosa, Maria J. (2023). Realizing algae value chains in arid environments: an Arabian Peninsula perspective. Trends in Biotechnology, 41 (6), 750-759. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.11.004
Hassanien, Alaa, Saadaoui, Imen, Schipper, Kira, Al-Marri, Sara, Dalgamouni, Tasneem, Aouida, Mustapha, Saeed, Suhur and Al-Jabri, Hareb M. M. (2023). Genetic engineering to enhance microalgal-based produced water treatment with emphasis on CRISPR/Cas9: a review. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10 11104914, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1104914
Rasheed, Rihab, Thaher, Mahmoud, Younes, Nadin, Bounnit, Touria, Schipper, Kira, Nasrallah, Gheyath K., Al Jabri, Hareb, Gifuni, Imma, Goncalves, Olivier and Pruvost, Jeremy (2022). Solar cultivation of microalgae in a desert environment for the development of techno-functional feed ingredients for aquaculture in Qatar. Science of the Total Environment, 835 155538, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155538
Schipper, Kira, Al-Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S.J., Wijffels, Rene H. and Barbosa, Maria J. (2021). Techno-economics of algae production in the Arabian Peninsula. Bioresource Technology, 331 125043, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125043
Schipper, Kira, Das, Probir, Al Muraikhi, Mariam, AbdulQuadir, Mohammed, Thaher, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Al Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S.J., Wijffels, René H. and Barbosa, Maria J. (2021). Outdoor scale-up of Leptolyngbya sp.: effect of light intensity and inoculum volume on photoinhibition and -oxidation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 118 (6), 2368-2379. doi: 10.1002/bit.27750
Schipper, Kira, Fortunati, Filippo, Oostlander, Pieter C., Al Muraikhi, Mariam, Al Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S.J., Wijffels, René H. and Barbosa, Maria J. (2020). Production of phycocyanin by Leptolyngbya sp. in desert environments. Algal Research, 47 101875, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.101875
Bounnit, Touria, Saadaoui, Imen, Rasheed, Rihab, Schipper, Kira, Muraikhi, Maryam Al and Jabri, Hareb Al (2020). Sustainable production of Nannochloris atomus biomass towards biodiesel production. Sustainability, 12 (5) 2008, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/su12052008
Schipper, Kira, Al Muraikhi, Mariam, Alghasal, Ghamza Saed H. S., Saadaoui, Imen, Bounnit, Touria, Rasheed, Rihab, Dalgamouni, Tasneem, Al Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S. J., Wijffels, René H. and Barbosa, Maria J. (2019). Potential of novel desert microalgae and cyanobacteria for commercial applications and CO2 sequestration. Journal of Applied Phycology, 31 (4), 2231-2243. doi: 10.1007/s10811-019-01763-3
Saadaoui, Imen, Al Emadi, Maryam, Bounnit, Touria, Schipper, Kira and Al Jabri, Hareb (2016). Cryopreservation of microalgae from desert environments of Qatar. Journal of Applied Phycology, 28 (4), 2233-2240. doi: 10.1007/s10811-015-0743-x
Suzuki, Shino, Kuenen, J. Gijs, Schipper, Kira, Van Der Velde, Suzanne, Ishii, Shuna'Ichi, Wu, Angela, Sorokin, Dimitry Y., Tenney, Aaron, Meng, Xianying, Morrill, Penny L., Kamagata, Yoichi, Muyzer, Gerard and Nealson, Kenneth H. (2014). Physiological and genomic features of highly alkaliphilic hydrogen-utilizing Betaproteobacteria from a continental serpentinizing site. Nature Communications, 5 3900. doi: 10.1038/ncomms4900