Selected Publications

Rajesh Melaram, Amanda Newton, Anna Lee, Scott Herber, Anthony El-Khouri, Jennifer Chaffin.  A review of microcystin and nodularin toxins derived from freshwater cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms and their impact on human health. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci. 16, 233–241 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13530-024-00220-0

Anthony El-Khouri, Charles Pellegrino, James Cameron. Rusticle magnetotaxis elucidating Rustflower formations in RMS Titanic's Turkish Baths. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. Volume 197, 2023, 104068, ISSN 0967-0637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104068.

Research

Dr. El-Khouri's research interests involve the study of Marine Microbiology - examining deep-ocean microbes (bacteria, archaea, and benthic fungi) that reside in cold seeps and hydrothermal vents, with a focus on Rusticles from the RMS Titanic. Interdisciplinary evaluation of such extremophiles allows for the identification of novel pharmaceuticals, with further implications on the emerging field of Astrobiology.