Kashif Nawaz is a Research Scientist at KAUST in Prof Jesse Lab, BESE division.His research focuses on plant genomics, population genetics, and pangenome analysis, with a particular interest in understanding genome structure, evolution, and adaptation in stress-resilient plants.

He is currently working on saltgrass genomics, including the development of phased genome assemblies, population structure analysis, and the study of B chromosomes and their potential role in stress adaptation.He also works extensively on large-scale whole-genome sequencing data analysis and support collaborative research in genomics and bioinformatics.