Raquel is a Brazilian scientist working at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia whose pioneering work has paved the way for new approaches to explore mechanisms of marine microbiology and symbiotic interactions, and for a new area of research on coral probiotics. “My goals are to investigate and understand key symbiotic mechanisms promoting the host’s resistance and resilience against different impacts, as part of my projects on coral reef protection, restoration and rehabilitation,” she says.  Check out some of the project she and her team are doing in the Red Sea here, and more about the Coral Probiotics Village here.