CV

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I- Academic Positions

[10/2024 – Present] Postdoctoral fellow

Identification of Bioactive molecules in Thermal Spring Waters for skin microbiome enhancement

CARUSO Project: Interreg POCTEFA

Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for the Environment and Materials (IPREM)

Pau University (UPPA), CNRS, France

Advisors: Dr. Cristiana Cravo-Laureau, Prof. Robert Duran


[06/2023 – 07/2024] Researcher

Microbial Ecology (CNRS-L - UNESCO)

Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Santé et Environnement

Lebanese University, Lebanon


[02/2022 – 05/2024] Postdoctoral fellow

Modelling of chemical and microbiological processes in the atmosphere and soil

MOBIDIC Project: Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA)

Clermont-Ferrand Institute of Chemistry (ICCF)

Clermont Auvergne University (UCA), CNRS, France

Advisor: Dr. B. Ervens


[09/2018 – 12/2021] Doctoral student

Thesis: Anthropogenic impacts on microbial communities in agriculture arid zones

AQUASALT Project: ERANETMED Program

Institute of Experimental Biocenotics and Agrosystems (IBEAS)

Pau University (UPPA), CNRS, France

Advisors: Prof. Robert Duran, Dr. Christine Cagnon


II- International Scientific stays

[06/2026 – 08/2026] Research training (Confirmed)

Metagenomic insights into microbial dynamics under redox conditions in extreme thermal waters

CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain

Host: Pr. Carmen Castañeda


[09/2024] International School on Ion Mobility MASS SPECTROMETRY

Ion Mobility mass spectrometry: Fundamentals, Advances, and Applications

Host: Ettore Majorna Foundation, Erice, Italy


[05/2022] UNESCO-MAB Laureate

Research In the World Network of Biosphere Reserve

Determine a relevant set of microbial bioindicators based on chemical and molecular approaches that can be used to assess the ecological status of Biosphere Reserve soils

Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

Host: Biosphere Reserves Institute, Eberswalde, Germany


[10/2019 – 02/2020] Doctoral Mobility

Adapt microgAMBI microbial Index for contaminated soils and sediments

AZTI Marine research center, Pasaia, Spain

Hosts: Prof. Angel Borga, Dr. Anders Lanzén


III- Membership of scientific organizations

2026- present Pint of Sciences Event Manager

2026- present ISME member (International Society for Microbial Ecology)

2025- present SFM member Société Française de Microbiologie

2025- present NextGen4MED: Network of young researchers focused on sustainable water management in the Mediterranean

2024- present SFBI member Société savante de la bioinformatique

2020- present EcotoxicoMic member

2019- present AFEM member (Francophone Association of Microbial Ecology)


IV- Core Skills

Data Analysis and Bioinformatics

R studio; QIIME2, DADA2; Tax4Fun2, PICRUSt2; CoNet, SparCC, among others.

Molecular and Microbial Techniques

eDNA/RNA extraction; DNA QC (NanoDrop/Xpose) & quantification (Qubit); PCR; qPCR-data interpretation

Computing and Workflow Automation Scripted pipelines in R; Linux/Shell batch mode processing; Job submission with Slurm (sbatch) on HPC clusters.

Teaching and Projects

Co supervision of MSc students; Participation in multi-institutional projects (AQUASALT, MOBIDIC, CARUSO), contributing to grant writing that secured funding; Stakeholder engagement in French, English & arabic.


V- Languages

French – C1*

English – C1*

Arabic – Native

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