Dr Hala NEHME has obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in biochemistry (2004-2007) from the “Lebanese University, then a Master’s Degree in pharmaceutical industry, domain: “Quality measurement and analysis of health products” (2008-2009) from Université de Montpellier 1 – Faculty of pharmacy, Montpellier, France. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry: « Studying enzymatic reactions by capillary electrophoresis » (2013) from the “Institute of Organic and Analytical Chemistry” (I.C.O.A) (Labex) – University of Orleans, France. She joined the Faculty of Sciences at the Lebanese University as an assistant professor on 2014 and becomes an associate professor on 2017. She is a member of the “Laboratory of Research of Bioactive Molecules” of the Chemistry/Biochemistry department of the faculty. Her primary research interests are finding new bioactive natural molecules against antibacterial resistance as well as new potential targets in bacteria to treat infections.