Samir Jaoua

Prof. Samir Jaoua

Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Ad Dawḩah, Qatar
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Biography

Samir Jaoua is working as a Full Professor at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, at the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Technology of Compiegne (France). He is also a qualified Professor in France universities, a Professor at the University of Sfax (Tunisia), and an official member of the Committee of Professors at the University of Sassari (Italy). Samir Jaoua is Microbiologist and molecular and microbial Biotechnologist, having more than 30 years of experience in microbiology and molecular & microbial Biotechnology in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Tunisia, and Qatar. He has been teaching BSc, MSc and PhD courses of Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Genetic engineering and DNA Technology, Environmental genomics and bioengineering, and many others. He has been supervising 19 successfully defended PhDs, in addition to many BSc senior projects and MSc theses. Samir Jaoua has been investigating and applying microbial resources for the Biological Control of pathogenic Bacteria, Insects and Mycotoxigenic Fungi. Topics include: - A gene bank of hundreds of B. thuringiensis strains: a source of many types of biopesticides and antimicrobial agents useful in agriculture and for the control of disease vectors. -Yeast strains including low-fermenting yeast Lachancea thermotolerans and novel yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus having a volatilome and binding potentialities for th

Affiliations

Qatar University

Doha, Ad Dawḩah, Qatar

Biological and Environmental Sciences

Honors and Awards

honor

Qatar University Research Excellence Award - Science and Engineering

Qatar University

Experience

Professor

Qatar University

01 Sep 2009 - present

Associate Professor, then Professor

University of Sfax - Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax

01 Jan 1992 - 01 Aug 2009

Associate Professor

Ghent University Belgium

01 Jan 1995 - 01 Oct 1995

Post Doctoral Researcher

Ciba Geigy -Novartis- Basle Switzerland

01 Jan 1989 - 01 Dec 1991