Short Biography Dr. Najla Sadfi Zouaoui has a PhD in Microbiology, and has been a full professor in Microbiology and a researcher at the Faculty of Sciences of Tunis (FST), University of Tunis El Manar (UTM), since 2003. She is the leader of the Phytopathogenic Microorganismes and Biological Control Methods Group and the head of the Research Laboratory of Mycology, Pathologies and Biomarkers (LR16ES05) since 2016. She is a member of the IOBC group and Mediterranean Phytopathological Union and is a teacher and supervisor of Master’s and PhD Theses in Microbiology and Phytopathology (more than 60). She has coordinated more than 12 international projects since 2005 with European and non-European countries (IFS; AUF; CMCU; Bilateral projects with Spain, Morocco, Portugal and France; PRIMA BiOrange Pack; PRIMA SWIRPS, IEV PROMETEO project as a national coordinator). She is an expert in Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Molecular and Applied Mycology, Plant Pathology, Crop protection, Phytobacteriology and the Biocontrol of Fungal and Bacterial Diseases, with particular emphasis on the production of biopesticides with antifungal and antibacterial effects. She is actually leading the tunisian Group of the SWRIPS PRIMA project , which aims to reduce the risk of water pollution and soil salinization saving fresh water and minimizing the external use of resources for field crops fertilization, avoiding further contamination of land and water. https://sciprofiles.com/profile/Naj