Ms. Roba El Hajj, lab technician at Rafik Hariri University, College of Arts & Sciences. She completed a master 2 degree at University of Montpellier II, France, entitled Microbial system, then to further her studies in microbiology and immune system, she completed another master 2 degree in Interaction Host Infectious Agent and defense mechanism at University of Montpellier I in 2011.   

Ms. El Hajj main research interests are Molecular and Cellular Biology. Bioinformatics, bacterial genetics, bacteriology bioassays on insects and infectious experiments, spectrometry, ions in motion (electricity and magnetism).

EDUCATION

• Sc. Biomed-interaction host infection agent and defense mechanisms from the university of Montpellier 2, France, 2012.
• Sc. Microbial Systems from university of Montpellier 1, France, 2011.
• Sc. degree in Animal Biology from the Lebanese University, Faculty of Science (Branch I), Beirut, Lebanon, 2008.

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• Molecular and cellular biology
• Spectrometry
• Ions in motion

PUBLICATION

Gaëlle Bisch, Jean-Claude Ogier, Sylvie Pages, Roba El Hajj, Claudine Médigue, Zoé Rouy, Stéphanie Vincent, Patrick Tailliez, Alain Givaudan, and Sophie Gaudriault, Genomic comparison within Xenorhabdus bovienii species: the avirulent strain X. bovienii CS03 is characterized by its pseudogene content. 5. Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2013), Jul 2013, Leipzig, Germany.