Marwa Jardak, a Doctor-Engineer in Biological Engineering, is a researcher specializing in microbiology, particularly in the study of bacterial biofilms. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University Laboratory of Biodiversity and Microbial Ecology in Quimper, France, she is conducting research on the resistance of bacterial spores within biofilms. She has also worked at the Biotechnology Center of Sfax in Tunisia, where she developed formulations to combat biofilms in the dairy industry. Marwa Jardak has expertise in microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and bioinformatics, and has contributed to several scientific publications and patents.
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Summary of Suitability
Marwa Jardak is a highly suitable candidate for the Research for Young Scientist Award due to her impressive academic background, extensive research experience, and significant contributions to the field of microbiology, particularly in the study and control of bacterial biofilms.
🎓Education:
Marwa Jardak holds a Doctorate in Biological Engineering with a focus on Microbiology from the École Nationale d’IngĂ©nieurs de Sfax, Tunisia, where she completed her thesis on the inhibition of bacterial biofilms using Staphylococcus epidermidis as a model (2014 – 2019). She also earned an Engineering Degree in Biological Engineering from the same institution, where her project involved screening endophytic microorganisms for the production of biomolecules with pharmaceutical interests (2011 – 2014). Prior to these, she completed preparatory studies in Biology-Geology at the Institut PrĂ©paratoire aux Études d’IngĂ©nieurs in Sfax, Tunisia (2009 – 2011), and obtained her Baccalaureate in Experimental Sciences from LycĂ©e Majida Boulila in Sfax (2008 – 2009).
🏢Work Experience:
Marwa Jardak is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University Laboratory of Biodiversity and Microbial Ecology in Quimper, France, where she has been working since November 2022 on a project studying thermophilic spore-forming bacteria and spore resistance within biofilms. Prior to this, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Biotechnology Center of Sfax in Tunisia from September 2019 to September 2022, focusing on the development of new formulations to combat biofilms in the dairy industry. She also served as a Part-Time Instructor at the Ecole Supérieure de Technologie in Meknès, Tunisia, from 2017 to 2019, teaching Computer Science and Mechanics. Additionally, she completed a research internship at the University of Porto, Portugal, under the ERASMUS+ program from 2016 to 2017, and participated in a training internship at Mohammed 6 Polytechnic University in Ben Guérir, Morocco, in 2014.
Publication Top Notes:
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“Control of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm by Surfactins of an Endophytic Bacterium Bacillus sp. 15 F”
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“A Novel Perspective on Eugenol as a Natural Anti-Quorum Sensing Molecule Against Serratia sp.”
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“Prodigiosin from Serratia: Synthesis and Potential Applications”
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“Antibacterial, Antibiofilm and Cytotoxic Properties of Prodigiosin Produced by a Newly Isolated Serratia sp. C6LB from a Milk Collection Center”
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“Endophytic Fungi: Important Source of Biologically Active Molecules”
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“Chemical Composition, Antibiofilm Activities of Tunisian Spices Essential Oils and Combinatorial Effect Against Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm”
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