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| CURRICULUM VITAE FIRST NAME& SURNAME : Nabil ZOUARI Birthday (dd/mm/yy) : 09/08/1959 in Sfax, Tunisian, married and father to 3 children ADDRESS : Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, P.O.Box 2713, Doha, Qatar Tel :+97444034559 , Mobile : +97455785504, E.mail : nabil.zouari@qu.edu.qa FUNCTIONS :
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE : Competencies and Qualifications :
OTHER POSITIONS :
GRADUATIONS, at the university: * Bachelor of General Biological: Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Sfax, june1982 * Engineer, in Biological Engineering: Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Sfax, July 1984 Training (Septembre 1983 - July1984): Laboratory of Enzyme Technology of the University of Technology of Compiègne (France) * Master Degree in Microbiology, Enzyme Engineering & Bioconversion: University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC) (France): July1984, Laboratory of Enzyme Technololology Scientific Supervisor: Pr. D. Thomas Title: Production and extraction of laccases; study of free and immobilized enzymes * PhD: Doctor-Engineer in Microbiology, Enzyme Engineering & Bioconversion: University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC) (France): Octobre 1986, Laboratory of Enzyme Technology Scientific Supervisor: Pr. D. Thomas Title: Study of laccases of Sporotrichum pulverulentum and Botrytis cinerea. Development of laccase biosensors and industrial sensors for the estimation of sanitary state of grape juices. * Habilitation in Biological Engineering (Equivalent of Doctor Es-Scinces): National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, Tunisia. February 1999, Title: Development of two microbiological approaches for the protection of the environment: -Study and production de bioinsecticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis -Development of the treatment of olive oil mill wastewaters.
POST - DOCTORAL ACTIVITIES- Octobre 1986 - June 1988: Post-Doctoral position at the Laboratory of Enzyme Technology of the University of Technology of Compiègne, France - June - August 1988: Participation in the expedited International theoretical and Practical Course on Anaerobic Digestion of wastewaters (IHEE, Delft and Agricultural University of Wageningen, Netherlands - Octobre – Novembre 1994: International theoretical and Practical Course on Insecticidal Endotoxins, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New-Delhi - Decembre 1995: International theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Applied to Plants. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait - Decembre 2004; July 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010; Novembre 2007 : Traineeships for 2 weeks each on Transfer and Incubation of Technology and creation of innovative start-ups in Biotechnology, in: Sophia-Antipolis Techno park, INSA-Toulouse, Centre de Transfert Compiègne, Ivry Techno park, Biopole Pasteur Institute Paris, INSERM-Transfert Paris, IRD Paris-Marseille: (FRANCE). TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Master Program Of Environmental Science, DBES, CAS, Qatar University - Microbiological Processes in Environmental Systems Biol506: 5 years - Research Thesis Biol530: 3 years
- Advanced Graduate Seminar, Biol600: 2 years - Advanced Biotechnology Biol608: 2 years - Lab Rotation Biol 602: 2 years Undergraduate Programs, DBES, CAS, Qatar University - Biotechnnology and bioremediation (Lecture + Labs) Biol443: 5 years - Analytical Molecular Techniques (Lecture + Labs): 1 year - General Biology Biol101: 2 years - Microbiology Biol241: 2 years - Research Project Biol496/497: 5 years 2- - 2004 -2011 : Full - Professor: at the National School of Engineers in Sfax and other High Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax and also of Monastir (Tunisia) Graduate and Undergradaute Programs Bioconversion and Valorisation of Biomass, Wastewater treatments, Biosensors, Fermentation Technology, downstream processing, enzyme engineering and applied microbiology: 8 years 3- 1999-2004 : Associate-Professor at the National School of Engineers in Sfax and High Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax and also of Monastir (Tunisia) Graduate and Undergradaute Programs Bioconversion and Valorisation of Biomass, Wastewater treatments, Biosensors, Fermentation Technology, downstream processing, enzyme engineering and applied microbiology: 8 years 4- 2001, 2009 and 2010: Visiting Professor: at the Faculty of Sciences, University Saint Joseph Beirut, Lebanon Graduate and Undergradaute Programs Applied Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering: 3 years 5- 1988 - 1999: Assistant-Professor University of Sfax at the National School of Engineers in Sfax and Full researcher at the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax Graduate and Undergradaute Programs Bioconversion and Valorisation of Biomass, Wastewater treatments, Biosensors, Fermentation Technology, downstream processing, enzyme engineering and applied microbiology: 11 years 6- 1985 - 1988: Temporary Teacher: at the University of Technology of Compiègne (France): Undergradaute Programs Biochemistry, Chemistry and Enzyme Technology: 3 years RESEARCH PROGRAMMES From October 2011 up to now: * Development of aerobic and anaerobic digestion of slaughterhouses wastewaters by CSTR and UASB-technologies * Development of valorization of poultry feathers by keratinases from local environment * Isolation of bacteria for petroleum hydrocarbon degradation, bioremediation of polluted soils using bacteria and biosurfactants. * Microbial bioremediation of polluted area with phydrocarbons (Lab scale) *Development and production of bioinsectides based on Bacillus thuringiensis From Novembre 2002 up to September 2011: *Development and production of bioinsectides based on Bacillus thuringiensis *Mcrobial biomass and metabolites production by fermentation: Implementation, scale-up and applications *Rhizobia for symbiotic nitrogen fixation for plants (1000 l fermentor) *Lactic acid bacteria for silage of co-products of agro-industries (1000 l fermentor) *Exo-polysaccharides from Rhizobia for agro-industrial applications (4300 l fermentor) *Brucella biomass for kits of diagnosis of brucellulose (430 l fermentor) *Phytase production for poultry feeding (100 l fermentor) *Consortia for bioremediation and aerobic treatment of industrial wastewater (1000 l fermentor)
Microbial biopesticides :
From Octobre 1988 to January 1992 *Study and development of suitable treatments of olive oil mill wastewaters: *Identification of the origin of difficulties of the treatment of the wastewaters *Development of anaerobic digestion for methane production : application of batch and Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket technologies *Application of aerobic treatment by suitable bacterial consortium, through culture enrichments *Physical and chemical treatments prior to biological treatment From Octobre 1986 to Octobre 1988 Transfer of Enzyme technologies to industry under contract context: 1-Industrial applications of several enzymes in cosmetics and agro-industries. Development and application of enzyme biosensors for the determination of sanitary qualities of grapes, by measuring glucose and laccase titers 2- Evaluation of the quality of melons by using glucose oxydase electrode 3- Development of bioreactors based on lactate-oxydase for the assessment of lactate in dairy products, blood and skin 4- Development of immobilisation methods of proteins on several pigments in order to increase their use in make-ups 5- Utilisation of oxygen biosensors for the determination of oscillations in spinach chloroplasts From Sep 1983 to Oct 1886 Production and Study of laccases of the white Rot Fungi Sporotrichum pulverulentum and Botrytis cinerea. Development of laccase biosensors and industrial sensors for the estimation of sanitary state of grape juices:
STUDENTS SUPERVISION LAST FIVE YEARS
BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2011: Sfax University - PhD : 6 defended PhD Thesis - MSc: 7 defended MSc Thesis - Engineer Thesis: 22 - UG BSc projects: 53
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LAST FIVE YEARS: Qatar University 1- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Nabil ZOUARI, Nadia MESSADDEQ, Patrick SCHULTZ and Samir JAOUA. (2011) Overproduction of delta-endotoxins by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis mutants obtained by nitrous acid mutagenesis. Current Microbiology 62, 38-43. 2- Fatma Driss, Souad Rouis, Hichem Azzouz, Slim Tounsi, Nabil Zouari, and Samir Jaoua (2011) Integration of a Recombinant Chitinase into Bacillus thuringiensis Parasporal Insecticidal Crystal. Current Microbiology 62:281–288. 3- Wafa Jallouli, Nabil Zouari and Samir Jaoua (2011) Overcoming the production limitations of Photorhabdus temperate ssp. temperata strain K122 bioinsecticides inlow-cost medium Bioprocess Biosyst. Eng. 34(8):1039-1047
Improvement of Bioinsecticides Production by Sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis Strains in Response to Various Stresses in Low Cost Medium. Current Microbiology, 62:1467-1477. 5- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Amel KAMOUN, Samir JAOUA and Nabil ZOUARI (2011) Improvement of Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticides production by sporeless and sporulating strains using response surface methodology. New Biotechnology, 28:705-712. 6- Kilani-Feki O, Culioli G, Ortalo-Magné A, Zouari N, Blache Y, Jaoua S (2011) Environmental Burkholderia cepacia strain Cs5 acting by two analogous alkyl-quinolones and a didecyl-phthalate against a broad spectrum of phytopathogens fungi. Current Microbiology 62:1490-1495 7- He´la Mezghanni, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Slim Tounsi, and Nabil Zouari (2012) Medium optimization of antifungal activity production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens using statistical experimental design Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 42:267–278, 8- Kilani-Feki O, Zouari I, Culioli G, Ortalo-Magné A, Zouari N, Blache Y and Jaoua S (2012) Correlation between synthesis variation of 2-alkylquinolones and the antifungal activity of a Burkholderia cepacia strains collection. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 28:275–281 9- Wafa Jallouli, Samir Jaoua and Nabil Zouari (2012) Improvement of Photorhabdus temperata strain K122 bioinsecticide production by batch and fed-batch fermentations optimization. Bioprocess Biosyst. Bioeng. 35(9):1505-1513 10- Wafa Jallouli, Samir Jaoua and Nabil Zouari (2012) Improvement of Photorhabdus temperata Bioinsecticides Production in Low-Cost Media Through Adequate Fermentation Technology Biotechnoly Progress 28 (5), 1278-1284
Potential of Photorhabdus temperata K122 bioinsecticide in protecting wheat flour against Ephestia kuehniella Journal of Stored Products Research 53, 61-66 12- Karim Ennouri, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Samir JAOUA and Nabil ZOUARI (2013) Correlation between delta-endotoxin and proteolytic activities produced by Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki growing in an economic production medium. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 23(7), 756-767 13- Karim Ennouri, Hanen Ben Hassen and Nabil ZOUARI (2013) Optimization of Bioinsecticides Overproduction by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki using Linear regression (2013) Polish Journal of Microbiology, 62(3), 287-293 14- Karim Ennouri, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Hanen Ben Hassen and Nabil ZOUARI (2013) Concomitant production of delta-endotoxins and proteases of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki in a low-cost medium: effect of medium components Acta biologica szegediensis, 57(1), 13-19. 15- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Samir JAOUA and Nabil ZOUARI (2013) Application of statistical experimental design for optimisation of bioinsecticides production by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strain on cheap medium Brazilian Journal of Microbiology , 44, 927-933 16- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Samir JAOUA and Nabil ZOUARI (2014) Overcome of Carbon Catabolite Repression of Bioinsecticides Production by Sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis through Adequate Fermentation Technology Biotechnology Research International, Volume 2014, Article ID 698587, 8 pages 17- Nabil ZOUARI and Hayat AL JABIRI (2015) Improvement by Micro-Aeration of Anaerobic Digestion of Slaughterhouse Wastewater At 38°C International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, (3), 807-816.
Statistical Analysis of Cultural Parameters Influencing Delta-Endotoxins and Proteases Productions by Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, Arab J. Sci. Eng. DOI 10.1007/s13369-015-1722-x 19- Karim Ennouri, Hanen Ben Hassen and Nabil ZOUARI (2015) Nutritional Requirements to Improve Delta-Endotoxins Production of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki Using Mixed Designs Modelling Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s40011-015-0620-z 20- Lobna Bouchaala, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Héla Mezghanni, Nabil Zouari and Slim Tounsi (2015) Bayesian network and response surface methodology for prediction and improvement of bacterial metabolite production: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=7176180 IEEE, SNPD 2015, June 1-3 2015, Takamatsu, Japan 21- Zulfa AlDisi, Samir Jaoua, Dhabia AlThani, Saeed Almeer and Nabil Zouari (2016) Isolation, Screening and Activity of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria from Harsh Soils Proceedings of the Word Congress on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’16), Prague Czech Republic, March 2016, 1-8 OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Before 2011 1- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1987) Induction et Production de la laccase de Sporotrichum pulverulentum C.R.Acad.Sc.Paris, t.304, Série III, n° 13. 2- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1987) Purification and properties of two laccase isoenzymes produced by Botrytis cinerea Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 15, 213-225. 3- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1987) Continuous-Flow estimation of laccase activity in rotten grape juice by a computerized electrode J.Chem.Technol.Biotechnol., 40, 195-201. 4- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1988) A continuous-Flow method for the rapid determination of the sanitary quality of grape must at industrial scales J.Chem.Technol.Biotechnol, 41, 243-248. 5- JAOUA S, ZOUARI N, TOUNSI S and ELLOUZ R (1993) Production of bioinsecticides from isolated strains of Bacillus thuringiensis for olive tree disease control. Proceedings of the second arab conference on Perspectives of modern Biotechnology. Published by Biodynamics, San Diego, Calofornia
Laccase electrode for the continuous-flow determination of phenolic compounds. Biotechnol.Tech., 8, 503-508 7- ZOUARI N and ELLOUZ R (1996) Microbial consortia for the aerobic degradation of aromatic compounds in the olive oil mill effluent J. Ind. Microbiol., 16, 155-162 8- ZOUARI N and ELLOUZ R (1996) Toxic effect of coloured olive compounds on the anaerobic digestion of olive oil mill effluent in UASB-like reactors J.Chem.Technol.Biotechnol., 66, 414-420 9- JAOUA S, ZOUARI N, TOUNSI S and ELLOUZ R (1996) Study of particular delta-endotoxins produced by three isolated strains of Bacillus thuringiensis FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 45, 349-354 10- ZOUARI N, ELLOUZ R and JAOUA S (1997) Purification and immunological characterization of particular delta-endotoxins from three recently isolated strains of Bacillus thuringiensis Biotechnol. Lett., 19, 825-829 11- ZOUARI N, DHOUIB A, ELLOUZ R and JAOUA S (1998) Nutritional requirements of a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and use of gruel, for the formulation of a new medium for delta-endotoxin production Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 69 (1), 41-52 12- ZOUARI N (1998) Decolourization of olive oil mill effluent by physical and chemical treatment prior to anaerobic digestion J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 73, 297-303 13- ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (1999) Production and characterization of metalloproteases synthesized concomitantly with delta-endotoxin by Bacillus thuringiensis grown on gruel-based media. Enz. Microbial. Technol., 25, 364-371 14- ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (1999) The effect of complex carbon and nitrogen, salt, Tween-80 and acetate on delta-endotoxin production by a Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 23, 497-502 15- TOUNSI S, J’MAL A, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (1999) Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a novel cry1Aa-type gene from Bacillus thuringiensis. Biotechnol. Lett., 21, 771-775 16- JAOUA S, TOUNSI S, ZOUARI N, ZRIBI R, ABDELKAFI L, KAMOUN F, IBEN AOUN A and DRISS F (2001) Bacillus thuringiensis: A source of Biomolecules having insecticidal, bactericidal and fungicidal activities Proceedings of the 1st Eurasian Congress on Molecular Biotechnology ECOMB 17- ZOUARI N, BEN SIK ALI S and JAOUA S (2002) Production of delta-endotoxins by several Bacillus thuringiensis strains exhibiting various entomocidal activities towards lepidoptera and diptera in gruel and fish-meal media. Enz. Microbial. Technol. 31, 411-418 18- ZOUARI N, ACHOUR O and JAOUA S (2002) Production of delta-endotoxin by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and overcome of catabolite repression, by using highly concentrated gruel and fish meal media in 2 and 20 liters fermenters. J Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 77, 877-882 19- TOUNSI S, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2003) Cloning and study of the expression of a novel cry1Ia-type gène from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki. J. Appl. Microbiol. 95, 23-28 20- GHRIBI D, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2004) Improvement of bioinsecticides production through mutagenesis of Bacillus thuringiensis by u.v. and nitrous acid affecting metabolic pathways and/or delta-endotoxin synthesis J. Appl. Microbiol. 97, 338-346 21- GHRIBI D, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2005) Improvement of bioinsecticides production through adaptation of Bacillus thuringiensis cells to heat treatment and NaCl addition J. Appl. Microbiol.98, 823-831 22- DRISS F, KALLASSY-AWAD M, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2005) Molecular characterization of a novel chitinase from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki. J. Appl. Microbiol. 99, 945-953 23- TOUNSI S, ZOUARI N, GHRIBI D, J’MAL A and JAOUA S (2006) Inprovement of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins synthesis through acquisition of erythromycin resistance Biotechnol. Lett. 28, 315-319 24-TOUNSI S, DAMMAK M, ZOUARI N, REBAI A and JAOUA S (2006) Evidence of the effect of Delta-endotoxin rationin Bacillus thuringiensis crystals on the toxicity against Ephestia kuehniella Biol. Ctrl.37, 243-246
Improvement of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin production and overcome of carbon catabolite repression through adequate control of aeration Enz. Microbial. Technol. 40 (4), 614-622 26- GHRIBI D, ZOUARI N, TRIGUI W and JAOUA S (2007) Use of sea water as salts source in starch and soya bean based media, for the production of Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticides Process Biochem. 42, 374-378. 27- F. Driss, A. Baanannou, S. Rouis, I. Masmoudi, N. Zouari and S. JAOUA (2007) Effect of the chitin binding domain deletion from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki chitinase Chi255 on its stability in Escherichia coli Mol. Biotechnol. 36, 232-237. 28- W Jallouli, W Hammami, N Zouari, S JAOUA (2008) Medium optimization for biomass production and morphology variance overcome of Photorhabdus temperata ssp. temperata strain K122 Process Biochem.43, 1338-1344 29- Fakher Kamoun, Nabil Zouari, Imen Saadaoui, and Samir Jaoua (2009) Improvement of B thuringiensis Bacteriocin Production Through Culture Conditions Optimization Prep. Biochem. & Biotechnol. 39, 400-412 30- Kilani-Feki O, Khiari O, Culioli G, Ortalo-Magné A, Zouari N, Blache Y, Jaoua S (2010) Antifungal activities of an endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Pf1TZ harbouring genes from pyoluteorin and phenazine clusters. Biotechnology Letters 32:1279-1285. 31- Wafa Jallouli, Nabil Zouari and Samir Jaoua (2010) Involvement of oxidative stress and growth at high cell density in the viable but nonculturable state of Photorhabdus temperata ssp. temperata strain K122 Process Biochemistry, 45, 706-713. GRANTS: (5 last years)
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/CONGRESS: (5 last years)
NATIONAL PATENTS
Tunisian Patent Appl. N° 17393, INNORPI Mise au point d’une collection de 75 souches de Bacillus thuringiensis productrices de Bioinsecticides à large spectre d’activités et de bactériocines Assignee: Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax
Tunisian Patent Appl. N° 410/00, INNORPI Mise au point de milieux de culture à base de gruau et de farine de poisson pour la production de bioinsecticides à large spectre d’activités par des souches de Bacillus thuringiensis productrices de Bioinsecticides et de bactériocines Assignee: Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax
Tunisian Patent Appl. SN04131, INNORPI Mise au point d’une nouvelle méthode de co-cristallisation de proteins et particulièrement la delta-endotoxine Cry1IA de Bacillus thuringiensis avec les autres delta-endotoxines qui forment la crystal Assignee: Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax
Tunisian Patent Appl. SN04263, INNORPI Isolement et Mise en oeuvre d’une souche de Bacillus thuringiensis productrice d’un nouveau bioinsecticide actif sur les larves d’insectes appartenant à la famille des Lépidoptères Assignee: Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax
Tunisian Patent Appl. SN05041, INNORPI Mise au point d’une méthode génétique d’amélioration de la production de bioinsecticides de Bacillus thuringiensis Assignee: Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax
Tunisian Patent Appl. SN5040, INNORPI Utilisation de l’eau de mer comme source de sels dans les milieux de production de delta-endotoxines (bioinsecticides) de Bacillus thuringiensis Assignee: Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax AWARDS
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