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Samir Abbès
Associate professor
Institution:
High Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of MonastirNomination Year:
From 2011 To 2015Biography:
Dr. Samir Abbès is an associete professor at the high institute of biotechnology of Béja (ISBB) Jendouba University (Tunisia). He earned his MSc in Environnemental Sciences in 2002 and his PhD in Biological Sciences in 2007 from Carthage University (Tunisia). He earned his Universitary habilitation certificate from Jendouba University in 2014.
He is a member in the Unit of Immunology, Environmental Microbiology and Cancerology, Carthage University. He was interested in the field of food mycotoxin-contamination and immuno-physiological effect of fungal toxin in animal and humain. In 10 January 2007, His dissertation subject is the use of bioactive compounds, clay mineral, probiotic bcteria as feed-additive against mycotoxin contaminated diet in order to prevent toxicity of livestock. He is now a partner and shareholder in research project, where He specialize in searching natural minerals, bio-molecules from plants and probiotic bacteria as a food/feed additive against mycotoxin toxicities in animals. Since he earned his PhD degree he published many publications in peer-review international journals. He have volunteered his time to supervisor many students and planning many projects. Early on, He worked hard to establish the Tunisian Society of Biotechnology and Bio-Ressouces Valorization it has been launched in october 2012. In July, 2007 He was selected by the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX) as awardee for Junior IUTOX award. In September 2008, he was won a fellowship to attend the risk assessment summer school in Germany. In November, 2008 he was selected by the PAMES as an awardee to attend the PAMES 2008. In April, 2009 he was selected to be the official corresponding of his country to offer news to the worldwide scientists about the research of Toxicology area since it under represented in his country. Moreover, in March 2010 he was selected by the German Institute for the Advanced Study in the Humanities and the Volkswagen Foundation as an Our common future fellow. In August, 2010 he was selected as a candidate of ISTIC-TWAS prize related to innovation in developing countries. in november 2010 he was selected as awardee of TWAS-UNESCO associateship scheme at the centres of excellence in the south for three months. In mach 2014, he won the SOT/AstraZenica award. He is TWAS-ARO young affiliate alumini and he got a TCG Award in 2023.