Degree	University	Country	Year
Master - Sciences - option : sciences de la vie et de la terre			2016
Doctorat - Agricultural Engineering, Emphasis: Agricultural Economics	Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)	Belgique

* Fayad N., Barssoum R., Marsaud N., Nasseredine R., Abdelmalek N., Rouis S., Teste M.A., Pailler V., Gautier V., Belmonte E., Aceves Lara C.A., Cescut J., Fillaudeau L., Kallassy Awad M. Complete genome sequences of two Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki strains isolated from Lebanon Tunisia, highly toxic against lepidopteran larvae. Microbiology Resource Announcement. (2023) Aug 8:e0006023. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00060-23. * Barssoum R., Al Kassis G., Nasseredine R., Saad J., El Ghoul M., Abboud J., Fayad N., Dupoiron S., Cescut J., Aceves-Lara C.A., Fillaudeau L. and Kallassy Awad M. Biochemical limitations of Bacillus thuringiensis based biopesticides production in a wheat bran culture medium. Research in Microbiology. (2023) Feb:104043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2023.104043 * Fayad, N., Abboud, J., Driss, F., Louka, N., Kallassy Awad, M. Optimization of Culture Conditions and Wheat Bran Class Selection in the Production of Bacillus thuringiensis-Based Biopesticides. Fermentation (2022), 8, 666. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8120666 * Hinnekens P., Fayad N., Gillis A. and Mahillon J. Conjugation across Bacillus cereus and kin: A review. Front. Microbiol. (2022) 13:1034440. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1034440 * Bahlawan O., Badra R., Semaan H., Fayad N., Kamel M.N., El Taweel A.N., Gomaa M.R., Sirawan A., Berry A., Mokhbat J., Goldstein J., Abdallah J., Kayali G. Prevalence and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in Lebanon. Arch Virol. (2022) Jul167(7):1509-1519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.062 * Fayad N., Abi Habib W., El-Shesheny R., Kandeil A., Mourad Y., Mokhbat J., Kayali G., Goldstein J. and Abdallah J.; Lebanese SARS-CoV-2 genomics: 24 months of the pandemic; (2022); Virus Research; Aug;317:198824.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2022.198824 * Fayad N., Koné K.M., Gillis A. and Mahillon J. (2021) Bacillus cytotoxicus Genomics: Chromosomal Diversity and Plasmidome Versatility. Front. Microbiol. 12:789929. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.789929 * Fayad N., Abi Habib W., Kandeil A., El-Shesheny R., Kamel M.N., Mourad Y., Mokhbat J., Kayali G., Goldstein J., Abdallah J. (2021) SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Lebanon: Evolution and Current Situation. Biology, 10, 531. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10060531 * Loutfi H., Fayad N., Pellen F., Le Jeune B., Chakroun M., Benfarhat D., Lteif R., Kallassy M., Le Brun G., Abboud M. (2021) Morphological Study of Bacillus thuringiensis Crystals and Spores. Appl. Sci., 11, 155. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11010155 * Fayad N., Kambris Z., El Chamy L., Mahillon J., Kallassy Awad M. (2021) A novel antidipteran Bacillus thuringiensis strain: unusual Cry toxin genes in a highly dynamic plasmid environment. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 87:e02294-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02294-20 * Fayad N., Kallassy Awad M., & Mahillon J. (2020) IS982 and kin: new insights into an old IS family. Mobile DNA; 11:24; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13100-020-00221-z * Hinnekens P., Koné K.M., Fayad N., Leprince A., Mahillon J. (2019) pXO16, the large conjugative plasmid from Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis displays an extended host spectrum. Plasmid; 102; 46-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plasmid.2019.02.004 * Fayad N., Kallassy Awad M., & Mahillon J. (2019) Diversity of Bacillus cereus sensu lato mobilome. BMC Genomics, 20(436). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5764-4 * Fayad N., Patiño-Navarrete R., Kambris Z., Antoun M., Osta M., Chopineau J., Mahillon J., El Chamy L., Sanchis V., & Kallassy Awad, M. (2019) Characterization and whole genome sequencing of AR23, a highly toxic Bacillus thuringiensis strain isolated from Lebanese soil. Current Microbiology 76, 1503-1511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-019-01775-9 * Gillis A., Fayad N., Makart L., Bolotin A., Sorokin A., Kallassy M., Mahillon J., (2018) Role of plasmid plasticity and mobile genetic elements in the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuy034