Mireille KALLASSY AWAD

Faculté des sciences – Professeur

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 3381 mireille.kallassy@usj.edu.lb

Mireille Kallassy is full professor (HDR) in molecular and cellular biology at the Faculty of Sciences, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Department of Life and Earth Sciences. She is the head of a Research Team, within the Biodiversity and Functional Genomics Laboratory of the Research Unit: Environment, Genomics, and Proteomics UR-EGP. An accomplished academic and innovator, she has led initiatives in higher education, including establishing advanced master's programs in industrial Technology and a master of engineering CMI, mentoring startups, and cofounding the Lebanese Human Tissue Bank and a startup for biopesticides production. She is a sworn expert with the Lebanese courts in the fields of health and microbiology. Holder of two patents and author of numerous scientific publications, she has supervised and mentored multiple Ph.D. students, fostering innovation and academic excellence in her field. Recipient of prestigious accolades including the Award for Career Excellence in Scientific Research 2016 from the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science (LAAS) and the Innovation Prize from the Lebanese Industrial Research Institute's Center for Innovation and Technology (2013) for pioneering work in biopesticide production.

Education

Diplôme	Université	Pays	Année
Biological control and study of different aspects of bacterial virulence: Bacillus cereus/thuringiensis	Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth	Lebanon	2015
Identification and regulation study of genes involved in human skin cancers	Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth	Lebanon	1998
Biomedical engineering	Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I)	France	1994
Matrise es en Biologie option physiologie animale	Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth	Lebanon	1993

Teaching at USJ

Biotechnologie, Génie microbiologique, Bioinformatique, Biologie moléculaire. <div>Biochimie fonctionnelle. </div><div>Biologie cellulaire avancée</div><div> </div>

University teaching outside USJ

University teaching outside USJ	Pays	Institution	Start date	End date
Molecular Biology	Lebanon	Lebanese American University (LAU)
Biochemistry	Lebanon	Université Libanaise (UL)	01/09/1998	03/07/1999

Professional experience outside USJ

Professional experience	Organisation	Start date	End date
Certified Expert Witness at the Courts	Ministry of Justice	01/01/2016

Areas of expertise

Engineering and Technology, Sciences

Research themes

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Publications and communications

Carine Mouawad, Mireille Kallassy Awad, Samuel Liegeois, Dominique Ferrandon, Vincent Sanchis-Borja, Laure El Chamy. The NF-κB factor Relish is essential for the epithelial defenses protecting against δ-endotoxin dependent effects of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis infection in the Drosophila model. Res Microbiol 2023 20 June 2023, 104089 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2023.104089" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: " times="" new="" roman",="" serif;"="">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2023.104089</a> Rita Barssoum, Gabrielle Al Kassisa, Rayan Nasseredinea, Jihane Saada, Meriem El Ghould, Joanna Abboud, Nancy Fayad, Stéphanie Dupoiron, Julien Cescut, César Arturo Aceves-Lara, Luc Fillaudeau, Mireille Kallassy Awad. Biochemical limitations of Bacillus thuringiensis based biopesticides production in a wheat bran culture medium. Res Microbiol 2023 Feb 8;104043. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2023.104043<a href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/author/T2xreHl6VGVGVlg5blIxR2FNbFhwKzdW…; target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Nancy Fayad</a>, <a href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2561191" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Joanna Abboud</a>, <a href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2605350" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Fatma Driss</a>, <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9906-081X" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></a><a href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1548177" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Nicolas Louka</a> and <a href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/990414" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Mireille Kallassy Awad</a>. Optimization of Culture Conditions and Wheat Bran Class Selection in the Production of Bacillus thuringiensis- Based Biopesticides. Fermentation 2022, 8(12), 666; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8120666" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 10.5pt;">https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8120666</a>Fayad, N., Kambris, Z., El Chamy, L., Mahillon, J., & Kallassy Awad, M. (2020). A new non-cytolytic anti-dipteran Bacillus thuringiensis strain: Unusual Cry toxin genes in a highly dynamic plasmid environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2021 Volume 87 Issue 5 e02294-20. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02294-20.<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Fayad%20N%5BAuthor%5D&cau…; style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Fayad N</a>ancy, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Kallassy%20Awad%20M%5BAuthor%…; style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Kallassy Awad M</a>ireille, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mahillon%20J%5BAuthor%5D&…; style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Mahillon J</a>acques. Diversity of Bacillus cereus sensu lato mobilome. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31142281" title="BMC genomics." style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">BMC Genomics.</a> 2019 May 29;20(1):436. doi: 10.1186/s12864-019-5764-4.

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Awards and distinctions

Award for Career Excellence In Scientific Research