(+961) 1 421 000 ext 1421389 andre.khoury@usj.edu.lb
Andre EL KHOURY
holds a PhD in Environmental and Process Engineering, section Microbial Engineering,
from the Polytechnic National Institute of Toulouse (INP), France and a PhD in
Chemistry from the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon. He also holds an
Agriculture Engineering diploma from the Lebanese University, a Master degree
in Food Chemistry, a Master’s in Physiology and a Bachelor in Life and earth
Sciences from the Faculty of Sciences of the Saint-Joseph University of
Beirut.
Currently,
he is an Associate Professor filling a full time Faculty position (teaching and
research), within the Life and Earth Sciences - Biochemistry Department, at the
Faculty of Sciences of Saint-Joseph University of Beirut. He acts as chair of
the master Program “Food Chemistry” since 2010 and since 2014 as head of the research
laboratory of “Mycotoxicology and Food Safety”, within the same faculty.
In
addition, he acts as a guest editor at Frontiers in Nutrition and Frontiers in
Fungal Biology journals, as well as reviewer for many scientific journals. His
research interests focus on Mycotoxicology, Environmental impact of filamentous
fungi and their related mycotoxins, Bioaerosols, Antimicrobial resistance,
Biofilms, Food Control, Food Toxicology, Food Microbiology, Food Contaminants
and Food Analysis topics.
Dr.
El Khoury is member of the International Network of Biotechnology (INB) and
member of the project 18 of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
(CBRN) Unit, working under the Umbrella of The United Nations Interregional
Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and covering subject areas of
Biosafety, Biosecurity, Bioethics and responsible Life Sciences. He is also a
member of the Food Safety committee founded by the Lebanese ministry of Public
health in 2021 and member of the expert committee designated to evaluate the
health impact due to the moldy and fermented grains of the Lebanese silos after
the blast of the port of Beirut in 2020, and member of the Global Food
Regulatory Science Society GFoRSS.
He
followed various trainings on an international level covering different
scientific disciplines and collaborated with the UNICRI as a trainer on the malicious use of social media during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Basics of Toxicology, Food Toxicology, Good
manufacturing and Hygiene practices (GMP/GHP), Food additives, Food products,
Food biochemistry, Industrial Toxicology, Occupational risks, Histology,
Cytology, Mycotoxicology, Parasitology, Basics of environmental health,
Biosafety & Biosecurity, and Laboratory work of macromolecules biochemistry.
Engineering and Technology, Sciences
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Mycotoxicology
- Food microbiology
- Food Sciences
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Biofilms
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Biological Control
- Food Analysis
- Public Health
1- EL Khoury, A., Rizk, T., Lteif, R., Azouri, H.,
Delia, M-L., Lebrihi, A. Occurrence of ochratoxin A and aflatoxin B1-producing
fungi in Lebanese grapes and OTA content in musts and finished wines during
year 2004. 2006. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 54 (23), 8977-8982.
2- EL Khoury, A., Rizk, T., Lteif, R., Azouri, H.,
Delia, M-L., Lebrihi, A. Fungal contamination and aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A
in Lebanese wine-grapes and musts. 2008, Journal of Food and Chemical
Toxicology, 46 (6), 2244-2250.
3- EL Khoury, A and Atoui, A. Ochratoxin A: General
overview and actual Molecular Status. A review. 2010, Toxins, (2), 461-493.
4- EL Khoury, A., Atoui, A., Kallassy, M., Lteif, R.,
Rizk, T., Lebrihi, A. Differentiation between Aspergillus flavus and
Aspergillus parasiticus from pure culture and aflatoxin contaminated grapes
using PCR-RFLP analysis of aflR-aflJ intergenic spacer. 2011,
Journal of Food Science. 76(4):M247-M253.
5- El Khoury, A., Atoui, A., Yaghi, J. Analysis of
aflatoxin M1 in milk and yoghurt and AFM1 reduction by lactic acid bacteria
used in Lebanese industry. 2011. Food Control;
22(10):1695-1699.
6- Joubrane, K., El Khoury, A., Kallassy, M., Lteif,
R., Rizk, T., Hilan, C., Maroun, R. Occurrence of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A
in Lebanese cultivated wheat 2011, Mycotoxin Research.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12550011-0101-z.
7- Atoui, A., El Khoury, A., Kallassy, M., Lebrihi, A.
Quantification of Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum by real-time PCR
system and zearalenone assessment in maize. 2012, International Journal of Food
Microbiology; 154: 59-65.
8- Joanna Tannous, Rhoda El Khoury, Selma P. Snini,
Yannick Lippi, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Roger Lteif, Isabelle P. Oswald,
Olivier Puel. Sequencing, physical organization and kinetic expression of the
patulin biosynthetic gene cluster from Penicillium expansum. 2014.
International Journal of Food Microbiology; 189: 51-60.
9- Joanna Tannous, Ali Atoui, André El Khoury, Sally
Kantar, Nader Chdid, Isabelle P. Oswald, Olivier Puel, Roger Lteif. Development
of a real-time PCR assay for Penicillium expansum quantification and patulin
estimation in apples. 2015. Food Microbiology; 50: 28-37.
10- Joanna Tannous, Ziad Francis, Ali Atoui, André EL
Khoury, Olivier Puel, Isabelle P. Oswald, Roger Lteif. A study on the
physicochemical parameters for Penicillium expansum growth and patulin
production: Effect of temperature, pH and water activity. 2015. Food Science
and Nutrition. 4(4): 611–622.
11- El Khoury R., Atoui A., Verheecke C., Maroun R.,
El Khoury A., Mathieu F. Essential Oils Modulate Gene Expression and Ochratoxin
A Production in Aspergillus carbonarius. 2016. Toxins, 8: 242.
12- Caceres I., Khoury R. El, Medina Á., Lippi Y.,
Naylies C., Atoui A., Khoury A. El, Oswald I. P., Bailly J.-D., Puel O.
Deciphering the antiaflatoxinogenic properties of eugenol using a large-scale
qPCR approach. 2016. Toxins, 8 (5): 123.
13- Joanna Tannous., Selma P. Snini., Rhoda El
Khoury., Cécile Canlet., Yannick Lippi., mourana Alassane-Kpembi., Thierry
Gauthier., André El Khoury., Ali Atoui., Ting Zhou., Roger Lteif., Isabelle P.
Oswald., Olivier Puel. Patulin transformation products and last intermediates
in its biosynthetic pathway, E- and Z-ascladiol, are not toxic to human cells.
2016. Archive für Toxikologie ·
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-016-1900-y.
14- Rhoda El Khoury; Isaura Caceres; Olivier Puel;
Sylviane Bailly; Ali Atoui; Isabelle P. Oswald; André El Khoury; Jean-Denis
Bailly. Identification of the Anti-Aflatoxinogenic Activity of Micromeria
graeca and Elucidation of its Molecular Mechanism in Aspergillus flavus. 2017,
Toxins, 9(3) 87; doi: 10.3390/toxins9030087.
15- Joanna Tannous, Nancy Keller, Ali Atoui, André EL
KHOURY, Roger Lteif, Isabelle P. Oswald, Olivier Puel. 2017. Secondary
Metabolism in Penicillium expansum: Emphasis on Recent Advances in Patulin
Research. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2017.1305945.
16- Jean Claude Assaf,
Ali Atoui, André El Khoury, Ali Chokr, Nicolas Louka. 2017. A comparative study of procedures for binding of
aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjm.2017.05.003.
17- EL KHOURY Rachelle, ATOUI Ali, MATHIEU Florence,
KAWTHARANI Hiba, EL KHOURY Anthony, MAROUN Richard, EL KHOURY André. 2017.
Antifungal and Antiochratoxigenic Activities of Essential Oils and Total Phenolic
Extracts: A Comparative Study. Antioxidants, 6, 44.
18- EL KHOURY Rachelle, ATOUI Ali, MATHIEU Florence,
KAWTHARANI Hiba, EL KHOURY Anthony, AFIF Charbel, MAROUN Richard, EL KHOURY
André. 2017. Ability of Soil Isolated Actinobacteria Strains to Prevent, Bind
and Biodegrade Ochratoxin A, a Common Food Contaminant. Toxins,
9, 222.
19- Jean Claude Assaf,
André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Nicolas LOUKA, Ali Chokr. A novel technique for aflatoxin M1 detoxification
using chitin or treated shrimp shells: In vitro effect of physical and kinetic
parameters on the binding stability. 2018. Applied microbiology and
biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-9124-0.
20- Jean Claude Assaf; Sahar Nahle; Ali Atoui; Ali
Chokr; Nicolas Louka; André El Khoury: Assorted methods for aflatoxin M1
detoxification in contaminated milk using microbial adsorbents: review of the
experimental literature. 2019. Toxins, 11(6): 304.
21- Hiba Rajha; Tania Mhanna; Sally El Kantar; André
El Khoury; Nicolas Louka; Richard G. Maroun: Innovative process of polyphenol
recovery from pomegranate peels by combining Green deep eutectic solvents and a
new infrared technology. 2019. LWT - Food Science and Technology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.05.004
22- Jean Claude Assaf, André El Khoury, Ali Chokr,
Nicolas Louka, Ali Atoui: A novel method for elimination of aflatoxin M1 in
milk using Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG biofilm. International Journal of Dairy
Technology (2019). https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.12578
23- Daou R., Afif C., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun
R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw,
pasteurized, UHT cows’ milk, and dairy products in Lebanon. Food Control
(2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107055.
24- Isaura Caceres, Anthony Al Khoury, Rhoda El
Khoury, Sophie Lorber, Isabelle, P Oswald, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Olivier
Puel, Jean-Denis Bailly. Genetic Regulation of Aflatoxin B1 Biosynthesis: a
Review. Toxins 2020, 12(3), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12030150
25- Karine Joubrane, Dima Mnayer, André El Khoury,
Anthony EL Khoury, and Elie Awad. Co-occurrence of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and
Ochratoxin A (OTA), in Lebanese stored wheat. Journal of Food Protection
(2020). https://doi.org/10.4315/JFP-20-110.
26- Marie Noel Mansour, Joseph Yaghi, André El Khoury,
Arnaud Felten, Michel-Yves Mistou, Ali Atoui, Nicolas Radomski. Prediction of
Salmonella serovars isolated from clinical and food matrices in Lebanon and
genomic-based investigation focusing on Enteritidis serovar. International
Journal of Food microbiology (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108831
27- Sahar NAHLE, André EL KHOURY, Ali ATOUI. Current
status on the molecular biology of Zearalenone: its biosynthesis and molecular
detection. 2020. European Journal of Plant Pathology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-02173-9
28- Christel hajj Assaf; Chrystian-Del-Carmen.Zetina
Serrano; Nadia Tahtah; André EL Khoury; Ali Atoui; Isabelle Oswald; Olivier
Puel; Sophie Lorber. Regulation of secondary metabolism in the Penicillium
genus. 2020. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21(24):9462.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249462
29- Daou R., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R.,
Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Mycotoxins: factors influencing production and
control strategies, “an overview". AIMS Agriculture and Food. 2021, Volume
6, Issue 1: 416-447.
30- Joseph YAGHI ;
Grace NARGUIZIAN ; Ali ATOUI ; Marie Noel MANSOUR ; Malak GHORABI and André EL
KHOURY. Serotyping and
Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella isolates from food matrices and clinical
specimens from Lebanon. Journal of microbiology, biotechnology and food
sciences. (2021), 11(1). https://doi.org/10.15414/jmbfs.3565
31- Daou R., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R., Ismail
A. & EL Khoury André. Aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in imported and
Lebanese wheat and –products. Food additives and contaminants part B (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2021.1933203.
32- Al Khoury Anthony; Sleiman Rhend; Atoui Ali;
Hindieh, Pamela; Maroun Richard G.; Bailly Jean-Denis; EL Khoury André.
Anti-Fungal and Anti-Aflatoxigenic Properties of Different Parts of Cannabis
sativa subsp. indica in Relation with Their Phenolic Content and Antioxidant
Capacities. Archives of Microbiology. (2021).
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs239069/v1.
33- Hussein Hassan., Rita Kordahi., Hani Dimassi.,
André Khoury., Rouaa Daou., Nisreen Alwan., Layal Karam. Aflatoxin B1 in rice:
effects of storage duration, grain type and size, production site and season.
Journal of Food protection (2022), DOI: 10.4315/JFP-21-434.
34- Nahle, S., El Khoury, A., Savvaidis, I. et al.
Detoxification approaches of mycotoxins: by microorganisms, biofilms and
enzymes. Food Contamination 9, 3 (2022).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550022-00089-2
35- Rouaa Daou, Maha Hoteit, khlood Bookari, Majid M.
AlKhalaf, Sahar Nahle, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh, Mohamad Koubar, Samah Doumiati, André
El Khoury. Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in under 5 children’s food products and
Aflatoxin M1 exposure assessment and risk characterization of Arab infants
through consumption of infant powdered formula: A Lebanese Experience. Toxins
(2022), 14(5), 290; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14050290
36- Hussein F. Hassan, Lara Koaik, André Khoury, Ali
Atoui, Tahra El Obeid, Layal Karam. Dietary Exposure and Risk Assessment of
Mycotoxins in Thyme and Thyme-Based Products Marketed in Lebanon. Toxins
(2022), 14(5), 331; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14050331
37- Hindieh, P., Yaghi, J., Khoury, A.E. et al.
Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Staphylococcus epidermidis in gut microbiota: in
vitro antimicrobial resistance. AMB Expr 12, 128 (2022).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-022-01468-w
38- Alaa Abou Dib, Jean Claude Assaf, André El Khoury,
Sami El Khatib, Mohamed Koubaa and Nicolas Louka. Single, subsequent, or
simultaneous treatments to mitigate mycotoxins in solid foods and feeds: A
critical review. Foods (2022). 11 (20), 3304;
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11203304.
39- Hussein Hassan, Christelle F. Iskandar, Reem
Hamzeh, Nathalie J. Malek, André El Khoury & Mohamad G. Abiad. (2022) Heat
resistance of Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella sp., and Escherichia coli
isolated from frequently consumed foods in the Lebanese market, International
Journal of Food Properties, 25:1, 2435-2444,
https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2022.2143521
40- Sahar Nahle, André
El Khoury, Jean Claude Assaf, Nicolas Louka, Ali Chokr, Ali Atoui. A promising innovative technique for mycotoxin
detoxification from beverages using biofilms of lactic acid bacteria.
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, (82), (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103165.
41- El Kantar, S.; Rajha, H.N.; El Khoury, A.; Koubaa,
M.; Nachef, S.; Debs, E.; Maroun, R.G.; Louka, N. Phenolic Compounds Recovery
from Blood Orange Peels Using a Novel Green Infrared Technology Ired-Irrad®,
and Their Effect on the Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus Proliferation and
Aflatoxin B1 Production. Molecules 2022, 27, 8061. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27228061
42- Anthony Al Khoury, André El Khoury, Ophélie
Rocher, Pamela Hindieh, Olivier Puel, Richard G. Maroun, Ali Atoui and
Jean-Denis Bailly. Inhibition of aflatoxin B1 synthesis by mate (Ilex
paraguariensis), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and green tea (Camellia
sinensis) extracts: relation with their antioxidant capacity and oxidative
stress response modulation in Aspergillus flavus. Molecules. (2022).
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27238550
43- Maha Hoteit, Joseph Yaghi, André El Khoury, Rouaa
Daou, Pamela Hindieh, Jean Claude Assaf, Jana Al Dawi, Jennifer El Khoury and
Ayoub Al Jawaldeh. Prevalence and Antibiotics Resistance of Staphylococcus
aureus and Escherichia coli Isolated from Bovine Raw Milk in Lebanon: A study
on Antibiotics Usage, Antibiotics Residues and Assessment of Human Health Risk
using One Health Approach. Antibiotics (2022).
http://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11121815
44- Rouaa Daou, Maha Hoteit, Khlood Bookari, Karine
Joubrane, Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz, Ali Ismail, Richard G. Maroun and André EL
KHOURY. Public Health Risk Associated with the Co-occurrence of Aflatoxin B1
and Ochratoxin A in Spices, Herbs, and Nuts in Lebanon. Frontiers in Public
Health (2023). http://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1072727
45- Sahar Nahle; Ali Atoui; Jean Claude Assaf; André
El Khoury; Nicolas Louka and Ali Chokr. Time-Dependent Effect of Surface
Material on Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Biofilm Formation and Gene Expression.
Microbiology 92, 55–65 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0026261721102142
46- Nada El Darra, Nabil Grimi, Ian A. Watson and
André El Khoury. Editorial: Risk assessment of mycotoxins in food. Frontiers in
Nutrition (2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1145998
47- Nadia Tahtah, Chrystian Zetina-Serrano, Ophelie
Rocher, Claire Naylies, Yannick Lippi, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Emilien L.
Jamin, Isabelle P. Oswald, Sophie Lorber, Olivier Puel. Implication of VelB in
the development, pathogenicity, and secondary metabolism of Penicillium
expansum. Postharvest Biology and Technology (195). (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2022.112121
48- Hussein F. Hassan, Hadeel Tashani, Farah Ballouk,
Rouaa Daou, André El Khoury, Mohamad Abiad, Ali Al Khatib, Hani Dimassi.
Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in Tea Marketed in Lebanon: Effects of Type,
Packaging, and Origin. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6556.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166556
49- Alaa Abou Dib, Jean Claude Assaf, Espérance Debs,
Sami El Khatib, Nicolas Louka and André El Khoury. A Comparative Review on
Methods of Detection and Quantification of Mycotoxins in Solid Food and Feed: A
Focus on Cereals and Nuts. Mycotoxin Research. 39, 319–345 (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12550-023-00501-6
50- Suzanne Jonblat, Falah Assadi, Kazem Zibara,
Marwan El Sabban, Vera Dermesrobian, André El Khoury, Mireille Kallassy &
Ali Chokr. Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm assembly and self-dispersion:
bacteria and matrix dynamics. International Microbiology (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-023-00433-2
51- Hoteit, Maha, Zahraa Abbass, Rouaa Daou, Nikolaos
Tzenios, Lamis Chmeis, Joyce Haddad, Mohamad Chahine, Elham Al Manasfi,
Abdulrahman Chahine, Omasyarifa Binti Jamal Poh, and et al. 2024. "Dietary
Exposure and Risk Assessment of Multi-Mycotoxins (AFB1, AFM1, OTA, OTB, DON,
T-2 and HT-2) in the Lebanese Food Basket Consumed by Adults: Findings from the
Updated Lebanese National Consumption Survey through a Total Diet Study
Approach" Toxins 16, no. 3: 158. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16030158
52- Suzanne Jonblat; Falah As-sadi; Kazem Zibara;
Marwan El Sabban; Vera Dermesrobian; André El Khoury; Mireille Kallassy; Ali
Chokr. New insights in the dispersion of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm:
monitoring biofilm lifecycle and matrix composition using Confocal Laser
Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)". Submitted to the Journal of Microbiology
(2023).
53- Pamela Hindieh; Jean Claude Assaf; Joseph Yaghi;
Ali Chokr; Ali Atoui; Nicolas Louka; André El Khoury. Unlocking the potential
of Lactic Acid Bacteria mature biofilm extracts as antibiofilm agents: A focus
on Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG biofilm. Submitted to Applied Microbiology and
Biotechnology (2024).
54- Paola Labaki; Layal Dahdouh; Lidwine Grosmaire;
Hiba N. Rajha; Julien Ricci; Charlotte Delpech; André El Khoury; Espérance
Debs; Christelle Wisniewski; Nicolas Louka. Improving dried mango
physicochemical properties using conventional hot-air drying coupled with a
Novel technology “Intensification of Vaporization by Decompression to the
Vacuum” (IVDV). Submitted to Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies
(2024).
55- Silvia Dominguez, Jérémie Théolier, Rouaa Daou,
Samuel B. Godefroy, Maha Hoteit, and André El Khoury. Probabilistic vs
Deterministic Health Risk Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Aflatoxin M1
through Cow’s Milk among Lebanese Adolescents and Adults. Submitted to the
Journal of food ans chemical toxicology (2024).
Books' Chapters
1- Ali Atoui, André El
Khoury. PCR-RFLP for
Aspergillus species. Mycotoxigenic Fungi, 12/2017 : pages 313-320 ; ISBN :
978-1-49396705-6, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6707-0_20.
2- Rouaa Daou, Jean Claude Assaf and André El Khoury.
Aflatoxins in the Era of Climate Change: The Mediterranean Experience. 2022.
https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108534.
3- Rouaa Daou, André
El Khoury, Ali Atoui. Detoxification
and control strategies of Zearalenone in food and feed. Anti‐Mycotoxin
Strategies for Food and Feed, 12/ 2023: pages 155- 176; ISBN:9781394160839, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394160839.ch7
Data Report
1- El Khoury, A.,
Daou, R., Atoui, A., & Hoteit, M. Mycotoxin in Lebanese Food Basket.
Database on Occurrence and Exposure. (2022, March 3). https://osf.io/7yjdg/
Communications, Oral presentations, Posters and seminars
1- Atoui, A., EL Khoury, A., Kallassy, M., Lebrihi, A.
Real time PCR for specific detection and quantification of zearalenone
producing fungi. Colloque international sur la
Toxicologie Environnementale et Agroalimentaire dans l’Espace Francophone, 9-11
novembre 2009. Sousse, Tunisia.
2- EL Khoury, A.,
Rizk, T., Lteif, R., Azouri, H., Delia, M-L., Lebrihi, A. Occurrence de
l’Ochratoxine A et de l’Aflatoxine B1 dans les vignobles libanais. VIIIth International Symposium of Oenology 2007,
Bordeaux, France.
3- Joubrane, K., EL khoury, A., Lteif, R., Rizk, T.,
Kallassy, M., Hilan, C., Maroun, R. Natural contaminants in cultivated crops,
raw materials, human and animal processed foods. Fourth International
Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, organized by King
Saud University for Agricultural Sciences, 2011, SSAS – KSU, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia.
4- Atoui, A., EL Khoury, A., Kallassy. Development of
a real-time PCR system for Fusarium graminearum quantification and zearalenone
assessment in maize. The 7th international conference on instrumental methods
of analysis, modern trends and applications. September 2011, Chania, Greece.
5- Joanna Tannous, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Olivier
Puel, Isabelle P. Oswald and Roger Lteif. Development of a Real-Time PCR assay
for Penicillium expansum quantification and patulin estimation in apple
samples. 20th LAAS International Science Conference Advanced Research for
Better Tomorrow. March 2014, Beirut, Lebanon.
6- Joanna Tannous, Rhoda EL Khoury, Selma P. Snini,
Yannick Lippi, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Roger Lteif, Isabelle Oswald and
Olivier Puel. Sequencing, physical organization and Kinetic expression of the
patulin biosynthetic gene cluster from Penicillium expansum. 36th Mycotoxin
Workshop, 16-18 June 2014, Göttingen-Germany.
7- André El Khoury. Filamentous Fungi in Lebanese
vineyards and Mycotoxins in Lebanese musts and wines. 1st Meeting of
Viticulture and Oenology, 27 November 2015. Campus of Sport and innovation,
Saint Joseph University of Beirut.
8- R. El Khoury, I. Caceres, Á. Medina, Y. Lippi, C.
Naylies, A. Atoui, A. El Khoury, I. P. Oswald, O. Puel, JD. Bailly. Use of a
large-scale qPCR approach to understand the anti-aflatoxigenic effect of
Eugenol. ICFM Workshop, 13-15 Juin 2016, Freising Allemagne.
9- R. El Khoury, I. Caceres, A. Atoui, O. Puel, I.P.
Oswald, JD. Bailly, A. El Khoury. Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis, a natural plant
extract limiting aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus. 21st LAAS
International Science Conference, 15-17 Avril 2015, Beyrouth, Liban.
10- J. Tannous, SP. Snini, R. El Khoury, C. Canlet, P.
Pinton, Y. Lippi, A. El Khoury, A. Atoui, R. Lteif, IP. Oswald and O. Puel. The
disruption of patL, the patulin specific transcription factor affects
Penicillium expansum virulence on apples. 21st LAAS International Science
Conference, 15-17 Avril 2015, Beyrouth, Liban.
11- J. Tannous, SP. Snini, R. El Khoury, C. Canlet, P.
Pinton, Y. Lippi, A. El Khoury, A. Atoui, R. Lteif, IP. Oswald and O. Puel.
Patulin is significantly involved in the development of blue mold decay on
apples. 14th Congress Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, 25-29 Août 2014,
Istanbul, Turquie.
12- J. Tannous, SP. Snini, R. El Khoury, C. Canlet, P.
Pinton, Y. Lippi, I. Alassane-Kpembi, T. Gauthier, A. El Khoury, A. Atoui, T.
Zhou, R. Lteif, IP. Oswald and O. Puel. Caractérisation du
cluster de gènes impliqués dans la biosynthèse de la patuline chez Penicillium
expansum. 5ième Journée des mycotoxines, 5-6 Juin 2014, Montpellier, France.
13- R. El Khoury, I.
Caceres, O. Puel, S. Bailly, Y. Lippi, A. Atoui, I. P. Oswald, A. El Khoury,
JD. Bailly.
Identification of a new aqueous Micromeria graeca extract as an
anti-aflatoxinogenic agent and elucidation of its molecular mechanism in
Aspergillus flavus. 6ème journée des Mycotoxines, 15-16
Mars 2016, Toulouse, France.
14- Jean Claude ASSAF,
André EL KHOURY, Ali ATOUI, Ali CHOKR, Nicolas LOUKA. Assessment of Procedures for Binding of AflatoxinM1 to
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The International Science Conference – 22st LAAS,
14 April 2016. USEK. Lebanon.
15- Jean Claude ASSAF, André EL KHOURY, Ali ATOUI, Ali
CHOKR, Nicolas LOUKA. A comparative study of procedures for binding of
aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in liquid media. Biobeirut 6 -
International Meeting: 27 October 2016. Lebanon.
16- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N.
2016. Assessment of Procedures for Binding of Aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus
rhamnosus GG. The International Scientific Conference/LAAS22. Holy Spirit
University of Kaslik, Lebanon.
17- Assaf JC, EL Khoury A, Atoui A, Louka N, Chokr A.
2016. Assessment of Procedures for Binding of Aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus
rhamnosus GG. Doctoral Forum/ FD1EDST'16. Lebanese University, Lebanon.
18- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N.
2017. A study on the ability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus biofilm to bind AFM1 in
liquid media. The International Scientific Conference/LAAS23. Lebanese
University, Lebanon.
19- Assaf JC, EL Khoury A, Atoui A, Louka N, Chokr A.
2017. A novel study on the ability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus biofilm to bind
AFM1 in milk. Doctoral Forum/FDEDST'17. Lebanese University, Lebanon.
20- Hiba N. Rajha, Anna-Maria Abi Khattar, Sally El
Kantar, Nadia Boussetta, André el Khoury, Eugene Vorobiev, Nicolas Louka, and
Richard G. Maroun: Pomegranate peels valorization: polyphenols extraction
through emerging technologies. 18th ISANH Middle East Antioxidants World
Congress – Beirut Antioxidants 2017, Saint Joseph University ofBeirut, Lebanon,
May 3-4, 2017; 05/2017, DOI:10.18143/JISANH_v4i1-33
21- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N.
2018. A novel technique for aflatoxin M1 detoxification using chitin or treated
shrimp shells. The International Scientific Conference/LAAS24. University of
Balamand, Lebanon.
22- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N.
2017. Detoxification of liquid food products by adsorption on bioactive
membranes. Research Seminar at the Faculty of Sciences. Saint Joseph
University, Lebanon.
23- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N.
2017. A comparative study of procedures for binding of aflatoxin M1 to
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The 1st Scientific Conference of Food Scientists
and Technologists/LAFST. Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
24- Assaf JC, EL Khoury A, Atoui A, Louka N, Chokr A.
2018. Novel methods for detoxification of aflatoxin M1 in milk using different
kind of adsorbents. Doctoral Forum/FDEDST'18. Lebanese University, Lebanon.
25- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N.
2018. A novel technique for aflatoxin M1 detoxification using chitin or treated
shrimp shells: In vitro effect of physical and kinetic parameters on the
binding stability. The 3rd Nutrition and Food Science Research Conference.
Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
26- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N.
2018. Novel methods for detoxification of aflatoxin M1 in milk using different
kind of adsorbents. The second conference of « Sécurité et
Qualité des produits agroalimentaires 2- SQUAD2». Chamber of Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli,
Lebanon.
27- Daou R., Afif C., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun
R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Assessment of aflatoxin M1 in cow’s milk
and dairy products and its effect on liver cancer in Lebanon. 13th Dubai
International Food Safety Conference. November 11-13, 2019, Dubai World Trade
Center.
28- Daou R., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R.,
Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Co-Occurrence of AFB1 and OTA in Lebanese
wheat and their derived products. 14th Dubai International Food Safety
Conference. November 24, 2020, Dubai. (Online Presentation).
29- André EL KHOURY. VIRTUAL COURSE: “Malicious use of
social media by terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups
during the COVID-19 pandemic” Organized by UNICRI. The role of social media in
preventing and countering misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19: Case
of Lebanon. Free Town, Sierra Leone. 9 December 2020.
30- André EL KHOURY. VIRTUAL COURSE: “Malicious use of
social media by terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups
during the COVID-19 pandemic” Organized by UNICRI. The role of social media in
preventing and countering misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19: Case
of Lebanon. La Paz, CARICOM IMPACS. 8 April 2021.
31- Reine Antoun, Andre EL Khoury, Layal Karam and
Rouaa Daou. Fate of aflatoxin M1 in Milk &Dairy products in Lebanon. 17th
Dubai International Food Safety Conference, 11-13 December 2023.
32- Hussein F. Hassan, Hadeel Tashani, Farah Ballouk,
Rouaa Daou, André El Khoury, Mohamad G. Abiad, Ali AlKhatib, Mahdi Hassan, Sami
El Khatib and Hani Dimassi. Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in Tea Marketed in
Lebanon: Effects of Type, Packaging, and Origin. 17th Dubai International Food
Safety Conference, 11-13 December 2023.
Patents
1- Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A., Louka N.
2017. Mycotoxins decontamination methods in food, feed, soil, human, animal and
plants host using treated crustacean shells and its selected amino sugar
“N-acetylglucosamine”. Patent number : 2017/11-11297L.
2- Chokr A, Assaf JC, EL Khoury A, Atoui A, Louka N.
2018. Mycotoxins decontamination methods in food, feed, human and animal hosts
using biofilm’s matrix. Patent number : 2019 / 05- 11665.
3- Assaf JC., Lteif R., Daccache M., EL Khoury A.,
Maroun R., Louka N. 2023. Biofilm-Based Alcoholic Fermentation Process Using
Yeasts. Patent number : 2023 / 12910.
• A Novel Process for detoxification of liquid foods from Mycotoxins