Student Rim Bayaa excels in the defense of her PhD dissertation

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Student Rim Bayaa excels in the defense of her PhD dissertation

Student Rim Bayaa defended her PhD dissertation on 5 July 2022, in which she presented the output of her scientific research related to advanced approaches to diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis and following up on its treatment. She was congratulated by the defense jury formed between the Lebanese University and Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France.

The results of the scientific research led to the identification of innovative and promising immunological and genetic laboratory tests based on samples of patients’ blood in a way that allows ease of diagnosis and follow-up treatment. These results were published in research articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Rim completed her dissertation in bacterial diseases under the joint supervision of the Microbiology, Health and Environment Laboratory (LMSE) of the Faculty of Public Health and the Doctoral School of Science & Technology, and the Laboratory of Emerging Pathogens of Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France. She worked under the supervision of Dr. Mounzir Hamza and Dr. Bachar Ismail from the Lebanese University, Dr. Jonathan Hoffman and Dr. Florence Adder from Claude Bernard University - Lyon 1.

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