Narjes Haji Dashti
Kuwait University, Kuwait
Biography
Narjes Haji Dashti is currently working as an Associate Professor of Microbiology at the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University. She has obtained her Master’s degree in the same field at Oregon State University, USA followed by a PhD at McGill University, Canada. Her research interests include plant pathology, virology, soil microbiology, microbial bioremediation and hydrocarbon degradation. Her primary research focuses include; the beneficial applications of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on both leguminous and non-leguminous crops and the hydrocarbon degrading potential of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria as a mean of bioremediation of oil spill contaminated sites. She has over 21 publications and has presented many of her finding in both national and international conferences. She is an active Member of international association of the agricultural economists, USA and the Genetics Society, UK.