Narjes H. Dashti
Associate professor of Microbiology
Kuwait University
Kuwait
Biography
Narjes H. Dashti works as an associate professor of Microbiology at the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Soil Microbiology at Kuwait University. Afterwards, she took her Master’s degree in the same field at Oregon State University, USA followed by a Ph.D. at McGill University, Canada. Her research interests include Plant pathology, Virology, Soil microbiology, Microbial bioremediation and hydrocarbon degradation. Her primary research focuses include a) the beneficial applications of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on both leguminous and non-leguminous crops and b) the hydrocarbon degrading potential of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria as a mean of bioremediation of oil spill contaminated sites
Research Interest
Microbiology