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Ass. Prof. Yosr Z. Haffani, PhD
orcid.org/0000-0003-2956-3651
Higher Institute of Biotechnology Sidi Thabet (ISBST), University of Manouba, Tunisia. Team Leader Human Microbiome, Diabetes & Cancer Research
Dr. Haffani has 18 years of academic and research experience in Canada. Since 2013, she has held the position of Assistant Professor at the University of Manouba (UMA), Tunisia, where she is the team leader of a research group specializing in the Human Microbiome, Diabetes, and Cancer. Dr. Haffani received her PhD in Biology from the prestigious University Laval in Canada. She advanced her academic career through postdoctoral and research associate positions at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, where she refined her expertise in biomedical functional genomics, cancer research, and academic teaching. With a robust background in research, Dr. Haffani has built a proven track record in securing and managing successful international grants. Dr. Haffani has actively contributed to numerous high-impact projects funded by leading organizations such as the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the EU R&I Framework Programmes Horizon 2020, the bilateral MHESR Tunisia/NRF South Africa. She’s a recipient of the highly competitive DAAD Grant and serves as an international expert with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). A co-founder of Junior BioContact Quebec, she has been instrumental in establishing a junior research group network focusing on biotechnology, leadership, and entrepreneurship at the University Laval.
Throughout her career, Dr. Haffani has been recognized as an expert in cancer research and biomedical sciences by international organizations. She was selected as one of the top experts in Tunisia by CREDIF/KINFO, Tunisian Female Expert by MESRS and the NEPAD Africa Biosciences Initiative database. Her leadership and scholarship have earned her prestigious awards, including the McMurrich Prize, the Aventis Biotech Challenge, UK Communicating with Executive Presence. She continues to contribute to the academic community as a permanent reviewer for journals like the prestigious The Pharmacogenomics Journal (Nature) and various grant bodies such as MESRS (Tunisia) and DAAD (Germany). Dr. Haffani’s work extends beyond research into mentorship, having supervised the successful graduation of 36 Honors students, 30 MSc students, and 8 PhD students from 2000 to 2024. She also served as a National Contact Point for Horizon 2020 in the Health, Demographic Change & Well-Being sector, reflecting her significant role in shaping research initiatives at the national and international levels. Her ongoing contributions to cancer research, biotechnology, and academic leadership continue to have a transformative impact on both the scientific community and the next generation of researchers.