Ms. Roba El Hajj is a lab administrative at Rafik Hariri University, College of Arts & Sciences. She completed a master 2 degree at University of Montpellier II, France, entitled Microbial system, then to further her studies in microbiology and immune system, she completed another master 2 degree in Interaction Host Infectious Agent and defense mechanism at University of Montpellier I in 2011. 

Ms. El Hajj is an instructor at Rafik Hariri University. The taught courses covered a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: Introduction to Food Safety and Lab, Environmental Science, First Aid, Human Anatomy and Physiology and Lab, and Environmental Chemistry and Lab.

Ms. El Hajj main research interests are Molecular and Cellular Biology, bioinformatics, bacterial genetics, bacteriology bioassays on insects and infectious experiments.

EDUCATION

• MSc Biomed-interaction host infection agent and defense mechanisms from the university of Montpellier 2, France, 2012.
• MSc Microbial Systems from university of Montpellier 1, France, 2011.
• BSc in Animal Biology from the Lebanese University, Faculty of Science (Branch I), Beirut, Lebanon, 2008.

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• Molecular and cellular biology
• Infection and Immunity
• Neuroscience
• Ions in Motion

CERTIFICATES

• TOT Robotics (Jan 2025)
• Power BI Beginner to Pro Workshop (July 2025)
• Brain Computer Interfaces, Neural Engineering, NeuroRobotics (Aug 2025)

PUBLICATION

• Gaëlle Bisch, Jean-Claude Ogier, Sylvie Pages, Roba El Hajj, Claudine Médigue, Zoé Rouy, Stéphanie Vincent, Patrick Tailliez, Alain Givaudan, and Sophie Gaudriault, Genomic comparison within Xenorhabdus bovienii species: the avirulent strain X. bovienii CS03 is characterized by its pseudogene content. Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2013), Jul 2013, Leipzig, Germany.