🌿 Dr. Nabila BELYAGOUBI-BENHAMMOU 🌿

Permanent Teacher Researcher and Editor-in-Chief
University of Tlemcen, Algeria

🎓 Current Positions:

📚 Editor in Chief: Journal of Natural Product Research and Applications (JNPRA), since 2021.
👩‍🔬 Permanent Teacher Researcher: Tlemcen University, Natural Products Laboratory.
👥 Team Leader: Phytochemistry of Bioactive Substances and Microbial Ecology.
🧪 Responsible: Master’s training in Bioactivities, Analysis, and Control of Essential and Vegetable Oils (BAACHEV).

🔬 Patent:

Pending (June 2022): “A powerful extract of Anabasis articulata intended for the treatment of breast cancer or for inhibition of metastases: activation of the p53/p21WAF1/Cip1/p27Kip1 pathway and triggering of the senescence process, a new potential anticancer target.”

📘 Education:

07-15-2020: First position at the national level for promotion to Professor grade, University of Tlemcen.
01-10-2014: University Habilitation, Specialty: Biology.
2006: Magister of Biology, Option: Natural Substances, Biological Activities and Syntheses (NSBAS), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Algeria.
2003: Diploma for Engineer of State in Analysis and Quality Control (AQC), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Algeria.
1997: Baccalaureat in Natural Science and Life (NSL), College Yagmouracen, Tlemcen, Algeria.

📊 Research and Projects:

🗣 National Communications: 29
🌍 International Communications: 40

Selected Research Projects:

🧪 CNEPRU Project (2007-2009): “Study of the antioxidant power of plant extracts (essential oils and flavonoids) from the Tlemcen region” (Code: F 02020060040).
🌿 CNEPRU Project (2010-2013): “Characterization and identification of the constituents of medicinal and aromatic plant extracts from Western Algeria – Assessment of their nutritional and pharmaceutical antioxidant power” (Code: E02020090065).
🌊 CNEPRU Project (2016-2020): “Valorization of algae in Algerian marine and freshwater environments: Biological and pharmacological potential of their metabolites” (Code: D01N01UN130120150028).
🍃 PRFU Project (2020-2023): “Valorization of the Pistacia atlantica plant from Algeria: Research of the biological, pharmacological, and cosmetic potentialities of their metabolites” (Code: D01N01UN130120200006).
♻️ PRFU Project (2023): “Solve the problem linked to the pollution of the environment by liquid olive by-products: bio-therapeutic and cosmetological potential of bioactive compounds.”

✈️ Short-term Internships:

🇫🇷 November 2010: “Synthesis and Reactivity of Natural Substances” Laboratory, University of Poitiers, France.
🇫🇷 January 2015: “Organic Synthesis and Chemistry of Natural Substances” Laboratory, Chemistry of Natural Fungal Products team, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France.
🇹🇷 October-November 2015: Food Biotechnology Laboratory, University of Benacali, Adana, Turkey.

📚 Courses Taught:

🔬 Biochemistry: Course and Practical Work.
🍃 Secondary Plant Metabolites: Course and Practical Work.
🧪 Analysis Techniques: Course and Practical Work.
🦠 Microbiology and Process Engineering: Course and Practical Work.
🥛 Dairy Technology: Course.
🛠 Instrumental Analysis and Investigation: Course.

🌱 Dr. Nabila BELYAGOUBI-BENHAMMOU is a dedicated researcher and educator, contributing significantly to the field of natural products and bioactive substances. As an editor and team leader, she continues to advance scientific knowledge and mentor the next generation of scientists. 🌱

📊🔬Notable Publication:

From Traditional Knowledge to Modern Formulation: Potential and Prospects of Pistacia atlantica Desf. Essential and Fixed Oils Uses in Cosmetics

Authors: El Zerey-Belaskri, A., Belyagoubi-Benhammou, N., Benhassaini, H.
Journal: Cosmetics
Year: 2022

Bioactivity and applications of saffron floral bio-residues (tepals): a natural by-product for the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries

Authors: Belyagoubi-Benhammou, N., Belyagoubi, L., Loukidi, B., Kharazmi, M.S., Jafari, S.M.
Journal: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Year: 2023

Influence of harvest season and different polarity solvents on biological activities, phenolic compounds and lipid-soluble pigment contents of Spirogyra sp. from Algeria

Authors: Belyagoubi, L., Belyagoubi-Benhammou, N., Atik-Bekkara, F., Abdelouahid, D.E.
Journal: Advances in Traditional Medicine
Year: 2022

Echinops spinosissimus Turra Root Methanolic Extract: Characterization of the Bioactive Components and Relative Wound Healing, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties

Authors: Zitouni-Nourine, S.H., Belyagoubi-Benhammou, N., El-Houaria Zitouni-Haouar, F., Gismondi, A., Toumi, H.
Journal: Plants
Year: 2022

Leaf-buds of Pistacia atlantica: a novel source of bioactive molecules with high anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-tyrosinase and antimicrobial properties

Authors: Benmahieddine, A., Belyagoubi-Benhammou, N., Belyagoubi, L., Atik Bekkara, F., Djebli, N.
Journal: Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants
Year: 2023

Ms. Julia Siegle | Phytochemical analysis | Best Researcher Award

Technical University Dresden | Germany

Author Profile

Orcid Id

Julia Siegle: Biochemist and Research Enthusiast 🔬

Personal Information
📍 Address: Deubener Straße 35, 01159 Dresden
📞 Phone: 0176 45661519
✉️ Email: siegle.julia@gmx.de
🎂 Date and Place of Birth: 13.04.1999, Dresden

Education

🎓 Master’s Degree in Biochemistry
Technical University of Dresden (10/2021 – 11/2023)
Focus: Technical Biochemistry, Chemistry of Biological Systems
Final Grade: 1.4

🎓 Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
University of Applied Sciences Dresden (10/2017 – 04/2021)
Focus: Biochemistry/Bioprocess Engineering
Final Grade: 1.6

🎓 High School Diploma
Gymnasium Dresden Plauen (08/2009 – 06/2017)
Advanced Courses: Chemistry and Mathematics
Final Grade: 1.9

Professional Experience

👩‍🏫 Honorary Lecturer
Gläsernes Labor, German Hygiene-Museum Dresden (01/2024 – Present)
Projects: Honey (Microscopy), Basics of Genetics (Microscopy, DNA Isolation), Human X Chromosome (Microscopy, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis)

🔬 Researcher
University of Applied Sciences Dresden (12/2023 – 02/2024)
Project: “Optimization of Wastewater-based Phycocyanin Production with Microalgae”
Responsibilities: Maintenance of Galdieria sulphuraria cultures, HPLC analysis, technical laboratory assistance, cryopreservation

🧪 Master’s Thesis
Institute of Forensic Medicine, TU Dresden (04/2023 – 11/2023)
Field: Forensic Toxicology
Topic: Development and validation of an analytical method for the determination of Veratrum alkaloids using HPLC-MS/MS
Grade: 1.0

🔬 Research Lab Class
Institute of Forensic Medicine, TU Dresden (10/2022 – 03/2023)
Field: Forensic Toxicology
Topic: Incorporation of a liquid chromatographic screening method to determine drug substances using the ‘Toxtyper’ HPLC/MS system
Grade: 1.0

🔬 Practical Courses
Technical University of Dresden (10/2021 – 03/2023)
Subjects: Gene Expression and Manipulation, Enzyme Purification and Characterization, Bioanalytics, Protein Biochemistry, and Proteomics

🧪 Research Assistant
University of Applied Sciences Dresden (05/2021 – 09/2023)
Project: “Optimization of Wastewater-based Phycocyanin Production with Microalgae”
Responsibilities: Maintenance of Galdieria sulphuraria cultures, HPLC analysis, protein analytical studies, technical laboratory assistance

🔬 Bachelor’s Thesis
Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, TU Dresden (10/2020 – 03/2021)
Topic: Analysis of narcotics and psychotropic drugs in wastewater samples using SPE-HPLC-MS/MS in connection with the 2020 lockdown
Grade: 1.1

🔬 Internship Semester
Landesuntersuchungsanstalt of Saxony, Dresden (03/2019 – 08/2019)
Field: Pesticides
Topic: Analysis of wine samples using UHPLC-qToF-MS to create a classification model for different grape varieties and search for a marker substance for Traminer
Grade: 1.3

🔬 Practical Courses
University of Applied Sciences Dresden (10/2017 – 09/2020)
Subjects: General and Analytical Chemistry, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Instrumental and Environmental Bioanalytics, Microbiology, Process Engineering, Physics, Technical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Technical Biochemistry, Plant Biotechnology

Additional Jobs

🏨 Intercity Hotel Dresden (08/2017 – 03/2021)
Responsibilities: Service (Breakfast, À la carte, Bar), Reception

🏨 Kempinski Taschenbergpalais Hotel Dresden (07/2017 – 10/2017)
Responsibilities: Service (Breakfast)

🍦 Gelati Eiscafe Dresden (04/2015 – 09/2017)
Responsibilities: Service

Additional Skills

💻 IT Skills
Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Windows, MacOS, VBA, LaTeX, Python, Sciex Analyst, Sciex MultiQuant, Agilent MassHunter Qualitative Analysis, Agilent Mass Profiler Professional, Thermo Fisher Scientific Dionex Chromatography MS Link

🗣️ Language Skills
German: Native
English: Advanced proficiency, B2+
French: Good proficiency, B2

🤝 Communication Skills
Team spirit, independence, quick comprehension, and enjoyment of interacting with people

🚗 Driver’s License
Class B

📊🔬Notable Publication:

Title: Determination of Veratrum alkaloid contents in three Veratrum species by HPLC‐MS/MS

Authors: Julia Siegle, Jörg Pietsch
Journal: Phytochemical Analysis
Year: 2024

Title: 102. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin

Authors: Julia Siegle, Jörg Pietsch
Journal: Rechtsmedizin
Year: 2023

Prof. Nabila Belyagoubi Benhammou | Phytochemistry | Best Researcher Award