Honors:

Filed Patent : F.Seghrouchni, M.Amicosante, C.Saltini,V.Colizzi, R. El Aouad, K.Sadki, L.Baassi, F.Mariani, J.Capelli; Use of synthetic peptides of M. tuberculosis, for immunodiagnosis of TB and new vaccine design, Patent n° IT2006RM000080, National Institute of Hygiene (Morocco) and the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Italy).

Recent Award:

- Winter Institute in Statistic Genetic Workshop. NYU Abudhabi. Junuary 19-Februart 10, 2017

- Merck Africa Research Summit  (work presented by my PhD student), International Congress, 19-20 October 2015, Switzerland, Geneva

- Communication on Keystone Symposia J3 Host Response in Tuberculosis, organized at Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA on Jan 22 - Jan 27, 2015.

- Communication on Keystone Symposia, organized at Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil on May 10 - May 15, 2013.

- Others from Franco-Moroccan and Italian-Moroccan cooperation

Research project in progress :

PI: Immunogenetic and genomic studies on lung cancer disease in Moroccan Population. Collaborative project with Laboratory Environmental Genomics of New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2016-2025

PI: Genomic study of Primary immunodeficiency diseases (syndrome of Buckley). Collaborative project with Laboratory Environmental Genomics of New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2016-2018

Co-PI: Rising awarness in Biosafety and Biosecurity for University students working in laboratories projected funded by CRDF Global, USA, 2017 

Project recently achieved:

PI: H3Bionet (Pan African Bioinformatics Network for H3Africa): Human Heredity and Health in Africa project. (NIH Grant number 5U41HG006941). 2012-2017

PI: Genomic and immunological studies on Tuberculosis disease in Moroccan Population, supported by Hassan II Academy of Science and techniques. 2008-2012(Grant number 1169)

Professional Membership:

-2014-present :            Association Marocaine pour la Recherche sur le Cancer.

                                     Founding Member

- 2012-present:            Moroccan Association of Graduated of the Faculty of Sciences

                                      of Rabat : Founding Member

- 2008- present:           Moroccan society for Immunology (SMI): Founding Member

- 2010- present:           Moroccan Society of Bioinformatics (Member)

- 1998- 2000 :              Société Francophone d’Immunologie et d’Histocompatibilité (SFHI),

                                     France

Reviewer in many scientific journals:  International Journal of Immunogenetics, Cytokines....

Peer reviewed Publications (original articles, review, chapter in the book):

Several publications in the following area (19):  Medicine ; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ; Immunology and Microbiology. 

The last paper is in press in BMC infectious disease:  New variant identified in major susceptibility locus to tuberculosis on chromosomal region 8q12-q13 in Moroccan population: a case control study. Mounia Qrafli M, Asekka Ij, Bourkadi JE, El Aouad R, Sadki K.