Dr. Imen Saadaoui, Ph.D in Biological Sciences, is a Research Associate Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Development, Qatar University. Dr. Imen joined Qatar University in 2011 as Post-Doctoral Researcher for the Biofuel project, funded by Qatar Airways, QSTP, and Qatar University. Within this project, she had a key role in the establishment of the Qatar University Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae (QUCCCM), and the investigation of the potential of local isolates for Biofuel production. From 2015-2021, she was active as a Research Assistant Professor, in which capacity she led various research projects related to Microalgal Biotechnologies for animal feed production and food security, pharmaceuticals and drug discovery, and biofertilizers for crop production. More recently, Dr. Imen led projects related to eDNA for environmental monitoring and marine biodiversity. Findings from a number of these projects were recently published in Q1 and Q2 journals. Finally, she contributed in the supervision of undergraduate and graduate students (MSc and Ph.D.).