Dr. Roda, MSc from Ain Shams University, Egypt, M. Phil. and PhD from Newcastle University, UK in Microbiology. Associate Professor at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University. Main research interest are Microbial biodiversity and ecology, Investigation of microbial strains producing antibacterial or antifungal like Bacillus and Streptomyces, Study the interaction between microorganisms and plants, Extremophiles microorganisms and Cyanobacteria.