Ghazala Al-Farjani

Ghazala Al-Farjani is a lecturer in the Department of Plant Protection at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli. Her academic career spans over four decades, with roles including Research Assistant (1979), Assistant Registrar of Graduate Studies (1979), and current lecturer status since 2009.

• PhD in Plant Protection from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest-Hungary (2008)
• Master's degree from Department of Prevention (1988)

Her research focuses on entomopathogenic nematodes and their bacterial symbionts, particularly exploring antibiotic production for applications in plant protection and veterinary microbiology. Recent work involves Xenorhabdus species and Steinernema strains, with implications for agricultural and dairy industry challenges.

Publications since 2011 demonstrate expertise in microbial symbiosis, bacterial pathogenesis, and comparative analysis of antibiotic utility. Key subfields include bacterial characterization, chemical compound analysis, and phenotypic studies of nematode-bacteria associations.

• Member of Registration and Examinations Committee
• Member of Laboratories Committee
• Member of Farm Research Committee