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Rawana Alkhalili is a Postdoctoral Fellow affiliated with the Microbiology Group and Molecular Biosciences at Lund University. She holds a Doctoral degree in Biotechnology from Lund University, completing her thesis in 2019 titled "Antimicrobial potential of Geobacillus sp. ZGt-1 isolated from Zara hot spring in Jordan: Piecing the puzzle of the antagonistic activity of a novel bacterial strain".
Her research focuses on biotechnology and microbiology, with an emphasis on antimicrobial peptides, bioinformatics, and thermophilic bacteria. Key areas include toxin-antitoxin systems in Geobacillus, genomic analysis of bacterial strains, and the application of computational methods to study microbial systems. Her work integrates experimental techniques (e.g., proteomics) with bioinformatics approaches to uncover mechanisms underlying bacterial antagonism and antibiotic production.
Alkhalili’s publications highlight trends in antimicrobial discovery from thermophiles, in silico genomic analysis, and functional characterization of bacterial systems. Notable contributions include identifying novel lanthipeptides in Firmicutes and genomic sequencing of Geobacillus sp. ZGt-1, a strain isolated from Jordan’s hot springs.
Her research has garnered significant attention, with works cited over 48 times and widely read on platforms like Mendeley. Collaborations include projects with researchers like Dr. Björn Canbäck and Dr. Renu Hatti-Kaul, focusing on microbial genomics and biotechnological applications.
Alkhalili is affiliated with the Microbiology Group and Molecular Biosciences at Lund University, contributing to interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of microbiology and computational biology.
