Rafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir

Rafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir is a Tunisian Professor in Biology, Animal and Human Ecophysiology, Neurosciences, Pathophysiology & Biomedical Applications.

Education
In 1979, Rafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir earned her MSc in Natural Sciences from the Normal Higher School of Tunis. Then, she pursued her doctoral studies at the University of Paris and obtained her PhD in Biological Sciences in 1989.

Career
Rafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir is a Full Professor in Biology, Animal and Human Ecophysiology, Neurosciences, Pathophysiology & Biomedical Applications at the Higher Institute of Biotechnology Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Tunisia. She was also the Director of the Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet (ISBST). Besides, she is the supervisor of several completed PhD research projects.

Academic activities
Rafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir is the Director of the Research Laboratory in physiopathology, alimentation and biomolecules LR17ES03. She is also a Member of the National Think Tank Committee on Biotechnology educational programs at the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

In May 2023, she contributed to and participated in the ArtiSaneFood project as she also established partnerships with Tunisian companies.

She has various published works in recognized journals in her field.

Awards
In 2021, Rafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir and Rym Chaouachi of the Physiopathology, Nutrition and Bio-molecules Research Laboratory were awarded at the ceremony for the 4th National Innovation Contest of the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII).