Biography:
Dr. Kheiria Hcini is a researcher at the Laboratory of Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change (LR11ES09), University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia and Associate Professor at the University of Gafsa. She holds a doctorate in Biological Sciences from the University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia. She has expertise in phytochemical characterization and evaluation of biological properties of essential oils and polyphenolic compounds of aromatic and medicinal plants. Furthermore, her area of expertise is the valorization of hydrodistillation residues. Dr. Hcini is also interested in the nanoencapsulation of plant extracts in silk fibroin nanoparticles (SFNs) for the controlled release of these compounds in applications in the field of biomedicine, cosmetics, and food.
Title : Phytochemical profiling, antibacterial activity and antibiofilm activity of wild Tunisian rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and thyme (Thymbra capitata L.) essential oils against pathogenic bacteria