Université de Lorraine
Laboratoire Sols et Environnement
2, avenue de la Forêt de Haye
BP 20163
F-54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex
My research focuses on ecotoxicology, environmental microbiology, and applied bioinformatics. I have contributed to studies on the impact of emerging pollutants on terrestrial and marine ecosystems, as well as the analysis of metadata and metagenomic sequences. My work also includes student supervision, project management, and the dissemination of research findings through scientific publications and conference presentations.
Career :
2024: Postdoctoral researcher, UPEC, Paris – Bioinformatics and microbial ecotoxicology.
2022: Postdoctoral researcher, UPEC, Paris – Ecotoxicology, soil fertility, and microbiology.
2019: Research engineer, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecotoxicology, Tunisia.
Education :
2019: PhD in Agronomic and Environmental Sciences, Higher Agronomic Institute, Sousse.
2015: National Engineering Degree in Biotechnology, Polytechnic School, Sousse.
2011: Bachelor’s degree in Cell, Molecular, and Biotechnology, Higher Institute of Biotechnology, Monastir.
I have taught at Université Paris-Est Créteil and at the Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecotoxicology, with courses covering Environmental Microbiology, Metabolic Biochemistry, Environmental Toxicology, Bioinformatics, and Biostatistics.
Mkhinini, M., Boughattas, I., Alphonse, V., Livet, A., Giusti-Miller, S., Banni, M., Bousserrhine, N., 2020. Heavy metal accumulation and changes in soil enzymes activities and bacterial functional diversity under long-term treated wastewater irrigation in East Central region of Tunisia (Monastir governorate). Agricultural Water Management 235, 106150.
· Helaoui, S., Mkhinini, M., Boughattas, I., Alphonse, V., Giusti-Miller, S., Livet, A., Banni, M., Bousserrhine, N., 2020. Assessment of changes on rhizospheric soil microbial biomass, enzymes activities and bacterial functional diversity under nickel stress in presence of alfalfa plants. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal 29(8), 823–843.
· Mkhinini, M., Helaoui, S., Boughattas, I., Amemou, C., Banni, M., 2020. Earthworm Eisenia andrei modulates oxidative stress in bean plants Vicia faba irrigated with treated wastewater. Ecotoxicology 29(7), 1003–1016.
· Boughattas, I., Hattab, S., Zitouni, N., Mkhinini, M., Missawi, O., Bousserrhine, N., Banni, M., 2021. Assessing the presence of microplastic particles in Tunisian agricultural soils and their potential toxicity effects using Eisenia andrei as bioindicator. Science of the Total Environment 796, 148959.
· Helaoui, S., Boughattas, I., Mkhinini, M., Chebbi, L., Elkribi-Boukhris, S., Alphonse, V., Livet, A., Banni, M., Bousserrhine, N., 2023. Biochar amendment alleviates heavy metal phytotoxicity of Medicago sativa grown in polymetallic contaminated soil: Evaluation of metal uptake, plant response and soil properties. Plant Stress 10, 100212.
· Chebbi, L., Boughattas, I., Helaoui, S., Mkhinini, M., Jabnouni, H., Fadhl, E.B., Alphonse, V., Livet, A., Giusti-Miller, S., Banni, M., et al., 2024. Environmental microplastic interact with heavy metal in polluted soil from mine site in the North of Tunisia: Effects on heavy metal accumulation, growth, photosynthetic activities, and biochemical responses of alfalfa plants (Medicago sativa L.). Chemosphere 362, 142521.
· Boughattas, I., Mannai, H., Chebbi, L., Mkhinini, M., Abouda, S., Helaoui, S., Hattab, S., Alphonse, V., Livet, A., Giusti-Miller, S., et al., 2025. Remediation of polymetallic soils using biochar and earthworms: assessing heavy metal speciation, soil microbiological activities and earthworms’ responses. Journal of Environmental Management 390, 126158.