We have contributed to more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles, leveraging our strong expertise in the field of bioinformatics. Our contributions span data analysis, computational modeling, and the interpretation of complex biological datasets, supporting high-quality research across diverse areas of the life sciences.




Ø  Enriching African genome representation through the AGenDA project.

Ø  DeepPlantAllergy: deep learning for explainable prediction of allergenicity in plant proteins.

Ø  Exome sequencing reveals new insights into the germline landscape of inflammatory breast cancer among Tunisian patients.

Ø  Exploring Thymus vulgaris Extract as a Phytotherapeutic Agent: A Multifaceted Approach to tackle Avian Colibacillosis and Drug Resistance.

Ø  ACTN3 R577X (rs1815739) Polymorphism and Athlete Status: An Additional Case-Control Association Study and Meta-Analysis.

Ø  Interleukin Activity in Miscarried Women with Toxoplasmosis and Anti Thyroid Peroxidase (Anti-TPO).

Ø  Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the molecular epidemiology of respiratory rhinoviruses and enteroviruses in Tunisia.

Ø  PROFILES FOR SOME KEY CYTOKINES AND AUTO-ANTIBODIES IN LATENT TOXOPLASMOSIS IN ABORTED WOMEN.

Ø  Responsible governance of genomics data and biospecimens in the context of broad consent: experiences of a pioneering access committee in Africa.

Ø  Genome Tunisia Project: paving the way for precision medicine in North Africa.

Ø  Screening clusters of charged residues in plants’ mitochondrial proteins and biological significance.

Ø  Integrative Bioinformatics Approaches to Uncover Hub Genes and Pathways Involved in Cardiovascular Diseases.

Ø  Charge cluster occurrence in land plants’ mitochondrial proteomes with functional and structural insights.

Ø  Prevalence of comorbid asthma in Tunisian patients with COVID-19: clinical features and outcomes.

Ø  Prevalence of self-reported food allergy in Tunisia: General trends and probabilistic modeling.

Ø  γ-tocopherol methyltransferase gene sequencing and SNP discovery associated with olive oil quality.

Ø  Effect of Aerobic/Strength Training on RANKL Gene DNA Methylation Levels.

Ø  Application of data fusion modeling for the prediction of auxin response elements in Zea mays for food security purposes.

Ø  An Evidence Theory and Fuzzy Logic Combined Approach for the Prediction of Potential ARF-Regulated Genes in Quinoa.

Ø  Inspiratory muscle training, with or without concomitant pulmonary rehabilitation, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Ø  Editorial: Advances in genomic and genetic tools, and their applications for understanding embryonic development and human diseases.

Ø  Oxidative stress markers-driven prognostic model to predict post-discharge mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.


Ø  The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance.

Ø  A potential oral microbiome signature associated with coronary artery disease in Tunisia.

Ø  Integration of Innovative Technologies in the Agri-Food Sector: The Fundamentals and Practical Case of DNA-Based Traceability of Olives from Fruit to Oil.

Ø  Novel combined UGT1A1 mutations in Crigler Najjar Syndrome type I.

Ø  SNP discovery and structural insights into OeFAD2 unravelling high oleic/linoleic ratio in olive oil.

Ø  Reply to letter to the editor by Lippi and Plebani: « The presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies does not necessarily reflect efficient neutralization » (THEIJID-D-22-00085).

Ø  Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic reinfection in four healthcare professionals from the same hospital despite the presence of antibodies.

Ø  Traditional risk factors and combined genetic markers of recurrent ischemic stroke in adults: Reply to comment from Wilson et al.

Ø  Assessment of population structure, genetic diversity and relationship of Mediterranean olive accessions using SSR markers and computational tools.

Ø  A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa.

Ø  Immune checkpoint CD155 promoter methylation profiling reveals cancer-associated behaviors within breast neoplasia.

Ø  Traditional risk factors and combined genetic markers of recurrent ischemic stroke in adults.

Ø  Can leukocytospermia predict prostate cancer via its effects on mitochondrial DNA?

Ø  SARS-CoV-2 tracking in Tunisia through next-generation sequencing: lessons for the future.

Ø  Immune checkpoint molecules B7-H6 and PD-L1 co-pattern the tumor inflammatory microenvironment in human breast cancer.

Ø  Non-classical human leukocyte antigen class I in Tunisian children with autism.

Ø  The morbid cutaneous anatomy of the human genome revealed by a bioinformatic approach.

Ø  Proteome-wide analysis of protein disorder in Triticum aestivum and Hordeum vulgare.

Ø  Development and validation of the EUROFORGEN NAME (North African and Middle Eastern) ancestry panel.

Ø  Data mining analysis of human gut microbiota links Fusobacterium spp. with colorectal cancer onset.

Ø  CD155 expression in human breast cancer: Clinical significance and relevance to natural killer cell infiltration.

Ø  Tunisian Table Olive Oil Traceability and Quality Using SNP Genotyping and Bioinformatics Tools.

Ø  The disordered charged biased proteins in the human diseasome.

Ø  Prognostic Value of BCL2 in Women Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer.

Ø  Dempster-Shafer Theory for the Prediction of Auxin-Response Elements (AuxREs) in Plant Genomes.

Ø  Potential dysfunctional effects of synonymous variants: Insights from an exhaustive in silico analysis of the ABCB4 gene.

Ø  Prediction of auxin response elements based on data fusion in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Ø  Association of hyperhomocysteinemia with genetic variants in key enzymes of homocysteine metabolism and methotrexate toxicity in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Ø  Charge clusters signatures in prokaryotic proteomes: Temperature-dependence and distribution.

Ø  First study of correlation between oleic acid content and SAD gene polymorphism in olive oil samples through statistical and bayesian modeling analyses.

Ø  Analysis of two susceptibility SNPs in HLA region and evidence of interaction between rs6457617 in HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DRB1*04 locus on Tunisian rheumatoid arthritis.

Ø  Polymorphisms in XRCC1, ERCC2, and ERCC3 DNA repair genes, CYP1A1 xenobiotic metabolism gene, and tobacco are associated with bladder cancer susceptibility in Tunisian population.

Ø  Screening of nucleotide variations in genomic sequences encoding charged protein regions in the human genome.

Ø  Potential Predictive Role of Lipid Peroxidation Markers for Type 2 Diabetes in the Adult Tunisian Population.

Ø  Identification and characterization of single nucleotide polymorphism markers in FADS2 gene associated with olive oil fatty acids composition.

Ø  Erratum to: Towards novel Cry toxins with enhanced toxicity/broader: a new chimeric Cry4Ba / Cry1Ac toxin.

Ø  Putative Markers of Adulteration of Higher-Grade Olive Oil with Less Expensive Pomace Olive Oil Identified by Gas Chromatography Combined with Chemometrics.

Ø  Exploring disorder in the human charged biased proteins.

Ø  Bayesian and Phylogenic Approaches for Studying Relationships among Table Olive Cultivars.

Ø  A Bayesian network approach to determine environmental factors controlling Karenia selliformis occurrences and blooms in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia.

ive lipase from red seabream (Pagrus major): Structural explanation of the interaction deficiency with colipase and lipidic interface.

Ø  In silico characterization of functional SNP within the oestrogen receptor gene.

Ø  Gene-environment interactions between ERCC2, ERCC3, XRCC1 and cadmium exposure in nasal polyposis disease.

Ø  Screening for clusters of charge in human virus proteomes.

Ø  Towards novel Cry toxins with enhanced toxicity/broader: a new chimeric Cry4Ba / Cry1Ac toxin.

Ø  Abstracts from the 3rd International Genomic Medicine Conference (3rd IGMC 2015) : Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 30 November – 3 December 2015.

Ø  The WRKY Transcription Factor Family in Citrus: Valuable and Useful Candidate Genes for Citrus Breeding.

Ø  MnSOD and GPx1 polymorphism relationship with coronary heart disease risk and severity.

Ø  Optimizing the encapsulation of the refined extract of squash peels for functional food applications: A sustainable approach to reduce food waste.

Ø  Retraction Note: Oil from pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) seeds: evaluation of its functional properties on wound healing in rats.

Ø  Oxidative stress profile and auto-antibodies production in Tunisian patients with COVID-19. 

Ø  Exploring the bioactive potential of dried fruit by-products: a focus on hazelnut, peanut, and almond teguments and shells.

Ø  Insights on Juniperus phoenicea Essential Oil as Potential Anti-Proliferative, Anti-Tyrosinase, and Antioxidant Candidate.

Ø  Gastroprotective Effect of Microencapsulated Myrtus communis Essential Oil against Ethanol/HCl-Induced Acute Gastric Lesions.

Ø  Ultrafiltration and thermal processing effects on Maillard reaction products and biological properties of date palm sap syrups (Phoenix dactylifera L.).

Ø  Anti-microbial screening and cytotoxic activity of aerial part of Thymelaea hirsuta L. essential oil growing in south-west Tunisia.

Ø  Synthesis, characterization, and water adsorption properties of a novel multi-walled carbon nanotube/MIL-100(Fe) composite.

Ø  Phenolic profile, antibacterial and cytotoxic properties of second grade date extract from Tunisian cultivars (Phoenix dactylifera L.).

Ø  Phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract of Capparis spinosa.

Ø  First functional analysis of a novel splicing mutation in the B3GALTL gene by an ex vivo approach in Tunisian patients with typical Peters plus syndrome.

Ø  Oxidative stress markers in intestinal mucosa of Tunisian inflammatory bowel disease patients.

Ø  Protective effect of quercetin against oxidative stress caused by dimethoate in human peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Ø  Chemical composition, cytotoxicity effect and antimicrobial activity of Ceratonia siliqua essential oil with preservative effects against Listeria inoculated in minced beef meat.

Ø  Increased levels of autoantibodies against catalase and superoxide dismutase associated with oxidative stress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.