Dr. Lamia Aouini is a molecular plant breeder and geneticist with extensive expertise in molecular biology and the genetic improvement of wheat, particularly in developing resistance to major fungal diseases such as Zymoseptoria tritici and rusts. She earned her MSc degree in Biotechnology and Plant Breeding in 2010 from the National Institute of Agronomy of Tunisia (INAT) and subsequently pursued her PhD in Plant Breeding at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, where she developed strong expertise in molecular biology and quantitative genetics.

After completing her PhD in 2018, Dr. Aouini joined Purdue University (USA) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, where she conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on a U.S. soft red winter wheat population. In April 2021, she joined the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cereal Genetics and Genomics Group, led by Professor Simon Krattinger, where she refined her skills in wheat functional genetics and genomics with a focus on leaf rust disease resistance.

Dr. Aouini joined the Sustainable and Synthetic Biotechnology (SSB) Group in October 2025 where she serves as molecular laboratory technical support for Cyanidiophyceae genetic engineering. In this role, she applies her expertise in molecular biology and biotechnology to advance the development of resource-efficient bioprocesses through the genetic engineering of microalgae.