Lamyae, from Morocco, is a fourth-year Ph.D. student at Mohammed V University, where she is studying the effect of Rhizobia x Wheat genotype interactions on drought tolerance in Morocco. Her research is funded by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Her advisors are Leila Sbabou and Wuletaw Tadesse. Her work involves using microbiological, molecular, and genomic techniques to better understand the mechanisms by which microorganisms interact with plants, identifying new or conserved transcripts associated with abiotic stress-responsive genes, and exploring how these interactions can be harnessed to benefit agricultural practices. Lamyae’s experience in plant science began during her B.Sc., where she worked on the contribution of metagenomics to understanding the microbiome. She later completed her M.Sc. and developed a keen interest in plant-microorganism interactions and genomics, which led her to pursue a Ph.D. in this area.

Education

• • B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Biology from Mohammed V University in Rabat