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Ayoub AFOULLOUS

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Hey, I'm Ayoub, a microbial biotechnologist based in

Ifrane, Morocco

I work at the intersection of applied microbiology, bioinformatics, and biotech innovation, from isolating bacteria for resource recovery to building AI tools for the lab.

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WORK

Below are some select projects, full walkthroughs on request

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Rhizosphere Microbiome

Automated Enumeration

Metagenomic Resistome

Automated Enumeration

Scientific Dissemination

EDUCATION

From high school biology class to isolating bacteria for a living, here's the paper trail.

2024 – Now

Master's in Microbial Biotechnology

FST FEZ

Graduating June 2026, 1st year completed with distinction (the bacteria were cooperative, the statistics less so)

2024 – Now

Master's in Microbial Biotechnology

FST FEZ

Graduating June 2026, 1st year completed with distinction (the bacteria were cooperative, the statistics less so)

2023 – 2024

Bachelor's in BHSA

FST FEZ

Bioprocesses, Hygiene and Food Safety, learned to fear contamination more than most people fear anything

2023 – 2024

Bachelor's in BHSA

FST FEZ

Bioprocesses, Hygiene and Food Safety, learned to fear contamination more than most people fear anything

2021 – 2023

DEUST Biology-Chemistry-Geology

FST FEZ

3 sciences and 1 very confused first year

2021 – 2023

DEUST Biology-Chemistry-Geology

FST FEZ

3 sciences and 1 very confused first year

2020

Baccalauréat in Life Sciences

Ifrane, Morocco

Alla El Fassi High School, Ifrane, where this whole thing started, allegedly by accident

2020

Baccalauréat in Life Sciences

Ifrane

Alla El Fassi High School, Ifrane, where this whole thing started, allegedly by accident

SKILLS

Molecular Biology & Sequencing

DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, amplicon and Sanger sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, whole genome sequencing

Molecular Biology & Sequencing

DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, amplicon and Sanger sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, whole genome sequencing

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics

DADA2, QIIME2, BLAST, R and Python, phylogenetics, diversity and network analysis, multivariate statistics

Microbial Isolation & Identification

Serial dilution and plating, colony PCR, strain isolation and identification

Applied & Industrial Biotechnology

Bioleaching experimental design, ICP-MS sample preparation, HACCP and ISO quality systems

Tools & Technologies

Personal

In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music, hiking and taking photos with my Leica M6

Luna

Pascal Schumacher, Echo Collective

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Shot with Leica M6

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CONTACT

You can contact me using the links below.

ayoubpodd@gmail.com

GitHub

@ayoubafoullous

/in/ayoubaf