Dorra Rjaibi

Motivated Bioinformatics Research Engineer and PhD candidate with a strong background in microbial genomics, computational biology, and high-throughput sequencing analysis. Skilled in designing scalable bioinformatics workflows using Python, R, Bash, and HPC infrastructures to analyse metagenomic, transcriptomic, and multi-omics datasets. Research interests focus on antimicrobial resistance, bacterial metabolism, host–microbe interactions, and genome-scale analysis.

Recognized for strong analytical skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, scientific writing, and the ability to bridge computational and experimental microbiology.

Bioinformatics Research Engineer - Institut Pasteur de Tunis – IptOmics Platform & BIMS Lab (LR16IPT09) - Tunis, Tunisia

(2025-01)

• Led multi-omics research integrating metagenomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics across 50+ datasets to uncover microbial diversity patterns, ecosystem dynamics, and One Health applications, resulting in enhanced predictive models for disease surveillance
• Contribute to interdisciplinary research projects in microbial genomics, pathogen surveillance, and One Health, collaborating with microbiologists, clinicians and computational scientists.
• Automated bioinformatics pipelines and workflows with Python, R, and Shell scripting, processing high-throughput sequencing data in HPC environments, reducing manual processing time by 80% and enabling scalable analysis for collaborative projects.
• Facilitated scientific collaborations and project development for 3+ interdisciplinary teams, contributing to grant proposals valued at €100,000+ and fostering knowledge transfer in bioinformatics methodologies.

Co-Supervisor – Bioengineering Graduation Projects - Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BIMS Lab - Tunis, Tunisia

(2024-02 - 2024-06)

• Mentored 5 engineering students in project ideation, literature review, experimental design, data analysis, and reporting, achieving 100% project completion rate and equipping them with practical bioinformatics skills.
• Oversaw projects on Crohn's Disease interactions (analyzing 50+ patient datasets), Newcastle Disease evolution (modeling 200+ viral sequences), and transcriptomics in Crohn's patients (processing 1 TB of RNA-seq data), resulting in 3 conference presentations and enhanced student portfolios.

Master's Intern in Bioinformatics - Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Biomedical Genomics & BIMS Labs - Tunis, Tunisia

(2023-03 - 2023-12)

• Engineered a meta-transcriptomic pipeline to investigate host-pathogen interactions in COVID 19 patients, processing 300 GB of sequencing data and identifying 15+ novel viral-host interaction patterns.
• Performed metatranscriptomics analysis on samples from 40 Tunisian COVID-19 patients, leading to two manuscripts under publication: "Uncovering COVID-19 Dynamics in Tunisian Patients: A Meta-Transcriptomic Approach" (Rjaibi et al.) Journal Scientifs Reports 2026 and "Designing an Effective Bioinformatics Pipeline: Criteria for Tool Selection in Metatranscriptomic Studies" (Rjaibi et al.) Journal Current protocols 2026

Intern in Bioinformatics - Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BIMS Lab - Tunis, Tunisia

(2022-09 - 2022-09)

• Created Shell scripts for streamlined data processing and automation, handling 100+ omics datasets and improving workflow efficiency by 40%.
• Executed comprehensive omics data analyses to support 3 research projects, generating insights that contributed to internal reports and preliminary publications.
• Leveraged Python to build analytical tools for bioinformatics datasets, automating quality control for 500+ samples and reducing error rates by 30%.

Ph.D. Student - Biotechnology (Health, Molecular and Environmental) - University of Manouba (2024 - 2026)

Master's - Bioinformatics (Minor: Bio-data Science) - Institut Pasteur de Tunis, ENSI, ISBST – University of Manouba & Tunis El Manar University (2024)

Bachelor's - Analytical & Experimental Biology - ISBST, University of Manouba (2022)