Director
Research Office
E-mail: wghach@mubs.edu.lb
Phone: 00961 5 601 801
Mailing Address: Modern University for Business & Science
Main Campus Damour
Near Mechref Entrance

Dr. Ghach, Wissam

Director

Research Office

Education

  • Chemistry (Electrochemistry, Microbiology and Material Science), Ph.D.,University of Lorraine.
  • International Master of Catalysis, Molecules, and Green Chemistry, MSc.,University of Rennes 1.
  • Biochemistry, BSc., TD in Sciences, Lebanese University.
  • Ph.D (Material chemistry and Bioelectrochemistry -  Lorraine University)

Awards

The first rank winner in the Intervention section of the IBDAA 2018,

Short Bio

Wissam Ghach is a dedicated Research Director (Rank: AssistantProfessor) with over five years of successful experience in the academicinstitution. Recognized consistently for performance excellence andcontributions to success within independent and team-driven environments,scientifically oriented person, adaptable to challenging situations, willing tocollaborate, and develop new skills/collaborations. Research interests arealigned on multidisciplinary projects: Bio-encapsulation, Bio-electrochemicalsystems, Biomonitoring/Bio-treatment of heavy metals; environmental publichealth studies (Theme: Chemical literacy, Health, and Environment).

Current Research Projects & Grants

• Disinfectants Use during the spread of COVID-19: A comparison study ofKnowledge and behavior among the academic institutions of Lebanon, andUAE.
• Hand Hygiene during the spread of COVID-19: A comparison study ofKnowledge and behavior among the academic institutions of Lebanon, andUAE.
• Hand Hygiene during the spread of COVID-19: An assessment ofknowledge and behavior at Abu Dhabi University.
• A Cross-sectional Study of Misconceptions and Misuse of HouseholdCleaning Products for COVID-19 Prevention in the UAE.
• Misconceptions and Misuse of Personal-Household Hygiene During theSpread of COVID 19 and its Variants: The First Cross-sectional Non-ClinicalStudy in Lebanon.
• Epidemiology of Symptomatic Dry Eye Disease in Arab Countries(Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine): A Cross-Sectional Non-ClinicalAssociation Study with Behavioral Habits.
• A correlation study of Lebanese Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Patternand prevalence of Dry Eye Disease in Lebanon.
• Self-assembled S. oneidensis MR-1 in Polymeric Capsules for Cr(VI)Reduction and Cr(III) Adsorption.

Publications

1. Silveira, C. M., Rodrigues, P. R., Ghach, W., Pereira, S. A., Esteves, F.,Kranendonk, M., Etienne. M & Almeida, M. G. Electrochemical activity ofcytochrome P450 1A2 – the relevance of O2 control and the natural electrondonor. (2020). ChemElectroChem. DOI: 10.1002/celc.202001255
2. Sherry, A., Aridi, M., & Ghach, W. (2020). Prevalence and risk factors ofsymptomatic dry eye disease in Lebanon. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye ,43 (4), 355-358.
3. Maddah, D., Ghach, W., Abi Farraj, N., Yehya, M., Al Khatib, J., & Alami,N. H. (2019). The first community-based intervention to promote safepesticide use by developing knowledge, attitudes, and practices amongLebanese farmers. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: AnInternational Journal, 1-12.
4. Mazurenko, I., Ghach, W., Kohring, GW, Despas, C., Walcarius, A., &Etienne, M. (2015). Immobilization of membrane-bounded (S) -mandelatedehydrogenase in sol – gel matrix for electroenzymatic synthesis.Bioelectrochemistry , 104 , 65-70.
5. Ghach, W., Etienne, M., Urbanova, V., Jorand, FP, & Walcarius, A. (2014).Sol – gel based 'artificial'biofilm from Pseudomonas fluorescens usingbovine heart cytochrome c as electron mediator. Electrochemistrycommunications , 38 , 71-74.
6. Urbanová, V., Allali, N., Ghach, W., Mamane, V., Etienne, M., Dossot, M.,& Walcarius, A. (2013). Functionalized carbon nanotubes forbioelectrochemical applications: Critical influence of the linker. Journal ofElectroanalytical Chemistry, 707, 129-133.
7. Ghach, W., Etienne, M., Billard, P., Jorand, F. P., & Walcarius, A. (2013).Electrochemically assisted bacteria encapsulation in thin hybrid sol-gel films.Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1(7), 1052-1059.
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