Najat is a Professor in Analytical Chemistry and the Director of the Nature Conservation Center at the American University of Beirut. Saliba developed innovative methods to characterize smoke in tobacco and non-tobacco nicotine delivery systems. She was voted among the top 100 most influential women by BBC in 2019 and is the recipient of the 2019 L’Oreal-UNESCO International Award for Women in Science.

Nathalie is a research associate in analytical and atmospheric chemistry at the American University of Beirut. She received her master’s degree from the Lebanese University, and her PhD from Aix Marseille University in France. She has worked on developing analytical methods to measure volatile organic compounds indoor. Dr. Hayeck focus in her research on understanding the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols in polluted countries like Lebanon.

Rima is a Professor of environmental, occupational, and public health (MPH, MOHS, PhD). She is also the chair of the Department of Environmental Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences, at the American University of Beirut (AUB). She has led research on environmental and work-related exposures and the health of displaced refugee and migrant populations. Her research highlights how the interaction between work variables, environment, and gender shapes health outcomes.

Nada is an Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at the Faculty of Health Sciences in the American University of Beirut. She is the director of Division of Health Professions and Coordinator of the Medical Laboratory Sciences Program at AUB. Nada is also a member at the WHO Epidemiological Working Group on H1N1.

Lillian is an Associate Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the American University of Beirut.