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Country: Kuwait

Department: Environment & Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

KISR is a pioneering, independent, national institute of scientific excellence. It was established in 1967 by Japan's Arabian Oil Company Limited, in partial fulfillment of its obligations under an oil concession agreement with the government of the State of Kuwait. KISR’s initial role was dedicated to developing three fields of national importance: petroleum, desert agriculture, and marine biology. Since then, KISR’s role and responsibilities have expanded greatly to include the advancement of national industry and the undertaking of studies to address key challenges, such as the preservation of the environment, sustainable management of Kuwait’s natural resources, responsible management of water and energy, and development of innovative methods of agriculture.

Dr. Basma Dashti

Country representative of Kuwait FCT

Ms. Basma Dashti joined Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research in 1986 as a research assistant in the Food Technology group with a biochemistry degree. She currently occupies the position of Associate Research Scientist in the Food and Nutrition program - Environment and Life Sciences Research Center(F&N/ELSRC) at KISR - with over 30 years of experience in the research fields of food technology, food safety, and nutrition. She was task leader and team member in many research activities in KISR and has authored and co-authored several scientific publications including research papers and conference paper proceedings. She has led three projects; two completed and one in progress in the field of food composition data. She is one of the authors of the book entitled “Kuwaiti food composition tables”. She is also the Vice Coordinator of Middle East & Gulf Food( INFOODS). Currently, She is working on implementing Regional Food composition data for the Arabian Gulf member states countries based on international and standardized procedures . Moreover, she is a temporary advisor in WHO for the development of food composition. Dashti is a member of the Scientific Committee of the International conference of Data Bank for two consecutive years.

Dr. Ayyoub K Taher

Dr Taher has developed expertise in the field of epidemiological studies and nutrition and health related diseases. These approaches have been developed during his bachelor, master and PhD period of time and have involved specifically the use of questionnaire based survey and focus group discussion study techniques.

Dr. Sarah Fahad Al hamli

B.S. in Microbiology from University of Kuwait in 2005.
Joined KISR at BTD in 2005.
M.S.c. in Food Science and Nutrition from University of Leeds. In 2009.
Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition from University of Leeds. In 2014.

Dr. Badreya Al-Lahou

- Ph.D. in Nutritional Epidemiology, Tufts University, USA, February 2020
- M.Sc. in Nutritional Epidemiology, Tufts University, USA, May 2015
- B.Sc. in Science of Nutrition, Kuwait University, Kuwait, January 2009