Professor BOUDJEMA SAMRAOUI
Professor of Biology and Immunology
Department of Zoology
College of Science
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966-1-4675758
Fax:++966-1-4678514
Email: bsamraui.c@ksu.edu.sa
Education
- BACCALAUREAT in Mathematics. ANNABA 1974. MENTION BIEN.
- DIPLOME D’ETUDES SUPERIEURE in Nuclear Physics. ALGER 1979.
- CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1980.
- D.PHIL. in Structural Molecular Biology. OXFORD UNIVERSITY 1985.
Employments
- PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY (KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, KSA) 2008-Present
- PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITE OF GUELMA: SEPTEMBER 2004.
- DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, UNIVERSITE OF ANNABA: 2001.
- RESEARCH FELLOW IN MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, VRIJE UNIVERSITY BRUSSEL (BELGIUM): 2000-2001.
- PROFESSEUR, UNIVERSITE OF ANNABA: JULY 1997.
- MAITRE DE RECHERCHE. UNIVERSITE OF ANNABA: 1995.
- HIGHLY CITED RESEARCHER
- MAITRE DE CONFERENCES. UNIVERSITE OF ANNABA: JANUARY 1992.
- MAITRE-ASSISTANT in Biology. UNIVERSITE OF ANNABA: JUNE 1988.
- RESEARCH FELLOW in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. HARVARD UNIVERSITY: JUNE 1985-MAY 1988.
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Research
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Responsibilities
- MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (BIOLOGY INSTITUTE, Annaba)
- DIRECTOR OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES 1989-1990, Annaba
- MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSIL (1989-1990), Annaba
- RESPONSABLE OF THE POST-GRADUATION: ANIMAL ECOLOGY, Annaba.
- HEAD OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY), Annaba
- MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF THE FACULTY, Annaba
- MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC BOARD OF THE JOURNAL « SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY », Constantine
- REFEREE IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS '' HYDROBIOLOGIA'', '' ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA'', "OPEN ORNITHOLOGICAL JOURNAL"
- DIRECTOR OF THE LABORATOIRE DE RECHERCHE DES ZONES HUMIDES, 2001-2007, Université d'Annaba
- HEAD OF THE CONSEIL SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, 2005-, Université de Guelma
- MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF THE FACULTY, Université de Guelma
- MEMBER OF THE PERMANENT SECTORIAL COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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Publications
1982:
1. SAMRAOUI, B. & M.J. STERNBERG (1982). Theoretical aspects of protein conformation. In AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, AND PROTEINS 13: 169-174.
1985:
2. SAMRAOUI, B. (1985). Cristallographic studies of Beta-lactamase I from B. cereus. D.Phil. THESIS, OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
1986:
3. SAMRAOUI, B., SUTTON, B.J., TODD, R.J., ARTYMIUK, P.J., WALEY, S.G. & D.C. PHILLIPS (1986). Tertiary structural similarity between a class A Beta-lactamase and a penicillin-sensitive D-alanyl carboxypeptidase-transpeptidase. NATURE 320: 378-380.
1987:
4. BJORKMAN, P.J., SAPER, M.A., SAMRAOUI, B., BENNETT, W.S., STROMINGER, J.L. & D.C. WILEY (1987). Structure of the human class I histocompatibility antigen, HLA-A2. NATURE, 329: 506-512.
5. BJORKMAN, P.J., SAPER, M.A., SAMRAOUI, B., BENNETT, W.S., STROMINGER, J.L. & D.C. WILEY (1987). The foreign antigen binding site and T-cell recognition regions of class I histocompatibility antigens. NATURE, 329: 512-518.
1988:
6. BROWN, J.H., JARDETZKY, SAPER, M.A., SAMRAOUI, B., BJORKMAN, P.J. & D.C. WILEY (1988). A hypothetical model of the foreign antigen binding site of class II histocompatibility molecules. NATURE 332: 845-850.
1989:
7. GARRETT, T.P.J., SAPER, M.A., SAMRAOUI, B., BJORKMAN, P.J. & D.C. WILEY, 1989. Structure-function studies of major histocompatibility antigens. TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS 21 (1): 588-590.
1990:
8. MOALI, A., SAMRAOUI, B. & S. BENYACOUB (1991). Première nidification du Gobe-Mouches à collier Ficedula albicollis cf. semi-torquata en Algérie. ALAUDA, 59 (1): 51-52.
1991:
9. SAMRAOUI, B. & S. BENYACOUB (1991). A large migration of the Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus L., through Eastern Algeria. NOTA LEPIDOPTEROLOGICA 14: 99.
1992:
10. SAMRAOUI, B., BELAIR, G. de & S. BENYACOUB (1992). A much threatened lake: Lac des Oiseaux (N.E. Algeria). ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, 19 (3): 264-267 + 276.
11. SAMRAOUI, B., BENYACOUB, S. & R. MENAI (1992). Danaus chrysippus L. in Algeria: Possible breeding status and new sightings. NOTA LEPIDOPTEROLOGICA. 14 (4): 348-350.
1993:
12. SAMRAOUI, B., BENYACOUB, S., MECIBAH, S. & H.J. DUMONT (1993). Afrotropical libellulids (Insecta:Odonata) in the lake district of El Kala, North-East Algeria, with a rediscovery of Urothemis e. edwardsi (Selys) & Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides (Rambur). ODONATOLOGICA, 22 (3): 365-372.
13. SAMRAOUI, B. (1993). Migration of the African Monarch Danaus chrysippus L. and the African Migrant Catopsilia florella F. in Mauretania. NOTA LEPIDOPTEROLOGICA. 16(1): 68-70.
1994:
14. BELAIR, G. de & B. SAMRAOUI (1994). Death of a lake: Lac Noir in Northeastern Algeria. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, 21(2): 169-172.
15. DJELLAB, S. & B. SAMRAOUI (1994). The hoverflies of N.E. Algeria: A preliminary account. HOVERFLY NEWSLETTER 18 : 6-8.
1995:
16. CHABI, Y., ISENMANN, P., BENYACOUB, S. & B. SAMRAOUI (1995). Breeding ecology of the North-African Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus ultramarinus) in two semi-evergreen oak forests in Algeria. REV. ECOL. (TERRE VIE), (50), pp. 133-140.
1996:
17. SAMRAOUI, B. (1996). Breeding status and range expansion of Danaus chrysippus in the Algerian Sahara (Lepidoptera:Danaidae). NOTA LEPIDOPTEROLOGICA. 19 (3/4):261-263.
1997:
18. SAMRAOUI, B. & G. de BELAIR (1997). The Guerbes-Senhadja wetlands: Part I. An overview. ECOLOGIE 28 (3): 233-250.
1998:
19. SAMRAOUI, B., BOUZID, S., BOULAHBAL, R. & P.S. CORBET (1998). Postponed reproductive maturation in upland refuges maintains life-cycle continuity during the hot, dry season in Algerian dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ODONATOLOGY 1(2): 119-135.
20. SAMRAOUI, B. & BELAIR G. de (1998). Les zones humides de la Numidie orientale : Bilan des connaissances et perspectives de gestion. SYNTHESE ( Numéro spécial) 4: 1-90.
21. SAMRAOUI, B. (1998). The butterflies of Northeastern Algeria. Part I: Status and seasonal patterns of adults Rhopalocera. NACHR. ENTOMOL. VER. APOLLO, N.F. 19 (3/4): 285-298.
22. SAMRAOUI, B. (1998). White Storks wintering in Northeast Algeria. BRITISH BIRDS 91 (9): 377.
23. SAMRAOUI, B., SEGERS H., MAAS, S., BARIBWEGURE, D. & DUMONT H.J. (1998). Rotifera, Copepoda, Cladocera and Ostracoda of Northeastern Algeria. HYDROBIOLOGIA 386: 183-193.
1999:
24. SAMRAOUI, B. & R. MENAI (1999). A contribution to the study of Algerian Odonata. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ODONATOLOGY 2 (2): 145-165.
25. SAMRAOUI, B. & R. JOEDICKE (1999). Mise au point concernant l’article « Les Odonates Zygoptères de l’oued de la Meskiana (Algérie). Premier bilan des observations » (Martinia, 15(1): 22). MARTINIA 15 (4): 121-123.
2000:
26. SAMRAOUI, B. & P.S. CORBET (2000). The Odonata of Numidia. Part I: status and distribution. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ODONATOLOGY 3 (1): 11-25.
27. SAMRAOUI, B. & P.S. CORBET (2000). The Odonata of Numidia. PartII: seasonal ecology. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ODONATOLOGY 3 (1): 27-39.
28. BELAIR, G. de & B. SAMRAOUI (2000). L'écocomplexe des zones humides de Beni-Belaïd, un projet de réserve naturelle. SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGIE 14: 115-124.
29. ABDENOUR, C., B.D., SMITH, M.S. BOULAKOUD, B. SAMRAOUI & P.S. RAINBOW (2000). Trace metals in marine, brackish and freshwater prawns (Crustacea, Decapoda) from northeastern Algeria. HYDROBIOLOGIA 432 (1/3): 217-227.
2001:
30. SAMRAOUI, B. (2001). A brief portrait of three special odonatologists: An Algerian perspective. AGRION 5 : 21-22.
31. HOUHAMDI, M. & B. SAMRAOUI (2001). Première observation de l’Erismature rousse Oxyura jamaicensis en Algérie. ALAUDA. Alauda 69: 396.
32. HOUHAMDI, M. & B. SAMRAOUI (2001). Diurnal time budget of wintering Teal in Lac des Oiseaux, Northeast Algeria. WILDFOWL 52: 87-96.
33 SAMRAOUI, B. (2001). Le triton de Poiret: Quel avenir ? In Morand « Amphibiens & Reptiles » MedWet publication: 30.
2002:
34. SAMRAOUI B. & DUMONT H.J. (2002). The large Branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca and Spinicaudata) and a review of their diversity and status within Algeria. HYDROBIOLOGIA 486 (1): 119-123.
35. HOUHAMDI, M. & B. SAMRAOUI (2002). Occupation spatio-temporelle du Lac des Oiseaux par l’avifaune aquatique. ALAUDA 70 (2): 301-310.
36. SAMRAOUI, B., WEEKERS, B.H.H. & H.J. DUMONT (2002). The Enallagma of the western and central Palearctic (Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae). ODONATOLOGICA 31: 371-381.
37. SAMRAOUI, B. & HOUHAMDI M (2002). L’hivernage de la Cigogne blanche Ciconia ciconia en Algérie. ALAUDA 70: 221-223.
38. TOUATI, L. & B. SAMRAOUI (2002). The ecology of Daphnia chevreuxi Richard in northeast Algeria (Crustacea : Anomopoda). SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGIE Juin: 75-81.
39. SAMRAOUI, B. (2002). Branchiopoda (Ctenopoda and Anomopoda) and Copepoda from eastern Algeria. HYDROBIOLOGIA 470: 173-179.
2003:
40. HOUHAMDI, M. & SAMRAOUI, B. (2003). Diurnal behaviour of wintering Wigeon Anas penelope in Lac des Oiseaux, northeast Algeria. WILDFOWL 54: 51-62.
41. SAMRAOUI, B., P.H.H. WEEKERS & H.J. DUMONT (2003). Two taxa within the North African Lestes virens complex (Zygoptera: Lestidae). ODONATOLOGICA 32: 131-142.
2004:
42. JÖDICKE, R., BOUDOT, J-P., JACQUEMIN, G., SAMRAOUI, B. & SCHNEIDER, W. (2004) Odonata Specialist Group, regional report: Africa, North Africa and Arabian Peninsula. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ODONATOLOGY 7: 239-253.
43. VEITH, M., MAYER, C, SAMRAOUI, B., BARROSO, D.D. & S. BOGAERTS (2004). From Europe to Africa and back: evidence for multiple intercontinental dispersal in ribbed salamanders (genus Pleurodeles). JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY 31: 159-171.
44. SAMRAOUI, B. (2004). Temporary pools in Algeria and the Maghreb. In “Mediterranean temporary pools” . Grillas, P., Gauthier, P., Yavercovski, N. & Perennou, C. (Eds.). Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat & Medwet publication, vol. 1: 12.
2006:
45. SAHEB, M., BOULKHSSAÏM, M., OULDJAOUI, A., HOUHAMDI, M. & B. SAMRAOUI (2006). Sur la nidification du Flamant rose Phoenicopterus roseus en 2003 et 2004 en Algérie. ALAUDA 74: 368- 371.
46. SAMRAOUI, B., CHAKRI, K. & F. SAMRAOUI (2006). Large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca and Spinicaudata ) from the salt lakes of the Eastern Hauts Plateaux, Algeria. JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY 65: 83-88.
47. SAMRAOUI, B. OULDJAOUI, A., BOULKHSSAÏM, M., HOUHAMDI, M., SAHEB, M. & A. BÉCHET (2006). Behavioural and ecological aspects of the first successful reproduction of the Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus in Algeria. OSTRICH 77: 153-159.
48. BOULKHSSAÏM, M., HOUHAMDI, M. & SAMRAOUI (2006). Population dynamics and diurnal behaviour of the Shelduck Tadorna tadorna in the Hauts Plateaux, northeast Algeria. WILDFOWL 56: 65-78.
49. BOULKHSSAIM, M., HOUHAMDI, M., SAHEB, M., SAMRAOUI, F. & SAMRAOUI, B. (2006). Breeding and banding of Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus in Algeria, August 2006. FLAMINGO 14: 21-24.
50. HAOUAM, L., SAMRAOUI, F. & SAMRAOUI, B. (2006). Influence des ressources trophiques sur la reproduction de la Foulque macroule Fulica atra dans l'éco-complexe de zones humides de la Numidie (Algérie). BULL. DE L'INSTITUT DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER (INSTM, SALAMBO): 17-20.
2007:
51. SAMRAOUI, F., MENAÏ, R. & B. SAMRAOUI (2007). Reproductive ecology of Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis at Sidi Achour, northeast Algeria. OSTRICH 78: 481-487.
52. SAMRAOUI, F. & B. SAMRAOUI (2007). The reproductive ecology of the Coot Fulica atra in the Hauts Plateaux, northeast Algeria. WATERBIRDS 30: 133-139.
53. HAMOUDA, S. & SAMRAOUI, B. (2007). Ecological impact of Gambusia affinis (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) on the aquatic environments. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES 6: 828-832.
2008:
54. SAMRAOUI, B., BOULKHSSAIM, M., HOUHAMDI, M., MENOUAR, S. & SAMRAOUI, F. (2008). The reproduction of the Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus in Algeria in 2005 and 2006. AVES ICHNUSAE. In press.
55. SAMRAOUI, B., BOULKHSSAIM, M., BOUZID, A., BENSACI E., GERMAIN, C., BECHET, A. & SAMRAOUI, F. (2008). Current research and conservation of the Greater Flamingo in Algeria. FLAMINGO. In press.
56. HOUHAMDI, M., BENSACI T., NOUIJEM, Y., BOUZEGAG, A., SAHEB, M. & SAMRAOUI, B. (2008). Eco-éthologie du Flamant rose Phoenicopterus roseus hivernant dans les oasis de la vallée de l’Oued Righ (Sahara algérien). AVES 45: 201-214.
57. BOUCHEKER, A., NEDJAH, R., SAMRAOUI, F., MENAI, R. & SAMRAOUI, B. (submitted). Aspects of the breeding ecology and conservation of the Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus in Algeria. WATERBIRDS.
58. SAMRAOUI, B. & SAMRAOUI, F. (2008). An ornithological survey of the wetlands of Algeria: Important Bird Areas, Ramsar sites and threatened species. WILDFOWL 58: 71-98.
59. HOUHAMDI, M. & SAMRAOUI, B. (2008). Diurnal and nocturnal activity budget of Ferruginous Duck at Lac des Oiseaux, northeast Algeria. ARDEOLA 55: 59-69.
60. BOUDOT, J-P., KALKMAN, V.J., AMORIN, M.A., SAMRAOUI, B., CORDERO, A., DEGABRIELE, G., DOMMANGET, J-L., FERREIRA, S., GARRIGOS, B., JOVIC, M., KOTARAC, M., LOPAU, W., MARINOV, M., MIHOKOVIC, N., OBER, S., RISERVATO, E. & SCHNEIDER, W. (2008). Work-atlas of the damselflies of the Mediterranean and North Africa. LIBELLULA (in press).
61. MAYACHE, B., HOUHAMDI, M. & SAMRAOUI, B. (2008). Ecologie des Sarcelles d'hiver Anas crecca crecca L. hivernants dans l'écocomplexe de zones humides de Jijel (nord-est algérien). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 21: 104-119.
62. AMAT, J.A., RENDON-MARTOS, M., RENDON, M.A., GARRIDO, A., RAMIREZ, J.M., BACETTI, N., SAMRAOUI, B., VIDAL, F., BECHET, A. & BALKIZ, Ö. 2008. Foraging ecology of breeding Greater Flamingos in the Mediterranean Basin: preliminary results from a study using stable isotopes. FLAMINGO (in press).
63. SAMRAOUI, B., BOUZID, A., BOULKHSSAIM, M., BAAZIZ, N., OULDJAOUI, A. & SAMRAOUI, F. 2008. Nesting of the Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus in Algeria (2003-2008). FLAMINGO (in press).
64. BAAZIZ, N. & B. SAMRAOUI 2008. The status and diurnal behaviour of wintering Common Coot Fulica atra in the Hauts Plateaux, northeast Algeria. European Journal of Scientific Research 25: in press.
2009:
65. SAMRAOUI, B. 2009. Seasonal regulation in Algerian lestids (Odonata: Zygoptera). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ODONATOLOGY (Philip Corbet Memorial Issue): in press.
66. RISERVATO, E., BOUDOT, J.P., FERREIRA, S., JOVIC, M., SCHNEIDER, W., SAMRAOUI, B. & V. KALKMAN (in prep.). The status and distribution of Odonata of the Mediterranean Basin.
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ACTIVITES
- HEAD OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS:
1) BIODIVERSITE ET AMENAGEMENT DES ZONES HUMIDES (1993-1995).
2) BIOMONITORING DES ZONES HUMIDES (1996-1999).
3) QUALITE DE L´EAU (1998-2000 )
4) FAUNE ET FLORE DES ZONES HUMIDES DE LA NUMIDIE (1998-2000 ).
5) BIODIVERSITE, STRUCTURE ET FONCTIONNEMENT DES ZONES HUMIDES (MERS: 2001-2003)
6) BIOMONITORING DES EAUX CONTINENTALES (ONDD: 2004-)
7) ECOLOGIE AND BIODIVERSITE DES LACS SALES (CHOTTS ET SEBKHAS) (CRSTRA: 2003-)
8) BIOMARQUEURS DES ZONES HUMIDES (2005-2007)
9) BIOSURVEILLANCE ET CONSERVATION DES ZONES HUMIDES (2008-)
10) ECOLOGIE ET CONSERVATION DU FLAMANT ROSE ET AUTRES ESPECES SENTINELLES DES ZONES HUMIDES (2009-)
CONSULTANT:
- Plan de gestion du Parc National d´El Kala (GEF/World Bank project)
- MEDWET consultant: Projet de réserve de Béni-Bélaïd.
- IUCN EXPERT : ODONATA
- IUCN EXPERT: GREATER FLAMINGO
- Wetland expert for the Algerian Ministry of Scientific Research
- Algerian Coordinator of the international network ''Greater Flamingo''
ASSOCIATION:
- Member of the World Dragonfly Association (W. D. A.).
- MEMBER OF THE PANAFRICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
- Honorary President of the″ l'Association Algérienne des Amis des Oiseaux″
SUPERVISION:
- 5 Doctorat Theses.
- 25 Magister theses.
- 44 graduat theses (1989-2008).
OTHER:
1. Zooplankton and lake management (1993-1994, (Ghent University, Belgium)
2. Biodiversity (1999-2000), (Ghent University, Belgium).
3. Quantitative methods in population dynamics (2007) (Mytilene University, Greece).
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