PhD · Analytical chemistry of Moroccan plants

Medicinal plants from Morocco, under analytical chemistry

PhD candidate at Mohammed V University. I work on essential oils and their antifungal activity. Measuring these compounds matters as much as isolating them. That's why I built PhytoNote, an offline app that follows you into labs without a network.

Research areas

Three connected threads, from the plant in the field to a measurable compound.

Phytochemical extraction and characterization

Optimization of extraction processes (ultrasound, maceration, hydrodistillation) and metabolite identification by GC-MS, HPLC-MS and NMR.

Biological activities

Assessment of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antidiabetic potential of extracts and essential oils, including synergistic effects.

In silico modeling and valorization

Molecular docking and ADMET prediction supporting dermatological applications and future nanocarrier systems.

Bench stories

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Hajar, Tétouan, and her first publication on rockrose

A LinkedIn message from a Master's student in Tétouan who wants to re-enter 30 Cistus ladanifer measurements in PhytoNote after her internship. Four hours later, her first paper was submittable.

Yassine, ATER across 3 campuses: how he published in J. Ethnopharmacol despite the chaos

Marrakech, Beni Mellal, Safi: three labs, six notebooks, one PhD student on the edge. Three months later, his supervisor wrote to me to understand.

The EMINES workshop: one UV-1800, a shared Nikon, and 12 students waiting

Resazurin workshop on Candida albicans south of Marrakech. The bottleneck wasn't the assay, it was data entry. One app, thirty minutes, unblocked.

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