Noura Al-Jandal
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
Title: Possible effects of Microplastic pellets on marine fish
Biography:
Noura Al-Jandal has completed her PhD on 2011 from the University of Exeter, UK. She is an Associate Research Scientist in the Environmental
and Life Sciences Research Center at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research working on endocrine disrupting chemicals effect
on marine biota. She lead several client funded project and published the work in peer-reviewed journals. She is a member in the Associate
of the Higher Education Academy (AHEA) and a qualified British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Diving License Holder. She presented her work
in several international conferences as a speaker. Currently she is working on projects of a high global significance such as microplastics
assessment in Kuwait marine environment and submitted new proposal on microplastic pellets effect on fish to the client for funding and
awaiting the funding approval.