Neyrouz Letaief

I am a young researcher with experience in livestock production systems, value chain analysis, and molecular genetics. My research has involved characterizing sheep and camel populations in Tunisia, studying reproductive and production traits, and analyzing genetic diversity in milk proteins. I have contributed to international projects and gained hands-on laboratory and bioinformatics skills through internships at DISAFA, University of Torino. My experience in collaborative research, data analysis, and project-based teamwork equips me to contribute effectively to ongoing scientific projects.

• Pauciullo, A., Versace, C., Miretti, S., Giambra, I. J., Gaspa, G., Letaief, N., & Cosenza, G. 2024. Genetic variability among and within domestic Old and New World camels at the α-lactalbumin gene (LALBA) reveals new alleles and polymorphisms responsible for differential expression. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(2), 1068-1084.
• Pauciullo, A., Versace, C., Gaspa, G., Letaief, N., Bedhiaf-Romdhani, S., Andrea Fulgione, A., Cosenza, G. 2023. Sequencing and Characterization of αs2-Casein Gene (CSN1S2) in the Old-World Camels Have Proven Genetic Variations Useful for the Understanding of Species Diversification. Animals, 13 (17), 2805; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13172805
  Bedhiaf-Romdhani, S., Baazaoui, I., Arari, E., Lahmar, M., Letaief, N., Hemdène, M., Rekik, M. and Haile, A., 2023. Marker-assisted introgression of fecundity mutation into Barbarine sheep breed under low input production system. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 55(3), p.170.
• Letaief, N., Bedhiaf-Romdhani, S., Salem, W.B., Mohammed, A.A.S., Gaspa, G. and Pauciullo, A., 2022. Tunisian camel casein gene characterization reveals similarities and differences with Sudanese and Nigerian populations. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(8), pp.6783-6794.
• Alary, V., Amsidder, L., Araba, A., Capote, C.B., Bedhiaf-Romdhani, S., Bensalem, W., Boujenane, I., Elena, C., Letaief, N., Faye, B. and Gaouar, S.B.S., 2021. Social network analysis of the stakeholders involved in the dromedary sector in the Mediterranean region. Sustainability, 13(21), p.12127.