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The Microbi Club is created to promote student interest and development in microbiology and to advance scientific knowledge by collaborating with other institutions and interchanging ideas.

Who can join?

Any student who is interested in the microbiology field. Club members may be undergraduates majoring in Environmental Science or Public Health and Nutrition. Plus, all majors are welcome provided you maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA at the university.

When are the meetings?

Regular meetings are held once a month in a classroom of Zayed University. Flyers will be posted in ZU Hall and laboratories one week before each meeting.

What will we do?

We will invite speakers from hospitals, clinics, industries and other science colleges. The speakers will discuss current topics and scientific opportunities in microbiology. Other activities include field trips to Pharmaceutical companies, Dubai Central Laboratories, Al Rawabi Dairy... Lab experiments including use of bacteria for preparation of Yogurt or Dough will be also part of our activities. Future events and any other club business will be addressed too in these meetings.

The Micro Club is the best way to know the faculty, graduate students and lab assistants.

The Microbi Club

Events & Activities

World Environment Day, Spring 2023.

Zayed University celebrated the World Environment Day on April 26, 2023. The event stimulated students, especially seniors, to showcase their own projects about recycling/upcycling trash in a way that doesn't harm the environment. A beautiful workshop entitled “Liter of Light” was also held to promote a variety of lights that support sustainability. The commemoration of this day gave the chance to encourage responsible behaviors by people, businesses, and communities to preserve and enhance the environment. The Microbi Club supervised by Pr Carole Ayoub Moubareck participated actively to all activities and distributed gifts to encourage participation to the event.

Club Fair, Spring 2022.

At the 2022 Spring Club Fair, the Microbi club under the supervision of Dr Carole Ayoub Moubareck, revealed the impact of lavender oil on antibiotics resistance bacteria and presented the distillation process for the creation of lavender oil. Moreover, a composting game allowed the students to categorize different materials and identify the compostable products. Another activity was about guessing which food products contained microbes, a simple and effective method for raising awareness on the use of beneficial micro-organisms. As giveaways, a sanitizer and some sweets having the shape of cartoon characters resembling to microbes were offered for each participant. The club fair was a great experience for club members and all participants enjoyed the offered activities.

50th UAE National Day Celebration, December 2021.

In December 2021, microbiology students prepared nice drawings on agar media using microorganisms to exhibit them on the 50th National Day of the UAE. Students drew Emirati symbols, including the UAE Flag, Burj Al Arab, falcon, palm tree, map of UAE and others. Different bacteria were cultivated and placed on the agar in a unique method. Visitors were fascinated by the drawings that were painted with bacteria.

Career Spotlight, 24th February 2020.

Microbi ambassadors participated to the “Seed Saving” workshop that was headed by Dr Carole Ayoub Moubareck and other members of the Food Revolution for Social Change on the 24th of February 2020 during the Career Spotlight day. The students had the opportunity to show future employers how to harvest vegetable and flower seeds from Kulna Garden and offered African Basil, Butterfly pea and Hollyhock seeds to the visitors. They discussed the advantages of saving heirloom seeds, covered the correct time to collect them, how to extract the seeds from the pods and lastly the best ways to store them.

Clubs Fair, 13th February 2020.

The Microbi club supervised by Dr Carole Ayoub Moubareck was part of the Clubs Fair organized by Zayed University in Courtyard of Dubai Campus. Microbi ambassadors decided to prepare probiotic chips out of radishes and eggplants harvested in Kulna garden. Delicious mushrooms stuffed with parmesan cheese and herbs were also offered during that event. Students highlighted the benefits of consuming probiotics sprayed over the freshly prepared vegetables and succeeded in raising awareness about the importance of consuming beneficial microorganisms for a healthy life.

Movie Event, 17th October 2019.

A movie event was organized for the Microbi Club students at the Latifa Center at Zayed University Dubai. The film shown, "Five Feet Apart", told a story of two young patients of cystic fibrosis who fall in love despite having an illness that demands they stay apart. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and can be life threatening. The movie was very attention-grabbing and the students really enjoyed it as it raises awareness about cystic fibrosis and has a touch of drama which made it quite engaging. The screening was made comfortable for students with a spacious room with the movie being projected on to a wide projector screen similar to the cinema and an Arabic seating was set up. Elite was catering fresh popcorn in the popcorn machine, soda, Nachos with a side of sour cream, Guacamole and salsa.

Clubs Fair, 26th September 2019.

Zayed University organized an indoor club fair with booths for each club to promote and encourage students to discover their interests and join clubs at the University. The booth for Microbi Club was filled with smiles and laughs where Dr. Carole Ayoub Moubareck encouraged students to join in on a fun and encouraging activity which was making bacteria out of play dough surprisingly many students were excited by sculpting bacteria and while they were making it Dr. Carole explained to them about types and shapes of bacteria as well. This gave them a brief description about bacteria which also increased their knowledge and made them more eager to join the club.

Clubs Fair, 11th February 2019.

On 11th February 2019, Zayed University held an outdoor club fair and organized booths in the Courtyard to promote and encourage students to join clubs at Zayed University. The presence of the Microbi Club was remarkable! Microbi Ambassadors impressed many students and faculty members with a creative recipe to prepare JAM. They encouraged students to prepare their own JAM rather than buying the store product version which usually contains preservatives and extra sugar. Microbi’s special recipes were used to prepare watermelon and strawberry jam in a ZU laboratory with the encouragement and support of Dr. Carole Ayoub Moubareck. During the event, Microbi Ambassadors distributed well-organized and easy to read pamphlets to describe jam recipes. A video of the members making the jam was displayed throughout the fair. Plus, Microbi Ambassadors served bread and cakes with the heavenly and mouthwatering jam spread on the top. Many were astonished by the flavorful taste of jam! Overall Microbi Ambassadors succeeded in spreading knowledge, positivity and smiles to whoever passed by their booth.

Al Rawabi Trip, 1st March 2018.

On 1st March 2018, students of microbiology and members of the Microbi club, under the supervision of Professor Carole Ayoub Moubareck, visited the Al Rawabi Factory, Al Khawaneej. The prime purpose of the trip was to enable the students to be able to witness the real-life application of the various concepts that they study in their courses. The students departed from the university campus at 9:30 am & arrived at the location around 10:00 am. Students were then escorted by the Marketing manager at Al Rawabi, who gave them a complete run-through of the factory; which included the milking parlor, the barn, and the production unit. Apart from this, the students were also given a short informative talk on the entire production, packaging, storage, and distribution process. The students highly benefited from this entire activity, since they were able to comprehend the theoretical knowledge that they gained from the microbiology course to its practical application.

Clubs Fair, 26th February 2018.

The College of Natural and Health Sciences under the lead of Carole Ayoub Moubareck presented multiple activities of the Microbi Club during the Club Fair on ZU Dubai Campus on Monday 26 February 2018. The exhibition includes several pickles preparations performed according to the UAE tradition by ZU students in the Food Science Laboratory.

National Day Celebration, 27th November 2017.

On November 27th, 2017, the Microbi club participated in the national day celebration held in Zayed University, Dubai.

Members of the club prepared several Emirati cultural dishes in the Food science lab of the university including Mankoushe, Chami, and Laben. Some members also brought homemade traditional sweet delicacies, such as Bethheth, Khabisa. In order to do activities in accordance with the aim of the Microbi club, which is to promote the importance of microorganisms in our everyday life, the dishes were prepared using food microorganisms such as yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and Bacteria (Lactobacillus). Overall, the event produced to be a great success and was greatly appreciated by all attendees.