Mohamed Ridha Barbouche is Professor of Immunology and Assistant-Dean Research at the Medical School, University of Tunis El-Manar. He is head of the Clinical Immunology Department and Director of the Research Laboratory LR11IPT02 at the Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunisia. He is elected member of the Scientific Council of the University Tunis El-Manar.

He received his M.D. from the University of Tunis and his Ph.D. from the University Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France. He trained at the Pasteur Institute and Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris. He was post-doctoral fellow at Cornell University in New York.

His clinical activity interests are the advanced immunological and genetic investigation as well as the care and genetic counselling for primary immune-deficiencies' patients. His research activity is dedicated to the study of primary immune-deficiencies or inborn errors of immunity as a model for the study of genetic susceptibility to infections and immune-mediated diseases including allergy and auto-immunity, in humans.

He is member of the Scientific Board of the Pasteur Institutes International Network and member of the Committee for the recruitment and evaluation of scientific staff at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.

He is member of the Federation of African Immunology Societies and of the African and Arab Societies for Immunodeficiencies. He is elected member of the Council of the International Union of Immunological Societies and member of its Education Committee.

He produced research work in Immunology including immunodeficiency, immunity to infection, allergy and auto-immunity; more than 120 peer-reviewed publications. He is member of the editorial board of several international immunology journals.