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Curriculum Vitae 2013
Prof. Talal Ahmad Aburjai
BSc, MSc, PhD Pharmacy
Professor of Phytochemistry and Natural Products Analysis and Chemistry
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Jordan
Amman 11942 - Jordan
Tel. Office 00962 - 6 - 5355000 Ext. 23309
Tel. Home 00962-6-53449079
Mobile: 0777-424593
Fax. 00962-6 – 5232899
E-mail: aburjai@ju.edu.jo
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan
Member of board of trustees, Philadilphia University
Member of board of trustees, Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical
Preparations
Member of board of trustees, Jordan university Hospital
Member of Supreme Committee of Food and Drug-JFDA (2010-2014)
Chairman of the Strategic Committee (Faculty of Pharmacy, 2013-2018)
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Society of Faculties of Pharmacy in
the Arab World
Chairperson of Herbal and Natural Products Committee, JFDA
Founder and Principle of the Jordanian Society of Palliative Therapy
Chair of Pharmacy Sector, Jordan Society of Scientific Research (JSSR)
Chair of Pharmacy Section, Higher Education and Accreditation Commission
Member of Executive committee MeTA (Medicine Transparency Alliance)-JFDA,
MoH, WHO
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
· Organizational and Strategic Planning
· Management Coaching
· Extensive background in staff recruitment and retention
· Staff training and development
· Superb written and oral communication skills
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
· Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan (2010- tell
now)
· Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science University, Amman-Jordan (2007-
2009).
· Dean, Faculty of Allied Sciences, Applied Science University, Amman-Jordan
(2007-2008).
· Chair of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of
Jordan, Amman, Jordan (1997-2003).
· Chair of Department Council (1997-2012).
· Chair of Faculty Council (1997-2003, 2006-2009, 2010-).
· Chair of Postgraduate Committee (1999-2009).
Main Responsibilities:
- Leading the staff member of the faculty
- Leading and supervise the administrative team (Teaching assistant, clarets,
secretarial team)
- Preparation of curriculum and controlling its application from the different
parties
- Develop a budget for the administration of the Faculty which conforms to
University practices.
- Responsible for ensuring that the budget is expended in keeping with the
general objectives towards which the budget was developed.
- Create an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative
thinking, and cohesive team effort
- Provide the team with a vision of the faculty objectives
- Motivate and inspire staff and administrative group
- Coach and help students; help resolve dysfunctional behavior
- Intervene when necessary to aid the student in resolving issues
- Assure that the faculty members have the necessary education and training to
effectively participate on the team
- Encourage creativity, risk-taking, and constant improvement
- Foster and encourage research within the Faculty
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NATIONWIDE ACTIVITIES and CONSULTATION
1. Team Leader of the project. Conservation of Medicinal and Herbal Plants
in Jordan, the National Center for Agriculture Research Technology
Transfer (NCARTT), Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan: (Consultant)
· Variability of Essential Oils Content and Composition in Wild
Accessions of Jordanian Majoran (Origanum Syriacum), 1998 - 1999.
· Effect of Different Shading Regimes on Herbage Yield and Essential Oil
Content of Cultivated Oregano, 1999 - 2000.
· Influence of Different Environmental and Agricultural Management
Conditions on Flavor Ingredients in Cultivated Melissa (Melissa
officinalis) and Rossel Tea (Hibiscus sabdarifa), 1999 - 2000.
2. Team Leader of the project. Development of Medicinal Herbal Plants in
Jordan as an Integrated Sector, the Royal society for the Conservation of
Nature (RSCN):
· Medicinal Plants Inventory, Ethnopharmacological and
Pharmacognostical Studies, 2001-2002.
3. Sukhtian housholding and Toiletries Mfg. Company, Faculty for Factory (FFF)
program, 2003.
4. Team Leader of the project. Discovery of new drugs from Jordanian Plants.
Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan, 2004-2007.
5. Team Leader of the project. Evaluation of the fungicidal and nematicidal
activities of Inula viscosa and Ranunculus asiaticus against certain soil
borne plant pathogenic fungi and parasitic nematodes. National Center
for Agriculture Research Technology Transfer (NCARTT), Ministry of
Agriculture, Jordan, 2005.
6. Conservation of Medicinal and Herbal Plants of Jordan. A botanical Survey
of Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants In Mujib Nature Reserve and
Surrounding area. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation-
Royal Society for Conservation of Nature (RSCN), 2005.
7. Workshop on “Volatile oils in Mujeb Reserve plants”. Training course for
locals and staff of Mujeb Reserve. April, 2008.
8. Workshop on “Volatile oils in Mujeb Reserve plants”. Training course for
Ministry of Education staff in South of Jordan. April, 2008.
9. Team Leader of the project. Ministry of Education. National Team of
Introducing the concept of medicinal Plants in Students courses from
grade 1 to grade 12. 2008.
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10. Team Leader of the project. Natural Iron chelating agent for thalassemic
patient's alternative to deferoxamine. Supported by Ministry of Higher
education. 134.000 JD (2009-2013)
11. Team Leader of the project. Development of more than 6 drugs. These
drugs based on Jordanian natural flora and all of them are launched in
the market.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth : Aug. 05, 1964
Place of Birth : Irbid - Jordan.
Nationality : Jordanian
Marital Status : Married, with two Childs
EDUCATION
1. Post Doctorate, Department of Pharmaceutical sciences, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. USA (2004).
2. Ph.D. in Pharmacy (Phytochemistry and Natural Product Analysis),
December 1996, Milan University, Milan, Italy.
3. MSc. In Pharmacy (Plant Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical analysis),
December 1993, Milan University, Milan, Italy.
4. B.Sc. in Pharmacy ( Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry), 1988, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Damascus University, Syria.
LANGUAGES
Arabic: Mother Tongue
English : Very good
Italian: Very good
French: Fair
AREAS OF SPECLALIZATON
· Pharmaceutical Analysis
· Ethno pharmacology
· Phytochemistry, Pharmacognosy and Natural Product Analysis.
· Pharmacological Activities and Toxicity of Medicinal Plants.
· Biosynthesis and Biotransformation Studies on Plant Cell and Tissue Cultures.
· Plant Biotechnology.
· Natural Products Quality Control
· Instrumental Analysis (HPLC, IR, UV, NMR, MS)
· CAM therapy
TITLE OF Ph.D. THESIS
· Secondary metabolites from Plant Origin and their biological evaluation.
PRESENT POSITION
· Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University
of Jordan, Amman-Jordan.
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
· 6/11/2006-
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
· 1/7/2004 – 1/10/2004
Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington USA (Prof. Peter A. Crooks
Group).
· 1/9/2003 – 1/7/2004
Sabbatical Year, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Amman Alahlia University, Amman, Jordan.
· 16/2/2002 – 5/11/2006
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
· 16/2/1997 – 15/2/2002
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
· 15/3/1996 - 25/12/1996
Teaching Assistant, Department of Organic Chemistry and Industrial
Chemistry, Milan University, Milan, Italy.
· 2/12/1991 - 22/11/1992
Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Phytochemistry and
Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
· Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan (2010- tell now)
· Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science University, Amman-Jordan (2007-
2008)
· Dean, Faculty of Allied Sciences, Applied Science University, Amman-Jordan
(2007-2008).
· Chairman of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (1997-2003).
· Member of Department Council (1997-2009).
· Member of Faculty Council (1997-2003, 2006-2009).
· Member of Postgraduate Committee (1999-2009).
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OTHER ACTIVITIES
· Member of JFDA higher committee for food and drug
· Health Consultant: Hayat FM(104.7)
· Consultant: Jordan Co. for Dead Sea Products
· Consultant: The Royal Society for Conservation of Nature 2001- tell now
· Consultant: Ministry of Planning-Jordan, Medicinal Plants Project 2004-2006
· Consultant: Sukhtian housholding and Toiletries Mfg. Company 2004
· Consultant: Ozone for Cosmetics and Natural Products Manufacturing 2005-2006
· Consultant: Oxygen for Cosmetics and Natural Products preparations 2005- tell now
· Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy, Amman, Jordan (1988-1991).
· Member of JFDA committee for cosmetic preparations.
· Member of JFDA committee for natural preparations.
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
· Undergraduate Courses, Faculty of Pharmacy
1. Phytochemical analysis, Fourth year students (2 credit hours, major
responsibilities).
2. Clinical Nutrition, Pharm D students (2 credit hours, major
responsibilities).
3. Phytochemical analysis lab., Fourth year students (2 credit hours, major
responsibilities).
4. Instrumental Analysis, Third year students (2 credit hours, major
responsibility)
5. Practical Instrumental Analysis, Third year students (1 credit hour, joint
responsibility)
6. Pharmacognosy Course, Third year students (2 credit hours; major
responsibility)
7. Practical Pharmacognosy, Third year students (1 credit hour, joint
responsibility)
8. Phytochemistry (I) Course, Third year students (3 credit hours, major
responsibility).
9. Practical Phytochemistry (I) Course, Third year students (1 credit hour,
joint responsibility)
10. Phytochemistry (II) Course, Fourth year students (3 credit hours, major
responsibility)
11. Pharmacy Legislation, Fifth year students (1 credit hour, major
responsibility)
12. Toxic, Hallucinogenic and Allergenic Plants, Fifth year students (2
credit hours, major responsibility)
13. Selected topics in Phytochemistry, Fifth year students (2 credit hours,
major responsibility)
14. Under Graduate seminar in Pharmaceutical Sciences (1 credit hour,
major responsibility).
15. Phytochemical Analysis Course, Fourth year studnts (2 credit hours,
major responsibility).
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· Postgraduate Courses
1. Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, PhD (3 credit hours,
major responsibility).
2. Natural Products Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, MSc (3 credit hours,
major responsibility).
3. Natural Products Chemistry Practical, Faculty of Pharmacy, MSc (1
credit hours, major responsibility).
4. Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, MSc (3 credit hours, major
responsibility).
5. Medicinal Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, PhD (3 credit hours,
major responsibility).
6. Spectroscopy, Faculty of Pharmacy, PhD (3 credit hours, major
responsibility).
7. Interpretation in Toxicology, MSc (3 credit hours, joint responsibility).
For MSc Students in Toxicology, Department of Pathology,
Microbiology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
8. Method Development in Toxicology, MSc (3 credit hours, joint
responsibility). For MSc Students in Toxicology, Department of
Pathology, Microbiology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
9. Food-drug Interaction. MSc (3 credit hours, Main responsibility).
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture.
PhD STUDENTS SUPERVISION
1. “Ex-situ Cultivation of Wild Jordanian Hypericum Species:
Quantifiying Hypericin Content in Response to Fertilization",
Mohammed Alrfaie, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Starting
February 2005-2008.
2. "Melissa officinalis and Rosmarinus officinalis acting at GABA
receptors" University of Sydney, Australia. Abeer Bargouthi. April 2007-
2011.
3. “In-Vitro and In-Vivo Evaluation of Synthetic Triazoloquinolone
Derivatives Against Helicobacter pylori ", Mohammad K. Abu Sini.
Faculty of Science, University of Jordan, Jordan. 2011-
MSc STUDENTS SUPERVISION
1. “Investigation of Chemical Constituents and Antimicrobial Activity in
Ferula harmonis F. Root ", M. AL-Shae'r, Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Jordan, graduated May 2000.
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2. “The Antioxidant Properties of Selected Medicinal Plants on
Erythrocytes" Sana Sobuh. Faculty of Science, University of Jordan,
graduated May, 2002.
4. “The Effect of Brassica olearacea on the Pharmacokinetics of
Ciprofloxacin in an Animal Model", Amani. Saa'deh, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Jordan, graduated July, 2003.
5. “Platelet aggregation Inhibition Effect of The Aerial Parts of Gundelia
tounnifortii", S. AL-Halabi, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan,
graduated November 2004.
6. “The effect of Apium graveolens seeds on fertility of male albino rat",
Ola Sanabra, Faculty of Science, University of Jordan, graduated April
2007.
7. “Effect of Thujone and Myrecene on diabetes mellitus in albino rats ",
Sumia Al-Omari, Faculty of Science, University of Jordan, graduated April
2007
8. “The anti-inflammatory activity of the leave extracts of Urtica
pilulifera on albino rats", Suha Abudoleh, Faculty of Science, University
of Jordan, graduated April 2007
9. “Anti-inflammatory activity of Jordanian Silybum marianum on
albino rats", Yara Malakha, Faculty of Science, University of Jordan,
Starting November 2004.
10. “Evaluation of Mercurialis annua extracts on skin wound healing of
albino mice", Asma Frajeen, Faculty of Science, University of Jordan,
graduated May 2007.
11. “Experimental Validation of Ethnopharmacological Data Obtained Via
ICF and UV for Some Antimicrobial Jordanian Medicinal Plants and
Chemical Evaluation of the Active Volatile Oils", Reem A. Darhalli,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan. April 2007.
12. “The Immunomodulatory Properties of Some Wild and Cultivated
Jordanian Plants Containing Parthhenolide", M. Ayman Salqini. Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Jordan. April 2007.
13. “Hypoglycemic Activity of Volatile oils constituents", A. Hanan, Faculty
of Science, University of Jordan, August 2007.
14. "SAR of some volatile oils constituents on diabetes mellitus", Ayman
Alqenna, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan. August 2007.
15. “Burn Healing Activity of Mercurialis annua Extract on albino mice",
M. Maysa, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan. August 2007.
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16. “ The effect of Artemisia herba alba on the fertility of diabetic rats”
Issa A. Hmoud, Faculty of Science, Al-Albayt University, May 2008.
17. “Wound healing properties of Alkanna strigosa”, Reem Issa, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Jordan. May, 2007-2009.
18. "Wound healing properties of Northen Badia plants" Ali Sarhan
Faculty of Science, Al-Albayt University, May 2007-2009.
19. "Burns and wound healing activity of Urtica pilulifera on Albino rats"
Halima BuSaid, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Jordan, 2007-229.
20. " Hepatoprotective activity of some Jordanian plants" Ahmad Saed,
Faculty of Science, Al-Albayt University, May 2007-2009.
21. Active Constituents and antidiabetic properties of Sarcopoterium
spinosum. Lubna Huzaifa, Damascus university, Syria. 2010.
22. Phytochemical investigation of Solanum nigrum grown in Libia. Iman
Owne. Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. 2010.
MSc STUDENTS EXAMINAR
1. “Stability of Lamotrigine and Fluoxetine in Plasma" Ibrahim.
A.Binsumait, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, May 2000.
2. “Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical Identification of Selected
Medicinal Plants Commonly Used in Jordan" Sawsan Abu- Hamdah,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, May 2001.
3. “The Effect of Formulation Factors on Thiomersal Activity against
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus”. “Ali Abu-
Kaddom, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, January 2002.
4. "Development and Evaluation of Analytical Methods for Detection and
Rapid Screening for alpha Amylase Inhibitors in Natural Products:
Application to Commonly Used Plants " Rawand S. Abu Soud, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Jordan, May 2002.
5. "Impact of Microwave Processing on Properties of Solid Drug Delivery
Systems” Rani J. Qasem, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, July
2002.
6. "Determination of Some Pesticide Residues in Selected Medicinal
Plants Commonly Used in Jordan” Reema M. Hajou, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Jordan, January 2003.
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7. "Phytochemical investigation of Colchicum triphyllum grown in
Jordan” K. Al-Eleimat, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science
and Technology, Irbid, Jordan, May 2004.
8. "Antioxidant activity of some Jordanian edible plants” Ahmad Rustum,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, January 2005.
9. "Phytochemical investigation of Prosopis fracta” Rania Obeidat, Faculty
of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, June 2005.
10. "Dyeing Hair with Hibiscus sabdariffa Extract and Studying the
Different Variables Affecting the Dyeing Process” Lidia K. Halaseh,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, July 2005.
11. "Studying the Skin Whitening Effects of Arbutus andachne Extract”
Reem Issa, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, July 2005.
12. " Composition of Jordanian Rosemary and Fennel Essential Oils and
their Antimicrobial Effects against Four Major Bacterial Food borne
Pathogens and a Fungus" Maysa H. Al-Nabulsy. Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Jordan, December 2006.
13. " Studying the Free Radical Scavenging Properties of Iberis amara and
Iberis giraltrica". Kadria Musbah. Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Fateh
University. Tripoli-Libya. 5/4/2010. External examiner.
14. “The effects of triazoloquinone on male fertility of albino rats”. Rughia
Musbah, Faculty of Science, Al albeit University. 29/7/ 2012.
15. ‘ effects of newly prepared compound in induced diabetic and
hyperlipidemic albino rats”. Omayma Al-Jamal. Faculty of Science, Al
albeit University. 29/7/ 2012.
16. Sheeren Alaidi.
PhD STUDENTS EXAMINAR
1. Anioxidant Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants in vitro and on Human
Erythrocytes. Nisreen Abdallat, Department of Biological Science, Faculty of
Science, University of Jordan. July 5, 2011.
2. The synthesis of novel heterocyclic carboxyamide derivatives and evaluation
of their antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant activity. Manal Najdawi, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Jordan August, 2011.
RESEARCH INTEREST
1. Investigation of Parthenolide as anticancer agent
2. Semi synthetic derivative of Parthenolide
3. The use of natural derivatives as pharmaceutical matrix
4. Natural matrix for sustained released tablets
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5. Ethnopharmacological Use of Local Medicinal Plants and their applications
in Modern Therapy.
6. Natural Products analysis.
7. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture.
8. Biological Evaluation of Natural Products.
9. Medicinal and Toxic Plants: Studying of the active principles, their
separation, structure elucidation by spectroscopic means (IR, MS, NMR)
and biological effects.
10. Nematicidal effects of natural products.
11. Investigation of new anticancer drugs from medicinal local plants.
12. Discovery of new insecticidal natural products from local plants.
13. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of aromatic Jordanian herbs.
14. General quality control of natural derivatives.
15. Cosmetic use of natural products and their formulations.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. The effects of some Jordanian plants on the fertility of animals (Albino rats,
males and females).
2. The effect of environmental conditions, geographical factors, ontogenetic
variations on the volatile oils composition of thyme, sage, eucalyptus, black
cumin, Achillea, Melissa and other local aromatic plants.
3. Antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal) activities of some Jordanian
plants.
4. Antiplatelet activity of some Jordanian plants.
5. Contamination of abused drugs with pathogenic microorganism
6. Interferences of some Jordanian herbal drink extracts with urine drug
analysis using TDX (Joint project with Dr. K. Hadidi and Dr. A. Battah,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan).
7. GC, GC/MS as a tool for qualitative and quantitative determination of natural
derivatives.
8. Detection of parthenolid in some plants utilizing HPLC.
9. LC-MS analysis of Ferula hermonis constituents and their evaluation as
antileukemic effect (Joint Project with Prof. Dr. Peter Crooks and Dr. Abeer Al-
Gananeem. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA).
10. Repellency and toxicity effects of some Jordanian plant extracts on Sweet potato
whitefly Bemesia tabaci Genn.(Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). (Joint Project with Dr.
Mazen Atteyat, Faculty of Agriculture, Albalqa University).
11. Ethnopharmacological studies of Jordan Flora
12. Discovery of natural hypoglycemic drugs
13. Discovery of natural chelating agents for treatment of ferrous overload in
Thalassaemic patients
14. Risk factors among Jordanian athletes
NATIONWIDE ACTIVITIES and CONSULTATION
1. Conservation of Medicinal and Herbal Plants in Jordan, the National
Center for Agriculture Research Technology Transfer (NCARTT),
Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan: (Consultant)
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· Variability of Essential Oils Content and Composition in Wild
Accessions of Jordanian Majoran (Origanum Syriacum), 1998 - 1999.
· Effect of Different Shading Regimes on Herbage Yield and Essential
Oil Content of Cultivated Oregano, 1999 - 2000.
· Influence of Different Environmental and Agricultural Management
Conditions on Flavor Ingredients in Cultivated Melissa (Melissa
officinalis) and Rossel Tea (Hibiscus sabdarifa), 1999 - 2000.
2. Development of Medicinal Herbal Plants in Jordan as an Integrated Sector,
the Royal society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN):
· Medicinal Plants Inventory, Ethnopharmacological and
Pharmacognostical Studies, 2001-2002.
3. Sukhtian housholding and Toiletries Mfg. Company, Faculty For Factory (FFF)
program, 2003.
4. Discovery of new drugs from Jordanian Plants. Higher Council for Science and
Technology, Jordan, 2004-2007.
5. Evaluation of the fungicidal and nematicidal activities of Inula viscosa and
Ranunculus asiaticus against certain soil borne plant pathogenic fungi
and parasitic nematodes. National Center for Agriculture Research
Technology Transfer (NCARTT), Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan,
2005.
6. Conservation of Medicinal and Herbal Plants of Jordan. A botanical Survey
of Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants In Mujib Nature Reserve and
Surrounding area. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation-
Royal Society for Conservation of Nature (RSCN), 2005.
7. Workshop on “Volatile oils in Mujeb Reserve plants”. Training course for
locals and staff of Mujeb Reserve. April, 2008.
8. Workshop on “Volatile oils in Mujeb Reserve plants”. Training course for
Ministry of Education staff in South of Jordan. April, 2008.
9. Ministry of Education. National Team of Introducing the concept of
medicinal Plants in Students courses from grade 1 to grade 12. 2008.
10. Natural Iron chelating agent for thalassemic patient's alternative to
deferoxamine. Supported by Ministry of Higher education. 134.000 JD
(2008)
11. Ageing among Jordanian population. Supported by Ministry of Higher
education. 120.000 JD (2008)
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MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFEC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
· Jordan association of Palliative Therapy
· American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS)
· Jordanian Pharmaceutical Society.
· Jordan-Swedish Medical Association.
· Jordan Sport Medicine Association.
· The European Association for International Education.
· Jordan Society for Quality.
· The Arab Science & Technology Foundation
· Italian Chemical Society
· Pharmacog.net
· Member of Courses Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of
Jordan.
· Member of Postgraduate Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of
Jordan.
· Member of the Scientific and Research Committee, Jordan Pharmaceutical
association.
· Member and examiner at the Boarding Committee, Jordan Pharmaceutical
association (Pharmacy Profession Qualifying Exam).
· Member of Cosmetics Committee at Jordan Food and Drug Administration
(JFDA), Ministry of Health.
· Member of Bovine Encephalopathy Committee at Jordan Food and Drug
Administration (JFDA), Ministry of Health.
REVIEWER
Acts as manuscript reviewer for the following research journals:
· Flavour and Fragrance Journal
· Pharmaceutical Biology
· Journal of Medicinal Plant Research (JMPR)
· Pharmacognosy Magazine
· Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
· Science Asia Journal
· Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas
[ BLACPMA ]
· Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
· Dirasat (Deanship of Academic Research, University of Jordan)
· Al-Najah University Journal
· Al-Basaer Journal (Deanship of Academic Research, University of Petra)
· Arabic Journal for Pharmaceutical Sciences
· Damascus University Journal for The Medical Sciences
· Applied Science University Journal
· Jordan Pharmaceutical Sciences Journal. Editorial Board
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· RJMS. Editorial Board
· Advances in pharmacological Sciences
· Associate Editor of the American Journal of Analytical Chemistry (AJAC)
· International Journal of advances in Pharmacy, Biology and Chemistry
(IJAPBC).
· Development in Pharmaceutics (DP)
SKILLS
· Computer Literacy: word7, Excel 5, Chemdraw, Isisdraw, DOS, PowerPoint.
· Internet.
· Chemistry Databases.
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PUBLICATIONS
1. Ali Alsarhan, Kamal Mansi, Talal Aburjai, Ahed Al-Khatib,
Muhammed Alzweiri, Naznin Sultana. HSP70 AND INOS
BIOMARKERS IN EVALUATING THE HEALING
PROPERTIES OF RUBIA TINCTORUM.
European Journal of Scientific Research 05/2013; 99(15):1857-7881.
2. Ali Alsarhan, N. Sultan, M.R.A. Kadri and T. Aburjai.
Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants in
Malasia, the Kanghar Pulai Region.
International Journal of Pharmacology 10, 3923 (2012).
3. Ziad Ermili, Kamal Mansi, Talal Aburjai, Ahmad Bani Ata,
Ziad M. Hawamdeh. Evaluation the functional status of the
liver in elite Jordanian athletes.
Medicina Sportiva (2012), vol VIII, no 2, 1819 – 1822.
4. Yasser Bustanji, Nedhal AlDouri, Ala Issa, Sundus Mashallah,
Areej Assaf, Talal Aburjai and Mohammad Mohammad.
Cytotoxic effect of Mercurialis annua L. methanolic extract
on six human solid cancer cell lines.
Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 7(14), pp. 23, 2012
5. Salih Chibani , Wissem Gherboudj , Ahmed Kabouche, Rachid Touzani ,
Talal Aburjai, and Zahia Kabouche .
GC-MS Analysis of Senecio giganteus Desf. from Algeria
TEOP 16 (1) 2013 pp 123 - 125
6. Yousif Y. Bilto1*, Sanaa Suboh1, Talal Aburjai2 , Shtywy Abdalla1
Structure-activity relationships regarding the antioxidant
effects of the flavonoids on human erythrocytes.
Natural Science Vol.4, No.9, 740-747 (2012)
7. Salih Chibani, Chawki Bensouici, Ahmed Kabouche, Talal
Aburjai, Rachid Touzani and Zahia Kabouche. Analysis of the
Essential Oil of Aerial Parts of Ferula lutea Poiret from
Algeria.
Journal of essential oils Bearing Plants 15(4) 2012 pp682-685.
8. Muhammed Alzweiri, Yusuf M. Al-Hiari, Talal Aburjai and
Osama Abdel-Aldaem.
On-Column Approach in the HPLC-UV Analysis of Nonchromophoric
Compounds Using Azelaic Acid as a Model
JJPS 5 (3), 243-251(2012).
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9. L. Hudaifa, M. Hudaib, T. Aburjai. “Chemical composition of the
essential oils from roots of Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.)
(Rosaceae) grown in Syria”.
Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants ( in press 2012).
10. M. al-Ghazawi, T. Aburjai, N. shraim, A. BaniJaber, S. AbuRuz.
Effect of Licorice extract on the pharmacokinetics of
ciprofloxacin in rabbits after oral admininisration using an
improved HPLC assay.
JJPS 5, 2, 120-130(2012).
11.Ziad Ermeley, Kamal Mansi, Talal Aburjai, Ahmad Bani
Ata, Ziad M. Hawamdeh. Evaluation the functional status
of the liver in elite Jordanian athletes compared with
healthy controls.
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research VIII (2) No.30 (2012).
12. Safwan Shiyab, Mohamed Shatnawi, Rida Shibli, Muhammed
Alzweiri, Muhannad Akash and Talal Aburjai. Influence of
developmental stage on yield and composition of Origanum
syriacum L. oil by multivariate analysis
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(15), pp. 2985-2994, 2012
13. I. Labed, S. Chibani, Z. Semra, A. Kabouche, T. Aburjai, R.
Touzani, and Z. Kabouche. Antibacterial Activity and Chemical
Composition of Essential Oil of Athamanta sicula L. (Apiaceae)
from Algeria.
E-Journal of Chemistry, 9, 2,796-800 (2012).
14. Talal A. Aburjai, Iman M. Oun, Abdurazag A. Auzi, ,
Mohammad M. Hudaib. Volatile oil constituents of fruits and
leaves of Solanum nigrum L. growing in Libya.
Journal of Essential oil bearing plants (Accepted 7, 2012).
15. Chiban, H.Berhail-Boudouda, A.Kabouche, Talal Aburjai,
Z.Kabouche. Analysis of the essential oil of Ferula Communis L.
from Constantine, Algeria.
Inte.J.Med. Arom. Plants, Vol. 1, No.2, pp. 41-44 (2011).
16. Talal Aburjai, Muhammed Alzweiri, Yusuf M. Al-Hiari.
Temperature and pressure behaviours of methanol, acetonitrile/
water mixtures on chromatographic systems.
American Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2, 934-937(2011).
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17. Suha Abudoleh, Ahmad Disi, Eyad Qunaibi and Talal Aburjai.
Anti. Arthritic Activity of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of
Urtica pilulifera L. on Albino Rats.
American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 6 (1): 27-32, 2011
18. Muhammed Alzweiri, Ali Al Sarhan, Kamal Mansi, Mohammad
Hudaib, Talal Aburjai. Ethnopharmacological Survey of
Medicinal Herbs in Jordan, The Northen Badia Region.
Journal Of Ethnopharmacology, 137 (2011) 27-35.
19. Rula Darwish and Talal Aburjai. Antimicrobial Activity of Some
Medicinal Plants against Different Candida Species.
Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4, 1,(70-80), 2011.
20. Mohammad Hudaib, Khaled Tawaha1, Mohammad Mohammad,
Areej Assaf, Ala Issa, Feras Alali, Talal Aburjai and Yasser
Bustanji. Screening of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activity of
Methanolic Extracts of Selected Medicinal Plants.
Pharmacognosy magazine (New Xo-1-11-2010).
21. Ala Issa, Mohammad Mohammad, Mohammad Hudaib, Khalid
Tawah, Talal Aburjai, Sawsan Oran, Yasser Bustanji. A potential
role for Lavandula angustifolia in the management of diabetic
dyslipidemia.
Medicinal plants research (Accepted 2011)
22. Rula Darwish and Talal Aburjai. Effect of Ethnomedicinal Plants
Used in folkloric Medicine as Antibiotic resistant inhibitor on
Escherichia coli.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 10, 9, 2010-03-01 (2011).
23. Disi;"Al Haj Baddar";Aburjai;Taha. Thujone Corrects Cholesterol
and Triglyceride Profiles in Diabetic Rat Model.
Natural Product Research Vol. 25, No. 12, July 2011, 1180–1184.
24. Al-Rifaee, M. K., N. Haddad, T. Aburjai. Domestication of wild
Hypericum triquetrifolium populations under semi-arid
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environment of Jordan: Cultivation potential and breeding
perspectives.
Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, 16:51-62. 2010.
25. Baniata, K. Mansi, T. Aburjai, S. Adeeb and M. Al-Gazzawi.
Biochemical factors relevant to kidney functions among Jordanian
top athletes
Scientific Research and Essay Vol. 4 (5) pp. 426-431, 2009.
26. Mansi Kamal, Abushoffa Adel M, Disi Ahmad, Aburjai Talal.
Hypolipidemic Effects of Seed Extract of Celery (Apium
graveolens) in Rats.
Pharmacognosy Magazine 1,(1 ), 301-305 (2009).
27. Ahmad Baniata, Kamal Mansi, Talal Aburjai and Suha Adeeb.
The Effect of Vitamin B12 Deficiency on Balance among
Competitive Jordanian Top Athletes.
Research Journal of Biological Sciences 4 (7): 874-881, 2009
28. M. K. Al-Rifaee, N. Haddad and T. Aburjai. Status of diversity and
conservation of Hypericum triquitifolium (Guttiferae) in Jordan.
Crop Research journal 37 (1, 2 & 3): 255-265 (2009).
29. Mazen A. Ateyyat, Mohammad Al-Mazra’awi, Talal Abu-Rjai
and Mohamad A. Shatnawi. "Aqueous extracts of some medicinal
plants are as toxic as Imidacloprid to the sweet potato whitefly,
Bemisia tabaci".
Journal of Insect Science, 9, 15(1-6) 2009.
30. Kamal Mansi, Talal Aburjai, Moussa Barqawi and Hamzeh
Naser. Copper and Zinc Status in Jordanian Patients with β-
Thalasimia Major Treated with Deferoxamine.
Research Journal of Biological Sciences 4(5):566-572, 2009.
31. Rula Darwish, Suleiman Al-Khalil, Talal Aburjai. The Effect of
COX1 and COX2 Inhibitors on the Antibacterial Activity of
Selected Antibiotics against Standard and Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus.
JJPS, 2, 176-84 (2009).
32. Ahmad Bani Ata, Kamal Mansi, Talal Aburjai and Suha Adeeb.
Physiological Risk Factors in Elite Jordanian Athletes of Different
Competitive Sports.
International Journal of Molecular Medicine and Advance Sciences 4 (4): 112-
118, 2008
33. Ahmad Bani Ata, Kamal Mansi and Talal Aburjai, Lipid Profile
of Gymnasts of the Jordan National Team.
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American Journal of Applied Sciences 5(6): 742-746, 2008
34. Mohammad Hudaib, Mohammad Mohammad, Yasser Bustanji,
Rabab Tayyem, Mohammed Yousef, Mustafa Abuirjeie, and Talal
Aburjai, Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal herbs in
Mujeb Reserve.
Journal of Ethnnopharmacology 120, pp. 63-71, (2008).
35. Mazen Ateyyat and Talal Aburjai. Aqueous extracts of some
medicinal plants are as toxic as Imidacloprid to the sweet
potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci.
Journal of Insect Science, 9 (15), 1-6 (2009).
36. Kamal Mansi and Talal Aburjai. Lipid profile in Jordanian
children with β-thalassemia major
International Journal of Hematology and Oncology 18 ( 2), 93-98, 2008.
37. Talal Aburjai, Mohammad Hudaib, Rabab Tayyem, M.
Abdelfattah and M. Qishawi. Ethnopharmacological survey of
medicinal herbs in Jordan, the Ajloun Heights region.
Journal of Ethnnopharmacology 110(2), 294-304 (2007).
38. M. Hudaib, T. Aburjai, Volatile Oils Components of Thymus
vulgaris L. from Wild Growing and Cultivated Plants in Jordan.
Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 22(4), 322-327 (2007).
39. Talal Aburjai and Mohammad Hudaib. Antiplatelet, antibacterial
and antifungal activities of Achillea falcata extracts and evaluation
of volatile oil composition.
Pharmacognosy Magazine 2 (7), 188-195 (2006).
40. Alnajjar, A.; Chabane Sari, D.; Abuharfeil, N.; Hudaib, M.;
Aburjai, T. Effect of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on
lymphocyte proliferation, interleukin production and phospholipid
fatty acid composition in type 2 diabetic and healthy subjects in
Jordan people.
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids 74(6), 347-356 (2006).
41. M. Hudaib, T. Aburjai. Composition of the Essential Oil from
Artemisia herba-alba grown in Jordan.
Journal of Essential Oil Research, 18(3), 301-304 (2006).
42. T. Aburjai, M. Hudaib, V. Cavrini. Composition of the essential
oil from Jordanian germander (Teucrium polium L.).
Journal of Essential Oil Research 18(1), 97-99 (2006).
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43. Talal Aburjai, Mohammad Hudiab and Vanni Cavrini. “Chemical
Composition of the essential oil from different aerial parts of
Lavender (Lavandula coronopofolia Poiert) (Lamiaceae) Grown in
Jordan”
Journal of Essential Oil Research 17(1),49-51 (2005).
44. S. Halabi, AA. Battah, T. Aburjai, and M. Hudaib. Phytochemical
and antiplatelet investigation of Gundelia tournifortii.
Pharmaceutical Biology 43(6), 496-500 (2005).
45. Khalid M. Al-Ismail and Talal Aburjai. "Antioxidant activity of
water and alcohol extracts of chamomile flowers, anise seeds and
dill seeds".
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 84 (2) :173-178 (2004).
46. Afifi Fatma U.; Aburjai Talal. "Antiplatelet activity of
Varthemia iphionoides".
Fitoterapia 75(7-8), 629-633 (2004).
47. F. Alali, M. Hudaib, T. Aburjai, K. Khairallah andN. Al-Hadidi.
"GC/Ms analysis and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from
the stem of the Jordanian toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica )".
Pharmaceutical Biology 42 (8), 577-580 (2004).
48. S.M. Suboh, Y.Y. Bilto, T.A. Aburjai. “Protective Effects of
Selected Medicinal Plants against Deformability Loss of Oxidative
Stressed Human Erythrocytes”.
Phytotherapy Research 18, 280-284 (2004).
49. T.A. Aburjai and Feda Natsheh. “Plants Used in Cosmetics”.
Review article.
Phytotherapy Research 17, 987-1000 (2003).
50. Khalid M. Al-Ismail and Talal Aburjai. "A Study of the Effect of
Water and Alcohol Extracts of Some Plants as Antioxidants and
Antimicrobial on Long-term Storage of Anhydrous Butter fat".
Dirasat, Agriculture Sciences 30 (3) :330-337 (2003).
51. Khalil I. Al-Mughrabi and Talal Aburjai. "Fungistatic activity of
root extracts from Ferula harmonis".
Phytopathologia Mediterranea 42, 141-148 (2003).
52. Luma Al-Banna, Rula M. Darwish and Talal Aburjai. "Effect of
plant extracts and essential oils on root-knot nematode".
Phytopathologia Mediterranea 42 (2),123-128 (2003).
53. K. A. Hadidi, T. Aburjai and A. Battah, “A Comparative
Study of Ferula hermonis root extract and sildenafil citrate
on copulatory behavior of male rats”.
Fitoterapia 74, 242-246 (2003).
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54. B. Amro, T. Aburjai, S. AL-Khalil, “Antioxidative and
Radical scavenging Activity Effects of Olive Cake Extract”.
Fitoterapia 73(6), 456-461 (2002).
55. R.M. Darwish, T. Aburjai, S Al-Khalil, A. Mahafzah, "
Screening of Antibiotic Resistance Inhibitors from Local
Plant Materials against Two Different Strains of
Staphylococcus aureus".
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 79, 359 - 364 (2002).
56. Khalil I. Al-Mughrabi, T. Aburjai, Ghandi H. Anfoka and
Wisam Shahrour, “Antifungal activity of olive cake
extracts”.
Phytopathologia Mediterranea 40, 240-244 (2001).
57. T. Aburjai, R.M. Darwish, S Al-Khalil, A. Mahafzah and
A. Al- Abbadi, " Screening of Antibiotic Resistance
Inhibitors from Local Plant Materials against Two Different
Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa".
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 76, 39-44 (2001).
58. T. Aburjai and S. Al-Khalil.“Phytochemical Study of
Ferula ovina".
Alexandria Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 15(1), 43-46 (2001).
59. M. Al-Shaer, R. Darwish and T. Aburjai, “Antimicrobial
Sesqutiterpene from the Roots of Ferula harmonis".
Acta Technologiae et legis Medicamenti 12(3), 255-264, 2001.
60. T. Aburjai, B, I.Amro, K, Aiedeh, M. Abuirjeie, and S.Al-
Khalil, “Second Derivative Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
and HPTLC for Simultaneous Determination of Vitamin C
and Dipyrone".
Die Pharmazie 55(10), 751-754 (2000).
61. T. Aburjai, S. Al-Khalil and D. Al-Eisawi." The Chemical
Constituents of Iris petrana".
Acta Technologiae et legis Medicamenti XI (3), 137-146 (2000).
62. T. Aburjai, “Antiplatelet Stibenes from Aerial Parts of
Rheum palaestinum".
Phytochemistry 55,407 - 410 (2000).
63. T. Aburjai, S. Al-Kalil and A. Al-Kofahi, “Bioactive
Triterpenes from Arubtus andrachne ".
Alexandria Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 13(2), 155-118 (1999).
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64. T. Aburjai, S. Al-Khalil and M. Abuirjeie, “Vitamin D3
and its metabolites in Tomato, Potato, Egg plant, and
Zucchini Leaves.
Phytochemistry 49(8), 2497 - 2499, (1998)
65. T. Aburjai, S. Bemasconi, L. Manzocchi and F. Pelizzoni.
“Effect of Calcium and Cell Immobilization of the
Production of Cholecalciferol and its Derivatives by
Solanum malacoxylon Cell Cultures ".
Phytochemistry 46(6), 1015 - 1018 (1997).
66. F.Orsini, F. Pelizzoni, L. Verotta and T. Aburjai,
“Isolation, Synthesis and Antiplatelet Aggregation Activity
of Resveratrol 3-0-α-D- Glucopyranoside and Related
Compounds".
Journal of Natural Products 60, 1082-1087, (1997).
67. T. Aburjai, S. Bemasconi, L. Manzocchi, and F Pelizzoni,
" Isolation of 7-Dehydrocholesterol From Cell Cultures of
Solanum malacoxylon ".
Phytochemistry 43(4), 773(1996).
68. L. Verotta, T. Aburjai, C. Rogers, P. Dorigo, I. Maragno,
D. Fraccabollo, G. Santosasi, R.M. Gaino, M. Floreani and
F. Carpendo, " Chemical and Pharmacological
characterization of Erythrophleum Iasianthum alkaloids ".
Planta Medica 61(3), 271-274(1995).
PATENTS
1. Talal Aburjai, Rula Darwish and Luma Al-Banna. "Gundelia tournifortii L. A
Native Jordanian edible plant to Control Nematodes", Jordan Patent 2344, May 2006.
(priority date June 5, 2005).
2. Ahmad Disi, Talal Aburjai, Mutasem taha and Noor Alhaj. Natural
antihyperlipidemic drugs. Jordan Patent 2614, 21/2/2012.
BOOKS:
1. Aromatic and Medicinal plants, teachers book. Ministry of Education.
2010.
2.Talal Aburjai, Rabab Tayyem and Mutasem Taha,
Ethnopharmacology as an Emergent Discipline: from empirical knowledge
to drug discovery In Handbook of Ethnopharmacology. Edited by
Research Signpost and Prof M. EDDOUKS. ISBN 978-81-308-0213-8
2008.
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3.Talal Aburjai , Our Medicinal Plants. RSCN, GEF. Amman-Jordan, ISBN
3198/10/2007.
4. Talal Aburjai, Feda Natsheh and Ahmad Qasem. Anti Ageing Plant Products:
Clinical Issues and Perspectives in "Contemporary Perspectives on Clinical
Pharmacotherapeutics". pp 723-731, 1st edition 2006, Elsevier. ISBN-10: 81-312-
0388-3.
5. T.Aburjai and G.Hajawi, Practical Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, Dar Alshorok
and Dar Yafa Publishing Company, Amman- Jordan, ISBN 9957-407-19-7,
2000.
CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS
1. “Good Governance for medicine Workshop”-JFDA. Amman 4-7-2013.
2. MeTA (Medicine Transparency Alliance)-JFDA, MoH, WHO
workshop. Amman 12-5-2013.
3. Scientific day for Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research (HMCSR), 17th
May 2013, Amman-Jordan.
4. National Conference for the Development of Study plans, Teaching and
Learning, and Scientific Research in Jordan, June Amman 15-17, 2011,
organized by Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
5. Oral presentation: "Faculty of Pharmacy-Faculty of Excellence" The
International Conference on Materials in Jordan, Humboldt Kolleg, German –
Jordanian University (GJU), Amman, Jordan, 9-11 April /4/2011.
6. Oral presentation: " Pyrido-Quinoxalinones, As potentiel antibacterial and
anticancer compounds" The 4th International Conference on Health Care
(ICHC), Al-Ahliyya Amman University,, Amman, Jordan, 4-5 May /5/2011.
7. The 3rd International Pharmaceutical Conference, Al-Zaytona University, 20-22
April 2010
8. The Faculty Scientific day-Faculty of Pharmacy, 28th April 2011, Amman-
Jordan.
9. Scientific day for Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research (HMCSR), 24th
May 2011, Amman-Jordan.
10. The 13th Conference of Jordan Pharmaceutical association. Head of Scientific
committee. Amman, 22-24 April 2010.
11. The 5th Scientific day of the Department of Pharmacognosy at Damascus
University. 24-25 February 2010. Natural Cosmetic Preparations. Damascus, Syria
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12. Jordanian Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Project. Closing Session. 4-6 February
2010. Dead Sea. Economical value of Jordanian Medicinal Plants. Ministry of
Planning, Jordan.
13. Second Kalamoon University Conference. 14-16 April 2009. Plants Used in
Cosmetic Preparations. Kalamoon University, Syria.
14. 4th Gloubal Summit on medicinal and aromatic Plants 2009. December 1-5, 2009
Malaysia. Hypericine from Hypericum triquitifolium. Century foundation.
15. The 12th Scientific Congress of the Association of the Colleges of Pharmacy and
the Second Conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Future Vision in
Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Aleppo, Aleppo-Syria, 5-7, November,
2008.
16. Evaluation of the current ethnopharmacological status in Jordanian society using
ICF. The 1st International Symposium on Medicinal Plants, their cultivation and
aspects of uses. Petra-Jordan 15-16 October, 2008.
17. Ethnopharmacological Survey Of Medicinal Herbs In Tafila Region (Jordan)
Abeer AbdelHalim, Talal Aburjai, Mary Chebib1 and Jane Hanrahan.
Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia 2008.
18. Hypericin Content Variation in Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra Wild Populations
in Jordan. The Sixth Scientific Jordanian Agriculture Scientific Conference. 9-12
April 2007. Amman-Jordan.
19. Advance NMR workshop. Amman 25-31/3 2007. Varian USA.
20. Patent Challenges in Pharmaceutical Sector; impact, overcoming challenges and
future prospective. ASST, WIPO, FARSC. Session on: The Importance Of
Intellectual Properties In Scientific Research and Economic and Industrial Growth
In the Arab World. 23-25 January 2006. Damascus-Syria.
21. The Third Medical Conference For Royal Medical Services, Amman, April 2006
22. Antiplatelet, antimicrobial and volatile oil composition of Achillea falcata. The 9th
International Pharmaceutical Sciences Meeting and Exposition, December 17-21,
2005 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
23. Effects of Smoking on Sportsmen. Jordan Sport Medicine Federation, Jordan
Olympic Committee. 27-2-2005.
24. Trauma-Management and Sport. The 4th Symposium and Workshop Jordanian
Swedish Medical Association, 16-17 September 2005 Amman-Jordan.
25. X-ray and FT-NIR Techniques Principles and Applications. Bruker, Sena
Establishment for Laboratory Equipment Trading. Amman, 31-8 to 1-9/2005.
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26. Medicinal Plants in Sport. Jordan Sport Medicine Federation, Jordan Olympic
Committee, First Aid and Rehabilitation of Injured Athletes. 8-10 April 2004.
27. Separation Techniques: HPLC, GC-MS, LC-MS. Workshop, Varian Company
USA. Amin Shukeer Drug Store, Amman 4-7, 2004.
28. Plant Cell Cultures as a Tool for Production of Pharmaceuticals. The 9th Scientific
Week of The Higher Council for Science and Technology: Biotechnology and it
role in the Jordanian Economy. 6-8 November 2003. Jordan University of Science
and Technology, Irbid-Jordan.
29. GC-MS Characterization of the Essential Oils of Selected Medicinal Aromatic
Plants from Jordan. 9th International Meeting On Recent Developments In
Pharmaceutical Analysis (RDPA 01), Lipari, Aeolian Island, Messina , Italy, June
3-8, 2001 (Poster).
30. The 5th Scientific Congress of the Association of the Colleges of Pharmacy and the
Second International Conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy, New Millenium New
Horizons in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 16 -
18, October, 2001.
31. Lecturing for Community Pharmacist, Continuing Education Course, Jordanian
Pharmaceutical Association, Amman - Jordan, August, 2001.
32. The Seventh and Eighth Jordanian Pharmaceutical Association Conferences,
Amman, Jordan 1999 and 2000.
33. A Post-graduate Program In Pharmaceutical Sciences at Milan University:
Academic Achievement and Life Experience, Higher Education in The European
Union, Faculty of Student Affairs, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 25-26
October, 1999.
34. Effect of Calcium and Cell Immobilization on the Production of Cholecalciferol
and its Derivatives by Solanum malacoxylon Cell Cultures. The Second Annual
Meeting of the Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in the Arab World, Lebanese
American University, Byblos-Lebanon, 16-18 October 1999.
35. 1α,25(OH)2D3 Biosynthesis and D3 Biotransformation in Plantlets, Cell Culture and
Protoplasts of S.malacoxylon". European Research Conferences Plant Cell
Biology and Biotechnological Applications, Helsinki (Fenland), 14-19 March
1997.
36. Chemical and Pharmacological Characterization of Erythrophleum lasianthum
Constituents. First Scientific conference for The Association of Pharmacy Faculties
in The Arab World, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of
Pharmacy, 13-15 October 1997.
37. Biotransformation of Vitamin D3 with Solanum malacoxylon Cell Cultures. The 8th
Arab Conference of Biological Sciences and the 4th Jordanian Conference of
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Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 8 -
11 November 1997.
38. Effetto del Calcio su Biosintesi e Biotrasformazione della Vitamina D3 in Colture
Cellulari di Solanum malacoxylon. Convegno " Biocatalisi e Sintesi Organica",
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italia, 3-5 May 1996.
39. Biotransformation of Vitamin D3 with Solanum malacoxylon Cell Culture.
European Research Conference in Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnological
Applications. Durban (Paris - France), 14-19 February 1995.
40. Biotransformation of Cholecalciferol in Cell Cultures. XVIII Congeresso
Nazionale della Socita Chimica Italiana, Milan, Italy, 27 August-1 September
1995.
41. Multienzyme Systems in redox Processes. Oxidation of Naphthalene’s by a
Pseudomonas: from the wild Type to a Mutant and to Engineered Cells.
Biotransformation of Vitamin D3 into 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol by
Suspension Cultures of Cells of Solanum malacoxylon. Colloque Franco-
Italian/Conferenza Franco-Italiana, La-Londe-Les-Maures (France), 29 May- 1
June 1995.
42. Secondary Metabolites from the Seed of Erythrophleum lasianthum. Italian
Chemica Society, III National Conference. Amalfi (SA), Italy, 29 May - 01 June
1994.
REFEREES
1. Prof. Dr. Peter A. Crooks, Department of Pharmaceutical sciences,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0082
Fax: (606) 257-7585, E-mail: pcrooks@uky.edu
2. Prof. Dr. Fatma U. Afifi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan,
Amman 11942, Jordan, Fax: 00962 -6-5339649, E-mail: afifi@ju.edu.jo
3. Prof. Dr. Francesca Pelizzoni, Chairman of Department of organic and
Industrial Chemistry, University of Milan, Via Venzian, 21, Milan- Italy. Email:
pelizzo@mailserver.unimi.it
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