Back
Prof. Wajdy Al-Awaida
| Academic Rank/Date: | Professor |
|---|---|
| Email: | w.alawaida@aum.edu.jo |
| Ext. Number: | +962 (5) 3294444 – Ext.5600 |
Degrees with fields, institution, and date:
| Degree | Discipline/Field | Institution | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | The University of Jordan | Jordan | 2011 |
| Master | Biology\Biochemistry | Mutah University | Jordan | 2006 |
| Bachelor | Biology | Mutah University | Jordan | 2002 |
Principal Publications of the Last Five Years:
| Publication | Year |
|---|---|
| Atrooz, O. M., Al-Awaida, M., Al-Awaida, W., Al-Ameer, H. J., & Uysal, H. (2024). Evaluating the Antioxidant Capacity, Phenolic Contents, and Anticancer Potential of Caralluma europaea Extracts. Advancements in Life Sciences, 11(4), 862-870. | 2024 |
| Al-Hunaiti, A., Zihlif, M., Abu Thiab, T., Al-Awaida, W., Al-Ameer, H. J., & Imraish, A. (2024). Magnetic nanoparticle-based combination therapy: Synthesis and in vitro proof of concept of CrFe2O4-rosmarinic acid nanoparticles for anti-inflammatory and an | 2024 |
| Imraish, A., Zihlif, M., Abu Thiab, T., Al‐Awaida, W., Al‐Ameer, H. J., Abu‐Irmaileh, B. E., & Al‐Hunaiti, A. (2024). Anti‐Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Rosmarinic Acid Trimetallic (Cu0. 5Zn0. 5Fe2O4) Nanoparticles. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 21( | 2024 |
| Al-Zabin, A., Abu Thiab, T., Zihlif, M., Al-Hunaiti, A., Al-Ameer, H. J., Al-Awaida, W., & Imraish, A. (2024). Anti‑angiogenic and cytotoxic evaluation of green‑synthesized Fe 2 ZnO 4 nanoparticles against MCF‑7 cell line. Biomedical Reports, 20(3), 1-9. | 2024 |
| Sunoqrot, S., Abu Shalhoob, M., Jarrar, Y., Hammad, A. M., Al-Ameer, H. J., & Al-Awaida, W. (2024). Nanoencapsulated Curcumin Mitigates Liver Injury and Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes Induction in Diclofenac-Treated Mice. ACS omega, 9(7), 7881-7890. | 2024 |
| Al-Kazimi, N., Jarrar, Y., Abdul-Wahab, G., Alsayed, A. R., Madani, A., Abulebdah, D., ... & Abdullah, E. (2023). Effects of intermittent fasting on the histology and mRNA expression of major drug-metabolizing cyp450s in the liver of diabetic mice. Libyan | 2023 |
| Al-Awaida, W., Goh, K. W., Al-Ameer, H. J., Gushchina, Y. S., Torshin, V. I., Severin, A. E., ... & Hamad, I. (2023). Assessing the protective role of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) against water-pipe smoke-induced toxicity: a comparative study on gene e | 2023 |
| Akash, M., Shiyab, S., Saleh, M., Hasan, S. M., AbuHussein, M., & Al-Awaida, W. (2023). Development and Validation of Gene‐Based SSR Markers in the Genus Mesembryanthemum. Scientifica, 2023(1), 6624354. | 2023 |
| Al-Awaida, W., Al-Ameer, H. J., Sharab, A., & Akasheh, R. T. (2023). Modulation of wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum Linn) toxicity against breast cancer cell lines by simulated microgravity. Current Research in Toxicology, 5, 100127. | 2023 |
| El-Barghouthi, M. I., Hasan, A. S., Al-Awaida, W., Al-Ameer, H. J., Kaur, J., Hayashibara, K. J., ... & Al Hourani, B. J. (2022). Novel therapeutic heterocycles as selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and anti-cancer agents: Synthesis, in vitro bioassay | 2022 |
| Awaid, H. A. A. (2022). Complications of COVID-19: Correlation between Arrhythmia, Acute Cardiac Injury and COVID-19 Severity. Biological, 15(2), 159. | 2022 |
| Khirfan, F., Jarrar, Y., Al-Qirim, T., Goh, K. W., Jarrar, Q., Ardianto, C., ... & Ming, L. C. (2022). Analgesics induce alterations in the expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry and arachidonic-acid-metabolizing genes in the mouse lungs. Pharmaceuticals, 15(6), | 2022 |
| Alawaideh, Y., Al-khamiseh, B., & Al-Awaida, W. (2022). A new approach for the generalized Dirac Lagrangian density with Atangana--Baleanu fractional derivative. Journal| MESA, 13(2), 497-509. | 2022 |
| Abed, A. F., Jarrar, Y. B., Al-Ameer, H. J., Al-Awaida, W., & Lee, S. J. (2022). The protective effect of metformin against oxandrolone-induced infertility in male rats. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 28(4), 324-330. | 2022 |
| Ahmed, A. A. H., Nashwan, A. J., Gushchina, Y., Akash, M. W., Dababneh, B. F., & Al-Ameer, H. J. (2022). The Psychological Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Syrian Refugee Students, Compared To The Jordanian Students In Jordanian Universities. Journal of | 2022 |
| Alawaideh, Y. M., Alkhamiseh, B. M., Slewa, M., & Al-Awaida, W. (2022). Podolsky's Generalized Fractional Order Model. | 2022 |
| Al-Awaida, W. J., Al-Ameer, H. J., Sharab, A., Fatima, G., & Hadi, N. R. (2022). THE ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER A1 GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. Era's Journal of Medical Research, 9(1), 45-51. | 2022 |
| Alfarrayeh, I., Tarawneh, K., Almajali, D., & Al-Awaida, W. (2022). Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Antioxidant properties of the Methanolic extracts of four Medicinal plants selected from Wadi Al-Karak, Jordan related to their Phenolic contents. Rese | 2022 |
| Horiuchi, R., Singh, R. B., Takahashi, T., Basu, S. K., Tomar, R. S., Al-Awaida, W., ... & Tokunaga, M. (2022). Epigenetic modulation of nutritional factors with reference to microgravity conditions for plants and animals: a new biotechnological approach | 2022 |
| Tiwari, P., Fatima, G., Singh, R. B., Mehdi, F., Al-Awaida, W., Hadi, N., ... & Zadeb, S. S. (2022). Best quality foods of Iran for the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Metabolic and Non-Communicable Diseases | 2022 |
| Zein, S., Abdallah, S. B., Al-Smadi, A., Gammoh, O., Al-Awaida, W. J., & Al-Zein, H. J. (2021). Factors associated with the unwillingness of Jordanians, Palestinians and Syrians to be vaccinated against COVID-19. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 15(12), | 2021 |
| Zein, S., Al-Awaida, W. J., Yuldasheva, O. M., Khakimov, A. S., Chibisov, S. M., Gushchina, Y., ... & Podoprigora, I. V. (2021). Influence of geographic conditions on body length of male newborns in Kyrgyzstan. International Journal of Biometeorology, 65, | 2021 |
| Khalil, R., Al-Awaida, W. J., Al-Ameer, H. J., Jarrar, Y., Imraish, A., Al Bawareed, O., ... & Obeidat, L. (2021). Investigation of ACE rs4646994, MTHFR rs1801133 and VDR rs2228570 genotypes in Jordanian patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Endocrine, Met | 2021 |
| J. Al-Awaida, W., Jawabrah Al Hourani, B., Swedan, S., Nimer, R., Alzoughool, F., J. Al-Ameer, H., ... & R. Hadi, N. (2021). Correlates of SARS-CoV-2 Variants on Deaths, Case Incidence and Case Fatality Ratio among the Continents for the Period of 1 Decem | 2021 |
| Imraish, A., Abu Thiab, T., Al‐Awaida, W., Al‐Ameer, H. J., Bustanji, Y., Hammad, H., ... & Al‐Hunaiti, A. (2021). In vitro anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant activities of ZnFe2O4 and CrFe2O4 nanoparticles synthesized using Boswellia carteri resin. Journa | 2021 |
| Parvez, S., Fatima, G., Al-Awaida, W., Hussien, Y. A., Tamam, S. A., & Hadi, N. R. (2021). Vitamin D: implications in COVID‐19. Lat Am J Pharm, 40, 23-26. | 2021 |
| Al‐Awaida, W., Al‐Ameer, H. J., Al‐Turk, H., Al Bawareed, O., Khalil, R., Al Deek, A., ... & Akash, M. W. (2022). Psychological effects of quarantine on Syrian refugees, compared to the Jordanian populations. International Migration, 60(1), 219-227. | 2021 |
| Al-Awaida, W. J., Hameed, W. S., Al Hassany, H. J., Al-Bawareed, O., & Hadi, N. R. (2021). Evaluation of the genetic association and expressions of Notch-2/Jagged-1 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Medical Archives, 75(2), 101. | 2021 |
| Al-Awaida, W. J., Sharab, A. S., Al-Ameer, H. J., & Ayoub, N. Y. (2020). Effect of simulated microgravity on the antidiabetic properties of wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. npj Microgravity, 6(1), 6. | 2020 |
| Al-Hourani, B. J., El-Barghouthi, M. I., Al-Awaida, W., McDonald, R., Fattash, I. A., El Soubani, F., ... & Wuest, F. (2020). Biomolecular docking, synthesis, crystal structure, and bioassay studies of 1-[4-(2-chloroethoxy) phenyl]-5-[4-(methylsulfonyl) p | 2020 |
| Chmutin, G., Koval, K. V., Mekhaeel, M. S., Wajdy, A., & OA, A. B. THE RESULT OF SURGICAL AND COMBINED TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACROMEGALY. Pharmacophore. | 2020 |
| Al-Awaida, W., Bawareed, A. O., Singh, R. B., Chibisov, S., Kharlitskaya, E., Kiyoi, T., ... & Watanabe, S. (2020). View point. Can indo-mediterranean-style diets in father and mother influence fetal growth, inflammation, genetic profile, and cardio-metab | 2020 |
| Al-Awaida, W., Bawareed, A. O., Singh, R. B., Chibisov, S., Kharlitskaya, E., Kiyoi, T., ... & Watanabe, S. (2020). View point. Can indo-mediterranean-style diets in father and mother influence fetal growth, inflammation, genetic profile, and cardio-metab | 2020 |
| Gushchina, Y. S., Yuones, H., Alawaida, W., Al-Ameer, H. J., Alturk, H., Elena, B., & Al Bawareed, O. A. The Social and Economic Consequences of the Dissemination of HIV Infection. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH. | 2020 |
Scholarships, Honors, Prizes, Awards & Juries:
| Scholarships, Honors, Prizes, Awards & Juries | By | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Scholarship | American University of Madaba | 2010-2011 |
| Research Grant: Enhanced Tolerance to Salt Stress in Barley Seedlings (Amount: 8,000 JOD) | Scientific Research Council (SRC), American University of Madaba | 2021-2022 |
| Research Grant: Cancer Therapy Potential of Germinated Triticum aestivum Under Microgravity (Amount: 36,000 JOD) | Scientific Research Support Fund (SRSF)-Jordan | 2021-2022 |
| Research Grant: Impact of Chinese Green Tea on Nicotine Toxicity and Mutagenic Activity (Amount: 13,000 JOD) | Scientific Research Council (SRC), American University of Madaba | 2016-2018 |
| Research Grant: Synthesis and Bioassay Study of Novel Nitric Oxide Releasing Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors (Amount: 100,000 JOD) | Scientific Research Support Fund (SRSF)-Jordan | 2013-2016 |
Institutional and Professional Services in the Last Five Years:
| Period | Position | Institution | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2021 | Head of Biology and Biotechnology Dept. | American University of Madaba | Jordan | 2013-2021 |
| 2021-Present | Dean, Faculty of Science | American University of Madaba | Jordan | 2021-Present |
| 2019 | Invited Speaker | United Nations Workshop | Jordan | March 25-28, 2019 |
| 2020 | Invited Speaker | RUDN University Conference | Russia | Dec 2020 |
| 2021 | Invited Speaker | ISCKU2021 Conference | Iraq | March 22-23, 2021 |
| 2023 - Present | Reviewer Board Member | Journal of Clinical Medicine | peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, which is based in Switzerland. | 2023 - Present |
| 2023 - Present | Academic Editor | PLOS ONE Journal | peer-reviewed journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLOS), an organization based in the United States. | 2023 - Present |
| 2018 | Jubilee School Graduation Projects | Jubilee School | Jordan | 23 April 2018 |
| 2019-2024 | ntel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) | Intel ISEF | Jordan | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 2024 | Member of the Sectoral Committee for Sciences | Scientific Research and Innovation Fund, Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education | Jordan | 2024 |
| 2024 | Member of the Biodiversity Committee | Scientific Research and Innovation Fund, Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education | Jordan | 2024 |
Professional Development Activities in the Last five Years:
| Program | Institutional | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Proficiency in MS Office (ICDL) | AUM | 2012 |
| E-Learning Modules | AUM | 2011 |
| Online Teaching Training | AUM | 2020 |