Professor

Dr. Yousef Mahmoud Shtewi Abu-Zaitoon

College of Science / Department of Department of Biological Sciences

Biochemistry

yousef.az@ahu.edu.jo

Academic Qualifications

Degree / Major	University	Year	GPA
PhD — Biochemistry	New England	2011
Master's Degree — Microbiology	JUST	2001	78.00
See Qualifications — 2007-2010 : A PhD in biochemistry from the University of New England, NSW, Australia	-	2000
Bachelor's Degree — Biological Sciences	YARMOUK	1995

Administrative Experience

Position	Institution	Period
See Details رئيس قسم العلوم الحياتية ممثل قسم العلوم الحياتية لدورتين مقرر لعدد من اللجان منها لجنة عينات تاسيس المتحف الطبيعي	- —	2000/01 -

Conferences

Conference / Paper	Location	Period
Conferences - See Details Abu-zaitoon, Y.M. & Nonhebel, H.M. (2009). Investigation of the tryptamine pathway of auxin biosynthesis in developing rice grains. ComBio 2009, Christchurch, New Zealand. Nonhebel, H.M. & Abu-zaitoon, Y.M. (2010). Correlations between expression of putative auxin synthesis genes and IAA content of developing rice grains. IPGSA, the 20 International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Tarragona, Spain.	-,	2000/01/01 -

Research Interests

My research interests include investigating tryptophan dependent pathways of auxin biosynthesis in plants in particular role of aldehyde oxidase, nitrilase, and amidase. I am also focusing on the importance of IAA on various aspects of grain development in crop plants including rice, wheat, barley and sorghum

Teaching Fields

الكيمياء الحيوية البيولوجيا الجزيئية العلوم البيئية العامة الوراثة احياء عامة 1 احياء عامة عملي 1 احياء عامة عملي 2 التطور الانسجة
Basic Biochemistry
Histology
evolution
general biology

Courses Taught

Course	Code	Level	Hours
Biochemistry Molecular Biology General Biology Histology Genetics Practical General Biology 1 &2 Evolution	-	Bachelor