I. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name: Sarab Abdelkarim Misbah Sharaf

Address: : Sarab Sharaf
AMMAN, JORDAN

Phone: + 962 79 8750097 (Mobile)
+ 962 799141499 (Mobile)

E-mails: [email protected]
[email protected]

Nationality: Jordanian.
Date of birth: 3/ 10 / 1974
Gender: female
Marital status: Married
Specialization : Plant Biotechnology/Tissue culture , physiology and Plant Conservation

II. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

University Degrees:

PhD (2010) in Horticulture and Crop Scince, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Jordan.
Thesis title: MICROPROPAGATION AND IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA
Grade : (very good)
MSc (2004) Master of Science Degree in Horticulture and Plant Production/ Tissue Culture & Oil extraction.
February 2004: Faculty of graduate Studies / University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Thesis title: Effect of Light and Sucrose Levels on In Vitro Thyme (Thymus Vulgaris) Multiplication and Thymol production.
Grade: (very good)

BSc (1997) in Plant Production and Protection , Faculty of Agriculture / An- Najah Nat. University, Nablus, Palestine. (good)

III. LANGUAGES

Very good in English writing and speaking
Mother tongue: Arabic

IV. Computer Skills

I use most of the Office Products icluding microsoft office 2007 package (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), grafic and design programs like adobe photoshop, and statistical analysis programs like SAS v.9,and Statistica v.7

V. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

- 2006 - 2010: Medicinal plant and Conservation Researcher, Tissue Culture and Medicinal Plants Department.
- 2000 - 2004: Tissue Culture and Medicinal Plants Department.
- Researcher.

• Research Assistant, 1/7/1997 - 29/1/1998. In Plant Production and Protection, Faculty of Agriculture / An- Najah Nat. University, Nablus, Palestine.
• Oct 2004– up to now: Teaching Assistant for Plant Tissue Culture and Cell Culture courses, Biology, biotechnology, Plant Physiology and Vegetables Production laboratories, Plant Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, UJ.
o Ex-situ and In-situ Conservation of Medicinal plants (UJ campus).
• Agricultural Engineer, 21/8/1998 - 20/5/1999. Work at Abu Qamar Biotechnology Lab Amman, Jordan.

VI. TRAINING COURSE
- Breeding course and Nurseries Management/ Ma`an development Center.
- Courses in Microsoft Applications /Arab Computer Center, Nablus, Palestine. (1996-2000)
- Course in International Computer Driving License (ICDL) / The Hashemite University, Zarqa.
- Pass in seven modules of International Computer Driving License (ICDL) / Unisco Exams/ Computer Center of The Hashemite University, Zarqa.

VII. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (PUBLICATIONS)

I. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2011. In vitro propagation of Artimisia herba- alba native to Jordan . (under preperation).
II. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2011. Cryopreservation of Wild Artemisia (Artemisia herba-alba Asso.) Shoot-Tips by Encapsulation-Dehydration and Encapsulation-Vitrification" . Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture (submetted).
III. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2011. Vitrification and Droplet-Vitrification Cryopreservation For Wild Artemisia (Herba- Alba Asso.) Shoot- Tips. Cryoletters (submetted).
IV. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2011. In vitro Medium Term conservconservation of Wild Shih (Artimisia herba- alba). (under preperation).

VIII. Research Interests

 Plant tissue culture and cell culture.
 In vitro Plant Preservation
 Conservation and medicinal plants.
 Conservation and biotechnology of plant genetic resources.
 Increasing productivity of conservated medicinal plants.
 secondary Secondary metabolites production
 Production of medicinal substance from medicinal plants.

IX. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Member, Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association.
Member, Jordan Society for Scientific Research (JSSR), new name (SFSR)

X. REFERENCES:

1- Dr. Anwar Battikhi, Prof. of Soil Physics, University of Jordan, Jordan, [email protected], Tel:0797307721
2- Dr. Mahmud Duwayri, Prof. of plant breeding and genetics, University of Jordan, Jordan, [email protected], Tel: 0795222233
3- Dr. Jamal Sawwan, Chairman; Head of Horticulture & Crop Science Dep./Agriculture Fac./Jordan University. Tel: 0775437455
4- Dr. Rida Shibli, Prof. of plant biotechnology, University of Jordan, Jordan, [email protected], Tel: 0779500003
5- Dr.Tareq Alsaaad, The Hashemite University - Faculty of Arts, Zarqa, [email protected], Tel: 0795008030