Dr. Sarab Sharaf

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name: Sarab Abdelkarim Misbah Sharaf

Address: : Sarab Sharaf

AMMAN, JORDAN

Phone: + 962 79 5007074 (Mobile)

+ 962 77 9201919 (Mobile)

E-mails: [email protected]

[email protected]

Nationality: Jordanian.

Date of birth: 3/ 10 / 1974

Gender: female

Marital status: Married

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.

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, biotechnology and Plant Physiology and Vegetables Production laboratories, Plant Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, UJ.
- 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 2010. In vitro propagation of Artimisia herba- alba native to Jordan . (under preperation).

II. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2010. In vitro conservation of Artimisia herba- alba by Cryopreservation (Encapsulation – Dehydration) . (under preperation).

III. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2010. In vitro conservation of Artimisia herba- alba by Cryopreservation (Encapsulation – Vitrification) . (under preperation).

IV. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2010. In vitro conservation of Artimisia herba- alba by Cryopreservation (Vitrification) by using Different Concentration of Plant vitrification soulation. (under preperation).

V. S. A. Sharaf, R. A. Shibli, M. Kasrawi 2010. In vitro conservation of Shih (Artimisia herba- alba) by Cryopreservation (Droplet – Vitrification) . (under preperation).

VIII. Research Interests

· Plant tissue culture.

· Conservation and medicinal plants.

· Conservation and biotechnology of plant genetic resources.

· Increasing productivity of conservated medicinal plants.

· 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. Mahmud Duwayri, Prf. of plant breeding and genetics, University of Jordan, Jordan, [email protected], Tel: 0795222233

2- Dr. Jamal Sawwan, Chairman; Head of Horticulture & Crop Science Dep./Agriculture Fac./Jordan University. Tel: 0777499048