Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Topics
Applied Animal Biology Applied Biology
Biography
Osamah Batiha
Assistant professor of cell and molecular genetics
Department of applied biological sciences
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Mailing address: P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Office #: 7201000 ext. 23466
Cell #: 0799879552
E-mail: oybatiha@just.edu.jo
Education
Ph.D in Cell and Developmental Genetics. 2008-2013
Department of biological sciences. University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Graduation date: October 2013.
-Dissertation title: Regulation of the Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome in Drosophila female meiosis.
-Advisor: Dr. Andrew Swan
M.Sc. in Applied Biology. 2003-2005
Department of applied biology, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Irbid, Jordan.
-Graduation date: January 2006
-Thesis title: "Genetic basis of infertility in Jordanian adult males"
-Advisor: Dr. Ahmed M. Elbetieha
B.Sc. in Biology. 1998-2002
Department of Biology. Yarmouk University Irbid, Jordan.
Scholarships, fellowships and other awards
1- Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST). Summer 2012, Fall 2012 & Winter 2013
2- Windsor prostate cancer Award. April, 2013
3- Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST). Fall, 2011 & winter, 2012
4- University of Windsor doctoral tuition scholarship. 2008 -2012
5- Graduate excellence award. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, April 2012.
6- A.R and E.G Ferriss Scholarship. 2012
7- Runner up for the best presentation award. Canadian Drosophila Research Conference. St. Catharines. June 2011.The work presented at the conference was recognized by the Windsor Star daily news, which wrote an article entitled “Infertility research creates buzz” on August 3rd, 2011.
8- Runner up for the best presentation award in the “three-minute thesis competition”. University of Windsor. March 2013.
9- Best presentation award, graduate studies scientific day at Jordan University of Science and Technology. May 2005.
Research interest
keywords of research interests
Genetics, infertility, cell cycle regulation, meiosis
I am interested in understanding the cellular and the molecular processes leading to genetic diseases. My main focus is to identify the genetic basis of infertility. I am using molecular techniques such as PCR and DNA sequencing, in addition to, cytogenetic techniques such as florescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to identify factors that affect sperm and oocyte quality. In addition to that I am using the model system Drosophila melanogaster to study the cellular and genetic basis of human diseases.
The current running projects are:
1- Study the genotoxicity of heavy metals on Drosophila polytene chromosome
2- Study the association between mutations in the CDC20 gene and unexplained female infertility
3- Gene expression profiling of cell cycle regulators of human oocyte and female infertility
4- The association between DAZL gene and male infertility in Jordanian population
5- Study the association between mutations in the FMR1 gene and primary ovarian insufficiency among Jordanian infertile females
