Lubna Tahtamouni

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Lubna Hamid Tawfiq Tahtamouni ( Arabic لبنى حامد توفيق تهتموني, DMG Lubnā Ḥāmid Taufīq Tahtamūnī ; born January 24, 1976 ) is a Jordanian biologist who is primarily known for her work in the fields of developmental biology and cancer research . She is the head of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at the Hashemite University in Zarqa , Jordan. Tahtamouni has received several awards for her work on breast cancer and is known as an advocate for enabling young women in the Arab world to choose a career in science. In 2016 she was featured on the BBC's 100 Women series .

life and work

Family and education

Lubna Tahtamouni was the third of six children and grew up in Irbid in northern Jordan, a city known for its well-educated residents. She attended the University of Jordan , where she obtained a bachelor's degree in 1997 and a master's degree in 2000. Because of her good results, she was accepted into a biology program as an undergraduate . For her Master’s degree, she specialized in developmental and reproductive biology at Hameed Al Haj .

In 2005 she received her PhD from Colorado State University in the United States . She worked in James Bamburg's group and dealt with the migration of embryonic and metastatic cells.

Scientific career

After completing her doctoral thesis, Tahtamouni returned to Jordan to support the institutions that helped her move to the United States and to encourage young women to pursue advanced studies in science. In 2008 she was appointed director of a microscopy research group at the Hashemite University in Zarqa , for which she was able to raise funds. She also led application-submission workshops for new faculty to increase their chances of obtaining research funding. She spent several summers in Australia and the United States to keep up with current research methods.

In 2011 she became head of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Hashemite University. In the same year she received an L'Oreal-UNESCO Pan-Arab Regional Fellowship for Women in Science and an OWSD Award for Young Women Scientists from the Developing World for her work on breast cancer, which accounts for 35% of all cancer deaths in Jordan. In 2015 she was inducted into the Jordan's Women in Science Hall of Fame at the US Embassy in Jordan. In 2016 she was portrayed in the BBC's 100 Women series . Starting in 2016, she will be working on actin- binding proteins in chick embryos and breast cancer, abnormalities in human sperm chromatin and the effects of oxidative stress on cell metabolism .

She is committed to ensuring that women can choose their own career path despite social norms, marriage and the desire to have children. It also supports laws to support women in the world of work such as maternity leave and childcare services. In an interview she said that "Jordan is very liberal when it comes to women's education and work, but traditionally women's priorities are predefined: their husband, their children and their household". She found that 71 out of 80 students in her undergraduate class were women, but only three of them went on to master's programs and only one graduated with a doctorate. She encourages her female students, many of whom are women from disadvantaged areas of Jordan, to study abroad in order to broaden their academic and cultural experiences.

Awards

  • First place in the Student Scientific Research Competition, King Abdallah Fund for Development, Hashemite University, 2008.
  • King Hussein Institute for Biotechnology and Cancer (KHIBC) Scholar, 2009.
  • Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Award for Young Women Scientists in Biology for the Arab Region, 2011.
  • L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Pan-Arab Regional Fellowship, 2011
  • College of Natural Sciences Summer International Scholars Program Award, 2012
  • Colorado State University Distinguished International Alumni Award, 2013

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e Dana Wilkie: Women Making Their Marks . November 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b c Lubna HT Tahtamouni . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b c d Amal Al Harithi: Dr. Lubna Tahtamouni, One of The Top 10 Scientists In The World . In: Arab Woman Platform , May 3, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
  4. ↑ a b c d Nevine El Shabrawy: Beirut Conference Awards Arab Women in Science (en-US) . In: Arab America , October 19, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
  5. ^ A b c d Matthew Reisz: Worldwide acclaim for ground breaking local heroines . In: Times Higher Education , December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
  6. ^ Jordanian awarded Fellowship by L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program . October 13, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ Women in Science Hall of Fame - 2015 (en-US) . In: US Embassy in Jordan , January 12, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
  8. ↑ BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list? (en-GB) . In: BBC News , November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
  9. ↑ a b Louise Sarant: Empowering Arab female scientists . In: Nature Middle East . May 7, 2013. doi : 10.1038 / nmiddleeast.2013.67 .
  10. ↑ Lubna HT TahtamouniAwards / Prizes / Orders .
personal data
SURNAME Tahtamouni, Lubna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES لبنى تهتموني (Arabic); Tahtamouni, Lubna Hamid Tawfiq
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jordanian biologist and cancer researcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1976