PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 October 2014 – October 2016 worked as a research assistant in the
project "Molecular characterization and genetic diversity of viruses
affecting potato and tomato crops in Jordan" in Al-Balqa' Applied
University/ Department of Biotechnology, which was supported by
USAID and the Middle East Regional Cooperation Program
(MERC).
 Since January 2017 till now working as agricultural engineer in
Jordan customs, Customs Laboratories, Department of food and
chemical analysis.

PUBLICATIONS
 Ghandi Anfoka, Mohammad Abu Obaida and Miasser Altaleb.
2016. First report of Potato Virus Y strain Wilga affecting potato in
Jordan. Plant Dis. 100, 2176.
 Ghandi Anfoka, Miasser Altaleb, Fatima Haj Ahmad and
Mohammad Abu Obaida. 2017. Charlock mustard (Sinapis
arvensis): a weed reservoir for begomoviruses and associated
betasatellite in Jordan, Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, DOI:
10.1080/07060661.1354332.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Throughout my work as a research assistant in Al-Balqa' Applied
University, I acquired a very good experience in different molecular-based
techniques such as:
 DNA, RNA and plasmid DNA extraction.
 PCR, Real-time PCR, RT-PCR, nested PCR and multiplex PCR.
 Agarose gel electrophoresis.
 Restriction digestion.
 Cloning of DNA fragments and Transformation of E. coli and A.
tumefaciens with recombinant vectors.
 A. tumefaciens transient genes expression in plants using syringe
spotting technique.
 Good knowledge of bioinformatics software and websites such as:
CLC Main Workbench, DNAman, NCBI, EMBL, primer design,
phylogenetic and molecular diversity program such as MEGA.
Throughout my work in Jordan customs, I acquired a very good
experience in different techniques such as:
 Able to use laboratory equipment such as:
- TRUDEFENDER FTX.
- TRUSCAN RM.
- TRUDEFENDER FTX.
- THE INSPECTOR PRO (Refrigerant identifier).
- Niton XL3t GOLDD+ (Portable X-ray).
- Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy.
 Chemical and microscopic identification of textile.
 Good knowledge of Harmonized System (HS code).