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).