Prof. Dr. Wesam Al Khateeb

Dr. Wesam Al Khateeb is Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Yarmouk University, Jordan. He received his Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences with an emphasis on Molecular Genetics from the University of Manitoba/ Canada. His research interests lie in the broad areas of plant molecular genetics and biotechnology. Specifically, his research focuses on the following areas: (1) molecular adaptions of plants to abiotic stress (2) utilizing crop wild relatives for future food security (3) plant biodiversity and (4) in vitro propagation and conservation of plant genetic resources. Dr. Al Khateeb has published more than 60 papers in scientific journals such as Genetics, Frontiers in plant science, Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, Environmental monitoring and assessment. He has served as associate editor and on editorial boards of several journals. He also reviewed many manuscripts for more than 20 journals. Dr. Al Khateeb has reviewed proposals for several funding agencies.