ASHRAF IBRAHIM MAHMOUD KHASAWNEH

Ashraf Ibrahim Mahmoud Khasawneh	Associate Professor
PhD Microbiology	Microoganisms
Faculty of Medicine	Department of Microbiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine
ashrafkh@hu.edu.jo
ORCID ID : 178807849
Office No. : 3039	EXT : 5562

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Ph.D.	Monash University	Australia,2012
Master	Monash University	,
Bachelor	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan,2002

 1. Viral epidemiological studies among the Jordanian population.
2. Antibiotic resistance studies among urinary and respiratory pathogens among the population in Jordan.
3. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses among the Jordanian population.

 
1.	Al-Momani, H., Almasri, M., Al Balawi, D., Hamed, S., Albiss, B. A., Aldabaibeh, N., Ibrahim, L., Albalawi, H., Al Haj Mahmoud, S., Khasawneh, A. I., Kilani, M., Aldhafeeri, M., Bani-Hani, M., Wilcox, M., Pearson, J., & Ward, C. (2023). The efficacy of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients. Scientific reports, 13(1), 8876. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35919-6 
2.	Khasawneh AI, Himsawi NM, Abu-Raideh JA, Sammour A, Abu Safieh H, Obeidat A, et al. (2023) Prevalence of SARS-COV-2 and other respiratory pathogens among a Jordanian subpopulation during Delta-to-Omicron transition: Winter 2021/2022. PLoS ONE 18(3): e0283804. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283804
3.	Burayzat, S.; Al-Tamimi, M.; Barqawi, M.; Massadi, M.S.; Abu-Raideh, J.; Albalawi, H.; Khasawneh, A.I.; Himsawi, N.; Barber, M. Antimicrobial Resistance Molecular Mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori in Jordanian Children: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 618. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12030618
4.	Al-Tamimi, M., Tarifi, A. A., Qaqish, A., Abbas, M. M., Albalawi, H., Abu-Raideh, J., Salameh, M., & Khasawneh, A. I. (2023). Immunoglobulins response of COVID-19 patients, COVID-19 vaccine recipients, and random individuals. PloS one, 18(2), e0281689. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281689
5.	Saleh T, Khasawneh AI, Himsawi N, Abu-Raideh J, Ejeilat V, Elshazly AM, Gewirtz DA. Senolytic Therapy: A Potential Approach for the Elimination of Oncogene-Induced Senescent HPV-Positive Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(24):15512. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232415512
6.	Al-Tamimi M, Albalawi H, Shalabi M, Abu-Raideh J, Khasawneh AI, Alhaj F. Cefixime and cefixime-clavulanate for screening and confirmation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2022 May 22;21(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12941-022-00508-4. PMID: 35599329; PMCID: PMC9124404.
7.	Al-Tamimi M, Albalawi H, Alkhawaldeh M, Alazzam A, Ramadan H, Altalalwah M, Alma’aitah A, Al Balawi D, Shalabi S, Abu-Raideh J, Khasawneh AI, Alhaj F, Hijawi K. Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Jordan. Microorganisms. 2022; 10(5):849. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10050849
8.	Jussani GN, Khasawneh AI, AL-Shudifat AE, Alnsour R, Azab M. An Analytical Study of the Early COVID-19 Cases in Jordan. J Commun Dis. 2022;54(1):67-75.
9.	Aolymat I, Khasawneh AI, Al-Tamimi M. COVID-19-Associated Mental Health Impact on Menstrual Function Aspects: Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome, and Genitourinary Tract Health: A Cross Sectional Study among Jordanian Medical Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(3):1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031439
10.	Khasawneh AI, Asali FF, Kilani RM, Abu-Raideh JA, Himsawi NM, Salameh MA, Al Ghabbiesh GH, Saleh T. Prevalence and Genotype Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Among a Subpopulation of Jordanian Women. International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Sciences, 2021, 9(1), pp. 17–23.
11.	Khasawneh AI, Himsawi N, Abu-Raideh J, Salameh MA, Al-Tamimi M, Mahmoud SA, Saleh T. Status of Biofilm-Forming Genes among Jordanian Nasal Carriers of Methicillin-Sensitive and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Iranian Biomedical Journal. 2020 Nov;24(6):386. 
12.	Al-Tamimi M, Himsawi N, Abu-Raideh J, Khasawneh AI, Jazar DA, Al-Jawaldeh H, Hawamdeh H. Phenotypic and Molecular Screening of Nasal S. aureus from Adult Hospitalized Patients for Methicillin- and Vancomycin-resistance. Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2021;21(1):68-77. doi: 10.2174/1871526520666200109143158. PMID: 31916522.
13.	Al-Suleiman JW, Khasawneh AI, Kheirallah KA. Could “trained immunity” be induced by live attenuated vaccines protect against COVID-19? Review of available evidence. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2020 Sep 30;14(09):957-62.
14.	Khasawneh AI, Humeidan AA, Alsulaiman JW, Bloukh S, Ramadan M, Al-Shatanawi TN, Awad HH, Hijazi WY, Al-Kammash KR, Obeidat N, Saleh T, Kheirallah KA. Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Precautionary Measures. A Descriptive Study From Jordan. Front Public Health. 2020 May 29;8:253. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00253. PMID: 32574313; PMCID: PMC7274076.
15.	Khasawneh AI, Himsawi N, Abu-Raideh J, Salameh M, Abdullah N, Khasawneh R, Saleh T. Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Associated with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Jordanian Patients. The Open Microbiology Journal. 2020 Apr 23;14(1).
16.	Al-Tamimi, M., Abu-Raideh, J., Himsawi, N., Khasawneh, A., & Hawamdeh, H. (2020). Methicillin and vancomycin resistance in coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from the nostrils of hospitalized patients. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 14(01), 28-35. https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.11025
17.	Al Haj Mahmoud S, Abboud MM, Khasawneh A, Mohammed NA. The Effects of Chloride Position on the Aerobic Degradation of Chlorobenzoates by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 2019; 12(4):513-518.
18.	Khasawneh, AI., Laumaea, A., Harrison, D.N. et al. Forced virus evolution reveals functional crosstalk between the disulfide bonded region and membrane proximal ectodomain region of HIV-1 gp41. Retrovirology 10, 44 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-10-44

 Investigation of the expression of the cGAS-STING pathway in HPV-infected cervical tissue and its connection to cellular senescence

 •	Teaching Medical Virology course to Medical and Medical Laboratory students
•	Teaching Medical Microbiology to Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy students
•	Teaching Immunology to Medical, Biology, and pharmacy students

ASHRAF IBRAHIM MAHMOUD KHASAWNEH

ASHRAF IBRAHIM MAHMOUD KHASAWNEH

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