Laboratories and Research Facilities
The facilities at Bethlehem University and at the Palestinian Polytechnic University include modern laboratories that are well equipped for research and training. These include the following laboratories:
- Medical Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Plant Tissue Transplantation Laboratory
- Human Cell Transplantation Laboratory
- Bioinformatics Laboratory
- DNA Sequencing Unit
- Isotopes services Unit
- Human Heredity Research Laboratory
- Molecular Diagnosis of Plant Diseases Laboratory
- Biological Resistance Laboratory
Both universities have access to international data bases and online library resources that provide students with access to all scientific periodical and references. The libraries are both Bethlehem University and Palestinian Polytechnic University also contain modern and specialized references in the field of Biotechnology and its applications.
Faculty & Staff
Alfred Abed Rabbo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Supervisor of Water & Soil Environmental Research Unit
Suhail Odeh, Ph.D.
Chairperson of the Department of Software Engineering/Associate Professor
Grace Rabi, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
Hsieh-Fang Chang, M.Sc.
Volunteer Assistant to Director
Rawan Gedeon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Hanin Saliba, M. Dip.
Project Assistant/ Palestine Museum of Natural History
Mohammad Amrieh
Agriculture Specialist / Palestine Museum of Natural History
Jihan Jaqaman
Lab Assistant
Thaer Ayasi, MBA
Instructor A
Ghannam Aljabari
Instructor A
Mamoun Nawahdah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Labib Arafeh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Carlo Sansour, Prof.
Chair of Academic Development "Europe" / Professor of Computational Engineering
Firial Bannoura, BA, LIC
Lab Assistant-Chemistry
Tanas Khoury, M. Dip.
Lab Assistant-Chemistry/ Faculty of Science
Omar Darissa, Ph.D.
Director of UNESCO Biotechnology Center
Rita Dieck, M.Sc.
Lab Assistant
Mary Odeh, M.Sc.
Lab Assistant
Johnny Bassous
Software Engineering - Labs Assistant
Ahmad Atiyha, M.Sc.
Instructor A
Frida Emerezian
Secretary of Science
Nader Abu Saad, M.Sc.
Instructor A
Sherin Hazboun, M.Sc.
Instructor A
Muna Matar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Adnan Shqirat, Ph.D.
Professor
Ghassan Handal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,Chairperson of Biology
Walid Shomaly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nader Hazboun, M.Sc.
Lecturer
Michel Hanania, Ph.D.
Dean of Science, Chairperson of Chemistry, Associate Professor
Reem Zeitoun, M.Sc.
Lecturer
Hashem Shahin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mohammed Abu Ayyash, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nubogh Al-Atrash, M.Sc.
Instructor A
Jamal Ghabboun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mazin Qumsiyeh, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Cytogenetics Services, Director of Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability and Palestine Museum of Natural History
Juhaina Bandak, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Huwaida Rabie, Ph.D.
Chairperson of Mathematics & Physics Department, Assistant Professor
Mahmoud Breighith, M.Sc.
Lecturer
Hiba Jaraiseh, M.Sc.
Instructor A