A plethora of research projects have been conducted by students of different ranks. These research projects have been supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at the University of Jordan, The Research and Innovation Fund at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOESR), and the King Abdallah II Fund for Development (KAFD). The research conducted by doctoral and Master's students usually involves what the laboratory is interested in, i.e. androgen and noncoding RNA in breast cancer, but other topics have also been done in collaboration with researchers from and out fo the University of Jordan.
Medical students have participated in various research projets supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at the University of Jordan or the King Abdallah II Fund for Development (KAFD). The focus of these projects has been on the discover of molecular biomarkers for various diseases.
Examples of student projects duringthe past five years (2019-2024) are listed below:
Doctoral research
09/2020-07/2022 Effect of enzalutamide and mir26b on chemoresponse of TNBC toward chemotherapy (Doctoral dissertation). Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus. Co-advisor: Prof. Ozlem Dalmizrak.
12/2017-04/2020 The role of dihydrotestosterone in influencing chemosensitivity of triple-negative breast cancer cells by regulating ABCG2 transporter via microRNA: a possible therapeutic strategy. (Doctoral dissertation). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Bayan Momani.
8/2015-06/2017 Role of androgens in miRNA expression in triple negative breast cancer (Doctoral dissertation). Student: Nihad Othman (Advisor: Mamoun Ahram, Hana Hammad).
Master's research
04/2022-07/2023 Effect of membrane androgen receptor on cathepsin B in breast cancer cells. (Master's thesis). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Student: Omar Hanbali.
09/2019-06/2021 The association between miR-211 and CHD5 with breast cancer development. (Master's thesis). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Student: Rania Al-Zghoul.
09/2019-06/2020 Effect of dihydrotestosterone on activity and secretion of cathepsin B in breast luminal androgen receptor MDA-MB- 453 cancer cells. (Master's thesis). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Student: Haneen Abaza.
09/2018-7/2019 Cellular consequence of dihydrotestosterone-induced expression of metalloprotease 13 in breast MDA-MB- 453 cancer cells. (Master's thesis). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Student: Yasmeen Alshaweesh.
08/2018-12/2019 Regulation of desmosomal proteins by dihydrotestosterone in the molecular apocrine MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cell line. (Master's thesis). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Shahed Al-Arqam.
05/2018-05/2020 The molecular mechanism of the anti-proliferative effect of membrane androgen receptor on breast MDA-MB-453 cells. (Master's thesis). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Taghreed Hasheesh.
06/2017-5/2018 The Role of regulator G protein signaling 2 protein in dihydrotestosterone-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of molecular apocrine MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cell line. (Master's thesis). Deanship of Higher Studies, The University of Jordan. Student: Dana Al-Safadi.
Bachelor's research
07/2023 The association of IL-38 with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Husam Al-Hawari; Students: Angelica Habash, Raghad Shweikeh.
07/2023 The association of IL-39 with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in hypothyroid patients. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Husam Al-Hawari; Students: Habeeb Sabanekh, Teena Khoury.
07/2023 The association of IL-39 with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in euthyroid patients. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Husam Al-Hawari; Students: Fayez Al-Mdanat, Leen Othman.
07/2023 The Potential Use of MCP-1 In Diagnosing Renal Diseases Due To Hypertension. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Hussein Al-Hawari; Students: Sara Assaf, Ibrahim Al-Jeelani.
07/2023 The Potential Use of MCP-1 In Treating Renal Diseases Due To Hypertension. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Hussein Al-Hawari; Students: Luay Jreisat, Jameel Qaigiyyeh.
05/2023 Evaluating inflammatory marker April as a marker for rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Marwan Adwan; Students: Ahmad Qalajo, Yazan Masoud.
05/2023 Evaluating inflammatory marker Galectin-9 as a marker for rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Marwan Adwan; Students: Mohab Saadeh, Ezzeddin Abu Al-Nadi.
05/2023 Serum levels of Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 after follow-up of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Hnna Makhamreh; Students: Salma Sarsour, Hamsah Taha, Nour Al-Qorneh.
05/2023 Serum levels of Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 at onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Dr. Hanna Makhamreh; Students: Sereen Bani Saeed, Nour Mustafa.
10/2022 Salivary Calprotectin in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Crohn’s Disease. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan. Co-PI’s: Prof. Yaser Rayyan, Dr. Awni Abu Snaineh, and Dr. Nour Farsakh; Students: Joud Al-Karmi, Maryam Ahmad, Firas Al-Karmi, Mina Al-Wandawi.
09/2022 Evaluating inflammatory marker interleukin 17A as a diagnostic marker for Crohn’s disease. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Students: Lubna Al-Natour and Hiba Al-Hyasat.
09/2022 Evaluating inflammatory marker interleukin 23 as a diagnostic marker for Crohn’s disease. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan; Co-PI’s: Prof. Yaser Rayyan, Dr. Awni Abu Snaineh, and Dr. Nour Farsakh; Students: Dana Al-Tarawneh and Rasha Ali.
09/2022 The association of APRIL with systemic lupus erythematosus. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan; Co-PI: Dr. Marwan Al-Adwan; Students: Nour Al-Awamleh and Khalid Ahmad.
09/2022 The association of BAFF with systemic lupus erythematosus. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan; Co-PI: Dr. Marwan Al-Adwan; Students: Deena Kofahi and Sarah Rahhal.
09/2022 The association of Galectin-9 with systemic lupus erythematosus. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan; Co-PI: Dr. Marwan Al-Adwan; Students: Yasmeen Abu-Alainain and Lana Manko.
01/2021 Association of circulating ACE2 levels with COVID-19. King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD). Co-PI’s: Amjad Bani Hani and Nafez Abu Tarboush.
12/2020 A Quantitative Study on the Views of Students at the University of Jordan Towards Participation in clinical trials. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Students: Faisal Kassem, Nader Khoury, Mohammed Hassan, Yaman Jarrar, Zaid Abdulqader, Kamal Naser. Unfunded.
12/2020 A Study on the Views of Students at the University of Jordan on Participation in COVID-19 Clinical Trials. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Students: Raha Al-Qaryouti, Dania Qarqash, Raghad Shqour, Omar Salaymeh. Unfunded.
02/2020 Implementation of an ACE assay for the diagnosis of Sarcoidosis. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Students: Insherah Mokhamer, Deena Nafea, Rama Nada, Shahd Alqudah, Ghader Al-Kurdi.
12/2019 Immunohistochemical analysis of p27Kip1, P57Kip2, Cyclin D1, RELA, YAP-1 and H3K27me in ependymoma. King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), Shahad Iqneibi, Jamil Nazzal, Runa Amoudi, Basma Odah, Hala Sultan (medical students).
07/2019 Expression of Kip1 (p27) protein in ependymoma. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Students: Jamil Nazzal and Shahad Iqneibi (medical students).
07/2019 Expression of Kip2 (p57) protein in ependymoma. Deanship of Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Students: Basma Odeh, Rana Sultan, and Runa Amoudi (medical students).
01/2019 Implementation of an enzymatic assay for the diagnosing neural lipofusciosis ceroid: TPPI enzyme. Shareefa Al-Masaeed and Mira Ali. (medical students).
01/2019 Implementation of an enzymatic assay for the diagnosing neural lipofusciosis ceroid: PTT enzyme. Joud Al-Majali and Dayana Jibreen. (medical students).