Scientific Publications

Selected peer-reviewed publications spanning diagnostic immunology, infectious disease epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, and real-world laboratory research. Publications are listed in reverse chronological order, with links to the original articles.

2026

Trends in Aeroallergen IgE Sensitization in Jordan: A Decade-Long Observational Study

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (2026), 14:e70533.

https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.70533

A Middle East Collaborative for Undiagnosed Diseases

Nature Reviews Genetics (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-026-01018-1

Epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Jordan: Prevalence, Incidence, and Clearance from a National Laboratory Dataset, 2014–2025

BMC Public Health (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28197-0

Syphilis Epidemiology in Jordan: Prevalence, Incidence, and Seroreversion from 15 Years of Laboratory-Based Data

Scientific Reports (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56491-9

2025

Hepatitis B Virus in Jordan: Prevalence, Incidence, and Clearance from Cross-Sectional and Cohort Studies

Journal of Viral Hepatitis (2025), 32(10).e70075

https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.70075

2023

Patterns and Trends of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Jordan: An Observational Study

Frontiers in Public Health (2023), 11:1280427.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1280427

A Model for Public-Private Partnership During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from Biolab and Public Laboratories Working in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses (2023), 17(10).e13209

https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13209

Molecular Characterization of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Jordan: Implications on Response to Direct Acting Antiviral Therapy

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2023), 135:63–66.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.08.004

2022

Regional Connectivity Drove Bidirectional Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the Middle East During Travel Restrictions

Nature Communications (2022), 13:4784.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32536-1

2020

Prevalence of IgE-Mediated Sensitization in Patients with Suspected Food Allergic Reactions in Jordan

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (2020), 8(3):384–392.

https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.320

2018

Mutational Screen of a Panel of Tumor Genes in a Case Report of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Breast from Jordan

The Breast Journal (2018), 24(6):1102–1104.

https://doi.org/10.1111/tbj.13142

2013

Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Creates an Arginase-Dependent Immunosuppressive Microenvironment

Blood (2013), 122(5):749–758.

https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2013-01-480129

2012

Host Cell Signalling and Leishmania Mechanisms of Evasion

Journal of Tropical Medicine (2012), 2012:819512.

https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/819512

2010

Comparative Study of the Ability of Leishmania mexicana Promastigotes and Amastigotes to Alter Macrophage Signaling and Functions

Infection and Immunity (2010), 78(6):2438–2445.

https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00812-09

Identification of Key Cytosolic Kinases Containing Evolutionarily Conserved Kinase Tyrosine-Based Inhibitory Motifs (KTIMs)

Developmental and Comparative Immunology (2010), 34(5):481–484.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2009.12.012

2009

Regulation of Macrophage Nitric Oxide Production by the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Src Homology 2 Domain Phosphotyrosine Phosphatase 1 (SHP-1)

Immunology (2009), 127(1):123–133.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02929.x

2008

Leishmania-Induced IRAK-1 Inactivation Is Mediated by SHP-1 Interacting with an Evolutionarily Conserved KTIM Motif

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2008), 2(12):e305.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000305


Books, Book Chapters & Other Scholarly Works

Selected Immunological Diseases, Diagnosis and Treatment

Book published in Arabic (2018). Middle East Press, first edition.

Evolving Role of Jordanian Private Sector Laboratories in Cancer Diagnostics

Oncology News (2014), 9(5):158–160.

Subversion of Host Cell Signaling by Leishmania: Role of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases

Book chapter in Immune Response to Parasitic Infections (2010), pp. 137–164.

Alteration of Macrophage Signalling and Functions by Leishmania

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2009), first edition.