College of Science / Department of Biological Sciences

د. خالد غازي ضيف الله الفندي


Associate Professor
د. خالد غازي ضيف الله الفندي

Curriculum Vitae
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  • College: College of Science
  • Department(s): Biological Sciences Department
  • E-mail: fandikh@ahu.edu.jo
  • Phone No.: 00962-795321987

Dr Khalid Fandi has received his PhD. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of Putra Malaysia in 2001. His thesis focused on molecular studies of F6PPK from bifidobacteria. In 2004 he was appointed as a head of School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology at Technology Park Malaysia (TPM). He was involved in projects of nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical production from microorganisms and medicinal plants also, he was involved in conducting a twinning program of B.Sc in Biotechnology with Cal. Poly Pomona and other California State Universities. Dr Fandi joined the department of Biological Sceince at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University in Jordan and was appointed as a faculty member since 2005. He served as a head of the department of Biological Science from 2006 to 2009. From 2015 to 2017 he was on sabbatical leave and joined the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. In 2009, he has been awarded by German Research Foundation (DFG) a research visit to Prof Hartmut Laatsch’s laboratory at Gottingen University in Germany. Dr Fandi has been serving as editorial board member and reviewer of repute journals. Also he serves as a grand awards judge at the Intel ISEF that held in LA, California 2014 and 2016. He published more than 15 scientific papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals generated throughout different research grants where he was the principal and/or associate investigator and presenting his research work in international conferences and meetings. His current work in detection, isolation and characterization of proteins/enzymes and metabolites biomolecules form microorganisms and plant.

Research area

My research interests are in Microbial Biotechnology, Protein /Enzymes Biochemistry, Plant Molecular Biology, Environmental Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology.

  •  Proteomics of oil palm mesocarp
  •  Detection, isolation and purification of Enzymes from Probiotics
  •  Nanoparticles as Drugs delivery system “A novel microfluidic rotary mixer actuated by biological Nano-Engineered flagellar motors”
  • Development of molecular markers for probiotics strains “Bifidobacteria”
  •  Molecular Characterization of thermophilic and halophilic habitat microorganisms in Jordan
  •  Methanotrophic bacteria use in bioreactors - Production of Nutraceuticals
  •  The use of Computer Integrated Farming (CIF) system to optimize aquaculture products and by-products as animal feed and biofertilizer
  • Effect of organic dissolved nitrogen of phytoplankton in Gulf of Aqaba
  • Gut content analysis and in situ grazing experiments of selected species of zooplankton in red sea”
  • Waste water treatment : Biodegradation and Bioremediation

  • Attended a training course on "Molecular Techniques in Plant Biotechnology". Held at National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, and cooperation with Universiti de Geneve April 3-15, 1995
  • Involved in a short-term e-descriptor (Bioinformatic) project at the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), Regional for Asia, the Pacific and Oceania, Serdang, Malaysia. Nov 2003-Jan 2004
  • Electrocardiogram, basics and advanced (4 CME hours), faculty of Medicine University of Tabuk and Saudi Commission for Heath Specialties. May 5, 2016
  • International conference on Premtive Dentistry, ICPD 2015, Aljouf University, Aljouf KSA, April 7-9, 2015
  • Writing and Revising Learning outcomes of Module-Based Medical courses, Faculty of Medicine April 20, 2017

- دورة السلامة امع شركة ارامكو السعودية 8/5/2016

-  المشاركة في ورشة العمل " واقع الغذاء المستورد في السوق المحلي" جامعة العلوم التطبيقية و نقابة المهندسين الزراعيين 17/3/2008

- المشاركة في ورشة العمل "حماية البيئة مسؤلية جماعية" مديرية البيئة لمحافظة الكرك بالتعاون مع (JICA) 15/5/2006

المشاركة في المؤتمر الدولي "الاغذية المعدلة جينيا" في عمان 21\22-8-2006

- المشاركة في الاسبوع العلمي الاردني الثاني عشر " الطاقة والمياة وابيئة الانسانية" في عمان 27\28-11-2006

- المشاركة بمحاضرة في ورشة العمل في قسم العلوم الحياتية بيوم الايدز العالمي وبالتعاون مع الجمعية الوطنية لمكافحة الايدز في 21-12-2005

- المشاركة بمحاضرة في ورشة العمل التثقيفية في قسم العلوم الحياتية بيوم الصحة العالمي وبالتعاون مع مكتب الصحة لجامعة جون هوبكنز الامريكي في الاردن في 15-5-2007

  •      Highfield awarding body for compliance qualification (HABD) level 2 Award in the control of substances hazardous to health (QCF) 15/3/2016
  •      CPD on 3rd word congress and expo, Applied Microbiology Dubai UAE 7-9 Nov 2016
  •      Undergraduate fellowship for Bachelor studies from Ministry of Higher education, Jordan 1986-1990.
  •      Graduate Research Assistant scholarship (GRA) for PhD student from University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 1996-2001.
  •       German research fellowship (DFG), Institute for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Germany, 2009.


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