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Mais Sweiss is an Assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Al-Balqa Applied University. She holds a PhD degree in Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. She has a Master's degree in Biotechnology and a Bachelor's degree in Bioagricultural Technology from Al-Balqa Applied University.
Mais Sweiss is interested in applying green microalgae to solve environmental issues like water scarcity, biofuel production, food security and biofertilizers production. Her research focuses on using green microalgae to remove nutrients from wastewater, bioprospecting for halotolerant green microalgae for high lipid production and value-added compounds. Furthermore, she is working on applying microalgae as biostimulants and biofertilizers. In addition, she works in DNA barcoding for algae, animals and fungi identification.
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 Research Intersets:
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- Applying microalgae for wastewater treatment and biofuel production
- Transcriptional engineering of green microalgae
- Green microalgae genetic diversity
- Halotolerant green microalgae
- Bioprospecting green microalgae for high-value products
- DNA barcoding for insects, algae, sponges, plant viruses and fungi
- Applying green microalgae as biostimulants and biofertilizers
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 Qualifications
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Degree
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University
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| 1 | PHD | University of Bath | Biology | 2017 | | 2 | MASTER DEGREE | Al-Balqa Applied University | Biotechnology | 2007 | | 3 | BACHELOR'S DEGREE | Al-Balqa Applied University | Bioagricultural Technology | 2003 |
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 Experiences
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Academic Experience:
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 2018 -Current :Assistant Professor,Al-Balqa Applied University,Jordan.
2007 -2013 :lecturer,Al-Balqa Applied University,Jordan.
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Administrative Experience:
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 2024 -Current :Head of the Department of Biotechnonology,Al-Balqa Applied University,Jordan.
2023 -2024 :Member in Al-Balqa Applied University Board,Al-Balqa Applied University,Jordan.
2018 -2021 :Member in Faculty of Agricultural Technology Board,Al-Balqa Applied University,Jordan.
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 Publications
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1- First record of Dysmorphococcus globosus H.C. Bold & Starr (Kinik su yosunu) in Turkiye ,Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences, 2025,Vol. ,no. .
2- Identification and phylogenetic analysis of marine sponges in the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba using DNA barcoding ,Heliyon, 2025,Vol. 11,no. 4.
3- Virulence of Jordanian indigenous Beauveria bassiana isolates as entomopathogenic fungi against red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) ,Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2024,Vol. 34,no. 1.
4- Developing strain-specific simple sequence repeats (SSRs) markers for Chlorella sorokiniana ,Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (JMB), 2024,Vol. 34,no. 9.
5- Molecular identification of dinoflagellates symbionts (Zooxanthellae) in corals of the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
,Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024,Vol. 77,no. .
6- Isolation and Identification of Green Microalgae from Northern Jordan ,Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology , 2023,Vol. 17,no. 4.
7- Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of microalgal biomass using portable attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning analytics ,Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2023,Vol. 99,no. .
8- Nephroprotective Activity of Green Microalgae, Chlorella sorokiniana isolated from Jordanian Water ,Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022,Vol. 16,no. 4.
9- Updated status of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Jordan with emphasis on the Bemisia tabaci species complex
,Revista Colombiana de Entomolog?a, 2021,Vol. 47,no. 1.
10- Isolation and identification of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasturella multocida in sheeps and goats using biochemical tests and Random Amplified polymorphism DNA (RAPD) analysis ,Journal of Biological Science, 2008,Vol. 8,no. 7.
11- Molecular Characterization of Jordanian Isolates of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus ,Journal of Phytopathology, 2007,Vol. 155,no. .
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 University Courses Taught
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1- Introduction to Biotechnology.
2- Genetic Engineering.
3- Advanced Biotechnology.
4- Microbial Physiology.
5- Environmental Biotechnology.
6- Microbial genetics.
7- Plant Biotechnology.
8- Food Biotechnology.
9- General Biology (101).
10- Project in Agricultural Biotechnology.
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 Honors and Academics Awards
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| 1 | First Prize for the best-presented poster in the 18th UK-IWA Young Water Professionals Conference, April 10 -12th, 2017, University of Bath, UK | The 18th UK-IWA Young Water Professionals Conference | 2017 | United Kingdom | | 2 | First Prize for the best-presented poster in the 6th UK algae conference, University of Sheffield, 6th of July, 2016, Sheffield, UK. | The 6th UK algae conference | 2016 | United Kingdom | | 3 | First prize for the best-presented poster in the 5th UK algae conference, University of Glasgow, 10th of July, 2015, Glasgow, UK. | The 5th UK algae conference | 2015 | United Kingdom |
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 Projects
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Cultivating and Characterizing of Specific Microalgae Species: Investigating its Therapeutic and Cosmetic Potential, Considering Nanotechnology Impact ,Deanship of Scientific Research- Mutah University,2024/05-2027/04.
Bioprospecting for halotolerant green microalgae from brackish water in Jordan with potential high lipid content ,Deanship of Scientific Research and Innovation _ Al-Balqa Applied University,2022/02-2025/02.
Developing strain-specific simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers for Chlorella sorokiniana ,Deanship of Scientific Research and Innovation _ Al-Balqa Applied University,2019/12-2024/12.
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 Conferences and Workshops
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| 1 | Seminar on the role of microorganisms in the environment | Iraq | 2025/04 | | 2 | 6th International Conference of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institue_Investing in molecular technologies to achieve sustainable development | Iraq | 2025/04 | | 3 | Second training course on risk assessment of LMOs, speaker, June, 6-8th, 2024 Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project), Dead Sea, Jordan | Jordan | 2024/06 | | 4 | Risk Assessment of living modified organisms workshop, speaker, December, 7-9th, 2023, Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project), Dead Sea, Jordan | Jordan | 2023/12 | | 5 | Assessment of the safety of the modified organisms for food and feed, attendance, November, 1st -2nd, 2023, Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project), Amman, Jordan. | Jordan | 2023/11 | | 6 | Communicating science successfully, attendance, October, 12th, 2023, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 2023/10 | | 7 | The first international agricultural technology conference, speaker, September, 4-7th, 2023, Faculty of Agricultural Technology/Al-Balqa Applied University, Le Royal Hotel, Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 2023/09 | | 8 | Laboratory training on LMO detection and sampling, attendance, August, 7-9th, 2023, Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project), National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Jordan | Jordan | 2023/08 | | 9 | Emergency procedures and measures for the unintentional release of living modified organisms resulting from the use of modern biotechnological applications into the environment workshop, speaker, February, 23-25th,2023, Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project), Dead Sea, Jordan | Jordan | 2023/02 | | 10 | Seminar 2 of the DIES ProGRANT Course in Jordan, speaker, Experiences of a ProGRANT alumna, October 19th, 2022, DIES program (Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies) the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Rectors? Conference (HRK) together with the International Office at the University of Cologne, Amman, Jordan. | Jordan | 2022/10 | | 11 | Applied microbiology webinar series, speaker, episode 5: research on microalgae: study case in Indonesia and Jordan, July 13th, 2022, Research Center for Applied Microbiology- National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia (Online) | Indonesia | 2022/07 | | 12 | Awareness and public participation in the field of biosafety workshop, speaker and organizer, November, 24th, 2021 Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project) and Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan. | Jordan | 2021/11 | | 13 | The75th Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society of America, speaker, 13th - 22nd, July 2021, Phycological Society of America, USA (Online). | United States of America | 2021/07 | | 14 | The 7th Conference of the International Society for Applied Phycology (ISAP), attendance, 14th May-13th August 2021, Algae Biomass and Energy System R&D Center (ABES), University of Tsukuba, and Algae Industry Incubation Consortium Japan (AIIC), Japan (Online) | Japan | 2021/05 | | 15 | British Phycological Society 69th Annual Meeting with Protistology- UK, Poster Session, 4th -8th January 2021, University of Nottingham, UK (Online) | United Kingdom | 2021/01 | | 16 | The DAAD DIES ProGRANT Proposal Writing for Research Grants, Seminar1: May 1st -5th, and Seminar2 : December 2nd - 6th, 2019, Beirut, Lebanon. | Lebanon | 2019/05 | | 17 | The 18th UK-IWA Young Water Professionals Conference, Poster Session, April 10th -12th, 2017, The University of Bath, UK | United Kingdom | 2017/04 | | 18 | The 6th UK Algae Conference, Poster Session, July 7th, 2016, The University of Sheffield, UK. | United Kingdom | 2016/07 | | 19 | The 5th UK Algae Conference, Poster Session, July 10th, 2015, The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. | United Kingdom | 2015/07 | | 20 | The 4th UK Algae Conference, Poster Session, June 17th, 2014, Cranfield University, Bedford, UK | United Kingdom | 2014/06 |
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 Books
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| 1 | Advanced Materials for Emerging Water Pollutant Removal | Royal Society of Chemistry | 2024 |
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 Journals Editor/ Reviewer
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Review:
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.
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 Other Contributions:
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*The impact of water extract from locally isolated green microalgae on germination and the growth of wheat.
*Molecular Identification of Sponges, Corals and Symbiotic Dinoflagellate in Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba: a project that was done in collaboration with the OceanX expedition in Jordan.
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* Giving a lecture in Risk Assessment of living modified organisms workshop, December, 7-9th, 2023, Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project), Jordan.
* Cooperation and distinguished efforts in participating in the events and activities of the implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project.
* Organizing and giving a lecture in a workshop entitled Awareness and public participation in the field of biosafety , November, 24th, 2021 Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project) and Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan.
* Giving a lecture in the second training course on risk assessment of LMOs workshop, June, 6-8th, 2024 that was organized by the Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project), Jordan.
* Member of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of national biosafety framework project in Jordan.
* Participation in preparing the monitoring and inspection guide for genetically modified organisms and their products within the project Implementation of national biosafety framework project in Jordan.
* Giving a lecture in a workshop entitled Emergency Procedures and Measures for the Unintentional Release of Living Modified Organisms Resulting from the Use of Modern Biotechnological Applications into the Environment. Organized by the Ministry of Environment (Implementation of national biosafety framework for Jordan project).
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