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- Country of residence: Jordan
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Curriculum Vita
Dr. Khaled Tawaha
Postal Address: Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Jordan
Amman, 11942 Jordan
Telephone: (+ 962 6) 5355000(Ext 23310) Mobile: 0799592258
E-mail: Tawaha2003@yahoo.com
Personal Information
Nationality: Jordanian. Marital Status: Married and has 4 children.
Gender: Male Date of Birth: 01.02.1965, in Houfa / Irbid / Jordan.
Education
1998: Attended and successfully completed within three months at Montclair State
University, New Jersey, USA an English language program (Exploring
Curriculum of the English Language).
1993 - 1997: Attended Humboldt University – department of pharmacy Berlin Germany, as
doctoral degree graduate student. Identified dissertation topics; prepared and
submitted a doctoral proposal; and completed, successfully, a doctoral thesis in
the area of Phytochemistry: Title of the dissertation: "Separation and structure
elucidation of saponins and flavonoids from the plant, Aster bellidiastrum".
1993: German Pharmaceutical Board, Berlin-Germany
1986 - 1991: Bachelor in Pharmacy at Humboldt University Zu Berlin /Germany.
1985 - 1986: German High School Diploma (Germany's foundation year
program)/"Frankfurt am Main".
1980 - 1983: General Secondary Education Certificate – scientific branch (very good),
Hetteen Secondary High school, Irbid-Jordan
Field of Expertise & Research Interests
- Phytochemical Analysis
- Pharmaceutical Biology
- Chromatography (GC and GC/MS)
- Biological Evaluation of Natural Products
- Essential Oils (Chemical Composition, Biological Activities and Pharmaceutical Quality)
- Isolation, Identification and Biological Evaluation of Saponins
Teaching
- Pharmacognosy (BSc Pharmacy, 3rd year)
- Pharmacognosy, Practical (BSc Pharmacy, 3rd year)
- Phytochemistry-I (BSc Pharmacy, 3rd year)
- Phytochemistry-I, Practical (BSc Pharmacy, 3rd year)
- Selected Topics in Natural Products Chemistry (BSc Pharmacy, Elective, 4th & 5th year)
- Seminars In Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSc Pharmacy, 4th and 5th year)
Employment
2011- Assisttant Dean for Training Affairs
2010 Associated professor
2005-2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan.
2002-2003, 04-05 Acting chairman of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal
Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science University, Amman-
Jordan.
1998-2005 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal
Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science University, Amman-
Jordan.
1996-1997 Part-time pharmacist, Kolwitz Pharmacy, Berlin-Germany.
1991-1992 Pre-registered pharmacist, community and hospital pharmacies, Berlin-
Germany.
Conferences, Symposia, Workshops and Memberships:
· Saponin conference in Chicago/USA, August 20th – August 26th, 1995.
· Member in the Jordanian quality control team for writing guidelines to control locally
manufactured and/or imported herbal medicines or herbs in general.
· Committee member of the first symposium on Anti-viral and Anti-cancer agents (2001) held in
Applied Science University,
· Orientation program for developement of teaching skills in the Applied Sience University
University during September 29 th -October 2 nd, 2003
· Workshop on electronic education on January 18th , 2005 at the Applied Sience University
· Workshop about the development of the credential rules of the pharmaceutical sciences under
the supervision of the higher educational committee on March 12th ,2005
· Council member 2001-2002, 2003-2004
· Member in various committees in faculty of pharmacy, Applied Science University/Jordan,
· Member of the German pharmaceutical Association, 1993 – present,
· Member of the committee for medicinal plants and natural products, JFDA-MOH, Jordan
(2002-2004, 2008-Present)
Supervision and Examination
Supervision:
1. Suha T. Telfah. Thesis title: Isolation, characterization and biological evaluation of the active
compoments of Aristolochia maurorum L. (Aristolochiaceae) (2004). (Supervisor: F. Q. Alali, Jordan
University of Science and Technology)
2. Eman K. Al-Hamarsheh. Thesis title: Quantitative determination of Hederacoside C in Ivy-Thyme
cough preparation; 2007. (Supervisor: Mohammad Mohammad, University of Jordan).
3. Alaa N. Bakeer. Thesis title: Comparison evaluation (yield and chemical composition) and monthly
ontogenetic variation of the volatile oils hydrodistilled from two Inula species (Inula viscosa and Inula
graveolens) growing in Jordan; 2009. (Supervisor: Mohammad Hudaib, University of Jordan).
Examination:
1. Reem A. Derhalli. Thesis title:Experimental validation of ethnopharmacological data obtained via
informant consensus factor (ICF) and use value (UV) for some anti- microbial jordanian medicinal
plants and chemical evaluation of the active volatile oils. MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Jordan. June 2008 (Supervisor: Mohammad Hudaib).
2. Jelnar Z. Al-kaladeh. Thesis title: GC-MS determination of the volatile oil composition and
evaluation of in vitro antiproliferative activity for selected medicinal plants grown in Jordan against
breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF7). MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Jordan. August 2008. (Supervisor: Fatma Afifi).
3. Abdullah A. Ghawanmeh.Thesis: title: Isolation, characterization and biological evaluation of active
components of Colchicum crocifolium BOISS. (Colchicaceae). MSc in Applied Chemistry, Faculty
of Graduate Studies, Jordan University of Science and Technology. July, 2007. (Supervisor: F. Q.
Alali).
Research Funding/Grants
1. Screening and Evaluation of New Compounds / Extracts as Potential Anti Obesity Agents.
(24000$, Deanship of Academic Research, University of Jordan)
2. Development and Evaluation of New Anti- Inflammatory Agents and Exploration of their
Mechanisms of Action. (25500$, Deanship of Academic Research, University of Jordan).
Publications
1- Thomas Schopke, Khaled Al-Tawaha, Victor Wraey, Manfred Nimtz, Anke Meyer, and
Karl Hiller: “Triterpeniod Saponins from the Aerial Parts of Aster bellidiastrum”;
Phytochemistry1995; Vol. 40; (5); 1489-1492.
2- Thomas Schopke, Khaled Al-Tawaha, Victor Wraey, Manfred Nimtz, Anke Meyer and
Karl Hiller: “Triterpeniod Saponins from Aster bellidiastrum”; Phytochemistry 1997; Vol.
45,(1); 125-132.
3- Khaled Tawaha, Sabbah Al-Muhtaseb and Suleiman Al-Khalil; “Coumarins from the Aerial
Parts of Prangos ferulacea”; Alexandria Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2001; 15(2), 89-
91.
4- Khaled Tawaha, Sabbah Al-Muhtaseb and Suleiman Al-Khalil; “Sesquiterpenes From
Ferula sinaica ”; Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy-Cairo University/Egypt 2001; 39(2); 165-
169.
5- Feras Alali, Khaled Tawaha, and Rana M. Qasaymeh; “Determination of Colchicine
Content in Colchicum stevenii and Colchicum hierosolymetanum (Colchicaceae);
Comparsion between two analytical methods”; Phytochemical Analysis 2004; 15; 27-29.
6- Feras Alali, Khaled Tawaha, and Tamam Al-eleimat; “Determination of Hypericin content
in Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra (Hypericaceae) growing wild in Jordan”; Natural Product
Research 2004; 18(2); 147-151.
7- Feras Q. Alali, Tamam Al-eleimat, Chen Li, Amjad Qandil, Ahmad Alkofahi, Khaled
Tawaha, Jason P. Burgess, Yuka Nakanishi, David J. Kroll, Hrnan A. Navarro, Joseph O.
Falkinham, Mansukh C. Wani, and Nicholas H. Oberlies; “New Colchicinoids from a Native
Jordanian Meadow Saffron, Colchicum brachyphyllum: Isolation of the First Naturally-
Occurring Dextrorotatory Colchicinoid”; Journal of Natural Products 2005; 68(2); 173-178.
8- Feras Q. Alali, Khaled Tawaha, Tamam El-elimat, Rana Qasaymeh, Chen Li. Jason
Burgess, Yuka Nakanishi, David J. Kroll, Mansukh C. Wani, Nicholas H. Oberlies;
“Phytochemical Studies and Cytotoxicity Evaluations of Colchicum tunicatum and
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Colchicum hierosolymitanum F. (Colchicaceae): Two Native Jordanian Meadow Saffrons”;
Journal of Natural Product 2005; 68(2), 173-178.
9- Mohsen S. Al-Mahmoud, Feras Alali, Khaled Tawaha, and Rana M. Qasaymeh;
Phytochemical Study and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Colchicum stevenii (Colchicaceae): A
Jordanian Meadow Saffron”; Journal of Natural Products 2006; 20(2), 153-160
10- Feras Alali, Abdulla El-Alali, Khaled Tawaha, and Tamam Al-eleimat; “Seasonal variation
of colchicine content in Colchicum bracchyphyllum and Colchicum tunicatum
(Colchicaceae).Natural Product Research, Part A: Stucture and synthesis 2006; 20(12), 1121-
1128.
11- Feras Alali, Khaled Tawaha, Mayadah B. Shehadeh, and Suha Telfah; “Phytochemical and
Biological Investigation of Aristolochia maurorum L. Zeitschrift der Naturforschung, C:
Journal of Biosciences 2006; 61(9/10), 685-691.
12- Feras Alali, Khaled Tawaha, and Tamam Al-eleimat; Determination of (-) demecolcine and
(-) colchicine content in selected Jordanien Colchicum species. Pharmazie 2007; 62(10), 739-
742.
13- Tawaha, Khaled; Alali, Feras Q.; Ghariebeh, Mohammad; Mohammad, Mohammad; El-
Elimat, Tamam. Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of selected Jordanian plant
species. Food chemistry 2007; 104 (4); 1372-1378
14- Feras Q. Alali, Khaled Tawaha, Tamam El-Elimat, Maha Syouf, Mosa El-Fayad, Khaled
Abulaila Samara Joy Nielsen, William D. Wheaton, Joseph O. Falkinham III, and Nicholas
H. Oberlies. "Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of aqueous and methanolic
extracts of Jordanian plants: an ICBG project". Natural Products Research, Part A: Structure
and Synthesis 2007; 21(12), 1121-1131
15- Feras Q. Alali, Ahmad Gharaibeh, Abdullah Ghawanmeh, Khaled Tawaha and Nicholas H.
Oberlies. Colchicinoids from Colchicum crocifolium Boiss.: a case study in dereplication
strategies for (-)-colchicine and related analogues using LC-MS and LC-PDA techniques.
Phytochemical Analysis 2008; 19(5), 385-394.
16- Alali, Feras Q.; Tahboub, Yahya R.; Ibrahim, Eyad S.; Qandil, Amjad M.; Tawaha, Khaled;
Burgess, Jason P.; Sy, Arlene; Nakanishi, Yuka; Kroll, David J.; Oberlies, Nicholas H.
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Echium glomeratum (Boraginaceae). Phytochemistry 2008; 69(12),
2341-2346.
17- Nicholas H. Oberlies, JamesI Rineer, Feras Q. Alali, Khaled Tawaha, Joseph O. Falkinham
III; William D. Wheaton. Mapping of sample collection data: GIS tools for the natural
product researcher. Phytochemistry Letters 2009; 2, 1-9.
18- Falkinham, Joseph O., III; Wall, Thomas E.; Tanner, Justin R.; Tawaha, Khaled; Alali, Feras
Q.; Li, Chen; Oberlies, Nicholas H. Proliferation of antibiotic-producing bacteria and
concomitant antibiotic production as the basis for the antibiotic activity of Jordan's red soils.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2009; 75(9), 2735-2741.
19- Alali, Feras Q.; Tawaha, Khaled; Gharaibeh, Mohammad. LC-MS and LC-PDA analysis of
Hypericum empetrifolium and Hypericum sinaicum. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, C:
Journal of Biosciences 2009; 64(7/8), 476-482.
20- K. Tawaha, M. Hudaib. Volatile oil profiles of the aerial parts of Jordanian garland,
Chrysanthemum coronarium. Pharmaceutical Biology, In press (Accepted 23-Nov- 2009).
21- K. Tawaha, Rasha Sadi, Fadi Qadan, Khalid Z. Matalkah and Adolf Nahrstedt.A Bioactive
Prodelphinidin from Magnifera indica Leaf Extract. Zeitschrift fuer Naturalforschung 65c, 322-326
(2010).
22-M.K. Mohammad, I.M. Almasri, K. Tawaha, A. Issa, A. Al-Nadaf, M. Hudaib, H.S. AlKhatib, E.
Abu-Gharbieh, Y. Bustanji. Antioxidant, antihyperuricemic and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities
of Hyoscyamus reticulatus. Pharmaceutical Biology, 48(12), 1376-1383 (2010).
23- A. Khdair, M.K. Mohammad, K. Tawaha, E. Al-Hamarsheh, H.S. AlKhatib, B. Al-khalidi, Y.
Bustanji, S. Najjar, M. Hudaib. A Validated RP HPLC-PAD Method for the Determination of
Hederacoside C in Ivy-Thyme Cough Syrup. International Journal of Analytical Chemistry. ID
478143, 5 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/478143 (2010)..
24.Y. Bustanji, A. Issa, M. Mohammad, M. Hudaib, K. Tawaha, H. ALKhatib, I. ALMasri, B. Al-
Khalidi. Inhibition of hormone sensitive lipase and pancreatic lipase by Rosmarinus officinalis extract
and selected phenolic constituents. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 4(21), 2235-2242 (2010).
25-Yasser Bustanji, Ala Issa, Mohammad Mohammad, Mohammad Hudaib, Khalid Tawaha, Hatim
ALKhatib, Ihab ALMasri and Bashar Al-Khalidi. Inhibition of hormone sensitive lipase and pancreatic
lipase by Rosmarinus officinalis extract and selected phenolic constituents. Journal of Medicinal
Plant research. 2010, 4: 2235-2242
26-Y. Bustanji, I.M. Al-Masri, M. Mohammad, M. Hudaib, K. Tawaha, H. Tarazi, H.S. AlKhatib.
Pancreatic lipase inhibition activity of trilactone terpenes of Ginkgo biloba. Journal of Enzyme
Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 26(4), 453-459 (2011).
27- Khaled Tawaha, Mohammad Gharaibehb, Tamam El-Elimatc, Feras Q. Alali . Determination of
hypericin and hyperforin content in selected Jordanian Hypericum species; Industrial Crops and
Products 32 (2010) 241–245
28-Y. Bustanji, A. Issa, A. Moulay, M. Hudaib, K. Tawaha, M. Mohammad, S. Hamed, I. Masri, F.Q.
Alali. Hormone sensitive lipase inhibition by selected medicinal plants. Journal of Medicinal Plants
Research, 5(18), 4405-4410 (2011).
29.Y. Bustanji, M. Hudaib, K. Tawaha, M. Mohammad, I. Almasri, S. Hamid, S. Oran. In vitro
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition by Selected Jordanian Medicinal Plants. Jordan Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4(1), 49-56 (2011).
30-Y. Bustanji, M. Mohammad, M. Hudaib, K. Tawaha, I.M. Al-Masri, H.S. AlKhatib, A. Issa, F.Q.
Alali. Screening of Some Medicinal Plants for their Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitory Potential. Jordan
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4(2), 81-88 (2011).
31-R. Tarawneh, R. AbuFarha, M. Hudaib, K. Tawaha, K. Aieda, Y. Bustanji, M. Mohammad. Acute
Oral Toxicity Study of Ivy-Thyme Syrup in Albino Rats. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
4(1), 29-34 (2011).
32-M.M. Hudaib, K.A. Tawaha, M.K. Mohammad, A.M. Assaf, A.Y. Issa, F.Q. Alali, T.A. Aburjai,
Y.K. Bustanji. Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of the methanolic extracts of selected Jordanian
medicinal plants. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 7(28), 320-324 (2011).
33-Yasser Bustanji, Mohammad Hudaib, Khaled Tawaha, Mohammad Mohammad, Ihab Almasri,
Saja Hamid and Sawsan Oran. In vitro Xanthine Oxidase inhibition by selected jordanian medicinal
plants. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. In Press.
34-A. Issa, M. Mohammad, M. Hudaib, K. Tawah, T. Aburjai, S. Oran, Y. Bustanji. A potential role of
Lavandula angustifolia in the management of diabetic dyslipidemia. Journal of Medicinal Plants
Research, 5(16), 3876-3882 (2011).
35-Mohammad Mohammad, Khaled M. Aiedeh, Hatim S. AlKhatib, Khaled Tawaha, Bashar
AlKhalidi, Ihab M. Al-Masri, Saja Hamed and Yasser Bustanji. A Comparative Enzymatic Inhibition
Assay as a Surrogate Indicator of Pharmaceutical and Potency Equivalence of Two Orlistat
Formulations. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010; 3:69-74.
36-M.M. Hudaib, K.A. Tawaha, M.K. Mohammad, A.M. Assaf, A.Y. Issa, F.Q. Alali, T.A. Aburjai,
Y.K. Bustanji. Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of the methanolic extracts of selected Jordanian
medicinal plants. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 7(28), 320-324 (2011).
37- Abdullah El-Alali , Abdullah Al Zoubi, Mohammad Gharaibeh, Khaled Tawaha and feras
Q.Alali.. Phytochemical and biological Investigation of Nitraria retusa Asch. Jordan Journal
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5( 2), 155-163 (2012)
38- K.A. Tawaha, M.M. Hudaib. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil from Flowers, Flower
Buds and Leaves of Thymus capitatus Hoffmanns. & Link from Jordan. Journal of Essential Oil
Bearing Plants, In press (Accepted: March, 2012).
39-M. Hudaib, K. Tawaha. Chemical Profile of the Volatile Oil of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora
Paláu) Growing in Jordan. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, In press (Accepted: May, 2012).
Achievements and Awards
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