Dr. Ahmad Amro

Associate Professor
Al-Quds University, Palestine

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Sciences from Charite University of Medicine, Germany

My URL
https://livedna.org/970.10923

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Biography

Dr. Ahmad Amro is currently working as Associate Professor at Al-Quds University, Palestine. He has completed his Ph.D. in Molecular Sciences from Charite University of Medicine, Germany. His main area of interest focuses on Molecular Sciences. His area of expertise includes Molecular Diagnosis, Molecular Epidemiology, Population Genetics, Leishmania, Toxoplasma, Giardia, Drug Development, Natural Products, and Bioassay. He has 19 publications in journals as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
Molecular Epidemiology
Population Genetics
Natural Products
Molecular Diagnosis

Selected Publications

  1. Najjar, A., Y. Amro, I. Kitaneh, S. Abu-Sharar, M. Sawalha, A. Jamous and A. Amro, 2015. Knowledge and adherence to medications among palestinian geriatrics living with chronic diseases in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. PloS one, .

  2. Karaman, R., S. Al-Kurd, R. Yaghmour, A. Amro and D. Karaman, 2015. Antibacterial activity of novel prodrugs of Amoxicillin and Cephalexin, World J. Pharm. Res., 14: 334-360.

  3. Al-Dwibe, H., A. Gashout, A.M. Morogum, S. El-Zubi and A. Amro, 2014. Contact dermatitis-like cutaneous leishmaniasis in a Libyan HIV patient. Parasites vectors, 7: 1-3.

  4. Amro, A., S. Hamdi, M. Lemrani, I. Mouna, H. Mohammed, S. Mostafa and G. Schonian, 2013. Moroccan Leishmania infantum: genetic diversity and population structure as revealed by multi-locus microsatellite typing. PloS one, .

  5. Hamarsheh, O., A. Nasereddin, S. Damaj, S. Sawalha, H. Al-Jawabreh, K. Azmi and A. Al-Jawabreh, 2012. Serological and molecular survey of Leishmania parasites in apparently healthy dogs in the West Bank, Palestine. Parasit Vectors, 5: 183-183.

  6. Gouzelou, E., C. Haralambous, A. Amro, A. Mentis, F. Pratlong, J.P. Dedet and K. Soteriadou, 2012. Multilocus microsatellite typing (MLMT) of strains from Turkey and cyprus reveals a novel monophyletic L. donovani sensu lato group. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis., 6: 1507-1507.

  7. Azmi, K., G. Schonian, A. Nasereddin, L.F. Schnur and S. Sawalha et al., 2012. Epidemiological and clinical features of cutaneous leishmaniases in Jenin District, Palestine, including characterisation of the causative agents in clinical samples. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hygiene, 106: 554-562.
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  8. Amro, A., A. Gashout, H. Al-Dwibe, M.Z. Alam, B. Annajar, O. Hamarsheh and G. Schonian, 2012. First molecular epidemiological study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Libya. PLoS Negl.Trop. Dis., 6: 1700-1700.
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  9. Amro, A. and O. Hamarsheh, 2012. Epidemiology of scabies in the west bank, palestinian territories (Occupied). Int. J. Infect. Dis., 16: 117-120.
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  10. Hamarsheh, O. and A. Amro, 2011. Characterization of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) from phlebotomus papatasi (diptera: psychodidae) expressed sequence tags (ESTs). Parasit Vectors, 4: 189-189.

  11. Nasereddin, A., K. Azmi, C.L. Jaffe, S. Ereqat and A. Amro et al., 2009. Kinetoplast DNA heterogeneity among Leishmania infantum strains in central Israel and Palestine. Vet. Parasitol., 161: 126-130.
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  12. Hamarsheh, O., W. Presber, M.R. Yaghoobi-Ershadi, A. Amro and A. Al-Jawabreh et al., 2009. Population structure and geographical subdivision of the Leishmania major vector Phlebotomus papatasi as revealed by microsatellite variation. Med. Vet. Entomol., 23: 69-77.
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  13. Hamarsheh, O., W. Presber, A. Al-Jawabreh, Z. Abdeen, A. Amro and G. Schonian, 2009. Molecular markers for phlebotomus papatasi (diptera: psychodidae) and their usefulness for population genetic analysis. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg., 103: 1085-1086.
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  14. Chargui, N., A. Amro, N. Haouas, G. Schonian, H. Babba, S. Schmidt and K. Kuhls, 2009. Population structure of tunisian leishmania infantum and evidence for the existence of hybrids and gene flow between genetically different populations. Int. j. parasitol., 39: 801-811.
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  15. Azmi, K., A.R. Askar, A. Nasereddin, S. Ereqat, A. Amro and Z. Abdeen, 2009. Effect of extensive and intensive feeding regime on goat milk composition affected by κ-casein polymorphism gene. Am.-Eurasian J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 6: 188-195.
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  16. Amro, A., K. Azmi, G. Schonian, A. Nasereddin and M.B. Alsharabati et al., 2009. Epidemiology of paediatric visceral leishmaniasis in Hebron district, Palestine. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hygiene, 103: 731-736.
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  17. Amro, A., G. Schonian, M.B. Al-Sharabati, K. Azmi and A. Nasereddin et al., 2009. Population genetics of Leishmania infantum in Israel and the Palestinian authority through microsatellite analysis. Microbes Infect., 11: 484-492.
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  18. Seridi, N., A. Amro, K. Kuhls, M. Belkaid, C. Zidane, A. Al-Jawabreh and G. Schonian, 2008. Genetic polymorphism of algerian leishmania infantum strains revealed by multilocus microsatellite analysis. Microbes Infect., 10: 1309-1315.
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  19. Hamarsheh, O., A. Al-Jawabreh, S. Barghouthi, K. Azmi, A. Amro and Z. Abdeen, 2007. Genetic variability in different populations of the leishmania major vector phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) originating from the West Bank, Palestine. J. Entomol., 4: 425-434.
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