Hamzah Al-Qadiri
The University of Jordan, Jordan
Biography
Associate professor of food and water microbiology and hygiene, The University of Jordan (2006-Present). Additionally, I am a visiting scholar (2007-2015) at Washington State University, USA. I obtained my Ph.D. in Food Microbiology in 2005 from Washington State University, USA. I have intensive experience in detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms in food, water, and environment using novel techniques such as Real-Time PCR, FT-IR, microbial culturing and physiology, monitoring quality of food products (microbiological aspects), and monitoring environmental microbial quality in hospitals and health care centers I have published more than thirty manuscripts in peer reviewed journals (team-work research projects). I currently have eight funded research projects related to food and water microbiology.