Biography

Dr. Samir Haj Bloukh received his degree in Veterinary Medicine from University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan in 1977. He also received Postgraduate Diploma in Bacteriology (Microbiology), University of Manchester, UK, 1985 and his Ph.D in Virology and Serology (Microbiology), University of Manchester, UK, 1991. He began his carrier in the Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan (1978-1984), where became the deputy head of Jordan Vaccine Institute, as well as the head of Diptheria Toxoid Production Unit..Then he continued with diagnostic Microbiology in the Central Diagnostic Lab of the Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.  After his PhD., he continued from 1991-1999 as Head of Serology and Virology Department in the Central Diagnostic Laboratory, as well as teaching part-time in Amman University. He received postdoctoral training at the Research Institute For Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan from 1992-1993 in Advanced Microbial Diseases Study.. He subsequently moved to the Sustainable Management Development Program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, MI, where received training in Management for International Public Health and another training in Management in 1998. He moved to College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University in 1999, joined as faculty member, served as Dean of College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences from 2000-2009 and continues currently as faculty member. He has published more than 20 papers.

Research Interest

Bacterial Exotoxins, Antimicrobial activity and antifungal activity of Polyiodides.