Biography:

Education

12/2007 PhD in Plant Biotechnology .University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

Professional experience

2007- now Researcher at University of Jordan
2003- 2007 Enrollment in PhD program, (Plant Biotechnology)
The title of his Dissertation was: Lentil Genomics: BAC Library Construction, Validation and Evaluation.

In the lab he was exposed to several techniques including :

a- Isolation of DNA from plant tissues
b- Preparion of bacterial competent cells
c- Tansformation of bacteria using heat chock and electroporation methods,
d- Agarose gel electrophoresis and PFGE,
e- Bioinformatically primer design,
f- PCR

Publications

1- Dweik, N. Abu Rmailh, B. Competitive Effect and Control of Annual Weeds in Three Major Vegetable Crops Grown in Jordan Valley, Dirasat, 7, 43-49, 1982.
2- Dweik, N., and Tarawneh, N. (2002) Wild Birds and Animals in Jordan. Al-rai press, Amman , Jordan.

Interests - Reading publications in the fields of Genetics and Evolution.
- Bioinformatics and gene relations.
- Research in camouflage of insects and animals and the theory behind that.

Honors

- Distinguished Student/ Researcher (University candidate for awards of Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for year 2005)

Abstract:

Security Element Hypothesis

Reproduction is the only way that makes life ongoing on earth. Scientists explanation of males behavior preceding reproduction process is competition for females. This explanation is not satisfactory. Security Element Hypothesis is presented here to emphasize that fear factor is very important in the reproduction process and females need a security signal for initiation of ovulation process. Certain degree of security element is needed for animals to go for reproduction process (security threshold). They probably need that because wild animals and their natural enemies live in the same region, most females are smaller and have a weaker body structure than males, these conditions make females (at least in vertebrates) anxious and live under fear stress. Such conditions usually cause secretion of Adrenalin (A) which can halt mating. It is known that animals and birds can not go for mating while they are under the stress of fear. Physiologically speaking, fear condition and mating process are antagonizing each other. Testosterone hormone (T) is induced in males as an effect of photoperiod. Females inspire security signal from the male behavior (male effect), through displays of a dominant male, dancing of a group of males, or displays of the breeding partner etc. In other words, mating and fear condition utilize the same nervous system, so it can not be used for two antagonistic actions at the same time. If this hypothesis comes to be true, then we can say security element should be taken into consideration when we talk about fitness and Natural Selection. To the best of my knowledge security signals and association of fear factor in the reproduction process were not discussed previously.