Lubna Tahtamouni

Dean of Scientific Research

Lubna Tahtamouni is Dean of Scientific Research and a professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at the Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan, where she headed the department from 2011. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Jordan before completing her PhD in the Department of Biology at Colorado State University in the United States. Her research spans cell biology, gene regulation, stem-cell biology and cancer biology, focusing on the cytoskeletal and signalling pathways that drive tumour progression. Over nearly two decades she has authored more than sixty-five peer-reviewed papers and supervised more than twenty master's students from Jordanian and international universities. She is a member of the American Society for Cell Biology, the Jordan Society for Scientific Research and the Arab Science and Technology Foundation, and is an active advocate for women pursuing careers in science.