Omar Hamarsheh
Biology
Al-Quds University
Israel
Biography
Omar Hamarsheh was graduated on December 2007 from Institute of Biology, Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany with a PhD in Molecular Biology. Msc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine. Former DAAD fellowship holder and DGP and ASP member.
Research Interest
Microsatellite markers development for sand flies, Molecular diagnosis of leishmaniasis, Population structure analysis of sand flies, Analysis of mitochondrial DNA and estimating evolutionary processes associated with emergence of different sand fly species.
Publications
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Epidemiology of paediatric visceral leishmaniasis in Hebron District, Palestine. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 103: 731-736
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Population structure and geographical subdivision of the Leishmania major vector Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) as revealed by microsatellite variation. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23:69-77
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Molecular markers for Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) and their usefulness for population genetic analysis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103:00-00 (In press)
