السيرة الذاتية

Jacob H. Jacob

Academic Rank : Full Professor
Nationality : Jordanian
Website : http://web2.aabu.edu.jo/Staf/index.jsp?emp=2299
Email : jjacob@aabu.edu.jo
Faculty : Faculty of Sciences
Department : Biological Science
Detailed CV : (PDF)

Education

1995 - 1999 - Al al-Bayt University, Jordan

BSc. in Biology.
1999 - 2002 - Yarmouk University, Jordan

MS. in Biology.
2003 - 2007 - University of Bremen-Max Planck Institute, Germany

phD. in Microbiology.

Experience

19/06/2019 - 23/06/2019 - Full Professor

Al al-Bayt University, Al al-Bayt University
01/09/2015 - 01/09/2016 - Head of Biology Department

Al al-Bayt University, Al al-Bayt University
22/03/2014 - 18/06/2019 - Associate Professor

Jordan, Al al-Bayt University
22/03/2010- 22/03/2014 - Assistant Professor

Jordan, Al al-Bayt University
28/07/2008- 22/03/2010 - Full-time Lecturer

Jordan, Al al-Bayt University

Research Interest

Metagenomic analysis to uncover microbial diversity.
Proteomic analysis of microbial metabolic pathways.
Actinobacteria and their anti-infective agents.
Microorganisms from extreme environments: Thermophiles and Halophiles.
Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons.
Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria.
Physiology of sulfate-reducing bacteria, especially the hydrocarbon degraders.
Biochemical and Molecular Identification of Bacteria.

Awards and Certificates

German Academic Exchange (DAAD) Award-Bilateral Exchange of Academics Program Award - 2015, Germany
Holger Jannash PhD Scholarship from the International Max Planck Research School in Bremen, Germany - 2005, Germany
Marmic Scholarship from the International Max Planck Research School in Bremen. Germany - 2003, Germany

Publications

Benzene Biodegradation by Novel Strain of Caldibacillus: Isolation, Characterization and Bioremediation Potential
Characterization of culturable bacterial community associated with Thunnus tonggol (longtail tuna) and Caranx sem (blacktip trevally) marketed in the fish market of Muscat (Oman)
Moderate thermophilic chemoorganoheterotrophic bacterium in surface layer of anthropogenic grounds of industrial estate area of Al-Mafraq, Jordan
Detection of antibiotic-producing Actinobacteria in the sediment and water of Ma'in thermal springs (Jordan)
Antimicrobial activity of methanolic and ethanolic crude extracts of carp, peel and seed of Punica granatum L.
High-Throughput Sequencing-Based Review of Bacillus Diversity in Jordanian Hot Springs Water
Effect of Various Local Anthropogenic Impacts on the Diversity of Coral Mucus-Associated Bacterial Communities
Can shopping carts act as potential source of drug-resistant enteric bacteria
Exploring the microbial diversity in Jordanian hot springs by comparative metagenomic analysis
Evaluation and Optimization of Methane Production from Different Manure Types
Microbial community analysis of the hypersaline water of the Dead Sea using high-throughput amplicon sequencing
Microbiological analysis, antimicrobial activity, and heavy-metals content of Jordanian Ma?in hot-springs water
Estimation and Identification of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in the Outdoor Atmosphere of Al-Mafraq Area, Jordan
The Slaughtering and Dressing Procedures of Livestock Inside the Butcher Shops Generate High Levels of Bacterial Contamination
Antimicrobial activity of actinobacteria from a hypersaline area of the Dead Sea
Isolation and Molecular Identification of New Benzene Degrading Lysinibacillus Strains from Gasoline Contaminated Soil
Phytochemical investigation and in vitro antibacterial activity of essential oils from Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Delile and C. trinervia Fresen. (Cleomaceae)
Bioremoval Capacity Of Phenol By Green MicroAlgal And Fungal Species Isolated From Dry Environment
Screening and Characterization of Aerobic Xylene-Degrading Bacteria from Gasoline Contaminated Soil Sites Around Gas Stations in Northern Jordan
Toluene Biodegradation by Novel Bacteria Isolated from Polluted Soil Surrounding Car Body Repair and Spray Painting Workshops
Nematocidal Effect of 1,2,4-triazole Derivatives Against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Contamination of the handles and bases of shopping carts by pathogenic and multi-drug resistant bacteria
Chemical profile and antibacterial activity of crude fractions and essential oils of Capparis ovata Desf. and Capparis spinosa L. (Capparaceae)
A NEW STRAIN OF Shewanella putrefaciens ISOLATED FROM THE DEAD SEA OF JORDAN
Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Six Novel 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives against Standard and Medical Bacteria
Antibacterial Activity of Some Selected 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives Against Standard, Environmental, and Medical Bacterial Strains
Phenol Content, Antioxidant Capacity and Antibacterial Activity of Methanolic Extracts Derived from Four Jordanian Medicinal Plants
Dissemination of Heavy Metals and Tolerant Bacteria along Zarqa River (Jordan)
Complete genome, catabolic sub-proteomes and key-metabolites of Desulfobacula toluolica Tol2, a marine, aromatic compound-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium.
Evaluation of Food Preservatives, Low Toxicity Chemicals, Liquid Fractions of Plant Extracts and their Combinations as Alternative Options for Controlling Citrus Post-harvest Green and Blue Moulds
Classification of Halophilic Heterotrophic Bacteria Thriving in the Jordanian Dead Sea Littoral Zone
Biochemical and Molecular Taxonomy of a Mild Halophilic Strain of Citrobacter Isolated from Hypersaline Environment.
Isolation and Molecular Identification of New Thermophilic Bacterial Strains of Geobacillus pallidus and Anoxybacillus flavithermus.
Anaerobic Degradation of Naphthalene and 2-methylnaphthalene by Strains of Marine Sulfate-reducing Bacteria.
In vitro cytogenetic testing of an organoselenium compound and its sulfur analogue in cultured rat bone marrow cells
Conference, The 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM): Poster presentation. May 21-25, 2007, Toronto, ON, Canada
Conference, European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Niemann H, Losekam T, Elvert M, Jacob J, Robador A, Nadalig T, Sauter E, Beer D, Boetius A. 2005. Novel Methanotrophic Guilds on Mud Flows at Hakon Mosby Mud Volcano, Barents Sea: Evidence of Biomarker and DNA Analyses.April 24 -29, 2005, Vienna-Austria
Conference, Leopoldina Symposium on Microbial life strategies: 5-8.04.2006, Bremen- Germany
Conference, The annual meeting of the German Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM): March 19-22, 2006, Jena-Germany
Conference, The annual meeting of the German Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM): Poster presentation. April 1-4, 2007, Osnabruck-Germany
Conference, 4th Kuwait Conference of Chemistry (Chemistry and life sciences). Oral presentation: Antimicrobial Activity of Actinobacteria from Hypersalaine area of the Dead Sea. 20-22.03. 2016, Kuwait city, Kuwait
Conference, International Conference on Sciences (ICS). Fawzi Irshaid, Khaled A. Tarawneh, Jacob H. Jacob, and Aisha Alshdefat: Phenol content, antioxidant capacity and antibacterial activity of methanolic extract derived from four Jordanian medicinal plants. 20-22.11.2012, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan
Conference, International Conference of Chemistry and Life Sciences. Member of organizing committee/Chairman of session/Oral presentation: Exteremophilic Microorganisms from Different Habitats in Jordan. 4 to 5.04.2017: Al al-Bayt University, Jordan
Conference, Second Conference on Biological Sciences at Yarmouk University. 23-25.10.2001, Irbid, Jordan
Conference, Life Sciences Conference for Sustainable Development: Biogas Production from Animal Wastes. 27 to 29 April 2017, Amman, Jordan
Conference, International Conference on Science (ICS) at Al al-Bayt University, Session Chair/Oral presentation. Presentation title: A New Shewanella putrefaciens strain isolated from the Dead Sea of Jordan. 20 - 22 November, 2012, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan

Education

1995 - 1999 - Al al-Bayt University, Jordan

1999 - 2002 - Yarmouk University, Jordan

2003 - 2007 - University of Bremen-Max Planck Institute, Germany

Experience

19/06/2019 - 23/06/2019 - Full Professor

01/09/2015 - 01/09/2016 - Head of Biology Department

22/03/2014 - 18/06/2019 - Associate Professor

22/03/2010- 22/03/2014 - Assistant Professor

28/07/2008- 22/03/2010 - Full-time Lecturer

Research Interest

Metagenomic analysis to uncover microbial diversity.

Proteomic analysis of microbial metabolic pathways.

Actinobacteria and their anti-infective agents.

Microorganisms from extreme environments: Thermophiles and Halophiles.

Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons.

Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria.

Physiology of sulfate-reducing bacteria, especially the hydrocarbon degraders.

Biochemical and Molecular Identification of Bacteria.

Awards and Certificates

German Academic Exchange (DAAD) Award-Bilateral Exchange of Academics Program Award - 2015, Germany

Holger Jannash PhD Scholarship from the International Max Planck Research School in Bremen, Germany - 2005, Germany

Marmic Scholarship from the International Max Planck Research School in Bremen. Germany - 2003, Germany

Publications

Benzene Biodegradation by Novel Strain of Caldibacillus: Isolation, Characterization and Bioremediation Potential

Characterization of culturable bacterial community associated with Thunnus tonggol (longtail tuna) and Caranx sem (blacktip trevally) marketed in the fish market of Muscat (Oman)

Moderate thermophilic chemoorganoheterotrophic bacterium in surface layer of anthropogenic grounds of industrial estate area of Al-Mafraq, Jordan

Detection of antibiotic-producing Actinobacteria in the sediment and water of Ma'in thermal springs (Jordan)

Antimicrobial activity of methanolic and ethanolic crude extracts of carp, peel and seed of Punica granatum L.

High-Throughput Sequencing-Based Review of Bacillus Diversity in Jordanian Hot Springs Water

Effect of Various Local Anthropogenic Impacts on the Diversity of Coral Mucus-Associated Bacterial Communities

Can shopping carts act as potential source of drug-resistant enteric bacteria

Exploring the microbial diversity in Jordanian hot springs by comparative metagenomic analysis

Evaluation and Optimization of Methane Production from Different Manure Types

Microbial community analysis of the hypersaline water of the Dead Sea using high-­throughput amplicon sequencing

Microbiological analysis, antimicrobial activity, and heavy-metals content of Jordanian Ma?in hot-springs water

Estimation and Identification of Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in the Outdoor Atmosphere of Al-Mafraq Area, Jordan

The Slaughtering and Dressing Procedures of Livestock Inside the Butcher Shops Generate High Levels of Bacterial Contamination

Antimicrobial activity of actinobacteria from a hypersaline area of the Dead Sea

Isolation and Molecular Identification of New Benzene Degrading Lysinibacillus Strains from Gasoline Contaminated Soil

Phytochemical investigation and in vitro antibacterial activity of essential oils from Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Delile and C. trinervia Fresen. (Cleomaceae)

Bioremoval Capacity Of Phenol By Green MicroAlgal And Fungal Species Isolated From Dry Environment

Screening and Characterization of Aerobic Xylene-Degrading Bacteria from Gasoline Contaminated Soil Sites Around Gas Stations in Northern Jordan

Toluene Biodegradation by Novel Bacteria Isolated from Polluted Soil Surrounding Car Body Repair and Spray Painting Workshops

Nematocidal Effect of 1,2,4-triazole Derivatives Against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Contamination of the handles and bases of shopping carts by pathogenic and multi-drug resistant bacteria

Chemical profile and antibacterial activity of crude fractions and essential oils of Capparis ovata Desf. and Capparis spinosa L. (Capparaceae)

A NEW STRAIN OF Shewanella putrefaciens ISOLATED FROM THE DEAD SEA OF JORDAN

Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Six Novel 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives against Standard and Medical Bacteria

Antibacterial Activity of Some Selected 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives Against Standard, Environmental, and Medical Bacterial Strains

Phenol Content, Antioxidant Capacity and Antibacterial Activity of Methanolic Extracts Derived from Four Jordanian Medicinal Plants

Dissemination of Heavy Metals and Tolerant Bacteria along Zarqa River (Jordan)

Complete genome, catabolic sub-proteomes and key-metabolites of Desulfobacula toluolica Tol2, a marine, aromatic compound-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium.

Evaluation of Food Preservatives, Low Toxicity Chemicals, Liquid Fractions of Plant Extracts and their Combinations as Alternative Options for Controlling Citrus Post-harvest Green and Blue Moulds

Classification of Halophilic Heterotrophic Bacteria Thriving in the Jordanian Dead Sea Littoral Zone

Biochemical and Molecular Taxonomy of a Mild Halophilic Strain of Citrobacter Isolated from Hypersaline Environment.

Isolation and Molecular Identification of New Thermophilic Bacterial Strains of Geobacillus pallidus and Anoxybacillus flavithermus.

Anaerobic Degradation of Naphthalene and 2-methylnaphthalene by Strains of Marine Sulfate-reducing Bacteria.

In vitro cytogenetic testing of an organoselenium compound and its sulfur analogue in cultured rat bone marrow cells

Conference, The 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM): Poster presentation. May 21-25, 2007, Toronto, ON, Canada

Conference, Leopoldina Symposium on Microbial life strategies: 5-8.04.2006, Bremen- Germany

Conference, The annual meeting of the German Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM): March 19-22, 2006, Jena-Germany

Conference, The annual meeting of the German Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM): Poster presentation. April 1-4, 2007, Osnabruck-Germany

Conference, 4th Kuwait Conference of Chemistry (Chemistry and life sciences). Oral presentation: Antimicrobial Activity of Actinobacteria from Hypersalaine area of the Dead Sea. 20-22.03. 2016, Kuwait city, Kuwait

Conference, International Conference of Chemistry and Life Sciences. Member of organizing committee/Chairman of session/Oral presentation: Exteremophilic Microorganisms from Different Habitats in Jordan. 4 to 5.04.2017: Al al-Bayt University, Jordan

Conference, Second Conference on Biological Sciences at Yarmouk University. 23-25.10.2001, Irbid, Jordan

Conference, Life Sciences Conference for Sustainable Development: Biogas Production from Animal Wastes. 27 to 29 April 2017, Amman, Jordan

Conference, International Conference on Science (ICS) at Al al-Bayt University, Session Chair/Oral presentation. Presentation title: A New Shewanella putrefaciens strain isolated from the Dead Sea of Jordan. 20 - 22 November, 2012, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan

Microbial community analysis of the hypersaline water of the Dead Sea using high-throughput amplicon sequencing