The Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research at the University of Jordan announced the names of the winners of the Ali and Samia Mango Awards for Distinguished Researchers in Jordan for the year 2023. These awards are granted in recognition by the center to distinguished researchers working within the Kingdom and to encourage them to enrich academic knowledge content.

Professor Dr. Laith Al-Aitan from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the Jordan University of Science and Technology won the Ali Mango Award for Distinguished Researcher for the year 2023 for the "Scientific Colleges", for his scientific and research achievements and contributions in the field of pharmacogenetics and human genetics, which were distinguished by originality and accurate scientific methodology and their returns and applications in practical life.

53 candidates from Jordanian public and private universities applied for the award, and they were distributed as follows: 15 candidates in the fields of science and agriculture, 17 candidates in the fields of medicine and nursing, and 12 candidates for the postgraduate graduates award.

Dr. Laith Al-Aitan holds a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and a Master's degree in Toxicology from the Jordan University of Science and Technology, and a PhD in Pharmacogenetics and Human Genetics from the University of Western Australia. In 2023, he received a Fulbright Scholarship from the US Department of State for postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

It is worth noting that the Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research at the University of Jordan is keen to provide the appropriate research environment and support to encourage researchers at the University of Jordan to conduct applied scientific research in various fields of science, in addition to encouraging and developing scientific research in the Kingdom​