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

Professor Laith Al-Eitan from the Faculty of Science and Arts at the Jordan University of Science and Technology won the Ali Mango Award for Distinguished Researcher for the year 2023 in the "Scientific Faculties" category, for his achievements and scientific and research contributions in the field of pharmacogenomics and human genetics, which were distinguished by originality, scientific rigor, and their practical applications.

A total of 53 candidates from public and private Jordanian universities applied for the award, 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 Graduate Studies Alumni Award.

Prof. Al-Eitan 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 Ph.D. in Pharmacogenomics and Human Genetics from the University of Western Australia. In 2023, he received a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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

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