Shaden Kamhawi

Shaden Kamhawi
Born
Alma materSalford University
EmployerNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Known forco-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Shaden Kamhawi a Jordanian scientist and the co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases academic journal. She is a specialist in vector-borne diseases.

Personal life

Kamhawi was born in Jordan.[1]

Education and career

Kamhawi received her PhD in Medical Entomology the Salford University in Manchester, England, in 1990, before returning to Jordan to work at Yarmouk University, initially as an assistant professor before becoming an associate professor.[2]

She is a specialist in leishmania epidemiology, and in 1997 worked on vector-borne diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)[1][3] during a sabbatical from Yarmouk University.[2] She took a job at NIAID in 2000, working as an Associate Scientist in their Vector Molecular Biology section, based in Rockville, Maryland.[2]

She has been the co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases academic journal since 2019.[1]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b c "PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Peer-Reviewed Open-Access Journal". journals.plos.org. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  2. ^ a b c "Shaden Kamhawi, Ph.D. | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases". www.niaid.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ^ Charles, Krista (18 March 2021). "Parasites may make dogs smell good to disease-spreading sandflies". New Scientist. Retrieved 2022-03-28.