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  Plant of the Month

Garden Rue
Ruta chalepensis
Family: Rutaceae
Rue is a strong-smelling, somewhat bitter botanical herb, often incomparable to any other plant. Culinary uses of Rue have been documented from Ethiopia, through the Mediterranean region, to England. In Palestine, Rue is best known as an additive to storing and curing black olives. Medicinally Rue has been used to treat arthritis and eye skin diseases. Leaves and stems are immersed in olive oil and placed in the sun for up to 15 days; the oil can then be applied to the skin. An infusion of the leaves is also known to treat poisoning.

 
 
Rikaz Statistic of the Month

The labor force participation rate among the Palestinians in Israel is 43.6%, compared to 57.1% among the Jewish population.
 
 

 
 

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Researchers

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Dr. Hassan Azaizeh, PhD, Phytopathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

Research Interests:

  • Bioremediation of contaminated water from heavy metals using wetlands
  • Medicinal plants
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Biological pesticides

 

Dr. Sobhi Basheer, PhD, Biotechnology from ETH-Z, Zurich, Switzerland

Research Interests:

  • Biotechnology
  • Enzymology: modification and immobilization of lipase for the interesterification of triglycerides and fatty acids using different types of reactors

 

Dr. Abdalla Bowirrat, MD, Rome University, Rome, Italy. Dip. Clinical Neurology, London University, London, UK. PhD, Neuroepidemiology and Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Research Interests:

  • Epidemiology and genetics of neurodegeneration
  • Behavioral neuroscience research (neurogenetics)

 

Dr. Basel Ghattas, General Director of The Galilee Society, PhD, Environmental Engineering, Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel

Research Interests:

  • Wastewater treatment and reuse in rural Middle East areas

 

Dr. Jeries Jadoun, PhD, Microbiology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Research Interests:

  • Microbial virulence factors
  • Drug resistance
  • Microbial diversity in wastewater treatment bioreactors

 

Dr. Bashar Saad, PhD, Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Research Interests:

  • Tissue engineering
  • Creation of in vitro systems to evaluate the potential of pharmaceutical compounds from medicinal plants in the treatment of liver and skin diseases.

 

Dr. Isam Sabbah, Scientific Director, PhD, Environmental Engineering, Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel

Research Interests:

  • Wastewater treatment and reuse
  • Developing advanced treatment for refractory agro-industrial compounds

 

Dr. Omar Said, PhD, Pharmacology, Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel

Research Interests:

  • Pharmaceutical compounds from local plants for treatment of human diseases such as diabetes and skin diseases

 

Dr. Ahmad Yazbak , PhD, Chemistry, Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel

Research Interests:

  • Synthetic organic chemistry
  • Olive mill waste treatment

 


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