Group Leader, Insect-Human-Pathogen and Insect-Reservoir-Pathogen Interactions, Vector Molecular Biology Section
Education:
Ph.D., Medical Entomology, Salford University, Salford, England
Languages Spoken: French, Arabic, English
Biography
Dr. Kamhawi received her Ph.D. in medical entomology from Salford University in England in 1990. She worked as an assistant professor at Yarmouk University in Jordan, where she worked for several years on leishmaniasis and hydatid disease, with a focus on disease transmission and risk factors in field settings. In 1997, she worked as a visiting scientist at NIAID’s Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases and became a staff scientist in 2000. In 2006, Dr. Kamhawi moved to NIAID’s Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research (LMVR) as a core staff scientist and was awarded the honorary title of core associate scientist in 2014. In 2024, Dr. Kamhawi became a staff scientist two and is currently the group leader for insect-human-pathogen and insect-reservoir-pathogen interactions in the Vector Molecular Biology Section.