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Curriculum Vitae

 

Samar Owaijan Saliba

Nabih Owaijan Building,

Mar Yohanna Street, Anfeh, Koura

North Lebanon / Lebanon

Home: (961) 6 545442, Work: (961) 6 555131

Mobile: (961) 3 966722, Fax: (961) 6 555132

E-mail: samarsaliba@hotmail.com

 

 

PERSONNAL INFORMATIONS

Date and Place of Birth: 16/02/1964, Anfeh, Koura

Nationality: Lebanese

Family Status: Married

 

 

EDUCATION

  w        Bachelor of Science in Biology, Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences,

                  Section II, Fanar/Beirut, September 1994.

  w        High School Diploma in Experimental Science (Baccalaureat II),     

                  Lycee, Zahle, Bekaa, June 1982.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sept.1996 - till now   Laboratory Assisstant,

                                    Lebanese University,

                                    Faculty of Public Health, Section IV,

Responsibilities:

Laboratory Assistant in the following courses: Parasitology, General Biology, and Biochemistry.

w        Managed lab.

w        Preparation of materials, chemical solutions, and slides, to support the class  

          requirements.

w        Ordered lab. supplies.

w        Ensure an appropriate learning environment for the students.

w        Evaluation of students’ performance.

w        Preparation of animals for dissection.

w        Preparation of media for bacterial culture.

 

Sept. 2000 – till now    Laboratory Technician,

                                      Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI),

                                      Kfarshakhna Branch, North Lebanon,

Responsibilities:

w        Olive Oil Analysis.

w        Soil, water, and  plant tissue analysis.

w        Supplying lab. with required equipments and materials.

w        Following up the data of the “Integrated Development of the Mountainous  

          Regions in North Lebanon” project relating to the Food and Agricultural 

         Organization (FAO).

w       Providing farmers with informations.following up the Oreganum Plants Project     by supervising the plant growth, and collecting seeds.

 

Aug. 1998 – Sept. 2000    Responsible for Building Up the Scientific Library,

                                          Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI),

                                          Tal Amara, Rayak, Bekaa,

Resposibilities

w        Journal subscriptions.

w        Ordering books

w        Organizing conferences.

w        Providing researchers with articles from different sources.

w        Data Management of the researches’ results.

 

Sept. 2000 – till now   Laboratory Technician,

                                     Animal Health Department,

                                     Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI),

           Tal Amara, Rayak, Bekaa,

Responsibilities

w        Poultry blood test by ELISA

w        Bovine milk and blood test.

w        Preparation of media for bacterial culture in food and water microbiology.

 

 

SPECIALIZED TRAINING COURSES

w        Certificate of Achievement in: Microsoft Access 2000, Excel 2000, Word 2002, Outlook, Power Point 2002, (Advanced Level), July 2001 to September 2002.

w        Methods of Soil and Plant Tissue Analysis, at the Land and Water Resources Department, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), April 2 to May 2, 2002

w        Introduction to Arcview 3.2, at the National Center for Remote Sensing (Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research), March 18 - 25, 2002

w        Workshop of the Summer University on the theme: “Virtual Library, Real Objects” organized in Tunis, Tunisia, in the context of Regional Action “Agricultural and Dietary Policies” by CIHEAM-IAM.M (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier, France), September 25 to October 4, 2000.

w        Library Training, at the University of Balamand (UOB), July 13 – 23, 1999.

w        Clinical Laboratory, at the Lebanese French hospital, May to August, 1996.

 

 

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Arabic, French, and English.

 

HOBBIES

w        Reading

w        Hiking

w        Tennis

 

 

REFERENCES

The following persons have written letters of recommendation on my behalf:

 

Michel Afram, General Director

Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI)

Tal Amara, Rayak, Bekaa

(961) 8 901575

 

Dr. Ghassan Khouzami, Director of Kfarshakhna Branch

Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI)

Kfarshakhna, North Lebanon

(961) 6 555133

 

 

Dr. Hassan Zouheiry, Professor

Lebanese University

Faculty of Public Health

Section IV

(961) 3 413983