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Prof Salam Yousef Jamil Abu Zaitoun

Ph.D

  • Affiliation: Biodiversity and Environmental Research Center
  • Department: Plant Pathology
  • University: Palestine Technical University, Kadoorie
  • Email: salam.abuzaitoun@berc.ps
  • Country: Palestine

Salam Yousef Jamil Abu Zaitoun is a Senior Researcher at the Biodiversity and Environmental Research Center (BERC), Palestine, and a Ph.D. candidate in Plant Pathology at Palestine Technical University–Kadoorie. He has more than 15 years of research experience in agricultural biotechnology, medicinal plants, plant pathology, biological control, molecular biology, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable crop protection. His current research focuses on plant-derived essential oils, nanoformulations, natural products, antimicrobial and insecticidal bioactive compounds, medicinal and aromatic plants, and environmentally friendly alternatives for sustainable agriculture. He has participated in several national and international research projects and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications.

  • Senior Researcher, Biodiversity and Environmental Research Center (BERC)
  • Ph.D. Researcher in Plant Pathology
  • Participant in international EONANOBIOPS project on nano-biopesticides based on essential oils
  • Researcher in wheat breeding and crop improvement programs
  • Researcher in medicinal and aromatic plant production systems
  • Researcher in biodiversity conservation and endemic plant protection
  • Researcher in environmental biotechnology and wastewater reuse
  • Participant in multiple international collaborations on medicinal plants and sustainable agriculture
  • Presenter at numerous international conferences and workshops.

  • Antifungal efficacy of essential oils and nanoformulations against Fusarium wilt of tomato: A systematic review (2000–2025). Plants (Accepted, 2026)
  • Ethnobotanical Perspectives on Natural Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Towards Alternative Approaches to Alzheimer's Disease. (2024)
  • Downy Lavender Oil: A Promising Source of Antimicrobial, Anti-Obesity, and Anti-Alzheimer's Disease Agents. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2020)
  • Biological Properties and Bioactive Components of Mentha spicata Essential Oil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2019)
  • Antiobesity and Antioxidant Potentials of Selected Palestinian Medicinal Plants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2018)
  • Chemical Profile and Bioactive Properties of Essential Oil Isolated from Clinopodium serpyllifolium. Industrial Crops & Products (2018)
  • Secondary Treated Effluent Irrigation Did Not Impact Chemical Composition and Enzyme Inhibition Activities of Essential Oils from Origanum syriacum. Industrial Crops & Products (2018)
  • In-vitro Screening of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity of Extracts from Palestinian Indigenous Flora in Relation to Alzheimer's Disease Treatment. Functional Foods in Health and Disease (2014)
  • Screening for Biological Activities of Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Arabic Palestinian Herbal Medicine. European Journal of Medicinal Plants (2015)