Rana Dajani is a leading scientist in the region and has worked tirelessly to encourage more women and Arab women to pursue careers in science. Dajani established a women mentor network organized the first gender summit for the Arab world in 2017.
She has been recognized as one of the most influential women scientists in Islamic world. An advocate for biological evolution and Islam, she has been awarded the Jordan star of science by His Majesty King Abdullah II, the country’s highest recognition for contributions to science.
She is considered a world expert on the genetics of Circassian and Chechan populations in Jordan, and established stem cell research ethics law in Jordan.
Her professional accolades are impressive: amongst myriad awards and titles she holds a Ph.D. in molecular cell biology from University of Iowa, is the Cmalakova Fellow at the Jepson School of Leadership at Harvard, a Radcliff fellow, a Fulbright Scholar, Eisenhower fellow, member of the UN Women Jordan advisory council, and has been published in several peer and industry titles including Science and Nature.
She is also the author of Five Scarves, Doing the impossible: If we can reverse cell fate why can’t we redefine success.
She serves as President of the Society for the Advancement of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Arab World.
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