Dr. Burhan Gharaibeh is a non-tenured faculty at the Department of Biological Sciences, and an adjunct faculty member at the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to his current appointment, he worked as a Senior Researcher at Biopatterning and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Stem Cell Research Center at the McGowan Institute..

Dr. Gharaibeh received his PhD in Zoology from Texas Tech University in 1997. He also has an MSc in Zoology and a BSc in Biological Sciences, both from Yarmouk University.

Dr. Gharaibeh is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. He also participates in community outreach by presenting popular scientific lectures on the topic of stem cells, bioethics, and regenerative medicine to various high schools and adult education programs in the area.

Dr. Gharaibeh is a journal reviewer for Advances in Physiology Education3 Biotech. Springer Frontiers in Cell and Development Biology, Cells, PLOS One, Scientific Reports (Nature); Cell Proliferation in Basic and Clinical Sciences; Inflammation; and Materials.

View a list of Dr. Gharaibeh’s publications here.