Rana Dajani is currently a Yidan Global Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Professor of Molecular Biology at the Hashmite University, Jordan. Her area of expertise is epigenetics and biomarkers of trauma among refugees. Through her leadership, she has introduced national and regional stem cell laws and presided over numerous scientific boards and United Nations councils. She is founder of ‘We Love Reading’ and is on the list of the 100 most influential Arab women.

She is a tireless supporter of building indigenous research capabilities in the developing world has created a mentoring program to support women scholars in STEM that was recognised by the National Academy of Sciences.