Ammon News - A delegation from the US University of Connecticut on Monday visited the University of Jordan, as part of a project to develop Biorisk Management (BRM) curricula in health schools, which is coordinated by the University's Cell Therapy Center.

The delegation included a number of University of Connecticut professors, in addition to Shakir Jawad, the principal advisor to the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

The delegation met with the University President, Nathir Obeidat, his deputies, and deans of schools of medicine, science, pharmacy and nursing, and gave briefing on the project's milestones, objectives and expected outcomes.

During the three-day visit, the delegation will meet with faculty members from medical departments participating in the project in schools of medicine, science, pharmacy and nursing, in order to discuss topics included in the study plans of these departments and the progress in setting up the curriculum.

The project comes within the Jordan-US program to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) through the Biological Threat Reduction Program implemented by the DRTA in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF)- the Arab Army.