{"id":37435,"date":"2023-06-14T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/medicine\/?page_id=37435"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:37:11","slug":"department-of-microbiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/medicine\/department-of-microbiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Microbiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Vision<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Medical Microbiology envisions achieving excellence in education and leadership in scientific research in the fields of microbiology and immunology.<\/p>\n<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p>To provide an outstanding educational environment that enables students and researchers to achieve academic and professional excellence in microbiology and immunology, while preparing competent physicians with comprehensive knowledge of these disciplines in support of the Department\u2019s educational and scientific objectives.<\/p>\n<h2>Department Objectives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To enhance students\u2019 knowledge and practical skills across the various disciplines of microbiology and immunology.<\/li>\n<li>To provide high-quality education in microbiology and immunology and equip students with the skills required to address community health challenges related to infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and immune-related disorders through modern educational and scientific approaches.<\/li>\n<li>To contribute to the mission of the University and the College by promoting public awareness and enhancing community understanding of the importance of microbiology and immunology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>About the Department<\/h1>\n<p>The Department of Medical Microbiology is one of the principal academic departments of the College of Medicine, University of Mosul. It was established in <strong>1962<\/strong>, three years after the founding of the College of Medicine. Initially, the department was administratively integrated with other academic departments before becoming an independent department during the <strong>1964\u20131965 academic year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Department offers comprehensive instruction in the major disciplines of medical microbiology, including <strong>bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and medical immunology<\/strong>. These subjects are taught through both theoretical and practical courses to <strong>third-year medical students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Postgraduate programs leading to the <strong>Master\u2019s (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees<\/strong> were introduced during the <strong>1971\u20131972 academic year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Department is staffed by a distinguished team of highly qualified faculty members specializing in microbiology, immunology, and parasitology, who are actively engaged in medical education, scientific research, and postgraduate supervision.<\/p>\n<h1>Academic Staff<\/h1>\n<h3><strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assist. Prof.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Firas Muhammed Dawood Al-Tae<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Head of the Department and Member of the Department Council<br \/>\n<strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Liverpool, United Kingdom<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> firasmohdaw@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/firasmohdaw\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/firasmohdaw\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assist. Prof.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Ikram Khazal Qasim Hassow<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Department Coordinator and Member of the Department Council<br \/>\n<strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Baghdad, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> ikramhassow@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ikramhassow\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ikramhassow\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assist. Prof. Dr.\u00a0Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Member of the Department Council<br \/>\n<strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Leicester, United Kingdom<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> ahmabdahmad@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ahmabdahmad\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ahmabdahmad\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assist. Prof.\u00a0Khalid Waleed Turki<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Member of the Department Council<br \/>\n<strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Mosul, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Microbiology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> khwaleedturk@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/khwaleedturk\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/khwaleedturk\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Prof. Dr. Nuha Saleem Muhammad Ali<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Mosul, Iraq<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Parasitology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nuha.ali@uomosul.edu.iq\">nuha.ali@uomosul.edu.iq<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assist. Prof.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Kawkab Idrees Mahmood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Mosul, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Microbiology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> kawkabidrees@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/kawkabidrees\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/kawkabidrees\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Lecturer Dr.\u00a0Asmaa Zaki Sheetawi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Member of the Department Council<br \/>\n<strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Mosul, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Microbiology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> asmaasheetawi@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/asmaasheetawi\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/asmaasheetawi\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Lecturer Dr.\u00a0Ahmed Mohammed Hayawi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Member of the Department Council<br \/>\n<strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Jordanian Board Certification<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Medical Microbiology and Immunology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> ahmadhay@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ahmadhay\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ahmadhay\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Lecturer Dr.\u00a0Ansam Mohammed Hamdoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., University of Mosul, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Microbiology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> ansamhamdoon@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ansamhamdoon\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ansamhamdoon\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>10.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Lecturer Dr.\u00a0Zeena Makki Abdul Kareem<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Certificate:<\/strong> Ph.D., Tikrit University, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Microbiology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> zeenayouzbaki@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/zeenayouzbaki\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/zeenayouzbaki\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>11.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Lecturer Saeed Hameed Hussein<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Certificate:<\/strong> M.Sc., University of Mosul, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Parasitology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> saeedhameed@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/saeedhameed\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/saeedhameed\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>12.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assistant Lecturer Waleed Khalid Saadoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Certificate::<\/strong> M.Sc., Gaziantep University, T\u00fcrkiye<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Microbiology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> walkhsaadoon@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/walkhsaadoon\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/walkhsaadoon\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>13.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assistant Lecturer Niam Basher Yahya<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Certificate::<\/strong> M.Sc., University of Mosul, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Microbiology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> niam.basher@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/niam.basher\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/niam.basher\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>14.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Assistant Lecturer Ruaa Elias Shaaya<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Degree:<\/strong> M.Sc., University of Mosul, Iraq<br \/>\n<strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Parasitology<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> Ruaa.shaaya@uomosul.edu.iq<br \/>\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ruaa.shaaya\/en\">https:\/\/cv.uomosul.edu.iq\/ruaa.shaaya\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vision The Department of Medical Microbiology envisions achieving excellence in education and leadership in scientific research in the fields of microbiology and immunology. Mission To provide an outstanding educational environment that enables students and researchers to achieve academic and professional excellence in microbiology and immunology, while preparing competent physicians with comprehensive knowledge of these disciplines in support of the Department\u2019s educational and scientific objectives. Department Objectives To enhance students\u2019 knowledge and practical skills across the various disciplines of microbiology and immunology. 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