The Department of medical physics at the Faculty of science at the University of Mosul held a continuing education training course for the period from October 18 to 22, 2026, entitled “DNA extraction from various biological models: techniques, quality standards, and their applications in scientific research and sustainable development”. The course was attended by the teacher Dr. Nour Mazen attarbashi, the teacher Dr. Manar Khader Ahmed, and the assistant teacher Sarah Mohammed Hamad. The course covered traditional and modern techniques for extracting DNA from various biological samples, criteria for evaluating its purity and safety, and its applications in cancer research, forensic evidence and molecular techniques, including PCR, qPCR, genetic sequencing and gene expression. The course included a practical aspect in the Department‘s laboratory, including the application of DNA extraction methods, comparison of organic methods with commercial ones, identification of cell-breaking devices and methods of preserving extracted samples. The course witnessed the participation of teachers and students from the Departments of life sciences, medical physics and forensic evidence at the college, as well as researchers from the University of Basra and Mustansiriya University. We wish the course Staff success and success, and more giving and excellence in organizing scientific and training activities that contribute to the development of laboratory skills and support scientific research.

Government information and Communication Division

Tuesday, October 27, 2026