In a scientific achievement added to the Register of the Faculty of science at the University of Mosul, PhD student Noor Abdul Sattar Majid, from the Department of chemistry, under the supervision of assistant professor Dr. Mohammed Bahri Hassan, managed to register two human gene sequences in the GenBank of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), within the requirements of her doctoral dissertation in the field of molecular analysis of the CA9 and VHL genes in kidney cancer. The registration included the following two sequences: Homo sapiens carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9) gene, partial cds, 420 bp (PZ809997.1; Protein ID: YHC65695.1) Homo sapiens von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor (VHL) gene, 3′ UTR, 182 bp (PZ839278.1) DNA was extracted from the study participants ‘ blood samples from the city of Mosul, and genetic sequencing was performed using the Sanger technique, so that this data was made available to researchers around the world. This achievement is of scientific importance because the two genes are linked to kidney cancer; the loss of VHL gene function is the main molecular event in clear-cell kidney cancer, while the expression of the CA9 gene increases in this type of tumor, making them important hubs in studies related to the search for biomarkers for diagnosis. On this occasion, the Deanship of the Faculty of science, represented by the dean, Professor Dr. Hiam Adel Ibrahim, extends her warmest congratulations and blessings to the researcher and her supervisor, in appreciation of this scientific achievement, wishing them further progress and success and continuing research giving. We wish our dear students continued success and success, achieving more scientific and research achievements, and continuing the March of excellence and excellence, which contributes to raising the name of our college and our prestigious university.

Government information and Communication Division

Sunday 8 November 2026