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Name Sehand Kamaluldeen Arif (Assistant Professor)
Date of Birth 26 September 1974
Nationality Iraqi
Gender Male
Languages Kurdish, Arabic and English.
Marital status Married
Home address (St.416; Dist.6; House No.2) Rizgari- Sulaymaniyah -Iraq
Work Address: Faculty of Science and Science Education at University of Sulaimani in Kurdistan Region,
E-Mail Sahandphd@yahoo.com / Sehand.arif@univsul.edu.iq
Mob. No. 00 964 770 220 6600
EDUCATION:
1996 B.Sc., Biology Department, College of Science, Al-Mustansriah Universi
1999 M.Sc., (Zoology) College of Science, Al-Mustansriah University
Ph.D., Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, Al-Mustansriah University 2006
EMPLOYMENT
Lecturer of Medical Microbiology in biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2000 General biology laboratory, 1st class, Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
2001 Parasitology laboratory, 2nd class, Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
2002 Invertebrate laboratory, 2nd class, Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University.
2003 Immunology laboratory,3rd class, Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
2006-10 General biology, 1st class, College of Pharmacy, Sulaimani University.
2008-14 General Microbiology, 2nd class, Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University.
2006-15 Medical Microbiology, 4th class, Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University.
2007-14 Advanced Medical Microbiology (MSc. and Diploma - Microbiology) student, Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
2007-13 Advanced Bacteriology (diploma- Molecular Microbiology), College of Veterinary Medicine
2008 Advanced Immunology (Diploma - Microbiology), Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
2008 Advanced Virology (Diploma - Microbiology), Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
2010 Advanced Antibiotics (MSc - Microbiology), Biology Department, College of Science, Sulaimani University
2014 Advanced molecular diagnosis of infectious disease ( M.Sc-Microbiology).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1-Biofilm, formation, detection and inhibition,
2-Molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases (TB, HBC,HBV,...)
3-Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis.
Supervision (2009-2015):-
PhD-Medical Microbiology (approved proposal)
1- GENETIC VARIATION IN CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES OF V. CHOLERA ISOLATED DURING THE PAST OUTBREAKS IN KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ
MSc-Medical Microbiology:-
1-THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEAGENIC E. COLI AMONG CHILDREN IN KALAR DISTRICTS.
2-GENOTYPE ANALYSIS OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE S TYPHI ISOLATED FROM KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ.
3-COMPARISON OF PCR WITH THE ROUTINE PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF M. TUBERCULOSIS (INCLUDING MDR-TB) IN SULAIMANIA GOVERNORATE.
4-EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF M. TUBERCULOSIS
5- DETERMINATION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPES BY DIFFERENT MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES AMONG HCV POSITIVE PATIENTS IN SULAIMANIA PROVINCE. (UNDER SUPERVISION).
Diploma-Microbiology:-
1-RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF HUMAN BRUCELLOSIS BY PCR ASSAY IN SULAIMANI CITY.
2-DETECTION OF DIARRHEAGENIC E. COLI BY MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION.
3-MUTATION IN THE RPOB GENE OF RIFAMPIN RESISTANT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATED IN SULAIMANIA, IRAQ.
4-THE INCIDENCE OF INFECTION IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS OF SULAYMANIYAH PEDIATRIC TEACHING HOSPITAL.
5-PREVALENCE OF MULTI DRUG RESISTANCE S. TYPHI IN PEDIATRIC AND GENERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL IN SULAIMANI CITY.
6- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION METHOD FOR DETECTION OF TOXIGENIC VIBRIO CHOLERAE. .
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS
2008 5th Congress of Scientific Research Outlook in the Arab World: Scientific Innovation and Sustained Development during 26 - 30 October, 2008. Fez – Morocco. Organized by Arab Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF), Sharjah – UAE and the Moroccan National Ministry of Higher Education
2009 34th FEBS (European Federations of Biochemical Societies) Congress, Prague – Czech Republic
2009 First European Congress on Microbial Biofilms – Rome, Italy September 2 – 5, 2009
2015 40TH FEBS CONGRESS. The Biochemical Basis of Life. July 4–9, 2015 • Berlin, Germany
Dr. Sehand kamaluldeen Arif
Faculty of Science and Science Education at University of Sulaimani in Kurdistan Region.
Publications:
e-mail: sehand.arif@univsul.edu.iq
Mobile: (+964) - 0702206600
I teach several topics at my faculty, i.e.
1. Medical Bacteriology
2. General Microbiology
3. Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
4. Antibiotics
My research interests focus on;
1. Molecular Diagnosis Of infectious diseases
2. TB
3- Viral Hepatitis
4. Cholera