Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Hersh Abdul Ham-Karim

PhD Molecular Pathology

Lecturer

Pharmacy Department/ Komar University of Science and Technologies

Al-Sulaymaniyah/IRAQ

mobile: 009647701510615

Qualification

PhD of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, School of Medicine/ University of Nottingham, UK. Thesis: Investigate Tumor Heterogeneity and Genetic Pathways in Colo-rectal Cancer. (2017).

Master of Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology/ Univ. of Leicester, UK. Thesis: Investigation of the potential of salivary DNA as a biomarker in studies of cancer chemoprevention and early detection. (2013).

High diploma of Molecular Microbiology, University of Sulaimany/ Iraq. Dissertation: Identification of Beta-globin mutation in transfusion-dependent patients with Thalassemia using ARMS-PCR method in Al-Sulaymaniyah province. (2010).

Professional Organization

Member of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Member of British Association for Cancer Research

Participation in conferences

9th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland 28 June – 1 July 2016.

26th European Congress of Pathology Pathology – Understanding disease 30 August – 3 September 2014, ExCeL, London, United Kingdom.

10^th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland 20-23 June 2017.

** Poster Presentation “Detection of Mutant Circulating Free DNA as a Biomarker of Colorectal Cancer” 10^th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland 20-23 June 2017.

** Oral Presentation “Comparative Analysis of Primary Tumour and Matched Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer Patients; Investigate Genomic, Transcription and Translational Profiles” 9th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland 28 June – 1 July 2016.

** Poster Presentation “A Novel Method for Screening for Multiple Targets in Tumours Using High Resolution Melting” 9th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland 28 June – 1 July 2016.

** Poster Presentation “A Simple Strategy for Delineating Allelic Imbalance in Tumours Without Requiring Normal Tissue” 9th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland 28 June – 1 July 2016.

** Poster Presentation “Aberrant High Resolution Melting Pattern: Germline Variant or Somatic Mutation?” 9th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland 28 June – 1 July 2016.

** Oral Presentation “Targeted next generation sequencing validates the utility of diagnostic biopsies for predictive testing in colorectal cancer using” 26th European Congress of Pathology Pathology – Understanding disease 30 August – 3 September 2014, ExCeL, London, United Kingdom.

** Poster Presentation “Comparison of Chromosomal Instability (CIN) and Microsatellite and Chromosome Stability (MACS) using targeted next generation sequencing” 26th European Congress of Pathology Pathology – Understanding disease 30 August – 3 September 2014, ExCeL, London, United Kingdom.