Curriculum Vitae

Salar Ali Shareef

salar.shareef@uor.edu.krd

Date of Birth: 02/06/1986

Place of Birth: Ranyah/Sulaimaniyah, Iraq

Citizenship: Iraqi

Languages: Kurdish and English (advanced)

Education and Qualifications

09/2012- 01/2014 MSc Molecular Pathology and Toxicology, University of Leicester (UK) College of Biological Sciences, Department of Cancer studies and Molecular Medicine.

10/2005-10/2009 BSc General Biology, University of Sulaimani, College of Sciences, Biology Department

Employment

03/2010-03 /2011 Koya University, College of Nursing/Microbiology Lab - Junior Biologist

03/2011- 12/2011 University Of Raparin Physiology Lab- Junior Biologist

04/2010-11/2011 Soz Private Clinic, Ranya/ Iraq (Part time) Diagnostic Laboratory technician

02/2014- Present University of Raparin, Medical Laboratory Science department - Assistant Lecturer

Intensive Courses

06/2011: Studying Quality Assurance Database: University of Sulaimani

07/ 2011: Occupational Health and Safety: University of Raparin

10/2011: Research Methodology: University of Raparin

01/2012 - 09/2012 -: Pre-sessional English course-University of Leicester- UK

03/2014: Pedagogy training course: University of Raparin

07/2017: Advanced course on PCR , Molecular techniques and sequencing: Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR)

10/2020: Electronic Training Program and online teaching system: Univeristy of Raparin

Achievements and positions

9/2012- 9/2013: Course representative; University of Leicester- United Kingdom.

10/2014- 01/ 2017 : Zanayar Private Diagnostic Laboratory ( Ranya/Sulaymaneyah/ Iraq) : Director

05/2017/ -12/2020: Dean’s assistant for the management and students’ affairs, University of Raparin/college of science

Presentations

10/10/2014- Hawler Medical University/ Research center

I presented a presentation entitled" The use of circulating free DNA (cfDNA) in the early diagnosis of cancer and monitoring cancer patients in response to drugs"

16/05/2017 University of Raparin/ Research center

I participated in a symposium by presenting a seminar entitled" Role of DNA in Forensic Medicine"

02/2020 University of Raparin annual symposium

I participated the symposium by giving a presentation entitled” Teratogens and birth defects”

Volunteering

03/09/2016 - 07/09/2016 Ranya General Health Directorate

01/12/2016 -05/01/2017 Ranya Education Directorate

I gave lectures in a training course for primary school teachers of the subject of science.

Experiences in laboratory techniques

1. Conventional PCR, Real-time qPCR, Western blotting, Gene cloning, Gel electrophoresis

2. Flow Cytometry

3. ELISA, Spectrophotometer

4. Cell culture

5. Endocrinology screening machines ( Cobas, Maglumi, Vidas and Immulite )

6. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and Immunohistochemistry

7. Tissue culture, cfDNA, RNA, miRNA extraction

8. Serology and analysis of Biochemical tests.

Other skills

1. Microsoft ( Word, Excel and Power-point)

2. Graph pad prism ( for statistical analysis)

3. Biostatistics

Additional Information

Due to my passion to save and conserve our planet, I have successfully completed some training to study the wildlife and I also did training in several hospitals in Sulaimani Governorate. I am interested circulating Bio-marker, Cancer research and Drug Toxicology.

Awards

2012. MSc Scholarship by Human Capacity and Development Program (HCDP)

2019. Successful researcher award by the presidency of the University of Raparin