Walaa Najm Abood, MSc., PhD

Associate Prof. Dr. at College of Medicine, University of Diyala, Baquba, Iraq

E-mail:  walaaabood@gmail.com

Phone:   009647723485498

 Google Scholar Index: https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=ge1vX4kAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-8385

Publons:

https://publons.com/a/361997

 

 

Academic qualification:

 

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• SC in Biology/Microbiology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq, 1994

 

 

Research Interest:

 

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•  Ethno pharmacology
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Skills

 

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• Good experience in data analysis (Excel, SPSS, Gene analysis software, primer design).

 

PhD Thesis title:

Immunomodulatory, Gastroprotective and wound  healing  potential of Malaysian Medicinal Plants (Phaleria macrocarpa and Tinospora crisp)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career History:

 

2019- till now                Head of Microbiology Department

2015-2019                       Director of postgraduate section

2014- 2016                      College Council Secretary for College of Medicine, Diyala     University, Iraq

2006-2016                       Academic in Medical Microbiology department,

                                     College of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq

2006-2009                       Manager of delegation and  culturing  relationships unit in the College of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq

2006-2011                       Assistant Head of Medical Microbiology Department in the College of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq

 

 

Research Supervision in Medical Microbiology / Immunology postgraduate projects

Title of projects:

- Level of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in the evolutionary of osteoarthritis in the synovial fluid and blood

- Level of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines as a prognostic marker in the evolutionary systemic inflammatory response syndrome in burn patient

- Germline mutation occur in Tumor Suppressor Gene in the Women Breast Cancer

- Evaluation of Genotyping Oncogene in Iraqi Breast Cancer women

- Predictive tumor markers as a prognostic signs for early diagnosis of Women breast cancer

- Epstein Barr Virus and Reactive Arthritis Patients

 

 

Workshops attended:

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Lecturer for the course in the Laboratory Management and Biosafety Course,27-28,2,2017.

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Participation in the course of (responsible care and use of laboratory animals) held in animal experimental unit.

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3. aculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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4. 1. eal time applied bio system (use, analysis gene expression result) course.

 

 

 

 

Conferences participated:

 

1. 2nd International Eurasian Conference on Biological and Chemical Sciences (EurasianBioChem 2019)28-29 June 2019Ankara/Turkey
2. ld Congress and Expo on Immunology" (Immunology Congress-2016)" to be held during October 24-26, 2016 at Dubai, UAE.
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4. ld Conference on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship which will be held in Istanbul between the dates of May 28-30, 2015.
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6. nternational conference on medical and health science (ICMHS) 22-24

May 2013, Kelantan, Malaysia.

1. th  National conference on medical and health sciences. 27-28 May 2012, Kelantan, Malaysia
2.  st Scientific conference. 15-16 November 2009. Diyala, Iraq
3. h  Scientific conference in foundation of technical education. 23-24
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5. st Medical & Scientific conference. March 2008. Diyala, Iraq

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications:

 

1. The level of serum Tumor Marker CA15-3 in women with Breast Cancer. HH Othman, Walaa Najm Abood, NAH Alwakeel,Diyala Journal of Medicine 15 (1), 24-29

2. Effect of applying drawing and color activity for students on the immune system. Walaa Najm Abood, RH Rasheed, AA Khalifa, MA Salman. Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci 5 (9), 24-28

 

3. Role of Innate Immune Response Components in the Osteoarthritis

E Amer, AN Abood, Walaa Najm Abood, AA Frahan,Diyala Journal of Medicine 14 (2), 17-26

4. Walaa Najm Abood. Immunomodulatory and Natural Immunomodulators. Journal of Allergy and Inflammation. 2017. Vol.1 No. 2:e101.

5. Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy and Walaa NajmAbood. Indirect Heamagglutination as an Immunodiagnostic Technique For Cystic Echinococcosis In Iraqi Patients. Gazi Medical Journal. 2016; 27: 58-61

 

6. Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy and Walaa Najm Abood. Immunoendocrinology association of Toxoplasma gondii and thyroidhormones in Iraqi patients with clinical manifestations of toxoplasmosis. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 2016; 7(1): 359 – 369

 

7. Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy and Walaa Najm Abood. Correlation of rK39 Specific Antibodies and Thyroid Function in Iraqi Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis. The Eurasian Journal of Medicne. 2016

 

8. Walaa Najm Abood, Nawal Ahmed Al-Henhena, Ammar Najim Abood, Mazen M. Jamil Al-Obaidi, Salmah Ismail, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Rami Al Batran. Wound- healing potential of the fruit extract of Phaleria macrocarpa. Bosn J Basic Med Sci.2015,15(2):1-6. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2015.39

 

 

9. Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy, Walaa Najm Abood and Rawaa Abulkhaleq Hussein. C-reactive protein (CRP) as an immunopathological prognostic marker for Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica associated diarrhea among children of Baghdad governorate. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 2015, 5 (3), 28-30.

 

10. Nawal Al-Henhena, Rozaida Poh Yuen Ying, Salmah Ismail, Walaa Najm Abood, Shaden A. M. Khalifa, Hesham El-Seedi, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla. Chemopreventive Efficacy of Andrographis paniculata on Azoxymethane -Induced Aberrant Colon Crypt Foci In Vivo. Plos One, 2014,9(11), e111118

 

11. Walaa Najm Abood, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Salmah Ismail. Involvement of Inflammatory Mediators in the Gastroprotective Action of Phaleria Macrocarpa against Ethanol Induced Gastric Ulcer. World Applied Science Journal, 2014. vol:2014:344-350

 

12. Walaa Najm Abood, Iman Fahmi Mustafa, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Salmah Ismail. Immunomodulatory effect of an isolated fraction from Tinospora crispa on inteacellular expression of IFN- , IL-6 and IL-8. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine .2014, vol:2014, 14:205

 

13. Ali Ibrahim Ali AL-Ezzy and Walaa Najm Abood. Immuno-Microbiological Diagnosis of Co-Infections with Rota Virus, Giardia lamblia And Salmonella enterica As A Possible Pathological Strategy For Acute Diarrhea Among Iraqi Children. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2013, Volume 1, Issue 9, 216-224

 

14. Rawaa Abdulkhaleq Hussein, Walaa Najm Abood and Tamara Amer Taha. Investigation serotype of Enteropathogenic E.coli prevalence among the causative agent of acute diarrhea among children of Baghdad province. Diyala journal for pure sciences. 2011, 7(1), 1-13

 

15. Tamara Amer Taha, Walaa Najm Abood and Rawaa Abdulkhaleq Hussein. Evaluation of liver function test among patient with acute & chronic hepatitis B virus in Diyala province. Al-Nahrain University journal for Science. 2010

 

16. Walaa Najm Abood. Performance of Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay versus latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis by Rota virus. Al- Nahrain University journal for Science, 2010, 13(1),107-111

 

 

17. Ali Ibrahim Ali AL-Ezzy and Walaa Najm Abood. Possible correlation between O- antigen serogroup of Enteropathogenic / Enteroinvasive E.coli and Entamoeba histolytica as a possible pathological strategy for acute diarrhea among children of Baghdad governorate. Diyala journal for pure sciences. 2010, 6(1)

 

18. Abdul Razak Shafek Hussan, Abass Abood Farhan and Walaa Najm Abood. Seroprevalence and risk factors of anti-hepatitis E virus antibody among healthy population in Baquba, Diyala province. Iraqi journal of community medicine. 2008,v21(3),201-205

 

19. Walaa Najm Abood, Abdul Razak Shafek Hussan and Abass Abood Farhan. The role of hepatitis E virus infection among patients with sporadic acute viral hepatitis in Diyala province. Iraqi journal of community medicine. 2008.