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شيماء فؤاد رشيد فهد - Shaymaa Fouad Rasheed Al-Khazraji
MSc - assistant professor
College of Science , Department of Biology
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Summary

I started teaching at Baghdad University in 2003, Having being promoted to Assistant professor in 2021 at the Biology department - University of Baghdad. My long-term interest in microbiology, pathogenic bacteria, bacterial biofilm, and soil, and aquatic Microbiology started with the completion of a BSc degree in Biology/Microbiology 2002, at Baghdad University This was followed by an MSc in Microbiology in 2010 at Baghdad University, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology /Biotechnology at Baghdad University

Qualifications
  1. B.Sc. Biology/Microbiology /Baghdad University / 2002
  2. M.Sc. Microbiology / Baghdad University / 2010
  3. PhD Microbiology / Biotechnology / Baghdad University / 2025
Responsibility

Non

Awards and Memberships

Non

Research Interests

Microbiology and Bacterial Biofilm enable Bacteria to resist antimicrobial agents and overcome immune response. I focus on detecting biofilm-mediated genes in different bacterial species and some time effect of probiotics on the expression level of biofilm-associated genes. Projects focus on the following areas: Phenotypic and genotypic association studies of bacterial virulence factors and biofilm formation in different pathogenic bacteria and soil and aquatic Microbiology.

Academic Area

General Microbiology, Bacterial Biofilm, soil and aquatic Microbiology

Teaching

General Microbiology, Bacterial Biofilm, soil and aquatic Microbiology

Supervision

Projects related with microbiology in general

Publication Date
Sat Sep 30 2023
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Study on tssC1 Gene Mediating Biofilm Antibiotics Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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P. aeruginosa is a famous bacterium that causes several diseases and has a high ability to be a multidrug resistant organism that is linked with the formation of biofilm. This study aimed to investigate tssC1 gene role in the resistance of different antibiotics in the presence of biofilm. We constructed biofilm for the isolates under the study and showed the effect of different antibiotics on biofilm formation and maturation. The presence of the gene was detected through achieving PCR reaction. Finally, tssC1 gene variation was determined through sequencing and aligning the sequencing products. The results showed that most of the isolates (80%) formed biofilm that played a role in the resistance of different antibiotics which could

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Publication Date
Thu Jun 01 2023
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Effect Of Dna Damage Mediating Psychosocial Stress On Aging
Effect of DNA damage mediating psychosocial stress on aging
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Adversity and psychosocial stress are involved in aging through the following pathways. psychological stress enhances the nerve system to secrete endocrine mediators (hormones). Mitochondrial respiration mediates energy production stimulated by binding to these hormones to their receptors. Energy produced by mitochondria accelerates metabolism and, in its turn, leads to increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) of free radicals. Cellular stress and accumulation of damage can result from an excess of ROS. Accumulation of damage comprises damages in telomeric and nontelomeric DNA, in addition to mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA damage plays an important role in increasing the pathway of p53/p21. The expression of the PGC-1α gene is inhi

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