مهند محسن احمد

Curriculum Vitae

Name:      Mohanad Mohsen Ahmed

Place of birth:          Diala –Iraq

Date of Birth:    1/1/1975

Nationality:     Iraqi

Marital Status:  Married (3 daughters one son)

Language: Arabic, English, French

Academic Rank: Professor.

Place of Work: College of Medicine, University of Kerbala / Iraq

Occupation: Academic staff Member/Researcher

Tel. 00964(0)7801363988

e-mail:    drmuhanad1976@yahoo.com

dr.mohma.med.school @gmail.com

Research Interest and Activities: Molecular Diagnostics (DNA-based amplification),  Mechanisms of drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria. Molecular epidemiology/genotyping and molecular diagnostics bacterial infections.

Qualifications:

  1. D. Medical Microbiology/ College of Medicine/ Al-Nahrain University (2006)
  2. Sc. Medical Microbiology/ College of Medicine/ Al-Nahrain Unv. (2000)
  3. B.Ch. B. Vet. Medicine and Surgery / College of Vet. Medicine/ Baghdad Unv. ( 1997)

Positions Held:

  1. Head of department of Medical Microbioloy, College of of Kerbala (2014- 2017)
  2. Chair: Examination Committee, College of Medicine, University of Kerbala (2011) and Examination Committee for post-graduate studies (2013-)
  3. Vice Dean (founder), college of Applied Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Kerbala (2010)
  4. Chairman of the Dep. of Clinical Laboratory Sciences/ College of Pharmacy, Kerbala University/ Iraq (from 2007-2008)
  5. Head of the Administrative office of Kerbala Medical Journal (KMJ) (2009-till now)
  6. Research Officer/ INRA centre de Tour/ Tour, France (2005-2006)
  7. Steering and member of several local scientific committees
  8. Member of Central committee for the control of Chemical and Biological Hazardous Materials.
  9. Recognized reviewer of several national and abroad scientific journals

Courses Taught:

  1. Theoretical and Practical sessions in Medical Microbiology (Lecturer in charge) (for 3rd stage students at College of Medicine, 2008-present)
  2. Theoretical and Practical sessions in Microbiology (Lecturer in charge) (for 2nd stage students at College of Pharmacy, 2007/2008)
  3. Theoretical and Practical sessions in General Microbiology (Lecturer in charge (for 2nd stage students at Dep. of Biology/ College of Science(2002-2007)
  4. Theoretical and practical sessions in Molecular Biology (Lecturer in charge) (for 3rd stage students at Dep. of Biology, College of Science, 2004/2005)
  5. Theoretical and Practical sessions in Microbial Physiology (Lecturer in charge) (for 3rd stage students at Dep. of Biology, College of Science, 2006/2007)
  6. Theoretical and Practical sessions in Immunological Techniques (Lecturer in charge) (for 4th stage students at Dep. of Biology, College of Science, 2006/2007)

 

 

 

Publications:

  1. Michael R. Barer, Mohanad M. Ahmed, Hassan A. Nasirallah, Suhad Ahmed, Ali Al-Zaag. The CARA tuberculosis project in Karbala. Medicine, conflict and Survival 2013; 29:75-76.
  2. Mohanad M. Ahmed, Suhad H. Mohammed, Hassan AA. Nasuraalah. Mutation in katG315 is, possibly, a good prognostic marker for treatment with second-line drugs in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis: A preliminary study. IJMM, 2013: 31 (4):395-400.
  3. Suhad H. Mohammed, Mohanad M. Ahmed, Abdul-Razaq H Ahmed. First experience with using simple PCR-based methods as an alternative to phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for M. tuberculosis in Iraq. Int J App Basic Med Res 2013; 3:98-105.
  4. Mohanad M Ahmed. Tuberculosis situation in Iraq: A puzzle of estimates. IJMYCO 2013, on press.
  5. Mohanad M. Ahmed, Suhad Hadi Mohammed. Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in situ mRNA expression in colorectal tumors from Iraqi patients. Indian journal of pathology and microbiology. 2010; 54(1) 7-14.
  6. Mohanad M. Ahmed, Khalid A. Obaid Al-Ruhaimi, Suhad Hadi Mohammed. Evaluation of the rheumatoid factors of the IgG, IgM and IgA isotypes as prognostic parameters for rheumatoid arthritis among Iraqi patients. Indian journal of pathology and microbiology. 2010; 53(3) 439-444.
  7. Mohanad M. Ahmed, Suhad Hadi Mohammed. Significance of intratumoral microvessel density quantification based on immunohistochemical detection of PECAM-1 and vWF in colorectal carcinoma from Iraqi patients. Indian journal of pathology and microbiology. 2010; 53(3) 445-452.
  8. Mohanad M. Ahmed. Possible implications of Serum levels of Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF- α) Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients In Kerbala Province. KJM 2010;3 (1): 795-803.
  9. Blanc, M. R., Anouassi, A., Ahmed, M., et.al. A new method to discriminate immunogen-specific heavy-chain homodimer from heterotetramer immunoglobulin G directly in immunized dromedary whole plasma proteins: western ligand blotting. Immunology and Immunopatholgy. 2009;127(3-4):340-9.
  10. Blanc, M. R., Anouassi, A., Ahmed, M., et.al. A one-step exclusion-binding procedure for the purification of functional heavy-chain and mammalian-type γ-globulins from camelid sera. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry 2009; 54: 207–212).
  11. Mohammed, S.H. and Ahmed, M.M. Value of quantifying the microvessel density based on Immunohistochemical detection of PECAM-1 and vWF in colorectal carcinoma from Iraqi patients. KJM; 2009: 2: 7-19.
  12. Ahmed, M. M. Detection of Multidrug resistance-related markers in schistosome-associated and non-schistosome associated urothelial bladder cancer. Ph.D. Thesis; College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, 2006
  13. Ahmad, A-H. Muhanad, M. A. and Usama Al-Nasiri. The value of p53 nuclear protein expression in predicting response to intravesical Mitomycin C chemotherapy. Iraqi J Med Sci; 2008: 6:3-14
  14. Ahmed Abed M. and Al-Jeboori T. I. Improved Direct Agglutination Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis by Using Heat-Stable Antigen to be applied in the Field. Iraqi J Med Sci: 2003; vol-2 (suppl.3):32-36
  15. Ahmed, M. M., Al-Ruhaimi, Kh. O. and Hadi, S. Evaluation of the Rheumatoid Factors of the IgG, IgM and IgA Classes as Prognostic Parameters for Rheumatoid Arthritis among Iraqi Patients. Supplent of the Second Annual Conference of the College of Medicine/Kerbala University, 2008
  16. Ahmed, M. M., Al-Ruhaimi, Kh. O. and Hadi, S., al. ROC-based assessment of ELISA system used to detect IgM-RF, IgG-RF and IgA-RF among Iraqi Rheumatoid Arthritis patients. Babylon J. Med Sc. 2008. Accepted for publishing.
  17. Ahmed, M. M. and Al-Jeboori, T. I. Role of Apoptosis –Related Genes p53, Fas, bcl-2 and Bax in chemosensitivity and Pathology of Bladder. 2007, Supplement of the First Annual Conference of the College of Medicine/Kerbala University, 2007
  18. Ahmed, M. M. Direct and Latex Agglutination Tests: New methods to improve their Reliability and Reproducibility for the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Field. M. Sc. Thesis, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, 2000.

Conferences:

  1. The 3rd Scientific Conferences of the College of Medicne/Al Nahrain University, 2000.
  2. The 4th Scientific Conferences of the College of Medicne/Al Nahrain University, 2002.
  3. The 1st Scientific Conference of the College of Medicine/ Kerbala University, 2007.
  4. The 2nd Scientific Conference of the College of Medicine/ Kerbala University, 2008.
  5. The 3rd Scientific Conference of the College of Medicine/ Kerbala University, 2009.
  6. The 4th Scientific Conference of the College of Medicine/ Kerbala University, 2010.