Al-Nahrain University Academic Staff Profiles System

Academic staff profiles
Al-Nahrain University

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name: Dr. Fadi F. Al-Sammak Gender: Male Birthdate: 1975 Nationality: Iraq Degree: PhD Academic Title: Lecturer College\Center: College of Medicine Departement: Microbiology Major: Medicine & General Surgery Specialty: Microbiology / Bacteriology Occupation: None Mother Language: Arabic Other Languages: English, German Work email: ffsammak@nahrainuniv.edu.iq Personal email: ffsammak@colmed-alnahrain.edu.iq

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Natural Sciences (magna cum laude), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany (2010–2015). Dissertation: “The Characterization of Mucosal Immune Response in Healthy Volunteers Vaccinated against Helicobacter pylori-derived Antigens and Challenged with a CagA+ Strain”
M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology (GPA 88.1%), College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq (2001–2004). Thesis: “Colorectal Carcinoma: A Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori CagA in Association with Immunohistochemical Staining of c-Myc and MUC-2”
MBChB in Medicine & General Surgery (GPA 75.8%), College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq (1993–1999)

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Bacteriological techniques
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Immunofluorescence (IF)
Validation of ELISA by performing (spike-and-recovery) and (linearity-of-dilution) assays
Planning and analysis of Bio-Plex assay
Cell culture techniques and propagation of human cell lines
DNA, RNA & protein extraction from endoscopic gastric biopsies
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in compliance with MIQE guidelines
SDS-PAGE and western blotting (WB)

APPOINTMENTS

2019–2023: Lead auditor ISO 9001:2015, Quality Assurance Division, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University,
2017–2022: Laboratories Accreditation Unit (LAU) director
2015–current: Lecturer at College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
2015–current: Otto-von-Guericke Magdeburg University (OvGU) alumnus
2010–current: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) alumnus
2005–2015: Assistant lecturer at College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
1999–2001: Medical practitioner in Baghdad, Iraq

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