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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–current: 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
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE SUPERVISOR THESIS
  • Role of Helicobacter pylori in human and the interaction between them
  • Mucosal immunity in human
  • Data mining and machine learning using an advanced statistical platform
TEACHINING EXPERINENCE
  • Medical Bacteriology for 3rd year medical students
  • Medical Bacteriology for postgraduate MSc & PhD candidates (lab instructor)
Publications
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