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Faculty: Education

Department: General Sciences

Address: Delizyan, Soran, Erbil

Email: mahmoud.hassan@soran.edu.iq

Academic title: Lecturer  

Responsibility:       -

General Expertise: Biological Sciences

Specific Expertise: Cell Biology

Research Interests: Cancer Research, Toxicology, Multidrug Resistance

Education:

- PhD in Biological Sciences - Cell Biology, University of Reading, Reading, UK.

- MSc in Biological Sciences - Cell Biology, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq

- BSc in Biological Sciences - Microbiology, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq

Biography:

Dr. Mahmoud is a Lecturer in Biological Sciences and member of teaching staff at the Faculty of Education, Soran University. He is also member of Postgraduate Committee of the General Science Dept. He received his PhD from the University of Reading at the School of Biological Sciences and his project was mainly about chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer cells. He is enrolled in several scientific and professional societies: Kurdistan Biology Syndicate, European Association for Cancer Research, and Royal Microscopical Society. He has outstanding experience in teaching: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Histology, Embryology, and Immunology, and supervising undergraduate research projects.

Publications:

 Chawsheen, M. A. 2019. Predicting the efficacy of Akt inhibitors using AutoDock Vina software. Garmian University Journal, 6, 1-10.

Al-Naqshbandi, A. A., Chawsheen, M. A. & Abdulqader, H. H. 2018. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from urine specimens received in rizgary hospital—Erbil. Journal of Infection and Public Health.

Chawsheen, M. A. & Dash, P. 2015. The role of mTOR signaling in chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer. PhD Thesis. University of Reading, UK.

Chawsheen, M. & Dash, P. 2014. 540: mTORC2, but not mTORC1, regulates chemotherapy resistance in A549 lung cancer cells. European Journal of Cancer, 50, S130.

Chawsheen, M. A. & Aziz, F. M. 2012. Synergistic Neurotoxic Effect of Di-n-butylphthalate on Methomyl Treated Rats. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (ZJPAS), 24, 137-146.

Chawsheen, M. A. 2011. Effects of Acetamiprid and Glyphosate pesticides on testis and serum testosterone level in male mice. Journal of Duhok University (Pure and Eng. Sciences), 14, 299-306.

Chawsheen, M. A. & Chawsheen, H. A. 2010. Combination effects of Dichlorvos and Abamectin pesticides on male mice, a histological and biochemical study. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (ZJPAS), 22, 69-78.

Mustafa, I. A., Al-Alem, L. S. & Chawsheen, M. A. 2010. Effect of Sunflower and Olive Oils on the Hepatotoxicity and Nephrotoxicity of Di-n-butylphthalate in Rats. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (ZJPAS), 22, 14-23. 

Chawsheen, M. A. & Aziz, F. M. 2008. Cytological and histological alterations in certain organs of male rats after exposing to methomyl (carbamate insecticide) and/or dibutylphthalate. MSc. Thesis, Salahaddin University, Erbil-Iraq..

Scientific Activities (Conference):

• Mahmoud Ahmed Chawsheen & Hazem Abbas Al-Bustany: Docking study to predict the efficacy of PI3Kα inhibitors. The 2nd International Conference of the College of Medicine-Hawler Medical University. 22 – 27 November 2017, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq.

• Mahmoud Chawsheen & Philip Dash: mTORC2, but not mTORC1, regulates chemotherapy resistance in A549 lung cancer cells. 23rd Biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research, 5–8 July 2014, Munich, Germany.

• Mahmoud Chawsheen & Philip Dash: MTORC2 regulates chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer cells. Talks about TORCs, recent advances in target of rapamycin signalling, March 14-15, 2013 at Charles Darwin House, London, UK.