Prof. Dr.Samir Khalaf Abdullah
Prof. Dr. Samir Khalaf Abdullah received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the College of Science, University of Basra, and his doctorate in the field of mycology from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Since obtaining his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, then his doctorate, he worked at the University of Basra and rose through the scientific ranks by obtaining a professorship in 1989. He worked as head of the Department of Life Sciences in the College of Science, University of Basra for the period from 1995-2002. He was awarded the title of first professor at the University of Basra in 1995. He worked as a member of Council of the University of Basra for the period from 1998-2001. He worked as a member of the editorial board, editorial secretary, consultant and editor-in-chief of some academic scientific journals. He joined the University of Duhok as a professor in the Department of Life Sciences, College of Education for the period from 2007-2010, then a professor in the Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Zakho University for the period from 2010. - 2017. He was retired in 2017 and then joined Al-Noor University College in Nineveh Governorate to work as Assistant Dean of the College for Scientific Affairs. Until now, he has published more than 190 scientific papers in various Iraqi and international journals, in addition to supervising more than 100 students to obtain master’s and doctorate degrees. In many Iraqi universities. He obtained membership in many scientific societies for mycology in the United States of America, Britain, Japan and India. He obtained membership in the International Association of Universities. He received the title of scientist in 1999 and was included in the Iraqi government’s Law for the Care of Scholars. I am still active in the field of scientific research and supervising postgraduate students. The direction in the field of scientific research is focused on diagnosing fungi using molecular methods, studying superficial fungal infections of human and animal skin, studying the diversity of endophytic fungi in forest plants, and using some fungi for biological control of insects and plant diseases.
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