Academic Staff

Dec. 3, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Rezheen Fatah Abdulrahman (PhD) teaching staff
Assistant Profesor
Assistant Professor in Veterinary microbiology

Pathology and Microbiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Duhok

  • 2017 PhD in Veterinary Microbiology, Glasgow University, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • 2010 M.Sc. in Veterinary Microbiology, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
  • 2005 B.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

I have 19 years of teaching experience and have been teaching since I graduated in 2005. I began my career as a Demonstrator at the University of Duhok, where I taught and assisted in laboratory classes. In 2010–2011, I worked as an Assistant Lecturer, teaching practical microbiology courses. Over the years, I continued teaching as I advanced to higher academic positions. Since 2017, I have been teaching both theoretical and practical Microbiology courses to third-year veterinary students at the University of Duhok. I supervise undergraduate, MSc, and PhD students and support them throughout their research projects. I have also contributed to higher education through teaching roles at the American University of Kurdistan and the Amedi Technical Institute, where I provided essential foundational knowledge to technical and medical students. My long teaching journey reflects my strong dedication to supporting students and helping them succeed.

1-Organizer and Presenter: PCR Essential and Application workshop, 22/4/2018. Duhok Research Centre, Collage of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq. 

2-Organizer and Presenter: Basic Concepts in Bioinformatics and Databases Training Course, 924/7/2018. Duhok Research Centre, Collage of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. 

3- Organizer: Long Document Creation Referencing workshop, 14-15/10/ 2018. Duhok Research Centre, Collage of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.

4-Organizer and Presenter: PCR Essential and Application workshop, 24-25/4/2019. Duhok Research Centre, Collage of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

5-Organizer and Presenter: Introduction, Principles and Application of Bioinformatics and Database Training
Course, 15-30/7/2018. Duhok Research Centre, Collage of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

 

Conferences

1- Abdulrahman, R. F., and Davies, R. L. Characterisation of temperate bacteriophages of Pasteurella multocida. Poster presentation at the Young Microbiologist Symposium (YMS), 2nd — 3rd June 2014, Dundee, United Kingdom.

2-Abdulrahman, R. F., and Davies, R. L. Characterisation of temperate bacteriophages of Pasteurella multocida strains from different host species. Poster presentation at the Bacteriophages 2015, 27th — 29th Jan. 2015, London, United Kingdom

3-Abdulrahman, R. F., Penadés, J. R., and Davies, R. L. Characterisation of temperate bacteriophages of Pasteurella multocida strains from different host species. Poster presentation at the Viruses of microbes, 18th — 22nd July 2016, Liverpool, United Kingdom 

4- Abdulrahman, R. F., Penadés, J. R., and Davies, R. L. Characterisation and Diversity of temperate bacteriophages Induced in Pasteurella multocida from Different Host Species. Oral presentation of poster at the 8th Congress of European Microbiologists-FEMS2019 from 07-11/7/2019 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

 

Research

1. Fillol-Salom, A., Martínez-Rubio, R., Abdulrahman, R. F., Chen, J., Davies, R., and Penadés, J.R. (2018). Phage-inducible chromosomal islands are ubiquitous within the bacterial universe. J ISME 12(9), 2114-2128. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0156-3.

2. Abdulrahman, R. F. (2020). Detection of Staphylococcus aureus from local and imported chicken in Duhok Province/kurdistan region of iraq using conventional and molecular methods Bas.J.Vet.Res.Vol.19, No.1, 2020. http://basjvet.org/research/28.

3. Abdulrahman RF, Abdullah MA, Kareem KH, Najeeb ZD, Hameed HM (2020). Histopathological and molecular studies of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep and goats in Duhok city. Iraq. J. Explor. Anim. Med. Res. 10(2):134-140.

4. Issa NA, Abdulrahman RF, Taha ZM, Hussain MM, Kareem KH, Hamadamin HI, Najeeb ZD, Ahmed BM, Hameed HM (2021). Prevalence and molecular investigation of caseous lymphadenitis among the slaughtered sheep at Duhok Abattoirs; experimental infection with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in rabbits. Irqi J. Vet. Sci. 35:263-270. https://doi.org/10.33899/ijvs.2020.126772.1377.

5. Abdulrahman RF, Davies RL (2021).Diversity and characterization of temperate bacteriophages induced in Pasteurella multocida from different host species. BMC microbiology 21 (1), 1-20.

6. Abdulrahman RF (2021) Virulence potential, antimicrobial susceptibility and phylogenetic analysis of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis isolated from caseous lymphadenitis in sheep and goats in duhok city, iraq. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 9(6): 919-925.

7. Rasheed NA, Abdulrahman RF, Hussein NR (2022). Phylogenetic relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the host community and Syrian refugees in Duhok governorate based on 16S rRNA. IJID Regions 4:42-46.

8. Gahin A. Taib; Rezheen F. Abdulrahman (2022). Molecular characterization of virulence and antibiotics resistance genes and genetic diversity of Salmonella enteritidis from raw chicken meat in Duhok city, Iraq. Exploratory Animal and Medical Research 12 (2):176-186. DOI: 10.52635/eamr/12.2.176-186.

9. Veen Abdulrahman Rasol; Rezheen F. Abdulrahman (2023). Detection and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Carriage Isolates from Healthy Domestic Animal in Duhok Province. Egypt. J. Vet. Sci. 54 (2): 263-273. DOI. 10.21608/EJVS.2022.168434.1404

  • Microbiology.
  • Bacteriophage.
  • Molecular Biology.
  • Bioinformatics.
  • Genome Analysis.

1. MSc student
2. PhD student .