Academic Staff

                                        Dr. BUSHRA TAHER MOHAMMED
Dr. BUSHRA TAHER MOHAMMED Head Unit of Safety and Health
Assistant Professor
Molecular Biology
  • 2017 PhD in Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    2007 MSC. in Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, University of Duhok, Iraq
    2003 BVM&S. in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Duhok, Iraq

  • 1. AHMED SJ, MOHAMMED BT. BIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTORS (IGF1 AND IGF2) GENES AND STEROIDOGENESIS IN OVINE OVARIAN ANTRAL FOLLICLES. J Duhok Univ. 2022;25(2):201–10.
    2. Donadeu FX, Mohammed BT, Ioannidis J. A miRNA target network putatively involved in follicular atresia. Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2017;58.
    3. Donadeu FX, Sanchez JM, Mohammed BT, Ioannidis J, Stenhouse C, Maioli MA, et al. Relationships between size, steroidogenesis and miRNA expression of the bovine corpus luteum. Theriogenology [Internet]. 2019; Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0093691X1930487X
    4. Mohammed BT, Donadeu FX. Localization and in silico-based functional analysis of miR-202 in bull testis. Reprod Domest Anim [Internet]. 2022 May 15;n/a(n/a). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.14159
    5. Mohammed BT. Identification and bioinformatic analysis of invA gene of Salmonella in free range chicken. Vol. 84, Brazilian Journal of Biology. scielo ; 2024.
    6. Sontakke SD, Mohammed BT, McNeilly AS, Donadeu FX. Characterization of microRNAs differentially expressed during bovine follicle development. Reproduction. 2014;148(3):271–83.
    7. Mohammed BT, Donadeu FX. Bovine Granulosa Cell Culture. In: Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc.; 2018. p. 79–87.
    8. Mohammed BT, Sontakke SD, Ioannidis J, Duncan WC, Donadeu FX. The adequate corpus luteum: Mir-96 promotes luteal cell survival and progesterone production. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Jul 1;102(7):2188–98.
    9. Mohammed BT, Esteves CL, Donadeu FX. Analyses of bovine luteal fractions obtained by FACS reveals enrichment of miR-183-96-182 cluster miRNAs in endothelial cells. Reprod Biol Endocrinol [Internet]. 2019 May;17(1):41. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-019-0484-9
    10. Mohammed, B.T.M.F.S.M., 2008. Anatomical And Histological Study Of Goat ̉s Kidney. J. Duhok Univ. 11, 148–154.

  • Molecular Biology of the cell

  • 1. Tutor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok
    • courses in Veterinary anatomy (2007-2011)
    • courses in Cell and Molecular Biology (2017-2022)
    2. Supervisor, University of Duhok (2019-2022)
    • Training lab members in practical techniques
    • Supervision of undergraduates (5th year undergraduate project)
    • Supervision of MSc and PhD students

  • MSc student
    PhD student

  • CONFERENCES
    Bushra Mohammed, Sadanand D. Sontakke, W. Colin Duncan and Francesc X. Donadeu, (2014). Functional evaluation of miRNAs during bovine ovarian follicular/luteal development. World Congress of Reproductive Biology, Edinburgh, UK (Oral Presentation).
    Bushra T Mohammed, W Colin Duncan and Francesc X Donadeu, (2015). Functional evaluation of miRNAs during the ovarian follicular/luteal transition. Conference of the Society of Reproduction and Fertility (SRF), Oxford, UK (Poster).
    Bushra T Mohammed, W. Colin Duncan and Francesc X. Donadeu, (2016). Functional evaluation of miRNAs during the follicle-luteal transition in the monovular ovary: Involvement of miR-132 and miR-96 in cell survival. 18th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR), Tours, France (Oral and Poster Presentation).
    Bushra T Mohammed, Cristina Esteve, W. Colin Duncan and Francesc X. Donadeu, (2019). Isolation of different bovine luteal cell fractions using fluorescence-activated cell sorting. The Fertility Conference, Birmingham, UK (Poster).
    Bushra T Mohammed and Francesc X. Donadeu, (2020). Identification of miR-202 in bull testis using in situ hybridisation. The Fertility Conference, Edinburgh, UK (Poster).
    Bushra T Mohammed, (2020). SfE BES Online conference. Society of Endocrinology. UK
    Bushra T Mohammed, (2021) virtual EMBL Conference: SARS-CoV-2 - Two years on: Science Meets the Challenge. Online
    .Bushra T Mohammed, (2021). Relationships between size, steroidogenesis and miRNA expression of the bovine corpus luteum. 2nd scientific conference of Veterinary Medicine. University of Duhok (Oral presentation)
    .Bushra T Mohammed and Francesc X. Donadeu, (2022). The Fertility Conference, (Poster). Online
    .Bushra T Mohammed, (2022). Muscles and Molecular Structure Conference, Imperial College London .UK
    Bushra T Mohammed, (2023). mRNA–miRNA interaction network in the ovarian follicle reveals miRNA target genes crucially involved in the regulation of cell apoptosis. The Fertility Conference, Belfast. UK (Oral presentation).
    Workshops
    • Presenter: April 2018 workshop on PCR essential and application organized by Duhok Research Centre, University of Duhok, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
    • Presenter: July 2018 workshop on Basic Concepts in Bioinformatics and Databases organized by Duhok Research Centre, University of Duhok, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
    • Participant: February 2019 workshop on Histopathological techniques organized by Duhok Research Centre, University of Duhok, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
    • Organizer and Presenter: April 2019 workshop on PCR essential and application organized by Duhok Research Centre, University of Duhok, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
    . Workshop for PhD holders from 2010 to now).(2021). University of Duhok
    . International Workshop on Education: NEW TRENDS AND PROCPECTS (2021).

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      bushrat.mohammed@uod.ac

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