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| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| The chemistry and biochemistry branch was established in 1987. The branch is to supervise graduate studies since 1993where the first Master degree was granted in1995, and the branch is still ongoing to grant professional high diploma, Master and doctoral degrees in clinical biochemistry and medical chemistry. The branch also is to teach different subjects to graduate students (Master and Doctoral Degrees) in the other college branches.
A number of the branch professors participate in Iraqi Board exams and various assessment committees, and in discussion of graduate and board students’ research to evaluate research for publication in scientific journals inside and outside Iraq, and assessment of graduate students’ theses. Also the branch had a distinct role by giving different scientific consultations to the clinical chemistry laboratory of Al-Imamain Al-kathimain hospital.
The branch has a distinct participation with the Continuous Education Unit in the college by holding various courses and seminars on topics related to the definition of the dangers of toxic chemical substances as well as to modern technologies used in clinical diagnosis fields. Also, a number of our teaching staff members has participation in conferences and seminars inside and outside the college. The branch has a patent granted to Prof. Dr. Muhammad Omran Hamza in 2021 and for Prof. Dr. Istabraq Abd al-Rasul al-Wasiti in 2022.
In addition to that, our branch has an active contribution with the medical research centre through correlating staff members continuously. Besides, the branch has important role in the health centre of the college by participation of many professors in the daily presence in the centre.
Moreover, we have active participations as a membership in different ministerial committees such as the Scientific Committee of the Iraqi Association/Emergency Medicine ( Ministry of Health) and the Iraqi Board of cancer (Ministry of Health) and the committee to follow -up the final exams (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research) and many other ministerial committees.
A number of the branch professors, and as a result of their ongoing efforts and fruitful liberality, gained letters of thanks from the ministers, the university president and the college deans.
The teaching staff has an active role and contribution to the research work about problems of health and environment situation in Iraqi society. Many of our professors publish a number of concrete researches in international fields with a relatively high impact coefficient in reliable magazines inside and outside Iraq. Also many of the branch professors participated in the teaching staff development courses through traveling abroad and acquiring additional international expertise and occupational safety and emergency medicine courses. The branch has also an active participation in the editorial staff of the Iraqi journal of medical sciences through contribution to the editorial staff and in the educational guidance unit as well by meeting students and solving their problems, and also in quality and reliability committees.
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| Delivering lectures, training, and supervising Iraqi Board students at the Iraqi Council for Medical Specialties / Clinical Chemistry. |
Continuation of delivering lectures, training, and supervision of Iraqi Board students at the Iraqi Council for Medical Specialties / Clinical Chemistry. On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, a lecture was delivered to the first, second, and third-year students at the Imamiyain Kadhimain Medical City Training Center, Iraqi Board, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, under the supervision of: 
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| The PhD dissertation defense of Raghed Ahmed Mohammed, a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University. |
The PhD dissertation was discussed in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, presented by the student Raghed Ahmed Mohammed, a faculty member in the department, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Omar Farouk Abdul Rasheed and Prof. Dr. Nadera Salman Mohammed, entitled: "Genetic and Kinetic Study of ACE2 Enzyme and FurinLevel in Patients with COVID-19 Infection Severity" The thesis aimed to: Determine the concentration of ACE2 in the serum of COVID-19 patients and compare it with a control group. Assess the levels of Furin in the serum of COVID-19 patients and study its correlation with the severity of the infection. Analyze the kinetic properties of the ACE2 enzyme to understand its relationship with COVID-19 severity. Investigate the gene expression of the ACE2 enzyme in COVID-19 patients compared to a control group to understand its role in the progression of disease severity.
The study reached several important findings, most notably: Serum ACE2 levels were significantly elevated in patients with severe COVID-19 cases compared to those with mild cases and the control group. The study also revealed a significant increase in Furin concentration in patients with severe cases compared to mild cases, suggesting a potential role for this enzyme in exacerbating disease severity. Additionally, elevated levels of platelets, white blood cells, and D-dimer were observed in severe cases, indicating the possibility of using these markers to assess disease severity. Moreover, the gene expression of the ACE2 enzyme was significantly elevated in COVID-19 patients compared to the control group.
These findings highlight the dual role of both ACE2 and Furin in determining the severity of COVID-19 infection. The dissertation was successfully defended, and the student received a grade of "Excellent." 
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