Dr. Jassim Mohammed Abdo is a lecturer at Duhok University in Kurdistan, Iraq. He holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Immunology from Ludwig-Maximilians University in Germany. His areas of research include molecular diagnostics, parasitology, microbiology, and immunology. He has over 20 publications and has supervised both MSc and PhD students. He currently serves as the Director of the Duhok Research Center and teaches various courses at Duhok University.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal data
Name: Dr.Jassim Mohammed Abdo
Title: lecture
Place of work: Duhok University
Nationality: Iraqi
Social status: Married
Date of Birth: 1970
Present address
Duhok // Kurdistan Region // IRAQ
Tel: 009647504153224
E-mail and Website
Dr.jassim@uod.ac
jasimvet@yahoo.ca
jassim.drc@gmail.com
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KqtX8a0AAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jassim_Abdo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jassim-mohammed-12381a52?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
Present positions
-Director of Duhok Research center /Duhok University
-Instructor in College of Veterinary Medicine/Duhok University
Employment and Responsibilities
-Since March 2005:-present Teaching as Instructor at the Department of Microbiology,
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Dohuk, IRAQ
-2007 july-2011 Feb: PhD student, Research Center Borstel, Germany.
-2011- present: Director of Duhok Research Center.
-2011 –present: councilor in the College of veterinary Medicine /UOD
-2011 -present: Member of the Scientific council in College of veterinary Medicine
- 2012-2014 Member & Coordinator of Web Committee
-2012 -2013 :Member of the Scientific Board in university of Duhok
-2012 - present :Member of the Editor Board / Journal of University of Duhok (JUD)

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Educational qualification
Education
-1975-1981: Wane Primary School, Nineveh (Mosul), IRAQ
-1981-1987 : Al-Markaazia Secondary School for Boys, Nineveh (Mosul), IRAQ
-1987-1993: College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, IRAQ
Qualifications
-(2007-2011): PhD in Molecular Biology and Immunology : Issued by Ludwig-Maximilians
University, Munich, Germany
Thesis: [Development of two diagnostic tools (ELISA and ICT) for detection of antibodies
against ovine and bovine theileriosi]
Supervisor: - Prof. Dr. med. vet Jabber S. Ahmed
- Prof. Dr. Med. vet. Kurt Pfister
-(2001-203): Master of Veterinary Science University of Mosul IRAQ: Thesis: Diagnostic and
pathological study of liver fluke Fasciola gigantica in Goats in Nineveh
- (1988 -1993): Bachelor of Veterinary Science University Mosul IRAQ
Memberships and associations
- STVM
- Arbo-Zoonet
- ICTTD-3
Clinical practice
-1993 August -2002 November, work in a private veterinary clinic (Rabia, Mosul, Iraq) nine
years practical Experience in veterinary clinic
-2013-2014 : work in a Privet shelan Hospital Department of Molecular diagnostic /Duhok
/Kurdistan region /Iraq
- 2015-2016: work in a privet Vin Hospital Department of Molecular diagnostic Duhok
/Kurdistan region /Iraq

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Spoken language
-Kurdish.
-Arabic.
-English.
-German (Deutsch)
Research field
-Molecular diagnostic
-Molecular Parasitology
-Tick Born disease
-Molecular Biology
-Biotechnology &Bioinformatics
-Microbiology
-Immunology
Research activity
Research fellow at
-Borstel Research center /Germany
- Duhok Research center /Kurdistan Region Iraq
Scientific reviewer and referee
2013-2016: Editorial Board Member (EBM) for Journal of University of Duhok
2012-2013: Member of the Scientific Board in UOD
2014 : Member of the Scientific Committee for the “First International
Veterinary Conference in Kurdistan “UOD
2016 -2017: Member of committee writing &publication books at the University of Duhok
2015-2016: Postgraduate Studies Committee / College of Vet Medicine/UOD
2012-2016: Teacher’s Portfolio Assessment Committee (TPAC)/College of Vet
Medicine/UOD

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Experienced Research
Lab Techniques skills:
- Polymerase Chain Reaction : ( PCR, RT-PCR, Long PCR, Multiplex PCR,
- Quantitative PC
- Western, Southern, and Northern blotting
- DNA, RNA extraction
- Horizontal gel electrophoresis,
- SDS-PAGE, Native-PAGE
- 2D gel analysis and quantification for proteins
- cDNA synthesis& transformation,
- DNA cloning and purification
- Genetic engineering, in vitro mutagenesis,
- Restriction digestion, Restriction analysis studies
- Ligation of DNA fragments to the vector DNA,
- ELISA
- Hybrid Assay
- Cell culture
- Gene prediction analysis
Bioinformatics programs & databanks skills:
- Sequence analysis by DNASTAR lagergene software, chromas, bioedit
- Sequence alignment techniques (single and multiple) and programs (BLAST,
- Clustal, TreeView X 0.5.0, iCODEHOP, Molsoft).
- Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences; Phylogenetic tree construction (PHYLIP,
MEGA, UPGMA, etc.); Evolutionary distance calculations
- Gene and protein structure analysis
- Genbank, EMBL, UniProt, SWISS-PROT
- Genetic engineering & cloning software (PDRAW32, CLONEWIN, DNASTAR )
- Sequence Scanner v1.0
- Primer Design
- DESeqversion 1.9.12,
- GenBank Submission(, BankIt, Sequin)

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Workshops and Conference
- February 3-5 2007: Workshop on “Molecular Diagnostic Tools” organized by the
Dohuk Research Center – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Research Center
Borstel, Germany.
- April 14-18 2008: Workshop on "Technology Transfer of Molecular Diagnostic Tools"
organized by Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China and
the Research Center Borstel, Germany
- June 9-13 2008: "Technical Workshop on Bioinformatics " organized by EU-FB6
INCO-DEV INCOME, Research Center Borstel, Germany
- September 15 26 2008: A course held at "Regional Training Course on Rapid
Diagnosis of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)" organized by IAEA/FAO in cooperation with
European Union ConFluTech Project held at Federal Center for Animal Health, FGI-
ARRIAH, Vladimir, the Russian Federation
- January 2009: Instructor in a Technical Workshop "Diagnostic tools for Avian
influenza" organized by the EU-Flu-Tech project by Research Center Dohuk IRAQ
and the Research Center Borstel, Germany
- June 17-19, 2009: participated in “International Conference on Intracellular Niches of
Microbes” held in Research Center Borstel.
- June 29-July 3, 2009: participated in “10th Biennial Conference of the Society for
Tropical Veterinary Medicine held in Luebeck, Germany and presented a poster
entitled “Identification of clone-9 antigenic protein of Theileria uilenbergi and
evaluation of its application for serodiagnosis”.
- November 30 to December 2009: A "Technical Workshop on Epidemiological Tools"
organized within the EU funded ConFluTech and Arbo-Zoonet project by the Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin and the Research Center Borstel,
Germany
- July 19-24, 2010, 'Tick identification workshop' organized by the Turkish Ministry of
Agriculture, Pendik Veterinary Control Research Institute, and the EU funded projects
ICTTD-3 and Arbo-Zoonet

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- Juli 26-30, 2010, 'Integrated control of Ticks and Tick- Borne Diseases in a Globalized
World, Istanbul, Turkey funded by the European commission FP6 (ICTTD-3)
- September 27-28 2011, Scintific Research in Iraq: situation and perspectives. Beirut.
Lebanon .Organized by UNISCO,
- 17 May-20 2012, as instructor in Technical workshop on basic molecular technique,
Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Duhok. University of Duhok. DVRC.
- July 30 – August 1, 2015, Iraqi Pathogen Detection Need & Gap Analyses for
Sustainable Capability Development, Collaboration Training Workshop Los Alamos
National Laboratory & Iraqi Public Health and Veterinary Laboratories, organized by
Los Alamos National Laboratory,USA
- 10-11.May 2016 participate as instructor and organizer of workshop “From PCR to
DNA Sequencing” in Duhok Research Center – college of veterinary Medicine
University of Duhok
- March 7-8, 2016 , participated as presenter ( Molecular diagnosis of Theileria ,
Babesia and Anaplasma species infecting Small Ruminant in Kurdistan Region ,Iraq
using Reverse line Blot ) in The: Middle East and South Asia Conference on
Epigenetics and Genomics of Infectious Diseases .Organized by Royal Scientific
Society of Jordan (RSS), Gryphon Scientific, and Metabiota (USA)
Important Publications list
1. Renneker S, Abdo J, Ahmed JS, Seitzer U. Field validation of a competitive ELISA
for detection of Theileria annulata infection. Parasitol Res. 2009 Dec;106(1):47-53.
2. Liu Z, Wang Z, Yin H, Luo J, Zhang B, Kullmann B, Abdo J, Salih D, Ahmed J,
Seitzer U. Identification of Theileria uilenbergi immunodominant protein for
development of an indirect ELISA for diagnosis of ovine theileriosis. Int J Parasitol.
2010 Apr;40(5):591-8
3. Mohammad Al-Saeed AT, Omer LT, Abdo J, Habibi G, Salih DA, Seitzer U, Ahmed J.
Epidemiological studies on tropical theileriosis (Theileria annulata infection of cattle)
in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Parasitol Res. 2010 Jan;106(2):403

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4. Abdo J, Liu Z, Yin H, Kullmann B, Ahmed JS, Seitzer U. Identification of clone-9
antigenic protein of Theileria uilenbergi and evaluation of its application for
serodiagnosis. Parasitol Res. 2010 Aug;107(3):517-24
5. Abdo J, Kristersson T, Seitzer U, Renneker S, Merza M, Ahmed J. Development and
laboratory evaluation of a lateral flow device (LFD) for the serodiagnosis of Theileria
annulata infection. Parasitol Res. 2010 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]
6. Bayram D,Ahmed;wijdan M.SMero; Ahmed M ,Salih; Ning Xiao;Adriano Casulli and
jasim M. Abdo.Molecular Charactraization of Echinococcus granulosus isolated from
human hydatid cyst using mitochondrial cox1 gene sequencing in Duhok province
Kurdistan regiuon IRAQ.journal of university of Zakho(ZOUZ) vol 1(A),No,1,2013
7. Bayram D,Ahmed;Ahmed M ,Salih;wijdan M.SMero;Ning Xiaoand jasim M.
Abdo.Molecular determination of Echinococcus granulosus isolated from human
hydatid cyst using mitochondrial nad1 gene sequencing in Duhok province Kurdistan
regiuon.IRAQ .journal of university of Zakho(ZOUZ) vol 1(A),No,2,2013
8. S. Renneker, J. Abdo, M.A. Bakheit, B. Kullmann, D. Beyer1, J. Ahmed1 and U.
Seitzer. a study on the occurence ad co-infect of Anaplasma ,Theileria and Babsia sp in
sheep in the kurdistan Region,Iraq , Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 60 (Suppl.
2) (2013) 113–118
9. S. Renneker, J. Abdo,, D. E. A. Salih,, T. Karagenc_, H. Bilgic_,, A. Torina, A. G.
Oliva, J. Campos ., B. Kullmann1, J. Ahmed1 and U. Seitzer .can anaplasma Ovis in
small ruminant be neglected any longer? Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 60
(Suppl. 2) (2013) 105–112
10. Azad Abdullah Meerkhan1, Dr. Jassim.M. Abdo2, Dr. Wijdan M.S. Mero3, Dr.
Adariano Casulli 4, Genotypic characterization of Echinococcus granulosus isolated
from different intermediate hosts in Duhok province, Kurdistan region, Iraq

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Research Supervision for MSc. (2011-2016)
1.Molecular detection and identification of Theileria spp infection in small ruminant
Duhok province.
Student :Khaled Haji Murad
2.Utility of the estimation of procalcitonin level in the diagnosis of salmonella typhi in vitro
study.
Student: Samear khudiada
3.Molecular identification of E coli from meat in Duhok market.
Student :Sweala Mekhaeal
4.Molecular study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypic and susceptibility to anti-
tuberculosis drugs.
Student :Nishteman Fasel Mohanmmed .
Research Supervision Ph.D. (2011-2016)
1. Molecular Identification of Cryptospordium in Human and animal In Duhok.
Student: Rwead Khanem Korkease Degree: Ph.D. in Molecular
Parasitology/ University of Duhok
2. Neuroendocrine Differentiation and KRAS Mutation in Colorectal Carcinoma
Student: khesar Hussein Khalil .Degree PhD in Immunohistology
University of Duhok
Oral presentation in international scientific conferences
Middle East and South Asia Conference on Epigenetics and Genomics of Infectious Diseases,
March 7-8, 2016, Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS), supported by Gryphon Scientific,
and Metabiota (USA) ,Tittle: (Molecular diagnosis of Theileria, Babesia and Anaplasma
species infecting Small Ruminant in Kurdistan Region, Iraq using Reverse line Blot)

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Teaching activities
- Department of microbiology (Parasitology course for the 3edyear) , student of college
of veterinary Medicine - Duhok University
- Department of microbiology (Immunology course for the 3edyear ), student of college
of veterinary Medicine - Duhok University
- Biology – Molecular Biology (Biology course for 1st
year ),student of college of
veterinary Medicine - Duhok University
- Biology – Molecular Biology (Biology course for 1st
year ),Duhok Polytechnic university
- MSc students Duhok University. (Diagnostic tools, Bioinformatics).
- PhD student Duhok University /(Molecular Biology)
- PhD student Zakho University (Biotechnology )
Examiner for postgraduate MSc students (2011-2016)
1.Thesis title:Isolation and identification E coli O157:H7 from meat by using PCR
Student: Awfa Esedean
University: Mosul University
2.Thesis title:Molecular analyzing of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis from paraffin and
Bovine Embedded Tissues in Sulamanyhia province by Multiplex PCR
Student: Hadeal Sabah Joad
University: Sulaymaniyah University
3.Thesis title: Seroprevalence and detection of Toxoplasma gondi in Ewes and Does in
sulaimanhia province
Student: Rebwar Baher Ahmed
University: Salahaddin University
4.Thesis title :Genetic Diversity among local and commercial Turkey breed using
RAPD_PCR
Student: Aram Omer Fatah

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5.Thesis title :Auto-Antibody profile to cellular compartment in behcets disease patient in
Duhok provinc
Student: Hiwa Rejab Ibraheem Hamid
6.Thesis title :Identification and Detection of Candida Species By Molecular Technique
Using Multiplex PCR
Student: Jumma Husean Ali
7.Thesis title:Detection of some Antibiotic Residues in Local Mutton in Duhok Meat
Plant Using ELISA Technique Duhoh Governorate Kurdistan
Student: Shirean Ahmed
8.Thesis title:Cytogenetic and Genetic Diversity among and within Olive Varieties Based
on SSR Markers
Student: Khamy Jabar Abuzeid
University: Zakho University
9.Thesis title Procalcitonin expression in human leukocytes as a marker of bacterial
infection
Student: Halez Sadeq
University: University of Duhok
10 Thesis title :The Potential Application of Antimicrobial Activity of an Antibiotics-
Conjugated
Nanoparticales against Some Foodborne Pathogens
Student: Haval Abdullah
University: Salahaddin University
11.Thesis title :Prevalence of Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs by using
Coproantigen
ELISA in Duhok province
Student Name: Teroj Abdulrahman
University: University of Duhok

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Examiner for postgraduate PhD students(2011-2016)
1.Thesis title :Bacteriological and Molecular Study on Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated
from Different Sources at Azadi Teaching Hospital in Duhok City.
Student Name Haval Mohamed Khalid Al-Atroshi
University Zakho University
2.Thesis title :Detection of helicobacter pylori in oral lesion of patients with recurrent
apthous stomatititis by using PCR in relating to serum vitamin B12 level
Student: Abd Razaq Mohammed Abdu rahman
University: Duhok University
3.Thesis title :Epidemiological study and molecular characterization of Echinococcus
granulosis in slymani province
Student: Abdulla Mohammed Hama
University: Zakho
4.Thesis title :Immunological, Molecular and Pathological study of Neospora caninum in
Bovine Aborted Fetuses and Experimentally Infected Mice
Student: Wasen Amjed Al-Abeady
University: Mosul University
5.Molecular Identification of the Fungal Isolates Aureobasidum pullulans and
Characterization of the Produced Polysaccharide
Student:Zena Al-gader
University: Mosul University
Evaluation of Scientific Works :
-External Assessor to evaluate a thesis of Diar Adel , (Diagnosis of infection Bronchitis Virus
in Brioiler Chicks by Serological test (ELISA)and (RT-PCR)in Duhok )in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the Master Degree in virology , The College of veterinary Medicine /
University of Duhok
-External Assessor to evaluate a thesis of jvan Myser (Identifiction ,pathogenisity and attempt
to control gummosis and bacterial canker on apricot caused by pseudomonas syringce) in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master Degree in plant disease , The College
of Agriculture/University of Duhok

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Peer Reviewer for Articles Submitted to:
- UoD Journal - University of Duhok (UoD)
- Science Journal | The University of Zakho
- Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences - College of Veterinary Medicine
- J.Z.S Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani
- Iraq Academic Scientific Journals
GenBank Submission(2008-2016)
Mohammad Al-Saeed,A.T., Omer,L.T., Abdo,J., Habibi,G., Salih,D.A., Seitzer,U. and
Ahmed,J. (Theileria annulata isolate 08#02 merozoite-piroplasm surface antigen
Tams1 gene, partial cds,) Accession # FJ159695, 11-AUG-2008
Mohammad Al-Saeed,A.T., Omer,L.T., Abdo,J., Habibi,G., Salih,D.A., Seitzer,U. and
Ahmed,J. Theileria annulata isolate 08#08 merozoite-piroplasm surface antigen
Tams1 gene, partial cds Accession # GU130194 / 20-OCT-2009
Mohammad Al-Saeed,A.T., Omer,L.T., Abdo,J., Habibi,G., Salih,D.A., Seitzer,U. and
Ahmed,J. Theileria annulata isolate 08#07 merozoite-piroplasm surface antigen
Tams1 gene, partial cds Accession # GU130193 / 20-OCT-2009
Mohammad Al-Saeed,A.T., Omer,L.T., Abdo,J., Habibi,G., Salih,D.A., Seitzer,U. and
Ahmed,J. Theileria annulata isolate 08#06 merozoite-piroplasm surface antigen
Tams1 gene, partial cds Accession # GU130192 /20-OCT-2009
Mohammad Al-Saeed,A.T., Omer,L.T., Abdo,J., Habibi,G., Salih,D.A., Seitzer,U. and
Ahmed,J. Theileria annulata isolate 08#05 merozoite-piroplasm surface antigen
Tams1 gene, partial cds Accession # GU130191 /20-OCT-2009
Liu,Z., Wang,Z., Yin,H., Luo,J., Zhang,B., Kullmann,B., Abdo,J., Salih,D., Ahmed,J. and
Seitzer,U. Theileria uilenbergi TuIP (TuIP) mRNA, partial cds Accession #
FJ467922 /17-NOV-2008
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M. Theileria ovis isolate DRC_X1 18S ribosomal RNA gene,
partial sequence Accession # KR094869 /10-APR-2015
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M. Theileria ovis isolate DRC_M7 18S ribosomal RNA gene,
partial sequence Accession # KR094868.// 10-APR-2015
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria ovis isolate DRC_H30 18S ribosomal RNA gene,
partial sequence Accession # KR094867.110-APR-2015
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria ovis isolate DRC_C6 18S ribosomal RNA gene,
partial sequence Accession # KR094866.1

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Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria ovis isolate DRC_A4 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial
sequence GenBank: KR094865.1
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria ovis isolate DRC_R2 18S ribosomal RNA gene,
partial sequence GenBank: KR094864.1
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria ovis isolate DRC_Z3 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial
sequence GenBank: KR094863.1
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria ovis isolate DRC_L7 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial
sequence GenBank: KR094862.1
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria ovis isolate DRC_p8 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial
sequence GenBank: KR094861.1
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria lestoquardi isolate DRC_S38 small subunit ribosomal
RNA gene, partial sequence GenBank: KP793689.1
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria lestoquardi isolate DRC-0SEQ38 small subunit
ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence GenBank: KP342263.1
Murad,K.H. and Abdo,J.M Theileria uilenbergi isolate TuilenbIraq32.1 18S ribosomal RNA
gene, partial sequence GenBank: KC778790.1
Renneker,S., Abdo,J., Kullmann,B., Beyer,D., Ahmed,J. and Seitzer,U. Anaplasma ovis
isolate AovisIraq2 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence GenBank:
KC778789.1 13-MAR-2013
Renneker,S., Abdo,J., Kullmann,B., Beyer,D., Ahmed,J. and Seitzer,U Anaplasma ovis
isolate AovisIraq1 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence GenBank:
KC778788.1
Renneker,S., Abdo,J., Kullmann,B., Beyer,D., Ahmed,J. and Seitzer,U Babesia ovis isolate
BovisIraq24.1 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence GenBank: KC778787
Renneker,S., Abdo,J., Kullmann,B., Beyer,D., Ahmed,J. and Seitzer,U Theileria lestoquardi
isolate TlestoIraq21.3 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence GenBank:
KC778786.1
Renneker,S., Abdo,J., Kullmann,B., Beyer,D., Ahmed,J. and Seitzer,U Theileria lestoquardi
isolate TlestoIraq42.8 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
GenBank: KC778785.1
Habibi,G., Mohammad Al-Saeed,A.T., Taib Omer,L., Abdo,J., Salih,D., Seitzer,U.,
Ahmed,J. and Bozorgi,S. Theileria annulata 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial
sequence GenBank: HM628582.1