Head of Parasitology Branch

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Alaa Tariq Abdulwahid Al-sandaqchi

Phone 009647730606241

alaa.alsandaqchi@uobasrah.edu.iq

Veterinary Parasitology

   Professor/Public Health

 

 Education:   

 

Ph.D. in Veterinary Public Health

Graduated- 2016

Nottingham University, United kingdowm

Dissertation Topic: Interaction of Toxoplasma gondii with human

brain microvascular endothelial cells in vitro

M.S. in Food Hygiene

Graduated- 2005

 Basra University, Iraq

Thesis Topic: Bacteriological evaluation of beef carcasses at butchers shops in Basrah city

 

 

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

Graduated- 2001

Basrah University,Iraq

 

Professional Experience

 

Professor (6/3/2023)

Department of Veterinary Public Health, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

 

Assistant Professor (2017 to 5/3/2023)

Department of Veterinary Public Health, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

 

Lecturer (2009-2017)

Department of Veterinary Public Health, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

 

Assistant lecturer (2005-2009)

Department of Microbiology, University of Basrah, Basrah,Iraq

 

 

Extension short courses and workshops

 

  • Post-genomics and Bioinformatics
  • Introduction to Flow Cytometry
  • Introduction to HPLC
  • PCR primer Design
  • DNA Sequencing and Bioinformatics
  • PCR Troubleshooting
  • Introduction to Chroms, Sanger, and Mega 6
  • Introduction to NMR, IR, and UV uses
  • Introduction to Matlab for Engineers
  • SPSS statistics Software
  • Prism statistics Software
  • Simca Software
  • Endnote Introduction for Referencing and Citing
  • Introduction to Mendeley
  • Understanding the Electronic Publishing, Revising Process, AND Increasing the Visibility Works Using Publons  and Kudos
  •  Publication in the Scientific Journals and the use of Endnote Software
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • English pronunciation
  • English language support courses
  • Microsoft word: Introduction
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft powerpoint
  • Microsoft Access
  • Creating and Managing Long Documents in Microsoft Word
  • Using Excel as a Database
  • Working with photographs using GIMP
  • Creating a poster in powerpoint
  • Producing Charts in Word,Excel,and Powerpoint
  • Advanced Queries Using Microsoft Access
  • Creating Macros in Excel
  • Collaborating in Microsoft Word
  • Introduction to Database Design
  • Microsoft outlook: Introduction to Email
  • Microsoft outlook: Collaborative Features
  • Getting Going on your Thesis
  • Second Plastination workshop

 

 

Research Interest

  • Food borne illness
  • Food safety
  • Parasitology
  • Novel strategies to reduce food poisoning
  • Epidemiology of parasitology and Food borne illness
  • Parasitology

Courses Taught

  • Meat hygiene- Undergraduate and postgraduate lecture
  • Milk hygiene - Undergraduate and postgraduate lecture
  • Food Micrbiology
  • Parasitology
  • Biostatics- Undergraduate and postgraduate lecture
  • Computer science - Undergraduate lecture
  • Advanced  protozoa-Post graduate lecture
  • zoonotic diseases

 

Poster Presentation

Abdulwahid, Alaa T, Zainab W Khutair, and Raghad I Abd. 2018. “Histopathological study of mammary gland infection in dairy bovine.” 6th International Scientific Conference,college of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah. Iraq.

Alaa Al-sandaqchi, Carl Stevenson, and Hany Elsheikha,2014. Interaction of Toxoplasma gondii with human brain microvascular endothelial cells in vitro, British society for parasitology, Royal veterinary College, London, United Kingdom