Academic Staff

July 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.
Reveng Abdullah Abdulkareem (Master) Teaching staff
Assistant lecturer
Assistant Lecturer in Pharmaceutical sciences

Medical Education Development
College of Medicine
University of Duhok

M.Sc. Pharmaceutics

10 years of teaching topics, Pharmaceutical technology, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Industrial Pharmacy, Physical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Ethics and Law, Cosmetics and Pharmacy Practice.

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

High-Level Drug Policy & Regulatory Governance

  • Member, Higher Committee for the Selection of Medicines (HCMS): Ministry of Health, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (2012–2015). Served on this senior committee responsible for national drug selection, policy, and essential medicines lists, contributing directly to the national healthcare strategy.
  • Specialised Regulatory Consultation: Advised the Kurdistan Medical Control Agency (2016–2017) on drug registration, quality assurance, and anti-counterfeiting protocols.
  • Member, Medical Ethics Committee: Served on the joint committee for University of Duhok and the Directorate of Health (2013–2016), reviewing research protocols to ensure ethical compliance in clinical studies.

Administrative Leadership (University of Duhok)

  • Deputy Dean: College of Pharmacy (2016–2017).
  • Head of Pharmaceutics Department: College of Pharmacy (2014–2016).
  • Faculty Representative: Served on the University Council and Faculty Association (2012-2013).

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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

  • Curriculum Development and Quality Assurance: Completed a 3-month advanced training program focused on optimising Pharmacy and Pharm D academic curricula and quality management, Belmont University, USA (2012).
  • Medication Adherence (Morisky scale): Completed specialised training on Morisky Adherence Scales (MMAS-4 and MMAS-8) and patient counselling techniques, San Diego, USA (2017).

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RESEARCH SKILLS & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

  • Protein Characterisation: Circular Dichroism (CD), FTIR, UV-Vis, BCA, DLS, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, HPLC, SEC, Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/LC-MS).
  • Biological Assays: ELISA, cell line-based drug mechanism studies (CDC, ADCC, apoptosis, autophagy).
  • Pharmaceutical Formulation: Solid dosage form development, stability studies, and Quality Control (QC) analysis.
  • Knowledge of: GraphPad Prism, Pymol, SPSS, Image Studio Lite, Image J, EndNote, XLSTAT.

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Conference Presentations

  • Poster: "Ensilication of Rituximab: A Novel Approach to Enhance Stability," 5th International Antibody Validation Meeting, Bath, UK (Sept 2025).
  • Poster: "Ensilication for Biopharmaceutical Stabilisation," 16th PharmSci International Conference (APS), Cardiff, UK (Sept 2025).
  • Poster: "Ensilication for Room-Temperature Protein Storage and Stability," RSC Chemical Biology Symposium, London, UK (May 2024).
  • Keynote speaker: "Assessment of Dietary Supplements in Prescriptions," Pharma Research and Development Conference, Philadelphia, USA (Jun, 2018).

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Associate Member: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK (2023–Present).
  • Student Member: Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS), UK (2024–Present).
  • Postgraduate Member: Biochemical Society, UK (2024–Present).
  • Member: American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) (2012–Present).
  • Member: Kurdistan Syndicate of Pharmacists (2007–Present).

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HONORS & AWARDS

  • Training Award: IKEEP Intrapreneurial Training Award (SETsquared Partnership).
  • Appreciation Awards: Multiple awards from UOD Presidency and College of Pharmacy for high scores in Continuous Academic Development (CAD) and committee efforts (2017–2019).
  • Top Rank: Ranked first in Class for B.Sc. Pharmacy (2007) and distinguished performance in MSc (2012).

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VOLUNTEERING

  • Crisis Response: Volunteered as a ward pharmacist during the ISIS conflict (2014) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2019-2020).
  • Oncology Pharmacist: Azadi Teaching Hospital, Duhok, Iraq (2007–2009).
  • Community Awareness Programs: Medication adherence, school drug safety campaigns.

Research

  1. Ensilication Technique for Biopharmaceutical Stabilisation, Method Development and Optimisation.
  2. Thermal stabilisation of lysozyme through ensilication.
  3. Medication adherence among diabetic patients in developing countries, review of studies.
  4. Errors and omissions in private clinics prescriptions, A survey of prescription writing in Duhok, Kurdistan Region Iraq.

Biopharmaceuticals, Thermal Stabilisation, Ensilication, Dosage form design and Drug Delivery, Therapeutic Proteins, Monoclonal Antibodies.

5 years supervising undergraduate graduation research projects.