Academic Staff

July 5, 2026, 12:43 p.m.
Shelan Hawwal Rasool (PhD) Teaching staff
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Molecular Biologist

Anatomy, Biology and Histology
College of Medicine
University of Duhok

  • B.Sc in Biology / College of Sciences / University of Mosul / 2007
  • M.Sc in Molecular Biology / College of Medicine / University of Duhok / 2013
  • PhD in Molecular Biology / College of Medicine / University of Duhok / 2023

I teach practical sessions in Biology for 1st year medical students at College of Medicine.

  1. Teaching Responsibilities: Delivering lectures and facilitating learning sessions for undergraduate medical students.
  2. Research Engagement: Designing, conducting, and publishing clinical research projects in relevant medical fields.
  3. Scholarly Participation: Actively contributing to academic discourse through attendance and presentations at conferences

Research

  1. Shireen A. Ibrahim, Shelan H Rasool and Hazhmat A Ali. Serum gamma GT levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome; relation to oxidative stress. Duhok Medical Journal. 9(1); 1-9
  2. Rasool S, Ismaeel QA, Arif SH. CYR61 promotes colorectal carcinoma progression via activating epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Am J Cancer Res. 2023 Oct 15;13(10):4872-4887. PMID: 37970355; PMCID: PMC10636662.
  3. Rasool, S., Hussein, Z., Ali, H., Al Ismaeel, Q., AL-Mahmoodi, H., Yalda, M., & Najeeb, H. (2024). The emerging role of S100A4 and S100A14 proteins in colorectal cancer progression: Role of S100A4 in colorectal cancer . Cellular and Molecular Biology70(11), 134–143. https://doi.org/10.14715/cmb/2024.70.11.20

My research mainly focuses on :
1- Molecular biology.
2- Genetic identification of E.coli.
3- Cytogenetics.

4- Molecular techniques.