Rouya Mohammed Ahmed Altalabani
Baghdad,Iraq
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Assistant Lecturer
Biotechnology Department, Collage of Science, University of Baghdad
Baghdad
04.2023 - 02.2026
- Teaching staff: Teaching practical Molecular Biology and Microbial Genetics in the lab for Year 3. Teaching practical Genetic Engineering and Cytogenetic (term two) for Year 4. This includes explaining the theory part and the background of the experiments as well as to supervise students during the conduct of experiments.
- Supervising two students’ research projects for Year 4.
- Participating and/or Leading committees at Collage of Science. These include:
- Member, Academic Quality Assurance Committee: Evaluation of the teaching system across the academic year.
- Member, Examination Committee: Supervision of examinations, grade reviews, and appeals.
- Member, Registrar’s Office: Participation in the issuance of academic certificates for eligible students.
- Member, Institutional Accreditation Committee, responsible for Standard Six, including faculty teaching allocations, curriculum updates, and coordination with scientific committees submitted to the Deanship.
- Member, Government Program Liaison Committee: Responsible for submitting departmental activities—including research outputs, scientific lectures, workshops, training courses, and MSc and PhD thesis defenses —to the Deanship.
- Leader, Citizens’ Affairs Committee: Responsible for submitting the department’s most distinguished research, patents, and the number of thesis defenses conducted each month to the Deanship.
- Member, Student Website Management Committee: Oversight and management of the departmental students’ electronic platform.
- Leader, First-Year Student Reception Committee.
Operation Specialist
E-Commerce
Sulaymaniyah
01.2018 - 04.2022
- Worked on the E-Commerce Site Management. (Magento Platform)
- Worked on the E-Commerce Mobile Application Management.
- Managed complaints and reported issues tickets.
- Followed up on Chat issues and reported customer needs.
- Worked with the technical & development team to troubleshoot issues (for both customers and dealers) and solve some by myself as a first-line resolution stage (Front-end).
- Worked with international team for orders and logistics.
Office Assistant
Youth Activity Organization (YAO)
Sulaymaniyah
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Handled Refugee data entry and batch processing.
- Reviewed and verified refugee cases and registrations.
Call Centre Agent
Asiacell Communications PJSC
06.2013 - 08.2013
- Dealt with customer complaints
Member of the Management Team
Al-Adel Contracting Company
Sulaymaniyah
02.2013 - 05.2013
Member of the Management Team
Humanitarian organization Al-Bustan
Sulaymaniyah
07.2012 - 01.2013
Education
Master’s degree - Agricultural Science/ Field Crops (Molecular Genetic, Biotechnology)
University of Tikrit
09.2013 - 12.2016
BSc - Field Crops, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
University of Sulaimani
Sulaimani, Iraq 09.2008 - 07.2012
Skills
Scientific Research
Teaching
Team leader
Management
Communication
Languages
Arabic: Native
Kurdish: Fluent
English: Intermediate; Very good in academic writing and terminology
Affiliations
- Hobbies & Interests Walking and maintaining an active lifestyle Watching movies and TV shows
References
References available upon request.
Volunteer participation
- Participation in a voluntary campaign organized by Al-Ain Foundation for Social Care.
- Volunteer participation in planting Evergreen trees.
- Volunteered to supply departments and research units at University of Baghdad with first-aid devices (glucose and blood pressure monitors).
- Assisted elderly residents at a local care home.
Publications
- Rouya Mohammed Ahmed, Hiba Naser Ali. “Bio-Nanoparticle-Induced Self-Defense in Arabidopsis thaliana: Molecular Insights into Resistance Gene Activation under Smart Industrial Stimuli. "Cellular Physiology & Biochemistry", 2026, Accepted.
- Rouya Mohammed Ahmed, Hiba Naser Ali, Muna Mohammed Khayri. “Synthetic Rice Genome and Epigenetic Engineering: Emerging Strategies for Climate-Resilient Crops, Review Article”, 2026, Under review.
- Rouya M. Ahmed, Muna Mohammed Khayri, Hiba Naser Ali Alshaoo. “Enhancing Fusarium Resistance in Nigella sativa via Spray-Induced Gene Silencing (SIGS) Using Chitosan Nanoparticles: Molecular and Phytochemical Perspectives”, 2026, Under review.
- Human Saadi Hussein, Maryam Tareq Dahham, Sumayah Sami Hashim, Rouya Mohammed Ahmed. " In vivo study of the expression of some immune markers in BALB/c mice exposed to Aspergillus fumigatus mycotoxin." Microbial Biosystems, Vol. 10, No. 3, P 51-58, 2025, Published.
- Muna Mohammed Khayri, Sanaa Abed Hamood Al-Dulaimi, Rouya Mohammed Ahmed, Dr. Reyam Naji Ajmi, Sama Hassan Ali Rahmatullah. “The role of bacteria in reducing the impact of environmental pollution: between risks and benefits /A Review Article." European Journal of Agricultural and Rural Education (EJARE), Vol. 6, No. 03, 2025, Published.
- Mustafa A. Farooq, Rouya M. Ahmed, Bdoor S. Albahdly. “Nanotechnology in Molecular Genetics: A literature review." Al-Salam Journal for Medical Science, 2025, Published, DOI: https://doi.org/10.55145/ajbms.2025.04.02.004
- Rouya M. Ahmed, Hiba N. Ali, Muna M. Khayri, Adian K. Majeed. " How Pantoea can help solve modern agriculture problems: A Review." Biobacta Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology”, 2025, Published. https://doi.org/10.71428/BJBMB.2025.0203
- Sanaa Abed Hamood Al-Dulaimi, Rouya Mohammed Ahmed, Muna Mohammed Khayri, Sama Hassan Ali Rahmatullah, Reyam Naji Ajmi. “The effect of environmental factors on plant growth: an analytical study of environmental variables and their physiological response/A Review Article." The Peerian Journal”, Vol. 40, P 5-11, 2025, Published.
- Rouya Mohammed Ahmed, Amenah R. Abdullah, Adian Khalid Majeed, Hazim I. AlAhmed, Ahmed Flayyih Hasan. “The Effect of Clove Oil on the Expression of Xly Gene in Tomato Infected with Fusarium oxysporum."Agricultural Science Digest”, Vol. 45, P 91-97, 2025, Published.
Conferences
1. The 8th International Conference of the Society of Pathological Biochemistry and Haematology (SPBH), Alexandria, Egypt, August 8, 2025.
2. The 6thInternational Conference of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute Investing in Molecular Technologies to Achieve Sustainable Development Baghdad, Iraq | April 20–21, 2025.
3. Virtual Scientific Conference of the Plant Protection Department “Modern Trends in Employing Mycological Research for Community Service” held at the College of Agriculture, The University of Tikrit, in collaboration with the Universities of Mosul and Kirkuk, on 15thNovember 2022.
Timeline
Assistant Lecturer
Biotechnology Department, Collage of Science, University of Baghdad
04.2023 - 02.2026
Operation Specialist
E-Commerce
01.2018 - 04.2022
Office Assistant
Youth Activity Organization (YAO)
01.2017 - 12.2017
Master’s degree - Agricultural Science/ Field Crops (Molecular Genetic, Biotechnology)
University of Tikrit
09.2013 - 12.2016
Call Centre Agent
Asiacell Communications PJSC
06.2013 - 08.2013
Member of the Management Team
Al-Adel Contracting Company
02.2013 - 05.2013
Member of the Management Team
Humanitarian organization Al-Bustan
07.2012 - 01.2013
BSc - Field Crops, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
University of Sulaimani
09.2008 - 07.2012