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Prof. Dr. Safaa Abed Latef Mutlaq Al Meani (Professor)

PhD in biotechnology and genetic engineering
lecture
Biotechnology - Science
sc.safaa-meani@uoanbar.edu.iq


Biography

Professor Safa Abed Latef AL Meani

 DoB: 2- 1- 1966

Married 

PhD in genetic engineering and biotechnology

university of  Anbar  

Publication

 Selected publications

The cytotoxic activity of local Cyperus rotundus phenolic extract on human breast cancer cell lines

SA Abdullah, SA Lateef, AM Al-Shammari

Iraqi Journal of Cancer and Medical Genetics 12 (1), 21-30

PCR-Based Replicon Typing of plasmids inKlebsiella pneumoniae producing- ESBL?GenesinUTIspatients in Iraq

SALAM SawsanQahtanTaha Al-Quhli1

Sapporo Medical Journal 55 (3)

PCR-Based Replicon Typing of Plasmids in E. Coli Producing Esbls in Patients with UTI in Iraq

SQT Al-Quhli, SAL Al Maeni

Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology 25 (2), 4268-4278

Distribution Of Virulence Factors Genes And Their Association With Antibiotics Resistance In Streptococcus Agalactiae Isolated From Pregnant Women In Al Anbar City.

SN Alani, A Meani, SA Latef

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results 13

Inhibitory Effect of Shikimic Acid on Biofilm Formation and the Expression of Critical Biofilm-associated Genes in Streptococcus agalactiae

SN Alani, A Meani, SA Latef

The Open Biotechnology Journal 19 (1)

Whole Genome Sequence Based Analysis of Heavy Metals Genes and Antibiotics Resistance Genes in P. Aeruginosa Isolated from Hospitals in Iraq.

OA Al-Hashimi, A Meani, SA Lateef, IO Saeed

Pakistan Journal of Life & Social Sciences 22 (1)

Molecular Variation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolated from Patients in Ramadi City, Iraq

OSS Al-Heeti, SAL Almeani, MM Ahmed, SAL Tawil, YM Nayyef

Recent Patents on Biotechnology

stimation of Biofilm Components and Prevalence of SDR Genes among Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Anbar Hospitals

RAKJASALA Meani

The Open Microbiology Journal 18, 1-11

Evaluating the qualitative characteristics and heavy elements of hospital water and their relationship with bioresistance in P. aeruginosa

O Al-Hashimi, IO Saeed, SAL Al Meani

Technium BioChemMed 8, 64-75

Biosafety and Environmental Risks of Genetically Modified Plants: A review.

AK Alalwani, IHM AL-Jaf, BM Abed, SA Latef, MM Ahmed

Journal of University of Anbar for Pure Science 18 (1)

Capsular specific typing of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from clinical cases in Ramadi city of Iraq.

HF Lahij

Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 20 (1)

Molecular typing of MDR-K. pneumoniae using ERIC-PCR technique

NS Abed, E Kariptas, SA Lateef

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 15 (10), 4677-4680

Inhibition of Streptococcus Agalactiae biofilm formation in response to purified phytochemical antimicrobial materials

SN Alani, SAL AlMeani

J. Pharm. Negat. Results 13 (4), 601-607

Detection of pathogenic bacteria in the surgical rooms of Al-Ramady hospital using next generation sequencing

OA Al-Hashimi, IO Saeed, SAL Al Meani

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1325 (1), 012023

Inhibitory Activity of Methanolic and Aquatic Extracts of Myrtus Communis on the Biofilm Formation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

RAE Almaadhidy, A Meani, SA Lateef

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research 10 (4), 713-726

Study the epidemiology of antibiotics resistance in Ramadi Hospitals of Iraq

LM Najeeb, SAL Al Meani, AH Abdulkareem, ZH Fyadh, MM Ahmed

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 15 (9), 4204-4207

Multidrug-resistant clinical K. pneumoniae ST16, ST218, and ST283 and emergence of pandrug-resistant KPC-positive ST6434/K2 lineage in Iraq

HF Lahij, SAL Almeani

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 55 (1), 375-382

Genetic variants of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from Al-Ramadi Teaching Hospital, Iraq

AMK Al-Qaysi, MM Ahmed, WH Habeeb, SAL Al-Meani, MSAL Janaby, ...

The Open Microbiology Journal 18 (1)

Assessment of Cinamic acid and Costus roots extract against MDR-K. pneumoniae isolated from patients of COVID-19

MS Hussein, AMK Al-Qaysi, SALA Meani, MM Ahmed, NS Abed, ...

Res J Pharm Technol 15 (12), 5724-8

Impact of Solidago virgaurea Extract on Biofilm Formation for ESBL-Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An In Vitro Model Study

AH Abdulkareem, AK Alalwani, MM Ahmed, SAL Al-Meani, MS Al-Janaby, ...

  1. Al-Qaysi, A.-M.K.Al-Ouqaili, M.T.S.Al-Meani, S.A.L.(2020).Ciprofloxacin- And gentamicin-mediated inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is enhanced when combined the volatile oil from Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Sys Rev Pharm;11(7):98-105. link
  2. Al Meani, S.A.L (2020). Expression of LM TK 1 and evaluation of its ability to activate nucleoside analogues in E. coli. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy. ;11(7):15-17 link
  3. Abdullah, S.A.Al-Shammari, A.M.Latef, S.A.(2020). Attenuated measles vaccine strain have potent oncolytic activity against Iraqi patient derived breast cancer cell line. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. Vol( 27), Issue 3.link
  4. Safaa Abed Latef Al Meani, Ebraheem W. Al-Duliamy*, Ali S. Al-Shojiary, Nawras M. Turky and Yasmen K. Ahmed (2020). PRODUCTION OF PROTEASE USING IMMOBILIZATION CELLS TECHNIQUE. Biochem. Cell. Arch. Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 0000-000. link
  5. Al-Qaysi, A.-M.K.Al-Ouqaili, M.T.S.Al-Meani, S.A.L.(2020).Effect of pyocyanin as secondary metabolite on pseudomonal biofilm and in increasing the resistance degree to antipseudomonal agents. Drug Invention Today. Vol (14) • Issue 6 ..link
  6. Ahmed, M.M.Al Meani, S.L. (2019). Occurrence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase KPC gene in Klebsiella pneumoniaeisolated from patients in Anbar city of Iraq. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 22(V).link
  7. Fairoz B. Sultan and Safaa A. L. Al Meani (2019). Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus toxins genes in clinical and food isolates in Iraq. J. Pharm. Sci. & Res. Vol. 11(2), , 636-642link
  8. Al Dossary Othman, A.Al Meani, S.A.L. (2019). Effect of mentha spicata volatile oil on some virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples. Research Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 14 (Special Issue I). 
  9. Mohammed O. Ibrahim and Safaa A. L. Al Meani (2019).DETECTION OF PLASMID-MEDIATED AMPC β-LACTAMASE GENES AND EVALUATION THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF CLOVE VOLATILE OIL AND ANTIBIOTICS IN CLINICAL ISOLATES OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIA IN IRAQ. Biochem. Cell. Arch. Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 4053-4061.link
  10. A.R.Clause, S.A.L. Al Meani and J.Piskur (2010).Pasteurella multocida thymidine  kinase 1 efficiently activate pyrimidin nucleoside analogs. Nucleoside, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids. 29: 359-362. link
  11.  S.A.L. Al Meani, Mohammad I.Nader and L.M. Abbas (2010). Biochemical study and Charactrization of  cytosine deaminase from Saccharromyces cereviciae.  Journal of Biotechnology, 5: 625-640.link
  12.  S.A.L. Al meani, A.M. Mohammad and I.Y. Majeed (2009).Determination of optimum cultuer conditions for the production of cytosine deamiase from Escherichia coli. Ibn AL haitham Journal for pure and applied science. (22) 3 :147-156.link
  13.  A.N.Thouyni, S.A.L. Al meani and A.H. Ibrahim (2008). Chemical study for volatail oil extracted from Ocimum basilicum leavs and evaluation of  inhibitory activity on pathogenic bacteria. Journal of Science. (11) 2 : 26-34.link
  14.  S.A.L. Al Meani (2007). Study of some effective factors on the production of gramicidin from local isolate Bacillus brevis. Journal of Baghdad, (4) 2 : 215-220.link

Lectures


No. Subjects Lectures Stage File Video
1 Immunology Introduction to immunology Third
2 Immunology cells of the immune system Third
3 Immunology Phagocytosis Third
4 Immunology Antigens Third
5 Immunology Immunoglobulins structure Third
6 Immunology Immunoglobulin function Third
7 Immunology Antigen- antibody reaction Third
8 Immunology Major histocompatibility complex Third
9 Immunology Lymphocyte Third
10 Immunology Humoral and cell mediate immunity Third
11 Immunology Hypersensitivity Reactions Third
12 Immunology Autoimmunity Third
13 Biotechnology Animal cell culture First
14 Biotechnology Microbial culture First
15 Biotechnology Plant tissue culture First
16 Biotechnology Environmental biotechnology First
17 Biotechnology Biosensors First
18 Biotechnology Enzymes production technique First
19 Biotechnology Genetic engineering First
20 Biotechnology Restriction Enzymes First
21 Biotechnology Molecular cloning vectors First
22 Biotechnology Molecular hybridization of nucleic acids First
23 Biotechnology Construction of gene library First

Academic certificates

1- Post doctorate in molecular biology  at Lund university -Sweden 2012

2- PhD degree in genetic engineering and biotechnology at university of Baghdad - Iraq. 2001

3- Msc. degree in Microbiology at university of Baghdad- Iraq- 1995

4- Bsc. dgree  in Biology-Microbiology at university of Mousl - Iraq. 1987

Supervision

I have been supervising postgraduate diploma ,  Masters and PhD students 

 

Other

Scientific activities:
  1. More than 60 scientific researches.
  2. Supervising of postgraduate students ( 30 students )at Baghdad and anbar university.
  3. Lecturer or participant in many scientific conferences, seminars & workshops.
  4. Committee member of discussing the high studies thesis of postgraduates.
  • Languages:
  1. English, can speak, read and write
  2. Swedish can speak , read and write
  3. Mother tongue: Arabic