1- Askar B., Ibrahim H., Barrow B. and Foster N. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) differentially affects inflammatory immune responses in human monocytes infected with viable Salmonella or stimulated with LPS. Journal of Peptides 2015; 71:188-195.

2- Ibrahim H., Askar B. , Barrow B. and Foster N. Dysregulation of JAK/STAT genes by VIP in Salmonella-infected monocytes may inhibit its therapeutic potential in human sepsis. Journal of Cytokine 2018;49-56.

3-Ibrahim H, Askar B. , Hulme S, Neilson P., Barrow B. and Foster N. Differential immune phenotypes in human monocytes induced by non-host adapted S. Choleraesuis and host adapted S. Typhimurium. Journal of American Society for Microbiology 2018 (IAI00509-18R1).

4. Askar B1., J. Higgins, P. Barrow and N. Foster. Immune evasion by Salmonella: exploiting the VPAC1/VIP axis in human monocytes. Journal of Immunology 2019; 158 (3), 230-239.

5. Askar1 B., Higgins J., Barrow P. and Foster N. Immunomodulation by vasoactive intestinal peptide is associated with increased survival and growth of Salmonella Typhimurium in mice. Journal of Cytokine 125 (2020); 154787.

My current research areas are focused on experimental usage of laboratory animals infected by pathogenic bacteria. This comprises study of pathological lesions produced by bacteria and also measuring of immunological parameters particularly cytokine. I am also interested in use of herbal medicine antibacterial properties on pathology and immunology aspects.

After I received a PhD from the UK and come back home. I become interested in teaching three different areas in the college of veterinary medicine.
1. Teach Scientific debate for the 1st class students. This improves students’ listening and public speaking skills, and also opens opportunities to develop oral communication skills.
2. Immunology in 3rd class students. This provides the undergraduate students a basic knowledge of the immune response and its involvement in health and disease.
3. Forensic medicine in 5th class students. This involves the application of veterinary medicine and forensic science techniques to the investigation and documentation of animal abuse and neglect as well as civil matters involving animals.

Three under-graduate students (5th stage)

1-Immunology Showcase, 20th June 2013, Medical School University of Nottingham, UK (attendance).

2-MHS Faculty Postgraduate Research Forum, 25th of June 2014, the University of Nottingham, UK (attendance).

3-M5 Biomedical Imaging Conference, 9th September 2014, the University of Nottingham, UK (poster presentation).

4-Kurdistan Students Conference, 15th September 2014, the University of Nottingham, UK (attendance).

5-The Innate Immunity Summit, 10th -11th November 2014, the O2 Peninsula Square, London, UK (poster presentation).

6-The international Sepsis Forum, 2th-5th December, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (poster presentation).

7-The Flow Cytometry Meeting, 12th of November 2014, the University of Nottingham, UK (attendance)

8-Immunology Showcase, 22th January 2015, Medical School, the University of Nottingham, UK (attendance).

9-The 2015 Immunotherapy, 12th March 2015, Watershed, Bristol, UK (poster presentation).

10-Tissue Inflammation and Local Immune Responses, 17th of April 2015, the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
(poster presentation).

11-Midlands Sequencing Consortium Meeting 13th July 2015, University of Nottingham, UK (attendance).

12-9th European Workshop on Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, 2nd – 4th September 2015, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (oral presentation).
13-2nd Scientific Conference of College of Veterinary Medicine. College of Veterinary medicine, university of Duhok.1-2 June 2021.
14- 1st Scientific Conference of College of Health Sciences. Hawler Medical University.6-7 September 2021.
15- Promoting Quality of Education and Research at University of Duhok. Student Center, University of Duhok, 11 November 2021.

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