Academic Staff

Jan. 14, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
Ramadhan Tayeb Othman (PhD) Teaching staff
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Medical oncologist

Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Duhok

MBChB, MSc,PhD

General Oncology lecture, subspecialty cancer lectures, postgraduate cancer lecture

there are more than 100 conferences and workshop attended

Research

1- Pediatric brain tumor cancer stem cells :cell cycle dynamics, DNA repair, and etoposide extrusion D Hussein, W Punjaruk, LCD Storer, L Shaw, RT Othman, A Peet, S Miller, ...Neuro-oncology 13 (1), 70-83 69 2010
2- Overcoming multiple drug resistance mechanisms in medulloblastoma RT Othman, I Kimishi, TD Bradshaw, LCD Storer, A Korshunov, SM Pfister, ... Acta neuropathologica communications 2 (1), 1-14 61 2014
3- Cancer Incidence Rates in the Kurdistan Region/Iraq fromRT Othman, R Abdulljabar, A Saeed, S Sadiq, HM Kittani, SA Mohammed, ...Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 12, 1261-1264 58 2011
4- Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine among medical and nursing students of Duhok, IraqWA Ibrahim, S Daniel, NR Hussein, MS Assafi, R Othman Women’s Health Bulletin 6 (1), 1-6 6 2019
5- Vitamin D level and endogenous DNA damage in patients with cancers in Duhok city, KRG-Iraq HA Najeeb, R Othman, SF Salih, AA Mohammed, Q Al Ismaeel Annals of Medicine and Surgery 60, 462-467 5 2020
6- Immunostimulatory and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Ganoderma Lucidum on Breast Cancer Patients NAKM Ali, HA Saeed, RT Othman Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology 3 (2), 51-57 4 2018
7- Squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland in an elderly female presenting as a rapidly enlarging thyroid mass RT Othman, AMA Baizeed, AA Mohammed International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 70, 119-122 3 2020
8- ABCB1 inhibition provides a novel therapeutic target to block TWIST1-induced migration in medulloblastoma A Nasir, A Cardall, RT Othman, N Nicolaou, A Lourdusamy, F Linke, ... Neuro-oncology advances 3 (1), vdab030 2 2021
9- Serial MRI scan of posterior fossa tumours predict patients at risk of developing neurocognitive impairment RT Othman, KG Abdullah Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: APJCP 18 (7), 1729 1 2017
10- BM-23Twist1 expression confirms the role of an EMT-like process in medulloblastoma metastasis A Nasir, R Othman, L Storer, D Onion, A Lourdasamy, A Grabowska, ... Neuro-oncology 16 (Suppl 5), v37 1 2014
11- ABCB1 inhibition provides a novel therapeutic target to block TWIST1-induced migration in medulloblastoma A Nasir, A Cardall, RT Othman, N Nicolaou, A Lourdusamy, F Linke, ... Neuro-Oncology Advances 3 (1), vdab155 2021
12- Outcome of patients with locally advanced Non-small cell lung cancer treated with sequential chemotherapy and radiotherapy in Duhok/Iraq RT Othman Journal of Kurdistan Board of Medical Specialties 5 (2) 2019
13- Increased Trend of Haematological Malignancies in Kurdistan Region/Iraq RT Othman, NR Hussein Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 17 (8), 4181-4182 2016
14- MB-92DO ABCB1 EXPRESSING DRUG RESISTANT CANCER STEM CELLS UNDERLIE MEDULLOBLASTOMA METASTASIS? A Nasir, RT Othman, DP Ivanov, L Storer, D Onion, A Korshunov, ...Neuro-Oncology 18 (Suppl 3), iii118 2016
15- MB-93A NOVEL 3D MODEL OF MEDULLOBLASTOMA METASTASIS CONFIRMS A TWIST1 DRIVEN EMT-LIKE PROCESS A Nasir, A Lourdusamy, H Cameron, C Valente, L Storer, D Onion, ... Neuro-Oncology 18 (Suppl 3), iii118 2016
16- OP63METASTATIC MEDULLOBLASTOMA-ARE DRUG RESISTANT CANCER STEM CELLS TWIST1NG AWAY? A Nasir, RT Othman, L Storer, D Onion, A Lourdusamy, ID Kerr, ... Neuro-Oncology 17 (Suppl 8), viii11 2015 MEDULLOBLASTOMA M Morfouace, A Shelat, J Megan, BB Freeman, S Robinson, S Throm, ... Neuro-oncology 16 (Suppl 1), i71-i96 2014
17- THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) GROWTH OF MEDULLOBLASTOMA CELLS CONFIRMS A ROLE FOR THE EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION FACTOR Twist1 IN METASTASIS A Nasir, R Othman, L Storer, D Onion, A Lourdusamy, A Grabowska, ... NEURO-ONCOLOGY 16, 92-92 2014
18- ABCB1 IS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDULLOBLASTOMA CELL INVASION AND METASTASIS R Othman, L Storer, A Korshunov, SM Pfister, I Kerr, B Coyle NEURO-ONCOLOGY 16, 91-92 2014
19- INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM OF MEDULLOBLASTOMA CELL DEATH IN RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH THE N-3 PROPARGYL ANALOGUE OF TEMOZOLOMIDE Y Cai, R Othman, T Bradshaw, B Coyle NEURO-ONCOLOGY 16, 92-92 2014
20- Overcoming ABCB1 and MGMT Mediated Drug Resistance in Medulloblastoma Cell Lines BC Ramadhan T. Othman1, Tracey D Bradshaw2, Lisa Storer1, Richard Grundy1 ... NCRI conference 2014
21- Pediatric brain tumor cancer stem cells: cell cycle dynamics, DNA repair, and etoposide extrusion (vol 13, pg 70, 2011) Hussein, R Othman NEURO-ONCOLOGY 14 (12), 1528-1528 2012
22- ABCB1 AND DRUG RESISTANCE IN MEDULLOBLASTOMA RT Othman, L Storer, R Grundy, I Kerr, B Coyle NEURO-ONCOLOGY 14, 89-89 2012
23- PRIMARY PLEURAL LIPOSARCOMA. CASE REPORT RT OTHMAN, IS PITY, MI YALDA, AY IZAC Duhok Medical Journal 4 (1) 2010
24- Identification of cancer stem cells in paediatric brain tumour gliomas RT Othman, D Hussein, B Coyle DMJ-Dohuk Medical Journal 2 (1), 54-70 2008

Cancer epidemiology, cancer biology , and cancer patient outcome

1- Immunostimulatory and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Ganoderma Lucidum on Breast Cancer Patients. Student: HA Saeed 2018, Master degree
2- Molecular cloning and invitro assessment of Nisin activity as anticancer isolated from Lactic acid bacteria. Student: Saman Said Ahmed, 2021 PhD degree
3- The outcome of ovarian cancer patients in single institute Duhok. Student: Jakdra Ahmed 2022, Master Degree
4- Expression of cancer stem cell marker [CD44s] and [CD44v] isoform in breast cancer patients and their correlation with prognosis and patient survival. Student: Avan Saeed Mohammed 2022, PhD