Assistant Professor Dr. Rana Ibrahim Mahmoud, a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering – Al-Nahrain University, participated as a member of the examination committee for the Master's thesis defense of student Evan Jawad Salman from the Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Baghdad. The thesis was entitled:

“Assessment of Some Physiological and Immunological Parameters in Patients with Breast Cancer After Receiving Chemotherapy.”

The examination committee was chaired by Prof. Dr. Rukad Mohammed Khumas (College of Science, University of Baghdad), and included Assistant Prof. Dr. Rana Ibrahim Mahmoud (College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University), and Dr. Sura Fouad Abdulameer (College of Science, University of Baghdad). The thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Jabbar Hameed Yanzeel (College of Science, University of Baghdad).

The thesis was evaluated scientifically by Prof. Dr. Areej Abbas Zaboon (Al-Mustansiriyah University) and Prof. Dr. Maisam Naji Ahmed (Wasit University, College of Education for Pure Sciences), and linguistically by Prof. Dr. Intisar Jabbar Sahib (College of Science, University of Baghdad).

The public defense was held in the hall of Prof. Dr. Raad Al-Moula in the Department of Biology on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, where the student was awarded a grade of Excellent.