Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 9:51 a.m.
Gulizar Issa Ameen (PhD)
Lecturer
Lecturer in Molecular Physiology

Animal Production
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok

  • Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2018.
  • M.Sc. in Animal Physiology, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 2008
  • B.Sc. in Animal Production, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 2002.

  • Animal Physiology
  • Endocrinology

Academic and Professional Activities

  1. Poster Presentation: 13th Global Diabetes Conference and Medicare Expo, Birmingham, United Kingdom — August 8–10, 2016.
    Presented a research poster highlighting advancements in diabetes-related biomedical studies.
  2. Poster Presentation: ITM Research Day, Eleanor Rathbone Building, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom — July 7, 2016.
    Presented research findings as part of the Institute of Translational Medicine’s annual scientific symposium.
  3. Participant: 2nd Annual Symposium, Centre for Preclinical Imaging (CPI), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom — May 26, 2016.
    Attended sessions on advanced preclinical imaging technologies and biomedical research methodologies.
  4. Participant: ITM Research Day, Eleanor Rathbone Building, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom — July 6, 2015.
    Engaged in presentations and discussions on current biomedical and physiological research topics.
  5. Participant: Liverpool–Manchester Inter-University Postgraduate Physiology and Cell Biology Symposium — April 24, 2014.
    Participated in a postgraduate symposium focusing on cellular biology and physiological sciences.
  6. Participant: ADInstruments Training Seminar, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq — October 27–28, 2010.
    Received training on the use of ADInstruments software and hardware for physiological data acquisition and analysis.
  7. Participant: 3rd Kurdistan Conference on Biological Sciences, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq — May 4–6, 2010.
    Attended scientific sessions addressing research developments in biological and life sciences.

Research

  • Ameen, G. I. (2023). Effect of supplementing pomegranate peel powder with concentrated diet on some metabolite markers in goat kids. The Seybold Report, 18(106), 46–59.
  • Sulaiman, N. H., Ameen, G. I., Mohammed, H. M., & Taha, V. J. (2022). Effect of supplemented different levels of pomegranate peels on performance and carcass characteristics of local goat kids. Journal of Jilin University (Engineering and Technology Edition), 41, 451–464.
  • Ameen, G. I., & Mora, S. (2018). Cbl downregulation increases RBP4 expression in adipocytes of female mice. The Journal of Endocrinology, 236(1), 29–41. https://doi.org/10.1530/JOE-17-0359
  • Ameen, G. I. (2018). Investigating the impact of c-Cbl deficiency in adipose tissue: Its role in insulin sensitivity and adipokine production [Doctoral dissertation, PQDT-Global].
  • Thondam, S. K., Daousi, C., Wilding, J. P. H., Holst, J. J., Ameen, G. I., Yang, C., Whitmore, C., Mora Fayos, S., & Cuthbertson, D. J. (2017). Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide promotes lipid deposition in subcutaneous adipocytes in obese type 2 diabetes patients: A maladaptive response. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 312(3), E224–E233. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00347.2016
  • Dosky, K. N., Bamarny, A. O., & Ameen, G. I. (2012). Nutrient digestion, rumen and blood parameters of Karadi lambs fed treated soybean meal. Advances in Nutrition Research, 1(1), 6–9.
  • Tayeb, I. T., Hassan, S. N., Mustafa, M. M., Sadeq, S. A. M., Ameen, G. I., & Hassan, A. M. (2011). Effects of various stocking density on productive performance and some physiological traits of broiler chicks. Research Opinions in Animal & Veterinary Sciences, 1(2), 89–93.
  • Tayeb, I., Hassan, S., Mustafa, M., Sadeq, S., Ameen, G. I., Hassan, A., & Shekhu, N. (2011). A comparative study of some productive traits in commercial poultry farms in Duhok Region. KSÜ Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi, 14(2), 7–9.
  • Ameen, G. I., & AMSJ. (2010). Comparative effects of glucocorticoids on some aspects of metabolism in albino rats. Journal of Duhok University, 13(1), 451–463.*
  • Ameen, G. I. (2008). Comparative effects of glucocorticoids on some aspects of metabolism in albino rats [Master’s thesis, University of Duhok].

  • Molecular physiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Animal Physiology