Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Iraq
University of Kufa PhD thesis studies Epstein-Barr virus and neurodegenerative immune changes
A doctoral thesis at the University of Kufa's College of Science in Iraq examined immune effects associated with neurodegenerative diseases and their relationship to Epstein-Barr virus.
Why it matters: The University of Kufa's College of Science is home to a doctoral thesis on the role of Epstein-Barr virus in immune changes among patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
The University of Kufa reported that a doctoral thesis in its College of Science investigated immune effects associated with neurodegenerative diseases and their relationship to Epstein-Barr virus.
According to the university, the thesis was presented by researcher Nibras Yahya Abdullah.
The university said the thesis aimed to study the virus's role in patients' immune changes, including disrupted cytokine and T-cell levels and the gene expression of microRNA molecules.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The thesis, presented at the University of Kufa's College of Science by Nibras Yahya Abdullah, set out to examine whether Epstein-Barr virus plays a role in patients' immune changes, covering cytokines, T cells and microRNA gene expression.
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