University of Damascus
Professor of Microbiology & Hematology
Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Damascus, with over five decades of teaching, research, and laboratory practice in microbiology, hematology, and the laboratory sciences — and a long history of scientific cooperation with German universities in Dresden and Saarland.
50+ years of teaching and academic contribution
Resources
Direct access to publications, teaching materials, certificates, and contact information.
Research focus
Doctoral and post-doctoral work in collaboration with the Institute of Microbiology, Carl Gustav Carus Medical Academy in Dresden — a serological investigation drawing on more than 500 sera from healthy individuals and approximately 200 double sera from pneumonia cases.
Authored Works
Textbooks and reference works developed across decades of teaching and laboratory practice.
University of Damascus
Principles of General Microbiology
2008
A comprehensive textbook covering bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology, written for pharmacy and medical laboratory students. Includes chapters on antimicrobial resistance, sterilisation, and clinical specimen handling. (Placeholder entry — final book details and cover to follow.)
University of Damascus
Foundations of Clinical Hematology
2014
An academic reference for the morphological and functional study of blood, hematopoiesis, anemias, and bleeding disorders, with practical laboratory protocols developed across decades of teaching. (Placeholder entry — final book details and cover to follow.)
University of Damascus
Laboratory Diagnostics in Microbiology and Hematology
2019
A practical manual organising the standard laboratory procedures used in clinical microbiology and hematology, intended as a daily companion for students undertaking practical laboratory training. (Placeholder entry — final book details and cover to follow.)
For Students
A small selection of recently uploaded teaching presentations. The full library is organised by subject on the Presentations page.
Microbiology I
Opening lecture covering the scope of microbiology, history of the discipline, and the major groups of microorganisms.
Microbiology I
Detailed coverage of the bacterial cell wall, membrane, cytoplasm, and the physiological basis of bacterial growth.
Clinical Microbiology
Mechanisms of action of major antibiotic classes, with an overview of resistance mechanisms and laboratory susceptibility testing.
Teaching Philosophy
“The laboratory is not merely a room of instruments — it is the place where careful observation, patience, and humility are taught alongside the science.”
— Dr. Fawzi Hassani