Assistant Professor Dr. Rana Ibrahim Mahmoud, a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, participated as a member of the examination committee for the Master's student Radhia Anmar Murtadha from the Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Baghdad. The thesis was entitled:

“Placental Growth Factor as a Predictor of Severity of Preeclampsia in Iraqi Women”

The committee was chaired by Prof. Dr. Amal Khudair Abbas from the College of Science, University of Baghdad, and included Dr. Lina Abdul-Muttalib Saleh (College of Science, University of Baghdad), and Asst. Prof. Dr. Rana Ibrahim Mahmoud (College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University).

The thesis was supervised by Lecturer Dr. Yassmin Latif Jasim (College of Science, University of Baghdad), and was scientifically evaluated by Prof. Dr. Areej Abbas Zuboon (Al-Mustansiriyah University) and Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ne’ma Issa (College of Science, University of Karbala). The thesis was linguistically reviewed by Prof. Dr. Rikad Mohammed Khammass (College of Science, University of Baghdad).

The public defense took place in the hall of Prof. Dr. Raad Al-Moula in the Department of Biology on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, and the student was awarded a grade of Excellent.