Dr. Hiba Abbas Jasim is a Lecturer in the Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Anbar, Iraq. She holds a PhD in Cytogenetics from the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, and an MSc in Cytogenetics from the University of Anbar, Iraq. Her research interests include cytogenetics, cellular and molecular biology, toxicity, chemoprevention, natural products, chalcones, biochemistry, karyotypes, human physiology, environmental health, cell signalling and drug discovery. She has research experience in cell culture and molecular techniques, including MTT assay, Western blotting, Comet assay, qPCR, gene silencing, ELISA, flow cytometry, chromosomal abnormalities, AST, ALT and HPLC. She is a member of the Phytochemical Society of Europe and The Genetics Society, UK, and has received research and poster awards.