1. Personal Information First name(given name): Middle name: Last name (Family name): Date of birth: Place of birth: Nationality: Sex:

Karzan Tofiq Mahmood February 22 , 1973 Sulaimani Iraqi Male O+ Married Kurdish 3 Arabic ( Read, Write, and Oral : very good) English ( Read, Write and Oral: good)

Blood group: Marital status: Mother Tongue: Number of children: 2nd Language: 3rd Language:

2. Permanent Address Country: City: District No. & Name: Street No.: House No.: Tel. No.: E-mail Address:

Iraq Sulaimani Bakrajo, Hawary zanko 88 +964(0)7701570118 [email protected]

[email protected]

3. Educational Record Ph.D. in Biotechnology in dairy science , Food science dept. Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani. Dissertation titile: Isolation, Characterization and Immobilization of β-galactosidase from the Yeast Kluyveromyces lactis DSM 70800 and its Application in Some Dairy Products 2000 – 2003: M. Sc. in Animal reproduction, Animal production Department, Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani. Thesis title : Effect of some hormones on reproductive performance and some serum biochemical changes in synchronized mountain black goat . 2006-2010

1994 – 1998: B. Sc. in Agricultural Science, Animal production Department, Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani. 1990 – 1992: Salahaddin Preparatory School for Boys, in Sulamani – Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Kaniaskan Intermediate School for Boys, in Sulamani – Iraqi 1986 – 1989: Kurdistan Region.

1979 – 1985:

Malkandi Primary School for Boys, in Sulamani – Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

4. Employment Record

 Posts: 1- Lecturer at Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani, from october , 2010. 2- General supervisor for CAD program at at Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani, for acadimic years (2011-2013). 3- Assistant Lecturer at Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani, from March 1st , 2003. 4- Repporter of Food Science Dept. Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani, from October 1st 2007 to December 1st. 2008 5- Repporter of Animal poduction Dept. Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani, from October 1st 2003 to February 1st. 2006.  Date of the First Employment: November 11th ,1998. Animal production dept. , Faculty of Agricultural sciences.  Previous Works: 1- Employee in Field Crops Sector, Bakrajo Fields Directorate, Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani, from November 11th , 1998 to October 1st , 1999. 2- Demonestrator in Animal production departement , Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Sulaimani, from October 1st , 1999 to November 20th , 2000.

5. Work Experiances

1- Computer skill in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Acrobat. 2- Participating and managing the prossess of sowing and harvesting of the faculty field in Bakrajo, from November 11th , 1998 to October 1st , 1999. 3- Preparing and printing the reports of the Department committee. 4- Oraganizing the daily routine works in the Department. 5- leader of CAD program of faculty of agricultural science for acadimic year 2011-2012.

Resaerch 1. Effect of some hormones on reproductive performance and some serum biochemical changes in synchronized black gots. Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Science, Vol,23, No. 2, 2009(57-61)

2. Production and purification of B-galactosidase from kluyveromyces lactis DSM70800. the 4th international scientific conference of Salahaddin

Univercity- Erbil, Oct. 18-20,2012. ISSN:2224-3283 Vol. 3, 979-983.

3. Characterization of immobilized β-galactosidase from Aspergillus niger, Proc. 7th Int. Con. Biol. Sci. (Bot.), 34 – 38 2013, Faculty of science, Tanta university, Egypt.

4. application of enzymatically hydrolyzed-lactose milk and whey in some dairy products. Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture. 42 (2): 2014.

5. Effect of microbial transglutaminase addition on some physical, chemical and sensory properties of goat’smilk yogurt. Zanco Journal of Salahaddin university. Vol. 27, No. 27:2015.

6. The effect of microbial transglutaminase enzyme on some physicochemical and sensory properties of goat’s whey cheese. Under publishing.

7. Biomass production from Kluyveromyces spp. by using cheese whey. Under publishing.