Assist. Prof . Dr.  Farah Aqeel Rashid from the Department of Chemistry participated in the master's thesis defense committee. The Thesis was submitted by the candidate Ali Fadil Hammoud entitled:

Evaluation of some biochemical markers in children with autism spectrum disorder

The study aims to evaluate some indicators related to the nervous system and study their relationship to the autism spectrum. This study concluded that some indicators can be used to predict autism spectrum disorder after conducting further studies, while others were considered risk factors for its occurrence.

The discussion committee consisted of:

1- Assist. Prof . Dr. Rana Majeed Hamid, Chairman

2- Assist. Prof . Dr.. Sawsan Khudair Abbas, member

3- Assist. Prof . Dr. Farah Aqeel Rashid, member

4- Prof. Dr. Narjes Hadi Mansour, member and supervisor