Dr. Ahmad Al-Attar is a member of the Division of Hematopathology.
Clinical Expertise
Flow cytometry and Immunology.
Education & Training
MBChB – University of Mosul - College of Medicine, 1997
MSc – Oncology, University of Nottingham, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, 2005
PhD – Cancer Immunology, University of Nottingham, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, 2009
Research Interests
Dr. Al-Attar’s research interests include CD34+ hematopoietic stem cell assays, immune monitoring, leukemia/lymphoma evaluation, automation and artificial intelligence, and anything that involves flow cytometry. Dr. Al-Attar also has a keen interest in applying statistics in medical studies, and has a strong focus on education of medical laboratory scientists.
Representative Publications
- Al-Attar A, Woda BA. κ light chain-expressing hematogones in a patient with λ-restricted CLL and multiple myeloma on daratumumab therapy. Blood. 2022 Oct 27;140(17):1917. PMID: 36301631.
- Reed RG, Al-Attar A, Presnell SR, Lutz CT, Segerstrom SC. A longitudinal study of the stability, variability, and interdependencies among late-differentiated T and NK cell subsets in older adults. Exp Gerontol. 2019 Jul 1;121:46-54. PMID: 30885717
- Al-Attar A, Presnell SR, Clasey JL, Long DE, Walton RG, Sexton M, Starr ME, Kern PA, Peterson CA, Lutz CT. Human Body Composition and Immunity: Visceral Adipose Tissue Produces IL-15 and Muscle Strength Inversely Correlates with NK Cell Function in Elderly Humans. Front Immunol. 2018 Mar 6;9:440. PMID: 29559978
- Al-Attar A, Alimova Y, Kirakodu S, Kozal A, Novak MJ, Stromberg AJ, Orraca L, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Martinez M, Ebersole JL, Gonzalez OA. Activation of Notch-1 in oral epithelial cells by P. gingivalis triggers the expression of the antimicrobial protein PLA2-IIA. Mucosal Immunol. 2018 Jul;11(4):1047-1059.
- S Presnell, A Al-Attar, F Cichocki, J Miller, and CT Lutz. Human Natural Killer Cell Differential Expression of MIR181A1B1 and MIR181A2B2 Genes Encoding Identical Mature microRNAs. Genes Immun. 2015 Jan-Feb;16(1):89-98
- Woolston CM, Al-Attar A, Storr SJ, Ellis IO, Morgan DA, Martin SG. Redox protein expression predicts radiotherapeutic response in early-stage invasive breast cancer patients. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2011 Apr 1;79(5):1532-40.
- Al-Attar A, Shehata M, Durrant L, Moseley P, Deen S, Chan S. T cell density and location can influence the prognosis of ovarian cancer. Pathol Oncol Res. 2010 Sep;16(3):361-70.
- Duncan TJ, Watson NF, Al-Attar AH, Scholefield JH, Durrant LG. The role of MUC1 and MUC3 in the biology and prognosis of colorectal cancer. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2007;5:31.