Dr Sarmed Kathem received his B.Sc. degree in Pharmacy from University of Baghdad in 1998 with honor degree (top 10 graduates). He worked in Ibn-Alnafees Hospital as a clinical pharmacist. Later, he transferred his career to the academic field. Sarmed worked in the University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy as a teaching assistant (1999) then he received M.Sc. in pharmacology (2004) followed by Ph.D. in pharmacology (2012) from the University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy in joint with the college of Pharmacy University of Toledo. He appointed as a tenured faculty in the University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy from 2005 till now. Sarmed enrolled in postdoctoral research (2014-2016) at Chapman University and University of California, Irvine under Dr Surya Nauli mentorship. He also joined Chapman University School of Pharmacy as research visiting scholar (2016). Sarmed is a member of Dr Nauli’s Primary Cilia group. Later Sarmed resumed his academic career at the college of Pharmacy Uni