The College of Science at the University of Basrah organized a seminar (Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Heavy Metals Bioaccumulation and Skin Microbiota) by the graduate student (Emad Noman Hassan) The study aims

To isolate and characterize skin microbiota ,To compare the taxonomic composition and diversity of skin microbiota between CKD patients and healthy controls, To assess the relationship between renal function parameters and skin microbiota alterations and To correlate microbiota dysbiosis with dermatological manifestations and metal burden.

and included Understanding the triangular interaction between CKD, heavy metals, and skin microbiota could open novel diagnostic and therapeutic avenues, particularly through microbiome-targeted and detoxification strategies.