A lecturer at College of Pharmacy , university of basrah ,got involved in a training with a research team in Bulgaria.
Dr.Reta Sabah Alyas participated in a training with a research group of Prof. Lidomil at the Institute of Organic Chemistry with the Center of Photochemistry in Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Bulgaria.  
The training included conducting a spectroscopic and theoretical study on the totomeric of some compounds of curcuminides in the solution, in addition to the training to treat the advanced spectral data.These compounds are highly effective against different types of diseases.The curcuminids, including curcumin are characterized by their activity against viruses, bacteria and even the cancer .It is hoped that the results obtained will be a subject of research that will be published in the near future.