Dr. MUHAMMAD FAROOQ

PhD (University of Rennes 1, France)
MPhil (UVAS), DVM (Gold Medalist UVAS)
Assistant Professor (TTS)
 Tel. +92 334 6521448
Email. muhammad.farooq@uvas.edu.pk;

Biograph

Dr. Muhammad Farooq has been working as Assistant Professor in (Section of Epidemiology and Public health) Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Jhang, Pakistan since September 2013. He earned DVM from CVAS, Jhang and was awarded Gold Medal (UVAS), Solve-agri Gold medal & cash prize and Prof. Dr. Tufail Muhammad Cash Award.  He earned his MPhil in microbiology from UVAS, Lahore. He recently completed his PhD from University of Rennes 1, France in 2019. His area of research is study of host pathogen interactions with reference to hepatitis. He has vast experience of working on mice and cell culture. His other expertise lies in a wide range of multidisciplinary techniques such as Cell Culture, Western Blot, Conventional and Real-time PCR, Gene expression, FACS. He has published various article in international journals.

Area of Interest

  • Preparation and evaluation of livestock vaccination
  • Study of host-pathogen interactions

Publications


 

  • Farooq M, Filliol A, Eugénio MS, Piquet-Pellorce C, Dion S, Raguenes-Nicol C, Jan A, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Le Seyec J, Samson M. Depletion of RIPK1 in hepatocytes exacerbates liver damage in fulminant viral hepatitis. Cell death & disease. 2019 Jan 8;10(1):12. (IF 5.638)
  • Farooq M, Piquet-Pellorce C, Dion S, Eugenio MS, Filliol A, Raguenes-Nicol C, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Seyec JL, Samson M. Depletion of RIPK1 in hepatocytes exacerbates PolyI: C and Murine Hepatitis Virus induced liver damage. Journal of Hepatology. 2018 Apr 1;68:S789. (IF 15.040)
  • Devisme C, Carriere V, Genet V, Farooq M, Le Seyec J, Piquet-Pellorce C, Samson M. Serum CXCL14 chemokine as a biomarker during murine acute and chronic hepatitis. Journal of Hepatology. 2018 Apr 1;68:S615. (IF 15.040)
  • Farooq M, Piquet-Pellorce C, Dion S, Eugenio MS, Santamaria K, Filliol A, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Samson M, Le Seyec J. RIPK1 depletion exacerbates progression of liver fibrosis in high fat diet induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in mice. Journal of Hepatology. 2018 Apr 30;68:S345. (IF 15.040)
  • Usman M, Wakeel A, Farooq M. India and Pakistan need to collaborate against pollution. Nature. 2017 Dec;552(7685):334. (IF 40.137)
  • Filliol A, Farooq M, Piquet-Pellorce C, Genet V, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Vandenabeele P, Bertrand MJ, Samson M, Le Seyec J. RIPK1 protects hepatocytes from death in Fas-induced hepatitis. Scientific reports. 2017 Aug 23;7(1):9205
  •  (IF 4.295).
  • Carrière, V., Arshad, M. I., Le Seyec, J., Lefevre, B., Farooq, M., Jan, A., Genet, V. (2017). Endogenous IL-33 Deficiency Exacerbates Liver Injury and Increases Hepatic Influx of Neutrophils in Acute Murine Viral Hepatitis. Mediators of Inflammation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1359064 (IF 3.232)
  • Filliol A, Piquet-Pellorce C, Raguénès-Nicol C, Dion S, Farooq M, Lucas-Clerc C, Vandenabeele P, Bertrand MJ, Le Seyec J, Samson M. RIPK1 protects hepatocytes from Kupffer cells-mediated TNF-induced apoptosis in mouse models of PAMP-induced hepatitis. Journal of hepatology. 2017 Jun 1;66(6):1205-13. (IF 15.040)
  • Filliol, A., Piquet-Pellorce, C., Le Seyec, J., Farooq, M., Genet, V., Lucas-Clerc, C., Samson, M. (2016). RIPK1 protects from TNF-[alpha]-mediated liver damage during hepatitis. [Original Article]. Cell Death Dis, 7, e2462. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2016.362. (IF 5.638)
  • Usman, M., Chaudhary, A., & Farooq, M. (2016). Correspondence: Tell us the end of the story. Nature, 532(7600), 441-441. (IF 40.137)
  • Usman, M., & Farooq, M. (2016). Migratory birds need coordinated protection. Science (New York, NY), 351(6276), 926. (IF 37.205)

 

  • Farooq M, Filliol A, MS Eugénio, Piquet-Pellorce C, Dion S, Raguenes-Nicol C, Jan A, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Le Seyec J and Samson M. Depletion of RIPK1 in mouse hepatocytes exacerbates liver damage in fulminant viral hepatitis. JBS, Rennes, France. 12-13 December, 2018.
  • Eugénio MS, Farooq M, Mitchell E, Piquet-Pellorce C, Samson M, Dimanche-Boitrel MT and Le Seyec J. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) development in diabetic mice fed with high fat diet (HFD). JBS, Rennes, France. 12-13 December, 2018.
  • Devisme C, Chalin A, Lefevre B, Pronier C, Farooq M, Thibault V, Le Seyec J, Piquet Pellorce C and Samson M. Serum CXCL14 chemokine as a new biomarker of viral hepatitis. JBS, Rennes, France. 12-13 December, 2018.
  • Farooq M, Piquet-Pellorce C, Dion S, Eugenio MS, Santameria K, Filliol A, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Samson M, Le Seyec J. L’invilidation du gene RIPK1 dans les cellules parenchymatous du foie du souris exacerbe la fibrose hepatique induite au course d’une steato non alcoholic (NASH). 83eme Journee scientifique de l’association Francaise pour les etude de la foie, Congree anuel. Lyon, France. 3-6 October 2018.
  • Farooq M, Eugenio MS, Filliol A, Dion S, Raguenes-Nicol C, C Manuelle, Jan A, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Piquet-Pellorce C, Samson M, Le Seyec J. Depletion of RIPK1 in hepatocytes exacerbates liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Paris NASH meeting, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France. 5-6 July 2018.
  • Eugénio MS, Farooq M, Mitchelle E, Piquet-Pellorce C, Samson M, Le Seyec J, Dimanche- Boitrel MT. Developmental model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in diabetic mice associated with a hyperlipemic diet. 12eme Journee du canceropole Grand oust, Vannes, 2-3 July 2018.
  • Antibody response of Buffalo Calves to Oil Based Multivalent (Pasteurella multocida, Clostridium chauvoei and FMD virus “O”, “A” and “Asia1”) vaccine. Farooq M, Muhammad K, Ahmad Anjum A, Younus M et al.  ILDPC 14-15, April 2015 Published by The Elite Scientific Publications, Faisalabad, Pakistan. ISBN: 978-969-8753-10-8. Page No. 25-26.
  • Effect of temperature, pH and ultraviolet rays on infectivity of peste des petits ruminants’ virus. Khan K, Nazir J, Shakoor Z, Sarwar F, Rizwan M and Farooq M. ILDPC 14-15, April 2015 Published by The Elite Scientific Publications, Faisalabad, Pakistan. ISBN: 978-969-8753-10-8. Page No. 19
  • Khan K., Akhtar M, Sarwar F and Farooq M. Opthalmomyiasis externa: An uncommon zoonosis by Sheep botfly, Transmission, Remedy and Control. 1st “International Conference on Advances in Parasitology and Public Health” (22-24 October, 2014) Venue: College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, Pakistan.
  • Akram Q., Muhammad K., Rabbani M., Ashraf K., Anjum AA., Nazir J., Ali A., & Farooq M. Antibody response of buffalo calves to different levels of Foot and Mouth Disease virus immunogen. Second international workshop on dairy science park (November 18-20, 2013) Venue: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Peshawar-25120, Pakistan.

 

 

 

 

Trainings and Courses attended

  • Attended one day workshop on “Use of Quantum geographic information system software for disease mapping”, April 25, CVAS, Jhang.
  • Participation in International Liver Congress, 11-15 April, 2018. Paris, France.
  • Participation in 1st international congress on Cancer cell death therapy (10-12 May, 2017), Saint malo, France.
  • French animal experimentation diploma, “Conception et réalisation de procédures
  • expérimentales (ex Niveau I), module Rongeurs/Lapins”, 3-11 October, 2016.
  • Participation in Diagnosis of Viral Diseases (04-06 May, 2015) at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Participation in International Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Congress (ILDPC), (14-15 April, 2015) held at Expo Centre, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Participation in 1st “International Conference on Advances in Parasitology and Public Health” (22-24 October, 2014) held at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, Pakistan.
  • Participation in seminar on Brucellosis “Prevelance, Diagnosis, Prevention and Control Strategies in its dual use” held at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang in collaboration with Friedrich-Loeffler institute (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Germany.
  • Participation in International Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Congress (ILDPC), (11-12 March, 2014) held at Aiwan-Iqbal Complex, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Participation in “Tuberculosis a Zoonosis” organized by Quality Operations Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore. (April 16, 2013)
  • Participation in “National Workshop on Recombinant Technologies in Vaccine development” organized by IBBT, UVAS Lahore (April 11, 2013)
  • Intensive Training on "Use of endnote software in article and thesis writing" organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS Lahore (September 28-29, 2012)
  • Participation in international Conference of Toxicology organized by UVAS, Lahore in coordination with HEC and University of Cambridge. (January 26-27, 2012)
  • Participation in workshop on “Controlling Laboratory Bio risks” organized by Quality Operations Laboratory, UVAS Lahore. (January 4-5, 2012)
  • Participation in workshop on “Cultivation and Maintenance of Baby Hamster Kidney Cell Line (BHK-21) in Cell Culture Laboratory” organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS Lahore. (November 28- December 1, 2011)
  • Participation in workshop organized by British Council entitled as “Development of sustainable and collaborative research networks” UVAS, Lahore. (November 25-26, 2010).

DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS

  • Shortlisted as principal candidate for the MEXT, Japan for PhD scholarship.
  • Awarded with HEC, overseas scholarship for PhD in France (2015-2019)
  • University Merit Scholarship Holder in MPhil Microbiology (2012)
  • First position holder in DVM-Batch 2006-2011 of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
  • Gold medalist DVM-Batch 2006-2011
  • Solve Agri Gold medal on Getting 1st position in Animal Reproduction in Batch 2006-2011.
  • Prof Tufail Khan Cash award winner
  • Solve Agri Cash prize winner
  • University Merit Scholarship throughout DVM (2006-2011)
  • Selected as Class Representative during DVM
  • Board Merit Scholarship in F. Sc. (2003-2005)
  • Won Graduate Record Examination voucher on excellent performance in Mock Examination conducted by United States Educational Foundation, Pakistan.

EXTRA-CORRICULAR ACTIVITIES 

  • Member Proctorial Board, College of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Jhang
  • Member, Sports committee College of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Jhang.
  • Class Representative during DVM (2007-2009)
  • Hostel Prefect of Seith Sarwar Hall, UVAS, Lahore (January 2013 – September 2013).
  • Team member of Kabaddi Winner in Inter-Class UVAS Championship (2013)
  • Team member of CVAS Volley Ball Tournament Winner (2010)
  • Team member of CVAS Tug of War Winner (2009)

Memberships

  • Registered Veterinary Medical Practitioner, Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Member, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Alumni Association.

SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS