Contact information
Email: Amanullah.khan@uvas.edu.pk
Cell: +92 333 8861687
Dr. Aman Ullah Khan
Lecturer
Ph.D. (FU-Berlin), M.Phil, DVM.
Biography
Dr. Aman Ullah Khan is a Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, CVAS, Jhang, UVAS, Lahore, and holds a Ph.D. from Freie University Berlin, Germany. He has 11 years of teaching and research experience. He has more than 30 research publication in highly ranked impact factor journals and wrote two book chapters. He started his job career as a Lecturer in 2011 from the Department of Medicine and Surgery, CVAS, Jhang. In 2012, he joined the Department of Microbiology, CVAS, Jhang. He is a former research scientist at Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Jena, Germany under Merit Scholarship for High Technology by Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia. He has worked in the OIE reference lab for Brucellosis at the Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses (IBIZ), Jena, Germany for more than 3 years. His future research goals are to establish high-tech diagnostic and typing methods for Brucella and other zoonotic bacterial pathogens, which will serve as the backbone to perform basic and applied research in the area of Microbiology and Public health especially focusing on zoonosis and their control. He has participated in more than 50 national and international conferences as organizer, presenter or invited speaker. He has produced two M.Phil students and currently supervising three postgraduate students.
Area of Interest
- Surveillance, Molecular characterization and tackling antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic pathogens.
- Epidemiological investigations and molecular typing of zoonotic diseases like brucellosis, Q-fever, Salmonellosis, listeriosis etc.
- Development of state of the art institute of zoonosis and one health.
Publications
Research Publications
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
Research Publications
- Atif, F.A., Abbas, R.Z., Mehnaz, S. Khan, A.U., et al. (2022). First report on molecular surveillance based on duplex detection of Anaplasma marginaleand Theileria annulata in dairy cattle from Punjab, Pakistan. Trop Anim Health Prod 54, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03158-y
- Hassan L, Ali S, Syed MA, Shah AA, Abbasi SA, Tabassum S, Saeed U, Melzer F, Khan AU, El-Adawy H, Neubauer H (2020). Risk Factors for Acute Brucellosis in Patients on the Day of Admission at Selected Hospitals of Abbottabad, Pakistan. Front Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.669278.
- Farooq M, Khan AU, El-Adawy H, Mertens-Scholz K, Khan I, Neubauer H, Ho YS (2022). Research Trends and Hotspots of Q Fever Research: A Bibliometric Analysis 1990-2019. Biomed Res Int. doi: 10.1155/2022/9324471.
- Jamil T, Khan AU, Saqib M, Hussain MH, Melzer F, Rehman A, Shabbir MZ, Khan MA, Ali S, Shahzad A, Khan I, Iqbal M, Ullah Q, Ahmad W, Mansoor MK, Neubauer H, Schwarz S (2021). Animal and Human Brucellosis in Pakistan. Front Public Health. 30;9:660508. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.660508.
- Khan AU, Melzer F, Sayour AE, Shell WS, Linde J, Abdel-Glil M, El-Soally SAGE, et al (2021). Whole-Genome Sequencing for Tracing the Genetic Diversity of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis Isolated from Livestock in Egypt. Pathogens, 10, 759. https://doi.org/10.3390/ pathogens10060759.
- Akram MZ, Murtaza A, Kashif M, Ehtisham-ul-Haque S, Khan AU, Ahmad W, Jalal H, Farooq M, Qamar AY, Aziz HMK, Shahid Z, (2021). Peeping into the Emerging Threat of Novel Influenza D Virus: A Review. Agricultural Reviews. DOI: 18805/ag.R-190
- Zeeshan Akram, M., Ullah Khan, A., Shaukat Ali, B., Shahid, S., & Batool, A. (2021). Epidemiosurveillance of Brucella infection in humans, non-ruminants and wildlife from Pakistan perspective (2000-2020). Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 72(3), 3117-3126. doi:https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.28501
- Anwar MN, Guo S, Xin W, Hameed M, Wahaab A, Ma X, Khan AU, Rahman SU, Shao D, Li Z, Liu K, Li B, Qiu Y, Ma Z, Wei J. (2021).Adaptation of a live-attenuated genotype I Japanese encephalitis virus to vero cells is associated with mutations in structural protein genes. Virus Res. 15;292:198256. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198256.
- Khan AU, Melzer F, Hendam A, Sayour AE, Khan I, Elschner MC, Younus M, Ehtisham-Ul-Haque S, Waheed U, Farooq M, Ali S, Neubauer H, El-Adawy H. (2020). Seroprevalence and Molecular Identification of Brucella in Bovines in Pakistan-Investigating Association With Risk Factors Using Machine Learning. Front Vet Sci. 2;7:594498. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.594498.
- Saeed U, Ali S, Latif T, Rizwan M, Attaullah, Iftikhar A, Ghulam Mohayud Din Hashmi S, Khan AU, Khan I, Melzer F, El-Adawy H, Neubauer H. (2020). Prevalence and Spatial Distribution of Animal Brucellosis in Central Punjab, Pakistan. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 21;17(18):6903. doi: 3390/ijerph17186903.
- Khan AU, Sayour AE, Melzer F, El-Soally SAGE, Elschner MC, Shell WS, Moawad AA, Mohamed SA, Hendam A, Roesler U, Neubauer H, El-Adawy H. (2020). Seroprevalence and molecular identification of Brucella in camels in Egypt. Microorganisms. 8(7): E1035. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8071035.
- Umm-i-Habiba; Maqbool, Ayesha; Safdar, Muhammad; Zia, Nida; Mehmood, Altaf; Usman, Muhammad; Sharif, Mehwish; Khan, Amanullah; Umar, Sajid (2020). Detection and Phylogeny of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) during Field Outbreaks in Broilers. Pakistan J. Zool., 52, Iss. 2, pp 659-667. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20190210070218.
- Khan AU, Shell WS, Melzer F, Sayour AE, Ramadan ES, Elschner MC, Moawad AA, Roesler U, Neubauer H, El-Adawy H. (2019). Identification, genotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Brucella isolated from livestock in Egypt. Microorganisms. 7(12):603. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7120603.
- Khan AU, Melzer F, El-Soally SAGE, Elschner MC, Mohamed SA, Sayed Ahmed MA, Roesler U, Neubauer H, El-Adawy H. (2019). Serological and molecular identification of Brucella in pigs from Cairo and Giza governorates, Egypt. Pathogens. 8(4):248. doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040248.
- Saddique A, Ali S, Akhter S, Khan I, Neubauer H, Melzer F, Khan AU, Azam A, El-Adawy H. (2019). Acute Febrile Illness Caused by Brucella abortusInfection in Humans in Pakistan. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 23;16(21):4071. doi: 3390/ijerph16214071.
- Saeed U, Ali S, Khan TM, El-Adawy H, Melzer F, Khan AU, Iftikhar A, Neubauer H. (2019). Seroepidemiology and the Molecular Detection of Animal Brucellosis in Punjab, Pakistan. Microorganisms. 13;7(10):449. doi: 3390/microorganisms7100449.
- Haider S, Maqbool A, Pervez T, Parveen S, Ahmad A, Iqbal Z, Iqbal J, Mehmood S, Khan AU, Umar S. (2019). Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in Commercial Poultry Birds Showing Respiratory Clinical Signs in Chakwal District, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 51(5), pp 1-4. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.5.sc7.
- Zia N, Maqbool A, Safdar M, Umm-I-Habiba, Mehmood A, Usman M, Iqbal Z, Iqbal J, Mehmood S, Khan AU, Umar S. (2019). Detection and Phylogeny of Fowl Adenovirus Associated with Hydropericardium Hepatitis Syndrome in Broilers. Pakistan J. Zool. 51; 6:2091-2098. DOI: 17582 / journal.pjz / 2019.51.6.2091.2098.
- Mubeen H, Khan I, Saleem MS, Akhtar R, Ali S, Saqib M, Khan AU, Umar S (2018). Brucellosis in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir Pakistan: a Livestock threat for neighboring zones. Weter. 74; (7): 449-451. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.21521/mw.6004.
- Muhammad SA, Shakoor A, Younus M, Asif AR, Abbas T, Arshad M, Khan AU, Akhter MS. (2017). First finding of patent urachus with omphalophlebitis and omphaloarteritis in Pakistani Neeli- Ravi buffalo calf and its successful surgical rectification- Case Report. Buffalo Bulletin. 36 No.3.
- Sajid M, Younus M, Khan MR, Anjum AA, Ehtisham-ul-Haque S, Rafique MK, Zaman MA, Khan AU. (2017). Effects of Lead (Pb) on Hematological and Biochemical parameters in Lohi sheep grazing around a sewage drain. Pak Vet J. 37(4): 450-454.
- Mehmood K, Zhang H, Sabir AJ, Abbas RZ, Ijaz M, Durrani AZ, Saleem MH, Ur Rehman M, Iqbal MK, Wang Y, Ahmad HI, Abbas T, Hussain R, Ghori MT, Ali S, Khan AU, Li J. (2017). A review on epidemiology, global prevalence and economical losses of fasciolosis in ruminants. Microb Pathog. 109:253-262. doi: 1016/j.micpath.2017.06.006.
- Jaleel S, Younus M, Idrees A, Arshad M, Khan AU, Ehtisham-Ul-Haque S, Zaheer MI, Tanweer M, Towakal F, Munibullah, Tipu MY, Sohail ML, Umar S. (2017). Pathological Alterations in Respiratory System During Co-infection with Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H9N2) and Escherichia Coliin Broiler Chickens. J Vet Res. 19;61(3):253-258. doi: 1515/jvetres-2017-0035.
- Urva, Shafique H, Jamil Y, Haq ZU, Mujahid T, Khan AU, Iqbal M, Abbas M. (2017). Low power continuous wave-laser seed irradiation effect on Moringa oleifera germination, seedling growth and biochemical attributes. J Photochem Photobiol B.; 170:314-323. doi: 1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.04.001.
- Younus M, Abbas T, Zafar M, Raza S, Khan AU, Khan I, Idrees MA, Nisa QU, Akhtar R, Saleem G. (2017). Quantification of enrofloxacin residues in broiler chicken tissues using competitive Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Indian J Anim Sci. 87 (5): 659–661.
- Younus M, Abbas T, Zafar M, Raza S, Khan AU, Saleem AH, Idrees MA, Nisa QU, Akhtar R, Saleem G. (2016). Assessment of heavy metal contamination in raw milk for human consumption. S Afr J Anim Sci. 46 (No. 2).
- Iqbal M, Abbas M, Arshad M, Hussain T, Khan AU, Masood N, Tahir MA, Hussain SM, Bokhari TH, Khera RA. (2015). Gamma Radiation Treatment Efficiency for Cytotoxicity and Mutagenicity Removal of Industrial Wastewater. J. Environ. Stud. 24(6):2745–2750. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/59233.
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
- Arshad M., Bano I., Younus M., Khan A., Rahman A. (2018). Health Concerns Associated with Biofuel Production. In: Arshad M. (eds) Perspectives on Water Usage for Biofuels Production. Springer, Cham. DOI. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66408-8_5
- Qamar A.Y., Khan A.U., Jamil A., Abubakar M. (2015). Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction. In: Abubakar M., Saeed A., Kul O. (eds) The Role of Biotechnology in Improvement of Livestock. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. DOI. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46789-3_1.
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, WORKSHOP & CONFERENCES
- Participation in “World Sepsis Congress Spotlight: Sepsis, pandemic and antimicrobial resistance-Global health threat of the 21st century” on 9th September 2020.
- Scientific poster presentation entitled “Serological and molecular identification of Brucella in pigs from Cairo and Giza governorates, Egypt.” at 6th Joint Conference of the DGHM & VAAM, Leipzig, 8-11 March 2020.
- Scientific poster presentation entitled “Isolation, genotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Brucella isolated from livestock in Egypt” at “Solutions for future-Upcoming challenges for animal and human health” Junior Scientist Symposium 25-27 September 2019, Jena, Germany.
- Participation in Workshop “Good Scientific Practice” at Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Jena on July 11 2019.
- Attended “Junior Scientist Zoonoses Meeting, 2019” at Robert Koch-Institut Berlin, 20-22 June 2019.
- Scientific poster presentation entitled “Prevalence of bovine brucellosis and assessment of associated risk factors in central Punjab, Pakistan” at One Health Junior Scientist Symposium 24-26 September 2018, Insel Reims, Greifswald-Germany.
- Effect of Azadirachta Indica (Neem leaves) on hematological and biochemical profile in commercial broiler chickens.” Muhammad Younus, Zahid Jawad, Asif Idrees, Sannan Raza, Amanullah Khan, and Mujahid Zafar. International Drug discovery & Therapy Board Congress” 22-25 August 2016.
- Differential Diagnosis of Malaria and Dengue Fever on the Basis of Clinical Findings and Laboratory Investigations. Aman Ullah Khan, Muhammad Younus, Aqil Ijaz, Muti-UrRehman Khan, Sayyed Aun Muhammad, Asif Idrees, Sanan Raza, Amar Nasir. 18th International Conference on Pathology and Microbiology, Dubai, UAE, December 23-24, 2015.
- Surgical treatment of basal cell carcinoma present at caudo-ventral aspect of left mandible in dromedary camel. S.A Muhammad, A. Shakoor, M. Younus, T. Abbas, A. Nasir, Khan, M.M. Awais, M.R. Hameed & M.S. Akhter. International Symposium on Camel Management & Reproduction, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan, December 23-24, 2015.
- Residues of Enrofloxacin in tissues of freshly slaughtered broiler chickens available in local market of Jhang (Pakistan). M. Younus, T. Abbas, S. Raza, Khan, M. Zafar, M. Aslam & A. Idrees. Drug discovery & Therapy World Congress, July 22-25, 2015, Boston, USA.
- Comparison of hCG and GnRH in Enhancing Pregnancy Rate of Non-Lactating Cycling Brood Mares. Sanan Raza, Muhammad Younus, Ahmad Yar Qamar, Tariq Abbas, Hamayun Khan and Aman Ullah Khan. ICVBS 2015: 17th International Conference on Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, February 16 - 17, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.
Trainings and Courses (Attended)
- 5 days Biorisk Management Training at CVAS, Jhang February, 2022 in collaboration of Association of Biorisk Management and Health Security Partners USA.
- 45 days research training on serodiagnosis, culturing and molecular detection of Brucella in OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) reference lab. for Brucellosis at Institute of Bacterial Infections & Zoonoses, Frederic Loffler Institute, Jena, Germany from 01.10.2013 to 14.11.2013.
- “Effect of UV light on DNA integrity of Buffalo Bull spermatozoa’’ at ARP, ASI, NARC, Islamabad, Feb.22 to June 10, 2011.
- “Effect of Anti-oxidant in Extender on motion characteristics & DNA fragmentation of Buffalo Bull spermatozoa’’ at ARP, ASI, NARC, Islamabad, Feb.22 to June 10, 2011.
- Two Days Training Workshop on “Isolation and Uses of Macrophages in Research” Held at Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, UVAS, Lahore on 4-5th May, 2017.
- 05 days’ workshop on Cascading of In-services short term training of College Faculty, held at CVAS, Jhang, 08-12th august, 2016.
- 01 day seminar on Proposal writing & Grant winning, delivered by Dr. H. Anwar Ahmed, Jackson State University, USA on 30th December, 2016.
- 1 day Workshop on “Equine Shoeing” by Brooke Hospital for Animals, Pakistan held on March 07, 2016 at CVAS, Jhang.
- Three days HEC-AIT Cascading Workshop on “Ensuring Training Effectiveness” held at CVAS, Jhang on 11-13 September, 2015.
- Two days international event “International livestock, dairy and poultry congress (ILDPC), held at expo center, Johar town Lahore-Pakistan on 14-15, April. 2015.
- Two days’ workshop on “Faculty Professional Training Program” by UVAS and HEC, held at College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Jhang on June 8-10, 2015.
- Convener, Poster Presentation Committee at “International Conference on Advances in Parasitology and Public Health” (ICAPPH-2014) held at CVAS, Jhang on October 22-24, 2014.
- Participated in “International Conference on Advances in Parasitology and Public Health” (ICAPPH-2014) held at CVAS, Jhang on October 22-24, 2014.
- Organize One day training seminar on “Prevalence, diagnosis, prevention and Control strategies in its dual use” held at CVAS, Jhang on April 7, 2014.
- Participated in two days’ workshop “Diagnosis of Brucellosis by Indirect ELISA” held at Department of Microbiology, FVS, UVAS, Lahore, November 19-20, 2014.
- Presentation on Bovine Brucellosis and its diagnosis by serological methods at College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Jhang in a Seminar “Brucellosis in Pakistan, 7th April, 2014.
- Two days international event “International livestock, dairy and poultry congress (ILDPC), held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal complex, Lahore-Pakistan on 11-12, March, 2015.
- Seminar on “Phenotypic characterization of MAP by examining the Invasionsvemogens unterschieldlicher genotypes in human and bovine epithelial cells” at Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Jena, Germany by Frau Steffi Wilsky (Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP), Jena, Germany) on October 15, 2013.
- Seminar on “Test platforms as proof of infectious diseases -made in Thuringen” at Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Jena, Germany by Herr Dr. Peter Mieth (Ba Langensalza, Germany) on October 15, 2013.
- Seminar on “Volatile organic substances ( VOC ) of pathogen and host as biomarker of bacterial infections” at Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Jena, Germany by Frau Sina Fischer (IMP, Jena, Germany) on October 22, 2013.
- Seminar on “Multisensor MSBM - Biogenic for media” at Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Jena, Germany by Prof. Wolfgang Probst (4H-Jena Engineering GmbH) on October 22, 2013.
- Seminar on “Development of a novel subunit vaccine against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis that does not interfere with bovine TB diagnosis” at Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Jena, Germany by TA Kari Roste Lybeck (National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway) on November 05, 2013.
- Seminar on “Study the expression and secretion of immunomodulatory cytokine in extending an experimental infection of goats with M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis” at Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Jena, Germany by Frau Gudrun Walter (IMP, Jena, Germany) on November 11, 2013.
- Three-day workshop on the Application of Molecular Diagnostics For Livestock Based Food Pathogens, at Department of Biological Sciences F.C College University, Lahore from Wednesday 19 June to Monday 24 June 2013.
- Three day Workshop on “ Data Analysis’’ at Bio-statistical Consulting Center UVAS, Lahore from 20th May to 22nd May, 2013.
- Two days international event “International livestock, dairy and poultry congress (ILDPC), held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal complex, Lahore-Pakistan on 17-18 April, 2013.
- Two day Workshop on “ Use of Endnote X5 for Biomedical Researchers’’ from 5th to 6th April, 2013 at CVAS, Jhang.
- Participation in 36th All Pakistan Science Conference “National Prosperity Through Livestock & Poultry Development’’ at Gomal University, D.I Khan from 12th to 13th Nov. 2012.
- Five days hand on training on “ Bio-statistics & Developing Research Proposals’’ at center for educational policy and development UVAS, Lahore from 6th to 10th August, 2012.
- Professional Competency Enhancement Workshop for Teachers at Center for educational policy and development UVAS, Lahore from 20th to 24th Feb., 2012.
- National Necropsy Workshop organized by Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore in collaboration with HEC, Pakistan from 14-19th September, 2011.
- Zoo Animal Enclosure Design, Pet’s Welfare from March to September, 2009 held at Institute of Continuing Education & Extension UVAS, Lahore.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- American Society for Microbiology
- UVAS 24/7 Extension Services team.
- UVAS Alumni Association.
- Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council.
- Pakistan Agriculture Scientists Forum
Research Grant completed as team leader:
- Molecular epidemiology of brucellosis in camel, pigs, small ruminants and humans in Egypt.
- Antimicrobial resistance and mutation identification in Brucella strains isolated from livestock in Egypt.
- Whole genome sequencing based genotyping of Brucella species isolated from Egypt.