Contact information
Email: asad.ali@uvas.edu.pk
Cell: +92-332-4142746
Phone: +92-42-99211374
Ext. 291, 179, 232
Dr. Muhammad Asad Ali
Associate Professor
DVM (UVAS, Lahore), M.Phil Microbiology (UVAS, Lahore), Ph.D. Microbiology (UVAS, Lahore)
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Asad Ali is PhD in Microbiology and serving at Institute of Microbiology for the last eleven and half years as a faculty member. He is secretary, Board of Faculty, Faculty of Veterinary Science. He has more than 50 publications in national and international impact factor and HEC recognized journals on his credit. He is focal Person, BSL-3 Laboratory for Emerging Pathogens, Institute of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore, involved in the testing of COVID-19 suspected human samples and has been awarded the certificate of appreciation from CM, Punjab, Secretary P&S Health Department, Punjab and President, Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council for his outstanding performance in fight against COVID-19. He also has co-authored one extension booklet; one popular press publication, two manuals, won 04 research grants including one as PI and three as Co-operative scientist; supervised 28 M.Phil students; currently supervising 01 PhD and 04 M.Phil students. He has participated in more than 50 national and international conferences as organizer, presenter or invited speaker.
Area of Interest
- Isolation, Identification, and characterization of pathogenic microbes of veterinary and human importance.
- Isolation, characterization and development of probiotics for poultry and human
Publications
Research Publications
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
Research Publications
- Ali M.A., D. Ahmad, K. Muhammad and A.A. Anjum. 2011. Prevalence of sub clinical mastitis in dairy buffaloes of Punjab, Pakistan. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 21(3): 477-480.
- Sarwar M, K Muhammad, M Rabbani, M Younus, N Sarwar, A. Ali and A Ahad. 2013. Prevalence of avian influenza viruses in live bird markets of Lahore. J. Anim. Plant Sci, 23(2): 388-392.
- Sarwar, K. Muhammad, M. Rabbani, M.Y. Rana, M. Sarwar, M.A. Ali, K. Hanif and M. Kamran. 2013. Optimization of physico-chemical factors augmenting in vitro biomass production of Pasteurella multocida. J. Anim. Plant Sci, 23(4): 1085-1088.
- Muhammad, M.A. Tariq, I. Altaf, M. Rabbani, R.M. Khawaja, Q. Akram, M.A. Ali and K. Hanif. 2013. Effect of different adjuvants used in foot and mouth disease virus vaccine on antibody response of buffalo calves. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 23(3): 736-739.
- Najeeb M. F., A. A. Anjum, M. U. D. Ahmad, H. M. Khan, A. Ali, and M. M. K. Sattar, 2013. Bacterial etiology of subclinical mastitis in dairy goats and multiple drug resistance of the isolates. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 23(6): 1541-1544.
- Rauf M., Z. I. Chaudhary, M. Younus, A. A. Anjum, A. Ali, A. N. Ahmad and M. U. R. Khan, 2013. Identification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum by polymerase chain reaction and conventional diagnostics from white leghorn layer flocks. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 23(2): 393-397.
- Latif A. A., A. Tanveer, A. A. Anjum, A. Ali, M. S. Rana, M. R. Khan and M. S. Ahmad, 2013. Characterization of hydatid cyst fluid from ruminants and humans by SDS-PAGE in Punjab, Pakistan. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 23(2): 405-410.
- Ahmad M. U. D., A. Sarwar, M. I. Najeeb, M. Nawaz, A. A. Anjum, A. Ali and N. Mansur, 2013. Assessment of microbial load of raw meat at abattoirs and retail outlets. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 23(3): 745-748.
- Rauf M., Z. I. Chaudhary, M. Younus, A. A. Anjum, H. M. Khan and A. Ali, 2014. Polypeptide mapping and western blot analysis of Mycoplasma gallisepticum field isolates. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 24(1): 154-158.
- Sabir, A.A. Anjum, T. Ijaz, M.A. Ali, M.R. Khan and M. Nawaz. 2014. Isolation and antibiotic susceptibility of E. coli from urinary tract infections in a tertiary care hospital. Pak. J. Med. Sci. 30(2): 389-392.
- Rauf M., Z. I. Chaudhary, M. Younas, A. A. Anjum, H. M. Khan and A. Ali, 2014. Detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in experimentally inoculated layer birds by immunohistochemistry. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 24(2): 385-391.
- Ahmad M. S., A. Maqbool, A. A. Anjum, N. Ahmad, M. R Khan, R. Sultana and A. Ali, 2014. Occurrence of Hymenolepis diminuta in rats and mice captured from urban localities of Lahore, Pakistan. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 24(2): 392-396.
- Kamran M., M. D. Ahmad, A. A. Anjum, A. Maqbool, K. Muhammad, H.M. Khan, N. Hudda, M. Nawaz and A. Ali, 2014. Antigenic variation among Pasteurella multocida isolates from diseased buffaloes by protein profiling and cluster analysis. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 24(4): 1101-1109.
- Kamran M., M. U. D. Ahmad, A. A. Anjum, A. Maqbool, K. Muhammad, M. Nawaz, N. U. Hudda, S. Sana and A. Ali, 2014. Studies on the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of isolates of P. multocida from buffaloes. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 24(5): 1565-1568.
- Sarwar, N., K. Muhammad, M. Rabbani, M.Y. Rana, M. Sarwar, A. Ali, J. Nazir, and M. Kamran, 2015. Factors affecting potency of hemorrhagic septicemia vaccines. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 17: 387-390.
- Shabbir MZ, Jamil T, Ali AA, Ahmad A, Naeem M, Chaudhary MH, Bilal M, Ali A., Muhammad K, Yaqub T, Bano A, Mirza AI, Shabbir MA, McVey WR, Patel K, Francesconi S, Jayarao BM, Rabbani M. 2015. Prevalence and distribution of soil-borne zoonotic pathogens in Lahore district of Pakistan. Front. Microbiol. 6: 917.
- Asghar, M. Arif, M. Nawaz, K Muhammad, M.A. Ali, M.D. Ahmad, S. Iqbal, A.A. Anjum, M. Khan, J. Nazir. 2016. Selection, characterization and evaluation of potential probiotic Lactobacillus spp. isolated from poultry droppings. Beneficial Microbes, 7(1): 35-44.
- Zeshan M. Q., M. Ashraf, M. O. Omer, H. M. Khan, A. Ali and A. A. Anjum, 2015. Efficacy of anti-bacterial compounds and plant extracts against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from nosocomial infections. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 25(4): 1100-1106.
- Habib I., A. A. Anjum, M. Rabbani, M.U.D. Ahmad, A. Ali, M. Nawaz, M. Kamran and
- Khan. 2016. Occurrence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in dogs suffering from enteritis. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 26(1): 13-16.
- D. Mehmood, M H Qazi, K Muhammad, M Shahid, M Akram, F Amin, M Gul, M A Ali. 2016. Isolation and molecular characterization of Pasteurella multocida from commercial layer flocks suffering from respiratory syndromes. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 26(1): 304-308.
- Iqbal M. N., S. Ali, A. A. Anjum, K. Muhammad, A. Ali, S. Wang, W. A. Khan, I. Khan, Muhammad, A. Mahmood, M. Irfan, A. Ahmad, A. Ashraf and F. Hussain. 2016. Microbiological Risk Assessment of Packed Fruit Juices and Antibacterial Activity of Preservatives against Bacterial Isolates. Pak. J. Zool. 48(6): 1695-1703.
- Khan H. M., S. Rehman, S. Sana, A. Ali and A. A. Anjum. 2016. Diversity of bacterial contamination on in-animate surfaces of a tertiary care hospital and their sensitivity to disinfectants. Pak. J. Sci. 68(4): 372-376.
- Z. Shabbir, S. Akram, Z. Hassan, K. Hanif, M. Rabbani, J. Muhammad, M. H. Chaudhary, T. Abbas, M. T. Ghori, H. Rashid, T. Jamil, Z. Islam, H. Rasool, A. Bano, A. Ahmad, M. A. Ali, T. Yaqub, W. McVey, and B. M. Jayarao. 2016. Evidence of Coxiella burnetii in Punjab province, Pakistan. Acta. Trop. 163: 61-69.
- A. Ali, K. Muhammad, A. A. Anjum, M. D. Ahmad, M. Rabbani, M. Z. Shabbir, A. Ahmad, M. Nawaz, M. T. Ghori, J. Muhammad, H. R. Chaudhry, T. Jamil, M. Haisem, T. Awan, R. Ahmad and B. M. Jayarao. 2017. Association of soil chemistry and other factors with spatially distributed Burkholderia mallei DNA in Punjab province, Pakistan. Proceedings of 2017 14th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST) Islamabad, Pakistan, 10th -14th January, 2017.
- A. Ali, K. Muhammad, M. Rabbani, A. A. Anjum, M. D. Ahmad, M. Z. Shabbir, M. H. Chaudhri and B. M. Jayarao. 2017. Spatial distribution of Burkholderia mallei genome in Punjab, Pakistan. Proceedings of 2017 14th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST) Islamabad, Pakistan. 197-213.
- Ahmed, K. Muhammad, M. Rabbani, M. S. Khan, M. A. Ali, S. Naureen, F. Kanwal, S. Raza, A. I. Aqib, H. Sadia and Y-F. Chang. 2017. Phylogenetic analysis of soil borne Brucella species by targeting insertion sequence 711 element in Punjab, Pakistan. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 19: 1457‒1462.
- Rasool, M. Khan, M. A. Ali, A. A. Anjum, I. Ahmed, A. Aslam, G. Mustafa, S.
- Masood, M. A. Ali and M. Nawaz 2017. Anti-avian influenza virus H9N2 activity of aqueous extracts of Zingiber officinalis (Ginger) and Allium sativum (Garlic) in chick embryos. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 30(4): 1341-1344.
- M. T. Ghori, M. S. Khan, J. A. Khan, m. Rabbani, m. Z. Shabbir, H. R. Chaudhry, M. A. Ali, J. Muhammad, M. C. Elschner and B. M. Jayarao. 2017. Seroprevalence and risk factors of glanders in working equines – Findings of a cross-sectional study in Punjab province of Pakistan. Acta. Trop. 176: 134-139.
- Prince K., M. S. Khan, M. Ijaz, A. Anjum, M. A. Ali, J. A. Khan, N. Ahmad, R. Ahmed, A. Mushtaq, S. Umar and Y. F. Chang, 2018. Dynamics of Selenium Deficiency in Bovines in District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool. 50(2): 611-617
- HU Rasool, M Avais, M Rabbani, R Ahmed, K Muhammad and MA Ali 2018. An Innovative Approach to Treat Brucellosis in Buffaloes. Biomed. Letters. 4(1): 19-23.
- Raza, G. Alvisi, F. Shahin, U. Husain, M. Rabbani, T. Yaqub, A.A. Anjum, A.A. Sheikh, M. Nawaz and M.A. Ali 2018. Role of Rab GTPases in HSV-1 infection: Molecular understanding of viral maturation and egress. Microb. Pathogen. 118: 146–153
- A. Anjum, N. Tariq, M. Nawaz, M. Nasir, A. Hameed, S. Sana, M.A. Sajid, S. Ahmad, F. Towakal and M.A. Ali 2018. Occurrence of bacterial contaminants in poultry meals and their antibiotic resistance pattern. Pak. J. Sci. 70(2).
- Sana, A.A. Anjum, A. Ahmad, M.I. Najeeb, H.F. Majeed, A. Razzaq, S. Ahmad, M. Ahmad, A.I. Aqib and M.A. Ali 2018. Optimization of culture conditions for Penecillium isolated from soil to enhance amylase production potential. Pak. J. Sci. 70(2).
- Rashid, H., K. Muhammad, M. Rabbani, M. S. Khan, T. Ghori, M. Chaudhry, H. B. Rashid, M. Z. Shabbir, M. H. Chaudhary, A. Ali, M. M. K. Sattar, J. Muhammad and B. Jayarao, 2018. Prevalence and Distribution of Soil-Borne Bacillus anthracis in Diffèrent Districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool. 50(6) : 1-4.
- HM Khan, SM Raza, AA Anjum, MA Ali and H Akbar, 2019. Antiviral, embryo toxic and cytotoxic activities of astragalus membranaceus root extracts. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 32(1): 137-142.
- Rauf, I, A. Wajid, I. Hussain, S. Ather and A. Ali. 2019. Immunoprotective role of LaSota vaccine under immunosuppressive conditions in chicken challenged with velogenic avian avulavirus-1. Trop. Anim. Health Prod. 51(6): 1357–1365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-01814-4
- Sana S, Anjum AA, Yaqub T, Nasir M, Ali MA and Abbas M, 2019. Molecular approaches for characterization of aflatoxin producing Aspergillus flavus isolates from poultry feed. Pak. Vet. J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2019.031.
- Khan M, Anjum AA, Nawaz M, Awan AR and Ali MA, 2019. Effect of newly characterized probiotic lactobacilli on weight gain, immunomodulation and gut microbiota of Campylobacter jejuni challenged broiler chicken. Pak. Vet. J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2019.051.
- Tayyub, M., K. Ashraf, M. Lateef, A.A. Anjum, A. Ali, N. Ahmad, M. Nawaz and M.M. Nazir 2019. Genetic Diversity of Canine Babesia Species Prevalent in Pet Dogs of Punjab, Pakistan. Animals (Basel). 2019 Jul 13;9(7). pii: E439. doi: 10.3390/ani9070439.
- Muhammad J, Rabbani M, Shabbir MZ, Muhammad K, Ghori MT, Chaudhry HR, Ul Hassnain Z, Jamil T, Abbas T, Chaudhry MH, Haisem-ur-Rasool M, Ali MA, Nisar M, Kirimanjeswara GS and Jayarao BM. 2019. Cross Sectional Study and Risk Factors Analysis of Francisella tularensis in Soil Samples in Punjab Province of Pakistan. Front. Cell Infect. Microbiol. 9: 89. DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2019.00089.
- Khan M, Anjum AA, Nawaz M, Awan AR, Ali MA and Rehman FU, 2019. Effect of Lactobacillus gallinarum PL 53 supplementation on xylose absorption and intestinal morphology in broilers challenged with Campylobacter jejuni. Pak Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2019.
- Yasmin S, Nawaz M, Anjum AA, Ashraf K, Ullah N, Mustafa A, Ali MA and Mehmood A, 2019. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of salmonellae isolated from poultry from different districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Pak Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2019.080.
- Khan, I, M. Nawaz, A. A. Anjum, M. D. Ahmad, A. Mehmood, M. Rabbani, A. Mustafa and A. Ali (2020). Effect of Indigenous Probiotics on Gut Morphology and Intestinal Absorption Capacity in Broiler Chicken Challenged with Salmonella enteritidis Pak. J. Zool., Pp: 1-7, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20190518090547.
- Murrad S, Ali MA, Rabbani M, Anjum AA, Avais M, Yaqub T and Harrar ZF, 2020. Antibiotic resistance pattern of mastitis causing Escherichia coli Pak. Vet. J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2019.xxx.
- Tayyub, M., K. Ashraf, M. Lateef, A.A. Anjum, A. Ali, M. Nawaz, M.M. Nazir, S. Naz and N. Ahmad (2020). Efficacy of Anti-Babesia Drugs in Relation to Hematological Parameters in Dogs. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 30(5): 1341-1346.
- Altaf, I., Nadeem, M.F., Hussain, N., Nawaz, M, Raza, S. Ali, M.A. et al., 2020. An in vitro assessment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of oral preparations of iodine complexes (RENESSANS). bioRxiv.
- Yaqub, T., Nawaz, M., Shabbir, M.Z., Ali, M.A., et al., 2021. A longitudinal survey for genome-based identification of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage water in selected lockdown areas of Lahore city, Pakistan; a potential approach for future smart lockdown strategy. Biomed. Environ. Sci. 34(9): 729-733.
- Ullah,A., Anjum AA, Rabbani M, M. Ijaz, M. Nawaz, Muhammad Ashraf, A. Ali, A Rashid, I Najeeb and A. Hussain (2021). Activity of ethanolic extract of Eucalyptus globulus leaves against multi drug resistant poultry pathogens in broiler chicks. Cell. Mol. Biol. 67(1): 153-158.
- Ullah,A., Anjum AA, Rabbani M, M. Ijaz, M. Nawaz, Muhammad Ashraf, A. Ali, A Rashid, I Najeeb and A.Pervaiz (2021). Phytochemical composition and In-vitro activity of ethanolic extract of Eucalyptus globulus leaves against multidrug resistant poultry pathogens. Cell. Mol. Biol. 67(1). 159-164.
- Iqbal A, M Ashraf, AW Rathore, MO Omer, AA Anjum, I.Bano, A. Ali, R.A. Ali, H. Ullah, M. Zaman.(2021). Appraisal of anti-mycobacterial potential against MDR-MTB In pediatric patients, cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of Aloe Vera And Allium Sativum. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 34(1). 257-263.
- Altaf I, M. F. Nadeem, N. Hussain, M. Nawaz, S. Raza, M. A. B. Shabbir, M. A. Ashraf, A. Asad, S. Hassan, M. W. Aziz, N. Matti, M. Ashraf, I. Ullah, S. Fazal, S. Rafique, A. Mehmood, N. Sardar, M. T. Khan, H. M. M. Atique, S. Ashraf, Z. Tahir, N. Mukhtar, T. Yaqub (2021). An in vitro antiviral activity of iodine complexes against SARS‑CoV‑2. Arch. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02430-3.
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
Trainings and Courses (Attended)
Participation in Colloquia, Seminars, Conferences, Trainings, etc.
| Title | Year | Organized/Participated |
| Postgraduate Student Orientation Program (Training) | February 26, 2008
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Participated/Organized by Institute of Continuing Education, UVAS, Lahore |
| Environmental Sampling (Training) | March 18, 2009 | Participated/Organized by UVAS, Lahore |
| Serodiagnosis of Animal Microbial Diseases (Training) | September 7, 2009 | Participated/Organized by QOL, UVAS Lahore |
| SMEDA Accounting Package (Training Program) | September 7, 2009 | Participated/Organized by SMEDA & FPCCI, Lahore |
| Fermentation for Biomass Production of Pasturella multocida (Training) | September 19, 2009 | Participated/Organized by QOL, UVAS Lahore |
| Primer Designing for Microbial Identification using PCR (Training) | November 10, 2009 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Molecular Techniques (PCR/RT-PCR) for Diagnosis of Animal Microbial Diseases (Training) | November 23, 2009 | Participated/Organized by QOL, UVAS Lahore |
| National 6th Asian Buffalo Congress | November 27, 2009 | Participated/Organized by Asian Buffalo Congress |
| Indirect Sandwich Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay (Training) | March 01, 2010 | Participated/Organized by University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| Preparation and Evaluation of Oil based Foot and Mouth Disease and Hemorrhagic Septicemia Vaccine (Training) | August 2, 2010 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Isolation, Screening and Preliminary Characterization of Antimicrobial Metabolites from Food Microbesac (Training) | August 19, 2010 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Lab Management System ISO/IEC 17025 | September 19, 2010 | Participated/Organized by University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| Postgraduate Student Orientation Program | September 28, 2010 | Participated/Organized by Institute of Continuing Education, UVAS, Lahore |
| Nuclear and Other Advanced Techniques in Agricultural and | November 22, 2010 | Participated/Organized by NIAB, Faisalabad |
| Diagnostic Approaches Towards Avian Mycoplasmosis | January 6, 2011 | Participated/Organized at University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| National Seminar and Workshop on Environmental Toxicology and Health | March 8-10, 2011 | Participated/Organized by Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology UVAS, Lahore and HEC |
| International 31st Pakistan Congress of Zoology | March, 2011 | Participated/Organized by Pakistan Zoological Society and AJK University, Muzaffar Abad |
| One-month Professional Competency Enhancement Program for Teachers (PCEPT) | 2011 | Participated/Organized by QEC, UVAS, Lahore & HEC |
| One-day Workshop on Awareness and Field Test for Diagnosis of Rabies | Jun 08, 2011 | Participated/Organized by Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UVAS, Lahore and HEC |
| Application of SDS-PAGE for Molecular Characterization of Pasteurella multocida (Training) | Jun 15, 2011 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Application of Bio-Fermenter For Bio Mass Production of Pasturella multocida (Training) | August 09, 2011 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| GIS/GPS Applications in Epidemiology of Human and Animal Disease and in Biological Science Research (Training) | August 16, 2011 | Organized at University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| International Conference on Latest Techniques for Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources in Pakistan | September 14, 2011 | Participated/Organized by IBBT, UVAS, Lahore |
| National seminar on “The Awareness & Current Status of Rabies | 2011 | Participated/Organized by Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UVAS, Lahore and HEC |
| Protein Profiling of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates From Human Skin | February 16, 2012 | Participated/1st National Symposium on "New Horizons of Microbiology" Steps of Microbes on the Ladder of Life. Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Karachi. |
| Use of Endnote Software in Article and Thesis Writing (Training) | February 22, 2012 | Organized/Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Summer Research Camp in Experimental Design and Data Analysis | February 24, 2012 | Participated/Organized by Jackson State University in collaboration with UVAS, Lahore. |
| Techniques in Isolation and Identification of bacteria (Training) | March 17, 2012 | Organized at Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Poly Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE) for Microbial Characterization (Training) | April 19, 2012 | Organized at Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Isolation and Identification of Food-born Bacterial Pathogens from Food of Animal Origin (Training) | April 24, 2012 | Organized at Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Bio-statistics and Data Analysis Concepts (Training) | May 07-11, 2012 | Participated/Organized by Department of Statistics and Computer Sciences, UVAS, Lahore |
| Application of Bioinformatics in Understanding the Nature of Microbes (Training) | August 1-2, 2012 | Participated/Organized by University Diagnostic laboratory and Quality Operations Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| International Conference of Toxicology on “Influence of Seasonal Dynamics on Prevalence of Soil Mycoflora” | 2012 | Participated/Organized by UVAS, Lahore |
| Developing Research Plans and Proposals (Training) | September 03-21, 2012 | Participated/Organized by UVAS, Lahore |
| New Horizons of Microbiology | November 07-08, 2012 | Participated/ Organized by HEC |
| 6 hours GRE Training Session by USEF Pakistan | 2013 | Participated/Organized by USEFP and UVAS, UVAS, Lahore |
| Genome Extraction from Soil Samples (Training) | September 24, 2013 | Participated/Organized by UDL, UVAS, Lahore |
| Common Laboratory Practices in Food Microbiology (Training) | October 09, 2013 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology and University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| Basic Laboratory Techniques in Microbiology (Training) | December 11, 2013 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology and University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| Genome Extraction from Soil Samples (Training) | January 09, 2014 | Participated/Organized by UDL, UVAS, Lahore |
| Protein Profiling of Mycoplsma gallisepticum using SDS PAGE (Training) | February 16, 2014 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology and University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| Immunity and Immunogensis (Training) | March 04, 2014 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology and University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| Diagnosis of Viral Diseases (Training) | March 18, 2014 | Participated/Organized by NIAB, Faisalabad |
| Data Analysis and Proposal Development (Training) | March 27, 2014 | Participated/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Practical Aspects of Poultry Health Management (Training) | February 04, 2015 | Participated/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| International Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Congress. | April 3-4, 2015 | Participated/ Organized by Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association, Punjab, Lahore |
| 6th One Day Workshop on Impact of Bioinformatics in Life Sciences | 2015 | Participated/Organized by Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad |
| International Workshop on Controlling Laboratory Bio-risk | May 11-12, 2015 | Participated/Organized by Institute of Public Health, Lahore & University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Workshop on Basic Lab Techniques | August 3-7, 2015 | Participated/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Training of Presiding Officers and Senior Assistant Presiding Officers Local Government Elections, Punjab 2015 | October 17, 2015 | Participated/Organized by Election Commission of Pakistan |
| International Human Nutrition conference and expo-15 | November 3-4, 2015 | Participated/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| 37th All Pakistan Science Conference. | November 16-17, 2015 | Participated/Organized by Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science (PAAS) |
| Recent Trends in Microbiology | 2016 | Participated/Organized by Abbottabad University of Sciences and Technology |
| In-service Training for University and College Faculty | May 16-20, 2016 | Participated/Organized by Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) in collaboration with Centre for Educational Policy and Administration (CEPA), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Training of Young Faculty Members of SBBUVAS (sakrand) for Two Weeks | July17-30, 2016 | Resource person/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Workshop on “Advanced Lab techniques-1 for Lab assistants and Lab attendants of UVAS” | July 20-22, 2016 | Resource person/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| In-service Training for University and College Faculty for Faculty of Bio-Sciences, UVAS, Lahore | August 1-5, 2016 | Resource person/Organized by Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) in collaboration with Centre for Educational Policy and Administration (CEPA), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| In-service Training for University and College Faculty for Department of Microbiology, FVS, UVAS, Lahore | August 3-5, 2016 | Resource person/Organized by Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Animal Disease Prevention and Control Strategies | September, 23-29, 2016 | Participated/Organized by Guangxi Veterinary research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi province, China |
| Teaching Methodologies and Resource Management of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology Courses | October 3-7, 2016 | Resource person/Organized by Department of Anatomy and Histology and Centre for Educational Policy and Administration (CEPA), University of Veterinary |
| Conference on Sustainable crop and Animal Production Systems | December, 8-10, 2016 | Member/Technical Committee, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 1st National Conference on Recent Trends in Microbiology | December, 20-21, 2016 | Resource person/Organized by Abbottabad University of Science and Technology in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan Biological Safety Association, Pakistan Society For Microbiology, American Society For Microbiology and Health Security Partner, USA |
| Modern Strategies in Drug Discovery and Vaccine Design | 2016 | Participated/Organized by LUMS, Lahore |
| 14th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST) Islamabad, Pakistan | January 10-14, 2017 | Participated/Organized by Centers of excellence in science & applied technologies (CESAT) Islamabad |
| Skills Enhancement of Teaching Staff of LSTCs/Training Institutes | March 30-31, 2017 | Participated/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore City Campus Lahore |
| Halal Trade & Islamic Financing-Way Forward to Sustainable Economic Development | April 10-11, 2017 | Participated/Organized by Punjab Halal Development Agency |
| Training on “Management of Equipment/Machinery for the Production Unit, Process Flow of Vaccine Production and Biosafety Measures” | May 07-14, 2017 | Participated/Organized by Foot-and- mouth Disease Institute, SAP, Ankara, Turkey |
| Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) Training | July 18-20, 2017 | Participated/Organized by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Pakistan |
| First National Conference on Emerging Trends in Bioinformatics and Biosciences | July 20-22, 2017 | Participated/Organized by Department of Bioinformatics, Hazara University, Mansehra |
| Bio-Prism Laboratory Safety Training Workshop | July 29-August 03, 2017 | Participated/Participated/Organized at Margala Hotel, Islamabad |
| Poultry Science Conference at International Poultry Expo | August 24-26, 2017 | Participated/Organized by Expo Center, Lahore by PPA and UVAS, Lahore |
| National Workshop on the Intellectual Property Protection for the Inventions Related to Agriculture and Animal Science | October 05-06, 2017 | Participated/Organized by Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) of UVAS in collaboration with Punjab Agriculture Research Board (PARB) |
| International One health Conference, CVAS Jhang | November 13-15, 2017 | Participated/Organized by CVAS, Jhang Sub-Campus, UVAS, Lahore |
| International Conference on Halal Food Safety Standards | 2018 | Participated/Organized by Govt. of Pakistan |
| International Halal Conference | April 17, 2018 | Participated/Organized by Govt. of Pakistan |
| International Poultry Science Conference (PSC@IPEX2018) | September 27-29, 2018 | Participated/Pakistan Poultry Association |
| National 38th All Pakistan Science Conference | December 10-11, 2018 | Participated/Organized by Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science |
| International Buffalo Congress | February 18-19, 2019 | Participated/Organized by L&DD Punjab |
| One Health Training Program In-Person Training | July 07, 2019 | Participated/Organized by COMSTECH Secretariat Islamabad |
| International Poultry Expo-2019 | September 13-15, 2019 | Participated/Organized by Pakistan Poultry Association |
| National 2nd Annual Bovine Udder Health Symposium | November 27, 2019 | Participated/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Advance Detection of Food Borne Pathogens | December 26-27, 2019 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS |
| Controlling Disease Outbreaks of Especially Dangerous Pathogens by Strengthening One Health Strategies in Pakistan | 2019 | Participated/Organized by The Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness, College of Veterinary Medicine
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| Training on Writing a Competitive Grant Proposal | January 21-23, 2020 | Participated/Organized by Department of Microbiology, UVAS |
| Working in BSL-3 Laboratory | April 8-10, 2020 | Organized at BSL-3 Laboratory for Emerging Pathogens, Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Training on “Diagnosis of COVID-19 Using RT-PCR At BSL-3 Laboratory for Emerging Pathogens” | April 13-14, 2020 | Organized at Department of Microbiology, UVAS |
| Faculty Training Program for Veterinary Education Establishments of Pakistan on How to Effectively Teach Newly Introduced Course Bio Risk Management for DVM one Degree Program Curricula | September 02, 2020 | Participated/Organized by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| Training on BRM for DVM Degree Program | September
2-4, 2020 |
Participated/Organized by Sandia National Laboratories in collaboration with Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC) |
| Training on Laboratory Biosafety, Equipment Maintenance and Waste Disposal | October 13-15, 2020 | Participated/Organized by Institute of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore |
| Training on Advanced Bio-risk Management for Officer of Diagnostic Lab Livestock & Dairy Development Department Punjab | March 03, 2021 | Participated/Organized at Veterinary Academy, UVAS |
| 5 days BRM training Anthrax Lab | June 28, 2021 | Participated/Organized by Association for Biorisk Management in collaboration with Health Security Partners |
| Five Days Virtual Biorisk Management Training | Jun 28-July 02, 2021 | Participated/Organized by Association for Biorisk Management in collaboration with Health Security Partners |
| Virtual Pak Advanced BRM/TDP Training Workshop | July 13-15, 2021 | Participated/Organized by Sandia National Laboratories in collaboration with Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC) |
Membership Of Professonal Bodies
| Society Name | Nature of Membership / Office Held | From | To |
| International Society of Global Health | Member | October-2021 | October-2022 |
| American Society for Microbiology | Global Outreach - Contributing Membership | 2021-03-29 | 2021-12-31 |
| Pakistan Biological Safety Association | Life Time | 2017-08-17 | |
| Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science | Life Time | 2016-06-30 | |
| Alumni Association, UVAS, Lahore | Life Time Member | 2012-04-06 |
Research Projects
| Sr. # | Title of Project | Grant #
Agency |
Amount (Rs. Million) | Status |
| 1 | Development and Preclinical Studies of Inactivated Covid-19 Vaccine | Government of Punjab | 100 | Cooperative scientist
In progress |
| 2 | Evaluation of anti-Campylobacter activity of indigenous probiotic lactobacilli alone and in combination with different organic acids in poultry (PI) | HEC
(NRPU)
|
3.4 | P.I.
In progress |
| 3 | Development of inactivated polyvalent vaccines for the control of mastitis in dairy cattle (CO-PI) | PARB | 10.905 | Cooperative scientist
In progress |
| 4 | Optimization of smart surveillance for smart lock down strategy through monitoring SARS-CoV2 from Sewage water | P&SHD, Punjab | 16.9 | Cooperative scientist
In progress |
Postgraduate Supervision
| Designation | M. Phil Students | PhD Students | ||
| in Progress | Produced | in Progress | Produced | |
| Supervisor | 04 | 13 | 01 | - |
| Member | 06 | 15 | 02 | - |
| Total | 10 | 28 | 03 | - |