Contact information
Email: muhammad.farooq@uvas.edu.pk
Cell: +92 334 6521448
Muhammad Farooq
Assistant Professor
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Gold Medalist),
M. Phil Veterinary Microbiology,
PhD Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Biography
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
Research Publications
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
Research Publications
- Ijaz M, Jaspal MH, Akram MU, Badar IH, Yar MK, Suleman R, Manzoor A, Farooq M, Ali S, Hussain Z, Mahmood M. Effect of Animal Age, Postmortem Calcium Chloride Marination, and Storage Time on Meat Quality Characteristics of M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum of Buffalo Bulls. Foods. 2022 Oct 13;11(20):3193. (IF 5.561)
- Hameed H, Farooq M, Vuillier C, Piquet-Pellorce C, Hamon A, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Samson M, Le Seyec J. RIPK1 in Liver Parenchymal Cells Limits Murine Hepatitis during Acute CCl4-Induced Liver Injury. International journal of molecular sciences. 2022 Jul 1;23(13):7367. (IF 6.208)
- Iftikhar A, Nausheen R, Muzaffar H, Naeem MA, Farooq M, Khurshid M, Almatroudi A, Alrumaihi F, Allemailem KS, Anwar H. Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Honey in Neurological Disorders: The Role of Polyphenols. Molecules. 2022 May 20;27(10):3297. (IF 4.927)
- Farooq M, Arshad MI, Usman M. Towards universal health coverage in Pakistan: Challenges ahead. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia. 2022 May 5.
- Farooq M, Simoes Eugénio M, Piquet-Pellorce C, Dion S, Raguenes-Nicol C, Santamaria K, Kara-Ali GH, Larcher T, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Samson M, Le Seyec J. Receptor-interacting protein kinase-1 ablation in liver parenchymal cells promotes liver fibrosis in murine NASH without affecting other symptoms. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 2022 Apr 27:1-2. (IF 5.606)
- Farooq M, Khan AU, El-Adawy H, Mertens-Scholz K, Khan I, Neubauer H, Ho YS. Research Trends and Hotspots of Q Fever Research: A Bibliometric Analysis 1990-2019. BioMed Research International. 2022 Jan 15;2022. (IF 3.411)
- Farooq M, Hameed H, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Piquet-Pellorce C, Samson M, Le Seyec J. Switching to Regular Diet Partially Resolves Liver Fibrosis Induced by High-Fat, High-Cholesterol Diet in Mice. Nutrients. 2022 Jan;14(2):386. (IF 5.719)
- Hameed H, Farooq M, Piquet-Pellorce C, Hamon A, Samson M, Le Seyec J. Questioning the RIPK1 kinase activity involvement in acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mouse. Free radical biology & medicine. 2022 Jan; 178:243-5. (IF 7.373)
- Usman M, Farooq M, Jellali S, Charabi Y, Al-Sadi AM, Al-Badi A. COVID-19: The Challenges and Opportunities for Water, Air, Agriculture and Energy Sectors. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 2021 Jan 1;25(5). (IF 0.822)
- Usman M, Farooq M, Anastopoulos I. Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in Aerosolized Wastewater: Toilet Flushing, Wastewater Treatment, and Sprinkler Irrigation. Water. 2021 Jan;13(4):436. (IF 2.544).
- Khan AU, Melzer F, Hendam A, Sayour AE, Khan I, Elschner MC, Younus M, Ehtisham-ul-Haque S, Waheed U, Farooq M, Ali S. Seroprevalence and Molecular Identification of Brucella spp. Bovines in Pakistan—Investigating Association With Risk Factors Using Machine Learning. Front. Vet. Sci. 2020 Dec 2;7:594498. (IF 2.245).
- Usman M, Farooq M, Hanna K. Environmental side effects of the injudicious use of antimicrobials in the era of COVID-19. Science of the Total Environment. 2020 Jul 18:141053. (IF 6.551)
- Simoes Eugénio M, Farooq M, Dion S, Devisme C, Raguenes-Nicol C, Piquet-Pellorce C, Samson M, Dimanche-Boitrel MT, Le Seyec J. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Emergence in Diabetic Mice with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Depends on Diet and Is Delayed in Liver Exhibiting an Active Immune Response. Cancers. 2020 Jun;12(6):1491. (IF 6.126)
- Usman M, Farooq M, Hanna K. Existence of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater: Implications for Its Environmental Transmission in Developing Communities. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 13, 7758–7759. (IF 7.865)
- 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 5.959)
- 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 18.946)
- 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 18.946)
- 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 18.946)
- Usman M, Wakeel A, Farooq M. India and Pakistan need to collaborate against pollution. 2017 Dec;552(7685):334. (IF 43.070)
- 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 MI, 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 3.545)
- 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 18.946)
- 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 5.959)
- Usman M, Chaudhary A, & Farooq M. (2016). Correspondence: Tell us the end of the story. Nature, 532(7600), 441-441. (IF 43.070)
- Usman M, & Farooq M. (2016). Migratory birds need coordinated protection. Science (New York, NY), 351(6276), 926. (IF 41.037)
Conference Papers
- 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, Radbbani 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.
Book Chapter
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/TRAININGS
- Participated in One day International Workshop on Food and Water Borne Zoonoses in One Health Perspective held on September 20, 2022 organized at Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Baha-Uddin Zakariya University, Multan.
- Participated in one day workshop on “Research proposal writing and intellectual property rights” held on August 24, 2022 organized by CVAS, Jhang.
- Participated in one day seminar on “Application of Ionizing Radiation in Everyday Life and Its Protection” held on August 03, 2022 at CVAS, Jhang.
- Participated in public health seminar on World Hepatitis Day held on July 28, 2022 at University of Agriculture Faisalabad.
- Participated in National Seminar on Lumpy Skin Disease held on July 05, 2022 at UVAS, Lahore.
- Participated in One day Seminar entitled “Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Future Veterinarian in Dairy Sector of Pakistan” held on March 03, 2022.
- Organized World Spay Day on 22nd February, 2022 at CVAS, Jhang.
- Participated in Pet’s Show held on February 17 2022 at CVAS, Jhang.
- Onsite facilitator for two days Refresher Training on Bio-risk Management held on January 07-08, 2022 at CVAS, Jhang.
- International workshop on biosafety laboratory management and techniques held on December 16-17, 2021 at Wuhan, China.
- Organized one day webinar on “Test Preparation for HEC assessment test required for the indigenous and overseas scholarship” held on December 15, 2021 at CVAS, Jhang.
- Organized one day webinar on “North American Veterinary License” held on December 9, 2021.
- Organized one day workshop on “Hands on training on the hematological analysis in domestic animals” held on December 02, 2021.
- Certificate of participation of two days seminar on Workshop on Establishing Zoonoses Control Committees for Integrated Surveillance, Detection and Reporting of High-Risk Pathogens in Punjab held on November 25-27, 2021.
- Organized A webinar on One Health Approach to Control Pandemic and Zoonotic Diseases held on November 15, 2021 at CVAS, Jhang
- Attended 4 days virtual training on safe secure sample collection and transportation by ABM, Pakistan (28 October 2021- 31 October 2021)
- Organized one day workshop on “Hands on training on the hematological analysis in domestic animals” held on June 22, 2021.
- Attending 3 Weeks Online Seminar on cooperation in animal epidemic prevention and control for Belt and Road Countries. Jiangsu Inspection and Quarantine Institute of Quality (JSIQ), China (12 May 2021- 01 June 2021).
- Completed Short training entitled “Inherent and Residual risk factors- Containment Levels” Dec 2020-Feb 2021 arranged by PBSA.
- On site facilitator for 5 days’ workshop on the bio-risk management held on 21-25 December 2020.
- Certificate of participation “Statistical package R: An essential tool for genomics” arranged by IBBT, UVAS dated 14 October 2020.
- Attended British Islamic Medical Association Annual Conference 2020 held on 6th of December 2020.
- Participated in an online webinar on biosafety cabinet webinar series arranged by PBSA and NIH in November-December 2020.
- Participated as a resource person in one day session on “Rabies-Awareness and Current Status in Pakistan” conducted by Rabies free initiative in Pakistan in collaboration with Global UGRAD Pakistan on 20th February 2020.
- Attended one day conference entitled “1st Multidisciplinary National Conference (Meet 2020)” held on March 4, 2020 organized by University of Jhang.
- Organized one day “Free hepatitis screening & vaccination camp” at CVAS, Jhang on October 03, 2019.
- Organized two days hands-on trainings entitled “National 2-day hands-on training on Bioinformatics” at CVAS, Jhang on September 26-27, 2019.
- Participation in “International poultry Expo- 2019 at Lahore on September 13-15, 2019.
- 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 rocedures
- 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).
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
- International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
- Biomedicine
REVIEWER
- PLOS ONE
- Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (NRPU)
- International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
- Reviews in Medical Microbiology
- Pathogens
- Cell Biology and Toxicology
- Livers
- Veterinary Sciences
- Lancet Global Health
- IERPH
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Journal of Personalized Medicine
- Healthcare
International online Certifications
| Sr. No. | Course Title | Organizing University | Year |
| 1. | Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice | Johns Hopkins University, USA | 2020 |
| 2. | Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA | 2020 |
| 3. | Epidemics – the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases | The Pennsylvania State University, USA | 2020 |
| 4. | Antimicrobial resistance – theory and methods | Technical University of Denmark (DTU) | 2020 |
| 5. | EDIVET: Do you have what it takes to be a veterinarian? | The University of Edinburgh, UK | 2020 |
| 6. | Outbreaks and Epidemics | Johns Hopkins University, USA | 2020 |
| 7. | COVID-19 Contact Tracing | Johns Hopkins University, USA | 2020 |
| 8. | Study Designs in Epidemiology | Imperial College London, UK | 2021 |
| 9. | Measuring Disease in Epidemiology | Imperial College London, UK | 2022 |