Dr. Tahir Hussain Assistant Professor (TTS)

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1 Dr. Tahir Hussain Assistant Professor (TTS) Department of Microbiology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan. Phone: Education o PhD Microbiology ( ) National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. o M.Phil Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering ( ) The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. o B.S (Hons) Biotechnology ( ) University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan. Research experience o Comparative genomics and metagenomics analysis of multidrug resistant pathogenic bacteria, collected in Pakistani and U.S. hospitals. (Dantas lab, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA ( ) o Molecular evaluation of antibiotic resistance genes in pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria, and screening and characterization of bacteriophages for eradication of ARG harbouring bacteria. (Microbiology Lab, Atta ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan ( ) o Evaluation of RAPD markers for genetic diversity analysis, and disease-linked genes identification. (Recombinant DNA Technology lab, at the Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Pakistan ( ) o Assessment of various screening tests for microbial contamination in drugs. (Polyfine Chempharma (pvt) Ltd. ( ) Selected Journal Publications 1. Mitchell Pesesky*, Tahir Hussain*, Meghan Wallace, Bin Wang, Saadia Andleeb, Carey-Ann Burnham, Gautam Dantas. (2015). KPC and NDM-1 genes in related 1

2 Enterobacteriaceae strains and plasmids from Pakistan and the United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases. (21): * (Co-first author) 2. Mitchell Pesesky, Tahir Hussain, Meghan Wallace, Sanket Patel, Saadia Andleeb, Carey-Ann D. Burnham and Gautam Dantas. (2016). Evaluation of Machine Learning and Rules-Based Approaches for Predicting Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles in Gram-negative Bacilli from Whole Genome Sequence Data. Frontiers in Microbiology. (7) Muhsin Jamal, Tahir Hussain, Chythanya Rajanna Das, Saadia Andleeb. (2015). Characterization of Siphoviridae phage Z and studying its efficacy against multi-drug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae planktonic cells and biofilm. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 64: Muhsin Jamal, Waqas Nasir Chaudhry, Tahir Hussain, Chythanya Rajanna Das, Saadia Andleeb. (2015). Characterization of new Myoviridae bacteriophage WZ1 against multi- drug resistant (MDR) Shigella dysenteriae. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 55(4): Mamoona Noreen, Muhammad Ali A. Shah, Sheeba Murad Mall, Shazia Choudhary, Tahir Hussain, Iltaf Ahmed, Syed Fazal Jalil, Muhammad Imran Raza. (2012). TLR4 polymorphisms and disease susceptibility. Inflammation Research. 61: Selected Conference Publications 1. Tahir Hussain. (2017). Science Advocacy for Sustainable Health Security Solutions. Abstract presentation during the AAAS Annual Meeting held in Boston, USA (February 16 20, 2017) 2. Mitchell Pesesky, Tahir Hussain, Meghan Wallace, Carey-Ann Burnham, Gautam Dantas. (2013). Using multiple genotypes to predict complex diagnostic phenotypes. (Abstract presentation in Microbiology Retreat, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, September 2013). 3. Tahir Hussain, Saadia Andleeb. (2014). Increasing prevalence of potential NDM-1 threats in a hospital and community in Pakistan (Presented in the ASM General Meeting held on May 17-20, 2014 at Boston, USA). 4. Tahir Hussain, Rabia Anwar, Nida-ul-Fatima, Sheeraz Ahmed. (2014). Drug abuse creates antibiotic resistant superbugs: stop before you are stopped! (ASM-NAYS conference held in September 2014 at Lahore, Pakistan). 5. Tahir Hussain, Muhsin Jamal, Farida Nighat, Saadia Andleeb. (2015). Increasing prevalence of CTX-M, TEM and SHV Beta-lactamases in clinical pathogenic E. coli causes significant health and economic losses- a perspective from Pakistan. 2

3 (Presented at the ISPOR International Meeting held on May 16-20, 2015 at Philadelphia, USA). Grants/Awards o Rs. 0.5 million grant awarded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan ( ) o US $6,500 grant from the Health Security Partners, USA ( ) o Invited speaker travel award (US $5,000) from the Health Security Partners (HSP) to speak in the HSP s sponsored symposium, titled, Think Global, Act Local: Science Diplomacy, Communication, and Advocacy, during the AAAS Annual Meeting held in Boston, USA (February 16 20, 2017) o Travel support (US $600) from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (February 16 20, 2017) o Travel grant from the Health Security Partners to attend the 26 th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held in Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 9-12, 2016) o Travel award (US $2,500) from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to attend the International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioengineering held in Barcelona, Spain (July 14-17, 2015) o Travel award (US $3,000) from American Society for Microbiology to attend the 114 th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA (May 17-20, 2014) o Travel grant from the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and outcomes Research (ISPOR) to attend the ISPOR 20 th Annual Meeting, held on May 16-20, 2015 at Philadelphia, USA. o Travel award from Pakistan Society of Microbiology (PSM) to attend the 10th Biennial International Conference of Pakistan Society for Microbiology held on March 25-28, 2015 at the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Scholarships/Distinctions o HEC funded IRSIP fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, USA ( ) 3

4 o HEC merit scholarship (HEC Indigenous Fellowships BM-VII) for PhD Studies ( ) o 2016 Health Security Fellowship sponsored by the Health Security Partners (HSP) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 2016) o Best poster award at the ASM-NAYS sponsored all Pakistan research communication skills competition, National Science Communication Challenge (September 5, 2014) o Highest achiever among the PhD students from ASAB, NUST during the PhD tenure ( ) in terms of Awards, Impact and Publications. Selected Training workshops/conferences One day workshop on Significance of Bioinformatics in Life Sciences held at Capital University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad (May 2017). Two day conference Recent Advances in Biotechnology held at Kohat University of Sciences and Technology, Kohat (April 26-27, 2017). 20 th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (February 16 20, 2017) Project Formulation Workshop by Pakistan Science Foundation under the Pak-US Natural Sciences Linkages Programme, organized by Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (September 2016). 26 th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held in Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 9-12, 2016) International Conference on Bioengineering and Biotechnology, held in Barcelona, Spain (July 15-17, 2015). ASM-NAYS National Science Communication Challenge (September 2014). 114 th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, USA (May 2014). International workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity, Culture of Responsibility, Boston, USA (May 2014). Biosafety lab training, Basic Environmental Health and Safety (Basic EH&S) in Washington University in St. Louis (April 2013). 4

5 National Symposium on Frontiers in Nanotechnology, organized by NUST Science Society (May 2012). Annual Health Research Symposium, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan (February 2012). 3 rd IPR National conference, organized by Intellectual Property Rights Organization (IPO), Government of Pakistan (June 2011). 3-days International workshop titled, Frontiers in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology organized by COMSTECH Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan (March 2011). Membership/Affiliations of Learned Societies o Fellow of the Health Security Partners o Member, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) o Member, European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) o Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) o Member, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) o Member, International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms (ISVM) o Member, National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) 5