Expert Details
Environmental Molecular Microbiology, Ecology, Bacteriology, Waterborne Pathogens, E. coli
ID: 724822
Canada
He has an expertise on optimizing protocols for the isolation and cultural growth of anaerobic microbial community from different environmental sources.
He has done significant amount of work on DNA-based detection and confirmation by nucleotide sequencing using cloning techniques. This assay enables to identify unknown bacterial genus and differentiate to species and strain-level.
In 2005, a consultation was done for Sobran Inc. USA in terms of writing research proposal on Waterborne pathogens from well water, the proposal received a grant of 50K
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 2002 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Molecular Bacteriology | Institution: Justus-Liebig University Giessen |
Year: 1996 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Vet. Microbiology | Institution: University of Agriculture Faisalabad |
Year: 1992 | Degree: B.Sc | Subject: Doctor of Vet. Medicine | Institution: University of Agriculture Faisalabad |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Research Fellow | Department: WS&T |
Responsibilities:Evaluation and assessment of water quality assays.Development of novel conventional and molecular protocols for the detection, quantification and characterization of waterborne and fish pathogens including Aeromonas spp., Campylobacter spp., and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) particularly M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in agriculture watersheds across Canada. Development of a range of non-regulatory environmental standards that could be used to support sustainable agricultural practices |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2005 to 2004 | Employer: Jajgit S. Yadav | Title: Postdoctoral Fellow | Department: Environmental Health and Toxicology |
Responsibilities:Isolation, detection, identification and characterization of species of Rapid (RGM) and Slow Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (SGM) and other microflora from various environmental sources.Application and development of Molecular techniques including PCR, Cloning, RAPD, RFLP, Real-time PCR, PFGE and Sequencing for the detection, confirmation, quantification and further characterization of environmental pathogenic microbial contaminants |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2005 to Present | Agency: Environment Canada | Role: Research Fellow | Description: His research focuses on evaluation and assessment of water quality assays He is also involved in Development of novel conventional and molecular protocols for the detection, quantification and characterization of waterborne and fish pathogens including Aeromonas spp., Campylobacter spp., and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) particularly M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in agriculture watersheds across Canada With these expertise he has been evolving a range of non-regulatory environmental standards that could be used to support sustainable agricultural practices |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM); Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) |
Awards / Recognition |
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NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, 2005-2008. Visiting scientist in a Canadian Government Laboratory. Outstanding Academic Achievement Award 2005 by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community In Canada. Balochistan Livestock and Poultry Government two years M.S. Merit Scholarship, 1994-1996. Provincial Government DVM Merit Scholarship awarded for complete degree program, 1988-1992. 21 peer-reviewed scientific research publications, and 16 oral and Abstract/ Poster presentations at various scientific meetings |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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Numerous publications in the field. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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German | He attended a one year German intensive language course to attend his Ph.D. program |
Urdu | He is proficient in this language, since this language has been adopted as mother tongue |
Punjabi | He is able to interpreter and help in terms of delivering and addressing all issues related to his field |
Fields of Expertise
bacteriology, agar, agriculture, clinical microbiology, Clostridium, DNA fingerprinting, DNA polymerase, DNA technology, applied microbiology, applied molecular biology, polymerase chain reaction, cloning technique, bacterial disease, culture, DNA, DNA amplification, DNA assay, environmental microbiology, environmental science, microbiological medium, microbiology, microbial ecology, microbiology laboratory, microorganism, microorganism observation, molecular biology, streptococcal infection, supercoiled DNA, DNA structure, anaerobic microbiological process, animal molecular biology, DNA sequencing, marine microbiology, industrial microbiology, bacterial toxin, agar, medical microbiology, bloodborne pathogen, bovine mastitis