Imtiaz Hussain

Dr
Imtiaz
Hussain

Assistant Professor
University of Sargodha
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Biography
I am currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha. I did my DVM degree in 2005 and started post-graduation in veterinary microbiology from the same university. I completed my M.Sc. Honors (Veterinary Microbiology) in 2007. I studied prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis in clinical and sub-clinical mastitis during my MSc Honors. I started my professional career as Veterinary Officer in Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab. In July 2008, I joined University of Sargodha as a lecturer in the Department of Animal Sciences. In 2012, I was awarded with the scholarship by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to do PhD from Austria. I got admission in doctoral program at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria. I developed real time qPCR for the quantification and detection of Histomonas meleagridis a protozoan parasite which causes Histomonosis in poultry. After completion of my PhD in 2016, I joined back the University of Sargodha in February 2016. I got promoted to Assitant Professor in 2021, I was awarded with Ernst Mach grant from government of Austria for post doctoral training at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. I worked on the genetic diversity of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus of poultry during my post doctrate. Currently I am engaged in teaching and research activities at University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha.
Research interests
Microbiology, One health, Immunology, Molecular biology, Biotechnology, Infectious disease diagnostics, Host pathogen interaction
Projects you're working on
Tick and tick born diseases in Punjab, Pakistan Development of rapid diagnostic techinques for sepsis
Discipline
Bacteriology Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Epidemiology Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Parasitology Virology
Host species
Buffalo Camels Cats Cattle Dogs Horses Poultry Small ruminants Zoonoses
Pathogen
Bacteria Parasites ParasitesTicks Viruses VirusesFoot-and-mouth disease virus VirusesInfectious bursal disease virus
Stage of vaccine development
Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials