Contact information

Email: Shakera.sadiq@uvas.edu.pk
Cell: 03340146293
Dr. Shakera Sadiq Gill

Lecturer

DVM, M. Phil, PhD
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

HEC Approved Supervisor

Biography

Lecturer and researcher in epidemiology and public health with extensive teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Expertise in infectious disease epidemiology, zoonoses, surveillance design, molecular characterization of pathogens, AMR phenotypic/genotypic detection, and statistical/phylogenetic analysis. HEC-approved PhD supervisor; actively engaged in curriculum, graduate mentoring, and research dissemination, and also Master Trainers of PhD Supervisors

Area of Interest

  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Epidemiology of important zoonotic and infectious diseases of veterinary and public health importance

Publications

Students supervised

She has supervised 13 MPhil students after her post-graduation

Research experience:

  • Have research experience from 2012 to 2018 in the laboratory of Epidemiology and Public Health as a Ph.D. scholar.
  • Have strong command and expertise in bacterial isolation, culturing, and isolation of Salmonella typhi and different molecular techniques including PCR (uniplex and multiplex), Real-time PCR, Multi-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST), and phenotypic and genotypic AMR detection in bacteria.

 

 

Training Courses attended:

  • One-day training on “Participatory Epidemiology” held on 9th July 2009 at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Islamabad.
  • Training course on “Microsoft” from 4th April to 4th June at UVAS, Lahore

 

  • PCEPT training for teachers of HEC Pakistan from 2nd February to 2nd March 2011 at UVAS, Lahore

 

  • GIS/GPS application in epidemiology of human and animal diseases and in biological science research at Government College University Lahore from December 28 to November 02, 2011.

 

  • Statistical methodologies in Biomedical Research at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences from 24th to 25th  November  2022

 

  • Training on BIO risk management at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore from 18th to 22nd January 2021.

 

  • Training on Phylogenetic analysis and its interpretation at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore from 11 to 12 February 2020.

 

  • One-day teacher and staff training workshop on drug use prevention and awareness session on general health and nutritional issues on April 18, 2024, at the Veterinary Academy main campus, UVAS, Lahore

 

  • Workshop for Certifying 1st Batch “Master Trainers of PhD Supervisors Training” August 19-23, 2024

 

  • Workshop for Certifying the Second Batch “Master Trainers of PhD Supervisors Training” September 9-13, 2024

 

  • Two days of training on research proposal writing on December 3-4, 2025, at the Veterinary Academy main campus, UVAS, Lahore

 

  • Implementation of Higher Education Commission HEC Mentoring Program at UVAS from 06-01-2026 to 16-04-2026

 

 

Workshop organized:

  • Organized and attended a one-day National Conference on “Zoonotic Diseases” held on 27th April, 2009, at UVAS Lahore.
  • Organized and attended a two-day workshop on Managing Research Projects: The Effective Ways” on 19th and 20th of August, 2009 at UVAS Lahore.
  • Seminar on World Rabies Day on 28 September, 2009 at UVAS Lahore.
  • Public health significance of MTBC and MDR in TB treatment at UVAS Lahore on 24th February
  • Organized a one-day PhD Scholar training workshop on HEC Graduate Policy 2023
  • Organized one workshop on UVAS NAVLE achiever on 30th May 2024

Workshop attended:

  • Attended workshop on “Disease Outbreak Handling, Reporting and Investigation” from 30th March to 3rd April, 2009 at UVAS Lahore.
  • Attended 2 days’ workshop on Data Analysis Methodologies from 18th to 22nd December at UVAS, Lahore
  • Attended a one-day workshop on the Awareness and Field Test for Diagnosis of Rabies on 20th December 2011 at UVAS, Lahore.
  • Attended student orientation program for two weeks from 23rd February to 6th March 2009 at UVAS, Lahore.
  • Attended a one-day workshop on drug use prevention and awareness session on general health and nutritional status on 18th April 2024

Conference attended:

  • 1st national conference on zoonotic diseases on World Veterinary Day in 2009 at UVAS, Lahore.
  • Attended all Pakistan international Science conference held on 14th and 15th December 2022 at UVAS, Lahore.

Manual Publications:

  • Manual of epidemiology and Public health
  • Manual of Milk and Milk Hygiene

Poster accepted:

  • Abstract accepted for poster presentation at the 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonellosis in 2019 (Multi Drug Resistant Salmonella typhimurium isolated from poultry, eggs and human sources in Punjab, Pakistan”)