Dr. Sohail Raza
Assistant Professor / Institutional Bio-safety Officer
DVM (UAF), M.Phil. Microbiology (UVAS), PhD Molecular Microbiology (HZAU, China)
Biography
Volunteer for diagnosis of COVID-19
Volunteer for diagnosis of COVID-19
Dr. Sohail Raza (HEC approved PhD supervisor), is an Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, UVAS Lahore. He is also serving as Institutional Bio-safety Officer of the university. He completed his PhD in 2016 with distinction. During PhD, he worked on the construction of gene deleted marker vaccine against Bovine Herpesvirus 1 and mechanism involve in the viral maturation and egress. Due to his contribution in this area, he has been awarded “Distinguished Research Scholar Award, Excellent Research Contribution Award and Outstanding Research Thesis Award” from government of China. He has published 09 papers in impact factor International Journals. His research focuses on the development of recombinant vaccines using trans-disciplinary approaches against prevalent diseases in Pakistan. Currently, he is working on the production and evaluation of recombinant foot-and-mouth disease virus-like particles for the effective control of foot-and-mouth disease in Pakistan.
Area of Interest
- Investigate the role of viral and cellular proteins in virus infection through molecular approaches
- Construction and evaluation of recombinant Vaccines against prevalent diseases in Pakistan.
Publications
Research Publications
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
Research Publications
- Raza S, Mukhtar N, Nawaz M, Ali MA, Shabbir MAB, Ashraf MA, Ali Z, Saleem MR, Latif R and Yaqub T. A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of University Students in Pakistan Regarding COVID-19. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:697686. (Impact Factor: 3.709)
- Aayesha Riaz, B. J., Muhammad Ali Abdullah Shah, Sohail Raza, Arfan Yousaf, Saif-ur-Rehman, Awais Sial and Sadam Abbas. 2021. First Report on the Detection and Molecular Characterization of Bovine Herpesvirus 1 from a Clinical case of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis in Pakistan. Pakistan Veterinary Journal 41:160 – 162. (Impact Factor: 1.175)
- Altaf, I., M. F. Nadeem, N. Hussain, M. Nawaz, Raza, M. A. B. Shabbir, M. A. Ashraf, M. A. Ali, S. Hassan, M. W. Aziz, N. Matti, M. Ashraf, I. Ulla, S. Fazal, S. Rafique, A. Mehmood, N. Sardar, M. T. Khan, H. M. M. Atique, S. Ashraf, Z. Tahir, N. Mukhtar, and T. Yaqub. 2021. An in vitro antiviral activity of iodine complexes against SARS-CoV-2. Arch Microbiol 203:4743-4749. (Impact Factor: 1.88)
- Areej, S., A. Sattar, A. Javeed, and Raza. 2021. Diphenhydramine and levofloxacin combination therapy against antimicrobial resistance in respiratory tract infections. Future Microbiol 16:409-420. (Impact Factor: 2.907)
- Hammad Ur Rehman, M. R., Aamir Ghafoor, Amjad Riaz, Farhat Nazir Awan and Sohail Raza. 2021. First Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Bovine Herpesvirus 1 From Cattle in Pakistan. Pakistan Veterinary Journal 41:163 – 165. (Impact Factor: 1.175)
- Iqra Nazir, M. R., Ali Ahmad Sheikh, Muhammad Ilyas Riaz, Sohail Raza, Qurat ul Ain, Arfat Yousaf Shaheen and Aleena Kokab. 2021. Evaluation of In Ovo Antiviral Activities of Medicinal Flowers against Newcastle Disease Virus and Avian Influenza Virus. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY 26:185 – 192. (Impact Factor: 0.822)
- Iqra Nazir, M. R., Ali Ahmad Sheikh, Sehrish Firyal, Sohail Raza and Muhammad Ilyas Riaz. 2021. Antibacterial Activity of Medicinal Flowers against Multi Drug Resistant E. coli. Pakistan Veterinary Journal 41:166 -168. (Impact Factor: 1.175)
- Muhammad Asif Rasheed , Sohail Raza, Ali Zohaib , Muhammad Ilyas Riaz , Amina Amin , Muhammad Awais , Sami Ullah Khan , M. Ijaz Khan ,Yu-Ming Chu. 2021. Immunoinformatics based prediction of recombinant multi-epitope vaccine for the control and prevention of SARS-CoV-2. Alexandria Engineering Journal 60:3087 – 3097. (Impact Factor: 2.46)
- Naeem, Z., Raza, S. Afzal, A. A. Sheikh, M. M. Ali, and I. Altaf. 2021. Antiviral potential of ivermectin against foot-and-mouth disease virus, serotype O, A and Asia-1. Microb Pathog 155:104914. (Impact Factor: 2.914)
- Saba Afzal, Sohail Raza, Masood Rabbani, Sehrish Firyal, Imran Altaf and Zahra Naeem. 2020. Antiviral Potential of Ivermectin against Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV). Pakistan Journal of Zoology 53:1575 – 1578. (Impact Factor: 0.831)
- Sohail Raza, M. T. N., Wajeeha Zahir, Muhammad Nabeel Khan, Muhammad Awais, Tahir Yaqub, Masood Rabbani1, Muhammad Rashid, Salina Saddick and Muhammad Asif Rasheed. 2021. Analysis of the Spike Proteins Suggest Pangolin as an Intermediate Host of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY 25:639 – 640.(Impact Factor: 0.822)
- Raza S, Shahin F, Zhai W, Li H, Alvisi G, Yang K, et al. Ivermectin Inhibits Bovine Herpesvirus 1 DNA Polymerase Nuclear Import and Interferes with Viral Replication. Microorganisms. 2020;8. (Impact Factor: 4.167)
- Raza, S.; Siddique, K.; Rabbani, M.; Yaqub, T.; Anjum, A.A.; Ibrahim, M.; Azhar, M.; Jamil, F.; Rasheed, M.A. In silico analysis of four structural proteins of aphthovirus serotypes revealed significant b and t cell epitopes. Microb Pathog 2019, 128, 254-262. (Impact Factor: 2.33)
- Sohail Raza, GA, Farzana Shahin, Urooj Husain, Masood Rabbani,Tahir Yaqub, Aftab Ahmad Anjum, Ali Ahmad Sheikh, Muhammad Nawaz and Muhammad Asad Ali. Role of Rab GTPases in HSV-1 infection: Molecular understanding of viral maturation and egress. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2018;118:146-53. (Impact Factor: 2.009).
- Rasheed MA, Ansari AR, Ihsan A, Navid MT, Ur-Rehman S, Raza S. Prediction of conserved sites and domains in glycoproteins B, C and D of herpes viruses. Microb Pathog. 2018;116:91-9. (Impact Factor: 2.009).
- Shahin F, Raza S, Yang K, Hu C, Chen Y, Chen H, et al. Bovine herpesvirus 1 tegument protein UL21 plays critical roles in viral secondary envelopment and cell-to-cell spreading. Oncotarget. 2017;8:94462-80 (Impact Factor: 5.168).
- Rais Ahmed KM, Masood Rabbani, Muhammad Sarwar khan, Asad Ali, Saira Naureen, Faria kanwal, Sohail Raza, Amjad Islam Aqib, Haleema Sadia and Yung-Fu-Chang. Phylogenetic Analysis of Soil Borne Brucella Species by Targeting Insertion Sequence 711 Element in Punjab-Pakistan. International JournaL of Agriculture & Biology. 2017. (Impact Factor: 0.75)
- Sohail Raza, Mingliang Deng, Farzana Shahin, Kui Yang, Changmin Hu, Yingyu Chen, Huanchun Chen and Aizhen Guo. A bovine herpes virus 1 pUL51 deletion mutant shows impaired viral growth in vitro and reduced virulence in rabbits.2016.Oncotarget, doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.7771. (Impact Factor: 6.359).
- Mingliang Deng, Sukun Ji, Wentao Fei, Sohail Raza, Chenfei He, Yingyu Chen, Huanchun Chen, Aizhen Guo. Prevalence study and genetic typing of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) in members of Bos taurus and Bubalus bubalus in China. Plos one. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134777. (Impact Factor: 3.534).
- Raza S, Rabbani M, Ahmad N, Sheikh AA, Muhammad K, Akhtar F and Rehman HU. Uterine Microbial Flora of Nili-Ravi Buffalo during Estrus and its Relationship with Pregnancy Rate in Pakistan. Buffalo Bulletin. 2013; 32:564-567. (Impact Factor: 0.06).
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
Trainings, Workshops Attended
| Title | Year | Organized/Participated |
| 04 Days Training on Safe and Secure Sample Collection and Transportation organized by Association for Biorisk Management | 28–31 October,2021 | Participant |
| Services as Conference Secretary in 4th WPSA International (Virtual) One Health Conference, organized by UVAS, WPSA and PVMC, Islamabad | 09 – 10 September,2021 | Organized |
| Services as Editor of the Abstract Book in 4th WPSA International (Virtual) One Health Conference, organized by UVAS, WPSA and PVMC, Islamabad | 09 – 10 September,2021 | Organized |
| Services as Member Scientific Committee in 4th WPSA International (Virtual) One Health Conference, organized by UVAS, WPSA and PVMC, Islamabad | 09 – 10 September,2021 | Organized |
| Services as Reviewer in 4th WPSA International (Virtual) One Health Conference, organized by UVAS, WPSA and PVMC, Islamabad | 09 – 10 September,2021 | Organized |
| 02 Days BRM Refresher Course at Virology Laboratory organized by Association of Biorisk Management | 05 – 06 October,2021 | Organized |
| 02 Days Training on Diagnosis of COVID-19 using RT-PCR organized by IOM, UVAS, Lahore at Veterinary academy | 13 – 14 July, 2021 | Resource Person |
| 03 Days Training on Working in BSL-3 Laboratory for Emerging Pathogens organized by IOM, UVAS, Lahore at Veterinary academy | 06 – 08 July, 2021 | Resource Person |
| 05 Days Virtual Training of Biorisk Management organized by Association of Biorisk Management | June 28 – July 02, 2021 | Participant |
| Seminar on Cooperation in Animal Epidemic Prevention and Control for Belt &Road Countries by Ministry of commerce republic of China | 12 May - 01 June, 2021 | Participant |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 11 April,2021 | Secretary |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 11 April,2021 | Organizer |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 11 April,2021 | Resource Person |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 10 April,2021 | Secretary |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 10 April,2021 | Organizer |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 10 April,2021 | Resource Person |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 4 April,2021 | Secretary |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 4 April,2021 | Organizer |
| Virtual Training Program for Veterinary Students to bolster field biosafety organized by FVS, UVAS, Lahore in collaboration with Health Security Partners(USA) | 4 April,2021 | Resource Person |
| 03 Days Hands on Training on Advanced Biorisk Management for Officer of Diagnostic Lab L&DD Department, Punjab | 10 – 12 March,2021 | Resource Person |
| Participated in Risk assessment for Covid-19 testing facilities Part I organized by PBSA and HSP | Sep 09 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Risk assessment for Covid-19 testing facilities Part II organized by PBSA and HSP | Sep 16 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Biosafety and biosecurity aspects of sample collection, packaging and transport organized by PBSA and HSP | Sep 23 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Use of biological safety cabinets (BSC) for COVID-19 samples handling organized by PBSA and HSP | Sep 30 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Decontamination and extended use of PPE organized by PBSA and HSP | Oct 07 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Specifications, appropriate and proper use of PPE organized by PBSA and HSP | Oct 14 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Decontamination of material, equipment and laboratories organized by PBSA and HSP | Oct 21 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Good lab practices in a PCR lab organized by PBSA and HSP | Oct 28 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Samples inventory management: retention policy and practices, biosecurity aspects organized by PBSA and HSP | Nov 04 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Biological waste management organized by PBSA and HSP | Nov 11 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Competency assessment of laboratory professionals organized by PBSA and HSP | Nov 18 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Occupational Health organized by PBSA and HSP | Nov 25 2020 | Participated |
| Participated in Incidents: response, reporting, learning and corrective measures organized by PBSA and HSP | Dec 02 2020 | Participated |
| One day aware ness seminar and hands on training on novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) at Institute of Public health, Lahore | February 17,2020 | Secretary/ Resource person |
| Working In BSL-3 Laboratory | April 8 - 10, 2020 | Resource person |
| Diagnosis Of Covid-19 Using RT-PCR | April 13 - 14, 2020 | Resource person |
| Biorisk Management | September 02 - 04, 2020 | Resource person |
| Laboratory biosafety, equipment maintenance and waste disposal | October 13 – 15, 2020 | Resource person |
| Emerging respiratory viruses including COVID-19:methods for detection, prevention, response and control | April 13,2020 | Participant |
| Lessons learned from Around the World in Dealing with COVID-19 | April 14,2020 | Participant |
| Introduction to Foot-and-Mouth Disease | July 01,2020 | Participant |
| Introduction to Progressive Control Pathway | July 05,2020 | Participant |
| What is the Progressive Control Pathway | August 04,2020 | Participant |
| Public-Private Partnership in the Veterinary Domain: An Introductory Course | June 27, 2020 | Participant |
| Microbiome, Immunity and Vaccines | August 30,2020 | Participant |
| International Webinar on COVID-19 (Biochemical Diagnosis & Community Response) | August 21,2020 | Participant |
| 05 Days BRM Training Program at Virology Laboratory | October 12 - 16, 2020 | Secretory/ Organizer |
| ASM 52 weeks of Biosafety (One Health Initiative Training Program) | 2019 | ASM |
| Awareness Level Biosafety Workshop | 18th June, 2019 | Organizer & Resource Person |
| Academic writing for publication | 1st – 12th , April, 2019 | Participant |
| Poultry Viral Diagnostics | 5th – 12th March,2018 | Resource Person |
| 1st workshop for Biosafety Officers (BSO)
| April 12,2018 | Organizer & Resource Person |
| 2nd workshop for Biosafety Officers (BSO) | 13th – 14th April,2018 | Organizer & Resource Person |
| International Halal Conference | April 17,2018 | Participant |
| Halal Training workshop on “Halal Food Safety Standards” | April 18,2018 | Participant |
| International Training Workshop on Evaluation of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Vaccine | 23rd – 28th April,2018 | Participant |
| Hands on Training Workshop on Biosafety | June 22, 2018 | Resource Person |
| “One Health Training Workshop” organized by The University of Tennessee at Bali, Indonesia | 23rd – 26th July, 2018 | Participant |
| Molecular Characterization and Field Surveillance of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus | 30th July – 3rd August, 2018 | Participant |
| Awareness Level Biosafety Workshop | 8th – 10th August, 2018 | Organizer & Resource Person |
| International Poultry Expo-2018 | 27th – 29th September, 2018 | Participant |
| Advanced Level Biosafety Workshop | 26th – 27th November,2018 | Organizer & Resource Person |
| Wet Workshop | 10th - 14th September, 2017 | Participant |
| Master Trainer Workshop | 29th July – 03rd August, 2017 | Participant |
| National Workshop on Intellectual Property Protection for the Inventions Related to Agriculture and Animal Sciences | 9th – 10th October, 2017 | Participant |
| Isolation and molecular chracterization of shiga toxin producing E.Coli 0157 | 1st – 5th March, 2011 | Participant |
| Modern Techniques in Angiogenesis and Toxicology | 1st – 8th June, 2010 | Participant |
| Biomass production of Pasturella multocida for vaccine preparation | 23rd – 27th August, 2010 | Participant |
| Production and evaluation of cell cultured base FMD and HS Vaccine | 2nd – 12th August, 2010 | Participant |
| Propagation of Newcastle Disease Virus in Chicken & characterization of its immunogens using SDS-PAGE | 31st May – 4th June 2010 | Participant |
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
- Pakistan Biological Safety Association (Lifetime Member)
- Pakistan Veterinary and Medical Council (PVMC) (Lifetime Member)
- Member, Board of Studies, Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- International society for infectious diseases
- World Society for Virology
- International Veterinary Vaccine Network
Project
| Title | Funding Agency | Amount (Millions) | Status |
| Production and Evaluation of Recombinant Foot-and-Mouth disease Virus-like Particles (VLPs) for the Effective Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Pakistan (PI) | HEC | 6.5 | On going |
| Construction of Glycoprotein E deleted Bovine Herpes Virus 1 using Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) Recombineering (PI) | HEC | 0.5 | Completed |