Prof. Dr. Muhammad Imran Rashid
Professor
Ph.D. (France) Domain: Life and Health Sciences, Subdomain: Parasitic Immunology and Vaccinology
M2 Professional (France) Domain: Life and Health Sciences, Subdomain: Parasitic Immunology and Vaccinology
M.Phil. (UVAS)
D.V.M. College of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore
HEC Approved Supervisor
Biography
Currently, I am working as Professor in the Department of Parasitology at the University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan.
- I earned my DVM (1997) and M.Phil. in Parasitology (2005) from UVAS, and later completed a Master’s (2008) and PhD (2011) in Parasitology at the University of Tours, France.
- Before joining academia, I worked as a field veterinarian (1998–2004), providing animal health services and farmer advisory in Punjab, Pakistan.
- At UVAS, I have been teaching veterinary students and supervising research on parasite diagnostics and vaccines since 2004.
I have led national and international research projects and trained postgraduate students, and published widely in
parasitology and veterinary sciences.
I am also running an antenna of french language courses at UVAS affiliated with French center, Lahore
Area of Interest
Publications
Research Publications
Conference Papers
Book Chapter
Research Publications
Original research articles
- Rashid, I., Hedhli, D., Moiré, N., Pierre, J., Debierre-Grockiego, F., Dimier-Poisson, I. and Mévélec, M.N., (2011). Immunological responses induced by a DNA vaccine expressing RON4 and by immunogenic recombinant protein RON4 failed to protect mice against chronic toxoplasmosis. Vaccine, 29(48), pp.8838-8846.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.09.099, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=5.5
- Chaudhry, U., Redman, E. M., Ashraf, K., Shabbir, M. Z., Rashid, M. I., Ashraf, S., & Gilleard, J. S. (2016). Microsatellite marker analysis of Haemonchus contortus populations from Pakistan suggests that frequent benzimidazole drug treatment does not result in a reduction of overall genetic diversity. Parasites & vectors, 9(1), 349.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1624-0, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.43
- Shabbir, M.Z., Sohail, M.U., Chaudhary, U.N., Yaqub, W., Rashid, I., Saleem, M.H. and Munir, M., (2017). Genetic characterization of canine parvovirus from dogs in Pakistan. Acta virologica, 61(2), p.175.
https://doi.org/10.4149/av_2017_02_06, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.82
- Rashid, I., Moiré, N., Héraut, B., Dimier-Poisson, I. & Mévélec, M.-N. (2017). Enhancement of the protective efficacy of a ROP18 vaccine against chronic toxoplasmosis by nasal route. Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 206, 53-62.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00430-016-0483-9, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=4.148
- Nabi, H., Rashid, I., Ahmad, N., Durrani, A., Akbar, H., Islam, S., Bajwa, A. A., Shehzad, W., Ashraf, K. & Imran, N. (2017). Induction of specific humoral immune response in mice immunized with ROP18 nanospheres from Toxoplasma gondii. Parasitology Research, 116, 359-370.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5298-5, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.383
- Durrani, A. Z., Bashir, Z., & Rasheed, I. (2017). Epidemiological study of common diseases and their risk factors in camels in South Punjab, Pakistan. Microbial Pathogenesis. 108, 6-12.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2017.04.011, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.8
- Rashid, I., Akbar, H., Gharbi, M., Riaz, F., Islam, S., Saleem, M. B., … & Ashraf, K. (2017). First report of Trypanosoma evansi infection (surra) in a puma (felis concolor) of Lahore Zoo, Pakistan. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 48(3), 918-921.
https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0210.1, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.806
- Chaudhry, U., B. van Paridon, M. Lejeune, M. Z. Shabbir, I. Rashid, K. Ashraf, S. Ashraf, J. Gilleard and N. Sargison (2017). “Morphological and molecular identification of Explanatum explanatum in domestic water buffalo in Pakistan.” Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 8: 54-59.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.02.002, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.52
- Farooqi, S. H., Ijaz, M., Saleem, M. H., Rashid, M. I., Oneeb, M., Khan, A., Mahmood, S. (2017). Distribution of Ixodid Tick Species and Associated Risk Factors in Temporal Zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 49(6).
http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2017.49.6.2011.2017, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.687
- Rehman, A., R. Akhtar, H. Akbar, F. Riaz, Rashid, W. Shehzad, S. Islam, A. Bajwa and M. Waqas (2017). “First report of the molecular detection of Ancylostoma caninum in Lahore, Pakistan: the threat from pets.” Veterinarni Medicina 62(10): 559-564.
https://doi.org/10.17221/14/2017-VETMED, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.756
- Saleem S, Ijaz M, Farooqi SH, Rashid MI, Khan A, Masud A, Aqib AI, Hussain K, Mehmood K, Zhang H. (2018) First molecular evidence of Equine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in Pakistan. Acta Tropica. 180, 18-25.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.032, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.7
- Ali, M. S., Saeed, K., Rashid, I., Ijaz, M., Akbar, H., Rashid, M., & Ashraf, K. (2018). Anthelmintic drugs: their efficacy and cost-effectiveness in different parity cattle. The Journal of Parasitology, 104(1), 79-85.
https://doi.org/10.1645/17-4, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.109
- Farooqi, S. H., Ijaz, M., Rashid, M. I., Nabi, H., Islam, S., Aqib, A. I., Hussain, K., Khan, A., Rizvi, S. N. B. & Mahmood, S. (2018). Molecular epidemiology of bovine anaplasmosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1599-2, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=1.893
- Ahmad, A.S., Saeed, M.A., Rashid, I., Ashraf, K., Shehzad, W., Traub, R.J., Baneth, G. and Jabbar, A., (2018). Molecular characterization of Hepatozoon canis from farm dogs in Pakistan. Parasitology Research, 117(4), pp.1131-1138.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5790-1, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.383
- Ali, Q., Rashid, I., Shabbir, M.Z., Akbar, H., Shahzad, K., Ashraf, K., Sargison, N. and Chaudhry, U., (2018). First genetic evidence for the presence of the rumen fluke Paramphistomum epiclitum in Pakistan. Parasitology international, 67(5), pp.533-537.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2018.05.005, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=2.106
- Naeem, H., Sana, M., Islam, S., Khan, M., Riaz, F., Zafar, Z., Akbar, H., Shehzad, W. and Rashid, I., (2018). Induction of Th1 type-oriented humoral response through intranasal immunization of mice with SAG1-Toxoplasma gondii polymeric nanospheres. Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology, pp.1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2018.1478421, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=6.355
- Rashid, M., Akbar, H., Rashid, I., Saeed, K., Ahmad, L., Ahmad, A. S., … & Farooqi, S. (2018). Economic significance of tropical theileriosis on a Holstein Friesian dairy farm in Pakistan. The Journal of Parasitology, 104(3), 310-312.
https://doi.org/10.1645/16-179, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.109
- Ali, Q., Rashid, I., Shabbir, M. Z., Shahzad, K., Ashraf, K., Sargison, N. D., & Chaudhry, U. (2018). Population genetics of benzimidazole-resistant Haemonchus contortus and Haemonchus placei from buffalo and cattle: implications for the emergence and spread of resistance mutations. Parasitology Research, 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-6055-8, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.383
- Nazir, M.M., Ayaz, M.M., Ahmed, A.N., Rasheed, I., Faraz, A., Akram, Q., Akhtar, S., Maqbool, A., Tabassum, S., Zheng, Y., Lindsay, D.S., (2018). Prevalence and risk factors for IgG antibodies to Neospora spp. in three types of equids from Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Acta Tropica 188, 240-243.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.09.007, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.7
- Ali, Q., Rashid, I., Shabbir, M. Z., Shahzad, K., Ashraf, K., Sargison, N. D., & Chaudhry, U. (2019). Emergence and the spread of the F200Y benzimidazole resistance mutation in Haemonchus contortus and Haemonchus placei from buffalo and cattle. Veterinary Parasitology. 265, 48–54.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.12.001, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.6
- Rashid M, H Akbar, A Bakhsh, MI Rashid, MA Hassan, R Ullah, T Hussain, S Manzoor, H Yin (2019). Assessing the prevalence and economic significance of coccidiosis individually and in combination with concurrent infections in Pakistani commercial poultry farms. Poultry science. 98:1167-1175.
https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pey522, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=4.014
- Shaukat, A., Q. Ali, T. Connelley, M. A. U. Khan, M. A. Saleem, M. Evans, Rashid, N. D. Sargison and U. Chaudhry (2018). “Selective sweep and phylogenetic models for the emergence and spread of pyrimethamine resistance mutations in Plasmodium vivax.” Infect Genet Evol 68: 221-230.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2018.12.032, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=4.393
- Cabezas-Cruz, A., E. Allain, A. S. Ahmad, M. A. Saeed, I. Rashid, K. Ashraf, L. Yousfi, W. Shehzad, L. Indjein, M. Rodriguez-Valle, A. Estrada-Peña, D. Obregón, A. Jabbar and S. Moutailler (2019). “Low genetic diversity of Ehrlichia canis associated with high co-infection rates in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.).” Parasites & Vectors 12(1): 12.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3194-9, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.43
- Naeem, H., Oneeb, M., Ashraf, K., Rashid, M. I., Nazir, M. M., & Tabassum, S. (2019). Insecticide susceptibility status and major detoxifying enzymes activity in Anopheles subpictus from Kasur, Pakistan. Medical and veterinary entomology, 33(3), 336-344.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12367, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.479
- Rashid, M., G. Guan, J. Luo, S. Zhao, X. Wang, I. Rashid, M. A. Hassan, M. U. Mukhtar, J. Liu and H. Yin (2019). “Establishment and Expression of Cytokines in a Theileria annulata-Infected Bovine B Cell Line.” Genes 10(5): 329.
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10050329, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=4.474
- Bajwa, A. A., J. P. Cuff, M. Imran, S. Islam, R. Mansha, K. Ashraf, A. Khan, M. I. Rashid, M. Y. Zahoor and W. A. Khan (2019). “Assessment of nematodes in Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) population in Kalabagh Game Reserve: development of a DNA barcode approach.” European Journal of Wildlife Research 65(4): 63.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-019-1298-y, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.249
- Ali, S., Ijaz, M., Farooqi, S. H., Durrani, A. Z., Rashid, M. I., Ghaffar, A.,& Mehmood, K. (2021). Molecular characterisation of Theileria equi and risk factors associated with the occurrence of theileriosis in horses of Punjab (Pakistan). Equine Veterinary Education, 33(2), 75-83.
https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13161, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.127
- Chaudhry, U., Q. Ali, Rashid, M. Z. Shabbir, M. Ijaz, M. Abbas, M. Evans, K. Ashraf, I. Morrison, L. Morrison and N. D. Sargison (2019). “Development of a deep amplicon sequencing method to determine the species composition of piroplasm haemoprotozoa.” Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 10(6), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101276, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.2
- Rashid, M., J. Liu, G. Guan, J. Wang, Z. Li, M. A. Hassan, M. I. Rashid, M. U. Mukhtar, J. Luo and H. Yin (2019). “In vitro influence of Theileria annulata on the functions of bovine dendritic cells for stimulation of T lymphocyte proliferation.” Parasitology, 147(1), 1-32.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182019001227, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.4
- Islam S, Shehzad W, Bajwa AA, Imran M, Zahoor MY, Abdullah M, Rashid MI, Ashraf K, Chang YF, Nadeem A, Younas M (2020). Molecular Detection of Brucellosis, Leptospirosis and Campylobacteriosis by Multiplex PCR and Screening by ELISA Assays in Buffalo Breeding Bulls. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 40(1), 2074-7764.
https://doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2019.092, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=2.3
- Rehman ZU, Zahid O, Rashid I, Ali Q, Akbar MH, Oneeb M, Shehzad W, Ashraf K, Sargison ND, Chaudhry U (2020). Genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in Fasciola gigantica isolates of Pakistani livestock. Parasitology International, 76(2020),1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020.102071, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.9
- Wahab, A., Shaukat, A., Ali, Q., Hussain, M., Khan, T.A., Khan, M.A.U., Rashid, I., Saleem, M.A., Evans, M., Sargison, N.D., Chaudhry, U., (2020). A novel metabarcoded 18S ribosomal DNA sequencing tool for the detection of Plasmodium species in malaria positive patients. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 82(2020), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104305, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=4.393
- Ghafar, A., Gasser, R. B., Rashid, , Ghafoor, A., & Jabbar, A. (2020). Exploring the prevalence and diversity of bovine ticks in five agro-ecological zones of Pakistan using phenetic and genetic tools. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 11(5), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101472, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.2
- Memoona Iqbal, Muhammad Sulyman Saleem, Muhammad Imran, Waseem Ahmad Khan, Kamran Ashraf, M. Yasir Zahoor, Imran Rashid, Habib-Ur Rehman, Asif Nadeem, Saadat Ali, Sarwat Naz & Wasim Shehzad(2020). Single tube multiplex PCR assay for the identification of banned meat species, Food Additives & Contaminants, 13(4), 284-291.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2020.1778098, HJRS category=Y, Impact factor=2.9
- Adegoke, A.; Kumar, D.; Bobo, C.; Rashid, M.I.; Durrani, A.Z.; Sajid, M.S.; Karim, S. (2020). Tick-Borne Pathogens Shape the Native Microbiome Within Tick Vectors. Microorganisms, 8(9), 1-16.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8091299, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=4.5
- Rauf, U., Suleman, M., Abid, A., Jamil, H., Menghwar, H., Durrani, A.Z., Rashid, M.I., Akbar, H., (2020). Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immune Response Validation in Calves after a Live Attenuated Vaccine of Babesia bigemina. Pathogens, 9(11), 1-16.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9110936, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.7
- Umber, R., Shafqat, S., Matiullah, K., Imran, R., Haroon, A., & Aneela, D. (2020). Identification of 23 kD immunogen from native antigens of Babesia bigemina in splenectomized calf. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 24(6), 1788-1794.
https://doi.org/10.17957/IJAB/15.1623, HJRS category=Y, Impact factor=0.232
- Islam, S., Reddy, U.K., Natarajan, P., Abburi, V.L., Bajwa, A.A., Imran, M., Zahoor, M.Y., Abdullah, M., Bukhari, A.M., Iqbal, S., Ashraf, K., Nadeem, A., Rehman, H., Rashid, I., Shehzad, W., (2020). Population demographic history and population structure for Pakistani Nili-Ravi breeding bulls based on SNP genotyping to identify genomic regions associated with male effects for milk yield and body weight. PloS ONE, 15(11), 1-24.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242500, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.7
- Shaukat, A., Ali, Q., Raud, L., Wahab, A., Khan, T.A., Rashid, I., Rashid, M., Hussain, M., Saleem, M.A., Sargison, N.D., Chaudhry, U., (2021). Phylogenetic analysis suggests single and multiple origins of dihydrofolate reductase mutations in Plasmodium vivax. Acta tropica, 215(2021) 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.7
- Chaudhry, U., Ali, Q., Zheng, L., Rashid, I., Shabbir, M.Z., Numan, M., Ashraf, K., Evans, M., Rafiq, S., Oneeb, M., Morrison, L.J., Ivan Morrison, W., Sargison, N.D., (2021). Contrasting population genetics of co-endemic cattle- and buffalo- derived Theileria annulata. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 12(1), 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101595, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.2
- Rehman, Z.U., Tashibu, A., Tashiro, M., Rashid, I., Ali, Q., Zahid, O., Ashraf, K., Shehzad, W., Chaudhry, U., Ichikawa-Seki, M., (2021). Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analyses of Fasciola gigantica of buffaloes and goats in Punjab, Pakistan. Parasitology international, 82(2021), 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102288, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.9
- Sarfraz-ur-Rahman; Akbar, H.; Shabbir, M.Z.; Ullah, U.; Rashid, M.I. (2021). Development of Human Toxo IgG ELISA Kit, and False-Positivity of Latex Agglutination Test for the Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis. Pathogens, 10(2021), 1111-1126.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091111, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.7
- Rashid, M., Rashid, M.I. and Ali, Q., (2021). An accurate, rapid and simple loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for Explanatum explanatum detection in animals. Veterinary Research Forum, 12(3), 377-381.
https://doi.org/10.30466/vrf.2020.111872.2657, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.0
- Ramzan, M.S., Rashid, M.I., Akbar, H., Avais, M., Suleman, M., (2022). Theileria annulata: Its Propagation in Rabbits for the Attenuation of Piroplasms in Cross-Bred Calves. Animals, 12(7), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12070813., HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.0
- Yasein, G., Zahid, O., Minter, E., Ashraf, K., Rashid, I., Shabbir, M.Z., Betson, M., Sargison, N.D., Chaudhry, U., (2022). A novel metabarcoded deep amplicon sequencing tool for disease surveillance and determining the species composition of Trypanosoma in cattle and other farm animals. Acta tropica, 230(2022), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106416, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.7
- Sarfraz-ur-Rahman, Akbar, H., Shabbir, M. Z., Ullah, U., & Rashid, M. I. (2022). Serological Investigation of Bovine Toxoplasmosis Using Commercial and Indigenous ELISA Kits While Validating Cattle Toxo IgG ELISA Kit. Animals, 12(16), 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162067., HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.0
- Ullah, N., Ashraf, K., Rehman, A., Suleman, M., & Rashid, M. I. (2022). Propagation of Babesia bigemina in Rabbit Model and Evaluation of Its Attenuation in Cross-Bred Calves. Animals, 12(17), 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12172287., HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.0
- Amin, F., Ali, S., Javid, A., Imran, M., Rashid, M. I., Mertens-Scholz, K., & Neubauer, H. (2022). Sero-Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii Infection in Small Ruminants in the Eastern Region of Punjab, Pakistan. Pathogens, 11(6), 1-11.
https://doi.org/ 10.3390/pathogens11060664, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.7
- Rashid, M., Zahra, N., Chudhary, A., Rehman, T.U., Aleem, M.T., Alouffi, A., Mohammed, A., Rashid, M.I., Ehsan, M., Malik, M.I., (2022). Cost-benefit ratio of anthelmintic treatment and its comparative efficacy in commercial dairy farms. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 16(9), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1047497, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.2
- Hasan, N. Roohi, M. I. Rashid, S. Ali, Z. Ul-Rehman. (2022). Occurrence of ticks and tick-borne mixed parasitic microbiota in cross-bred cattle in District Lahore, Pakistan. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 82(2022), 1-14.
https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.266721, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.401
- Khan, S., Akbar, H., Rashid, M. I, Younas, M., Farooqi, S., Rehman, F., Badshah, A., Azeem, S., (2022). Clinical management of cutaneous bovine papillomatosis in a cow calf: a case report. Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 73(2022), 4261-4264.
https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.26323, HJRS category=Y, Impact factor=0.176
- Akram, Shahan Azeem, Shafqat Shabir, Haroon Akbar, Warda Gill, Muhammad Imran Rashid, (2022). First Report of Leishmania infantum in a Captive Panther from Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 52(6), 2997-3000.
https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220526080518, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.6
- Mumtaz, S., Ali, S., Kazmi, S. A. R., Mughal, T. A., Mumtaz, S., Tahir, H. M., Summer, M., Ara, C., & Rashid, M. I. (2022). Analysis of the antimicrobial potential of sericin-coated silver nanoparticles against human pathogens. Microscopy Research and Technique, 86(3), 320-330. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24273, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.5
- Rizwan, M., Ali, S., Javid, A., & Rashid, M. I. (2023). Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii among commensal rodents from the Sahiwal division, Punjab, Pakistan. Parasitology Research, 122(1), 299-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07729-8, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.0
- Muhammad Akbar Khan, Shafqat Shabir, Shahan Azeem, Warda Gill, Kamran Ashraf, Muhammad Azhar, Imran Rashid, Madiha Ashraf, Muhammad Avais, Abdullah Saghir Ahmad, Muhammad Younas, Adnan Badshah, Shoaib Ahmad, Haroon Akbar (2023). Documentation of Trypanosoma evansi in captive tigers and lions in punjab (2016–2018), Pakistan. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 53(4), 823-831. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0053, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.806
- Bajwa, A.A., Shehzad, W., Islam, S., Imran, M., Ashraf, K., Khan, A., Zahoor, M.Y., Rashid, M.I., Khan, W.A., Rehman, H.U. and Orozco‐Terwengel, P. (2023). Demographic history of the Punjab urial and implications for its management. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 87(6), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22426, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.586
- Rahman, S., Saeed, A., Khan, S., Khalid, Z.U., Rashid, M.I. and Akbar, H., (2023). Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Pakistan: a systematic review and metadata analysis. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(05), 1061-1068. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.5699, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.9
- Munawar, A., Stoeckli-Evans, H., Isab, A.A., Rashid, I., Ashraf, R.S. and Altaf, M., (2023). Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro antimicrobial studies of heteroleptic Silver (I) polymers. Polyhedron, 240 (2023), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2023.116447, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=2.6
- Rizwan, M., Ali, S., Javid, A., von Fricken, M.E. and Rashid, M.I. (2023). Molecular epidemiology of Bartonella species from sympatric mammals collected in urban and rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan. Acta Tropica, 243(2023), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106940, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.7
- Khan, S., Cable, J., Younus, M., Rashid, M.I., Hailer, F. and Akbar, H. (2023). IEg67 kDa bovine hydatid cyst antigen: a candidate for developing sero-diagnostic assays for cystic echinococcosis, a disease of one health importance. Animals, 13(5), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050866, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.0
- Ali, S., Hasan, M., Ahmad, A.S., Ashraf, K., Khan, J.A.4, Rashid, M.I. (2023). Molecular prevalence of Anaplasma marginale in ruminants and Rhipicephalus ticks in northern Pakistan. Tropical Biomedicine, 40(1), 7-13. https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.40.1.005, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=1.7
- Ramzan, M. S., Suleman, M., Rashid, M. I., Akbar, H., & Avais, M. (2023). Comparative evaluation of cell-mediated immune response in calves immunized with live-attenuated and killed Theileria annulata Parasitology Research, 122(9), 2135-2145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-023-07912-5, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.383
- Khan S, Younas M, Cable J, Hailer F, Idrees A, Rashid MI and Akbar H, (2023). Epidemiology of bovine hydatidosis: urbanization, dogs, animal care and proximity to slaughterhouses are important risk factors for cattle. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 43(3), 507-514. https://doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.055, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=2.3
- Ul Rehman, Z., Suleman, M., Ashraf, K., Ali, S., Rahman, S., & Rashid, M. I. (2023). Immuno-bioinformatic approach for designing of multi-epitope merozoite surface antigen of Babesia bigemina and evaluation of its immunogenicity in inoculated calves. Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 26(3), 409-418. https://doi.org/10.24425/pjvs.2023.145047, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=0.859
- Younas M, Ashraf K, Rashid MI, Ijaz M, Suleman M, Chohan TA and Sarfraz-ur-Rahman, (2023). Expression and purification of recombinant multi-epitope protein of Rhipicephalus microplus tick and its antigenicity in rabbits. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 23(208), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.086, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=2.3
- Numan, Muhammad, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Tetsuya Tanaka, Haroon Ahmed, Haroon Akbar, Muhammad Imran Rashid, Kun-Hsien Tsai, and Abid Ali. (2023). “First Detection of Theileria sinensis-like and Anaplasma capra in Ixodes kashmiricus: With Notes on cox1-Based Phylogenetic Position and New Locality Records.” Animals, 13(20), 3232-3246.https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13203232., HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.0
- Rahman, S. U., Akbar, H., Shabbir, M. Z., Ullah, U., & Rashid, M. I. (2023). Newly optimized ELISA kit and LAT reveal significantly higher seroprevalence in sheep raised in agro-ecological zone as against range-ecological zone, with a significant association of meteorological parameters. PloS One, 18(12), e0290374. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290374, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.7
- Ali, S., Ahmad, A.S., Ashraf, K. et al. Insights into the involvement of male Hyalomma anatolicum ticks in transmitting Anaplasma marginale, lumpy skin disease virus and Theileria annulata. Trop Anim Health Prod 56, 167 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-024-04022-x, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=1.7
- Ali S, Ahmad AS, Ashraf K, Khan JA, and Rashid MI (2024) Rearing of Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks on rabbits for the biological transmission of Anaplasma marginale, Veterinary World, 17(4): 903-910.
https://10.14202/vetworld.2024.903-910, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=1.6
- Irshad, M., Mukhtar, A., Tabish, A.N., Hanif, M.B., Sheraz, M., Berezenko, V., Khan, M.Z., Batool, F., Imran, M., Rafique, M. and Gurgul, J., 2024. Harnessing bio-based chelating agents for sustainable synthesis of AgNPs: Evaluating their inherent attributes and antimicrobial potency in conjunction with honey. Heliyon, 10(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31424; HJRS category=W, Impact factor=4
- Abid, A., Khalid, A., Suleman, M., Akbar, H., Hafeez, M.A., Khan, J.A. and Rashid, M.I., Humoral and cellular immunity in response to an in silico-designed multi-epitope recombinant protein of Theileria annulata. Frontiers in Immunology, 15, p.1400308. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1400308, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=5.7
- Abbasi, A.M., Nasir, S., Bajwa, A.A., Akbar, H., Artigas-Jerónimo, S., Muñoz-Hernández, C., Sánchez-Sánchez, M., Moraga-Fernández, A., de Mera, I.G.F., de la Fuente, J. and Rashid, M.I., 2024. De novo assembly of sialotranscriptome of Hyalomma anatolicum and insights into expression dynamics in response to Theileria annulataExperimental and Applied Acarology, 93(4), pp.887-906. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-024-00962-z, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.0
- Abbasi, A.M., Nasir, S., Bajwa, A.A., Akbar, H., Ali, M.M. and Rashid, M.I., A comparative study of the microbiomes of the ticks Rhipicephalus microplus and Hyalomma anatolicum.Parasite, 31, p.74. https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2024074, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.6
- Ullah, U., Ashraf, K., Shehzad, W. and Rashid, M.I., Designing a multi-epitope construct using immuno-informatic tools to prepare a messenger RNA vaccine against Rhipicephalus microplus ticks. Veterinary World, 17(10), p.2235. https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2024.2235-2247, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=1.7
- Ali, S., von Fricken, M.E., Azam, A., Hassan, A., Cleary, N.G., Iftikhar, K., Rashid, M.I. and Razzaq, A., 2024. Tick Infestation and Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens from Indian Long-Eared Hedgehogs (Hemiechinus collaris) in Pakistan. Animals, 14(22), p.3185. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14223185, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=3.0
- Amin, F., Ali, S., Hassan, A., Rashid, I., Neubauer, H., & Mertens-Scholz, K. (2024). Spatial distribution of Q fever in sheep and goats of selective villages of Punjab Province, Pakistan. BMC Veterinary Research, 20(1), 577. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-024-04421-0, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.3
- Khan S, Cable J, Masud N, Hailer F, Younus M, Hussain N, Asif Idrees M, Rashid MI, Akbar H. Epidemiological and genotypic assessment of cystic echinococcosis in ruminant populations of Northern Punjab, Pakistan: a neglected zoonotic disease. Parasitology Research. 2025 Jan;124(1):7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-025-08451-x
- Shah SQA, Mahmood K, Rashid MI, Naz H, Sohail ML, Naseer O, Ali S and Ahmad AS, 2024. Prevalence, Morphological and Molecular characterization of Lernaea cyprinacea isolated from major carps of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Pak Vet J. 2025 http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.308
Review articles
- Rashid, M., Rashid, M.I., Akbar, H., Ahmad, L., Hassan, M.A., Ashraf, K., Saeed, K., Gharbi, M., (2018). A systematic review on modelling approaches for economic losses studies caused by parasites and their associated diseases in cattle. Parasitology, 146(2), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018001282, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.4
- Ullah H, Qadeer A, Rashid M, Rashid MI, Cheng G. (2020). Recent advances in nucleic acid-based methods for detection of helminth infections and the perspective of biosensors for future development. Parasitology, 147(4), 383-392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182019001665, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=2.4
- Maqbool, M., Sajid, M. S., Saqib, M., Anjum, F. R., Tayyab, M. H., Rizwan, H. M., Rashid, I., Rashid, I., Iqbal, A., & Siddique, R. M. (2022). Potential mechanisms of transmission of tick-borne viruses at the virus-tick interface. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13(2022), 1-20. https://doi.org/ 10.3389/fmicb.2022.846884, HJRS category=W, Impact factor=5.2
- Sana, M., Rashid, M., Rashid, I., Akbar, H., Gomez-Marin, J.E. and Dimier-Poisson, I., (2022). Immune response against toxoplasmosis—some recent updates RH: Toxoplasma gondii immune response. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 36(2022), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/03946320221078436, HJRS category=X, Impact factor=3.298
Summary of Publications
| Number of Articles | W category articles | X category articles | Y category articles | Total Impact Factor | h-index | i10-index | Citations |
| 82 | 53 | 24 | 04 | 200 | 23 | 47 | 1627 |
Conference Papers
| S.NO. | PERIOD | TITLE | PLACE & ORGANIZER | Presentation |
| 1. | 17th of June 2011 | Ph.D. day (Forum Ecole doctoral) | IASP, INRA, Tours, France | Speaker |
| 2. | April 16-17, 2012 | National Conference on “Nanotechnology-Its application in Animal Production and Health” Lecture delivered on “Nanotechnology based strategies for the vaccine production of livestock diseases” | Institute of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, UVAS, Lahore | Speaker |
| 3. | April 20-24, 2015 | 18th Annual Conference of the European Biosafety Association Conference | Vienna, Austria | Speaker |
| 4. | May 30-31, 2016 | International Conference on Livestock Genomics (ICLG) Invited for lecture on “Vaccination strategy with nanospheres of rhoptry protein 18 of Toxoplasma gondii in mouse model” | Institute of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, UVAS, Lahore | Speaker |
| 5. | April 27–28, 2017 | 20th Annual Conference of the European Biosafety Association (Speaker/Oral Presentation on “Biosafety recommendations for One-health parasites) | Madrid, Spain | Speaker |
| 6. | September 04–08, 2017 | 26th International conference of WAAVP (Oral presentation on “Screening diaphragm samples from meat shops for Toxoplasma gondii in metropolitan city of Lahore, Pakistan through optimized nested PCR) technique | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Speaker |
| 7. | February 20-21, 2018 | Omics for Animal Sciences, Opportunities and Challenges (Oral Presentation on “Identification and isolation of local Toxoplasma gondii strain” | Institute of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, UVAS, Lahore | Speaker |
| 8. | March 26-27, 2018 | Vaccine approaches with the aid of synthetic biology to control parasites | International Veterinary Vaccinology Network Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya | Speaker |
| 9. | September 22-October 02, 2018 | Use of Malaria Screener Application Through Mobile Microscopy of Patients Infected with Plasmodium Falciparum | Australian society of Parasitology, Melbourne, Australia | Poster presentation |
| 10. | February 18-19, 2019 | International Buffalo Congress (IBC 2019) | UVAS, Lahore | Organizer |
| 11. | March 18-20, 2019 | Biosafety Leadership Summit | PBSA, Fogarty, Safer Behaviour, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad | participant |
| 12. | SEPTEMBER 20-24, 2020 | VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOO VETERINARIANS | AAZV USA | participant |
| 13. | January 18, 2021 | Global Virtual Symposium on Toxoplasmosis | TOXO-2021 USG-United Scientific Group | participant |
| 14. | March 28-29, 2021 | 1st International conference of Advanced Veterinary Science and Technologies for sustainable development | Asian Association of Veterinary Schools | Participant |
| 15. | April 11-14, 2021 | 25th Annual Woods Hole Immunoparasitology Meeting | WHIP 2021 Dr. Elia Tait Wojno, University of Washington | Online, Poster Presentation |
| 16. | April 26, 2021 | Virtual Symposium on Vaccines for Ruminants | International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN), UK | Participant |
| 17. | June 23, 2021 | Australian society of Parasitology annual conference: Parasitravaganza. | Australian society of Parasitology | Speaker |
| 18. | July 06, 2021 | Virtual Symposium on Vaccines for Aquaculture | International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN), UK | Participant |
| 19. | September 13, 2021 | Designing Grand & Local Challenge Projects: Guided Exercise on Grand Challenge | Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) | Speaker |
| 20. | October 4-6, 2021 | 15th Vaccine Congress | Elsevier | Speaker |
| 21. | November 30-December 2, 2021 | New Breeding Technologies for Food and Nutritional Security | COMSTECH, COMCEC and METU | Participant and poster presentation |
| 22. | Feb 8, 2022 | TOXO-2022: 2nd Global Virtual Symposium on Toxoplasmosis | USG United Scientific Group | Participant |
| 23. | March 10-11, 2022 | Applied Bioinformatics in Life Sciences (4th edition) | VIB Science Events Manager | Poster Presentation |
| 24. | September 17- 23, 2022 | 54th AAZV annual conference to be held in Houston, Texas, USA | American Association of Zoo Veterinarian | Poster Presentation |
| 25. | September 11-13, 2023 | 1st VetEd ASIA 21st AAVS Annual Meeting, Hokkaido University, Sopporo, Japan | AAVS (Asian Association of Veterinary Schools) | Oral presentation |
| 26. | November 9-10, 2023
| 4th Sino-Pakistan Agriculture Forum “Sustainable Agriculture for Economic prosperity and Food security” | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
| Oral presentation |
| 27. | November 30, 2023 | “Strategic Parasite Control”
| KBCMA CVAS, Narowal | Resource Person/oral presentation |
| 28. | February 28-29, 2024 | International Symposium ISNB2024 Institute of Microbiology | Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan | Invited speaker |
| 29. | March 20-21, 2024 | TOXO-2024 4th Global Virtual Symposium | USG-United Scientific Group | Participant |
| 30. | August 19-30, 2024 | Master Trainer Workshop for PhD supervisors | UVAS, Lahore | Resource Person |
| 31. | September 08-11, 2024 | 18th Vaccine Congress 2024
| Lisbon, Portugal, organized by ELSEVIER | Presenter |
| 32. | September 15-19, 2024 | 35th Molecular Parasitology Meeting 2024
| Marine Biology Laboratory, University of Chicago | Participant |
| 33. | October 27th 2024 | FAVA 2024 (VetEd Asia 2024) Veterinary Education Research (VER)
| Daejon, South Korea, Asian Association of Veterinary Schools (AAVS)
| Presenter |
Book Chapter
Teaching (courses taught)
Undergraduate courses
PARA-02303 General Veterinary Parasitology and Protozoology
PARA-02403 Veterinary Helminthology
PARA-02503 Veterinary Entomology and Acarology
PARA 05407 Diagnostic Parasitology
BIOS-17607 Parasite Biology
BIOS-17802 Research Methodologies and Scientific Writing
BIOS-17801 Entomology and Integrated Pest Management
Post-graduate courses
PARA 1008 Immunology of Parasitic Infections
PARA 1015 Techniques in Molecular Parasitology
PARA 1014 Biotechnology for Parasitic Control
PARA 1004 Diagnostic Techniques in Parasitology
PARA 1013 In-Vitro Cultivation of Parasites
PARA-01020 Research Methodologies and Ethics in Parasitology
PARA-01039 Advances in Research Methodologies and Ethics in Parasitology
Awards/Honors
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Additional duties
| Designation | Employer | From-To | Major duties
|
| Director Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization | VC UVAS
| 16th of March 2018-31st January 2019 | Research innovation, Bridging academia and industry, Monitoring demand base research |
| Chairperson department of Parasitology | VC UVAS
| 18th of Jan 2020-01st Feb 2020 | To manage the office affairs during the absence of Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf during the leave period abroad |
WORKSHOP AND TRAINING ATTENDED
| S.NO. | PERIOD | TITLE | PLACE & ORGANIZER |
| 1. | September 4-9, 2000 | On-job training in Livestock production | Livestock production research institute Bahadur Nagar (OKARA) |
| 2. | September 15-20, 2003 | Collection preservation and dispatch of samples | Disease diagnostic laboratories, Lahore |
| 3. | 28 Nov-2 Dec, 2005 | Application of biotechnology for livestock and poultry development | UVAS, Lahore and NIBGE, Faisalabad |
| 4. | December 5-16, 2005 | Nuclear and other advanced techniques in agricultural and biological research | NIAB, Faisalabad |
| 5. | November 4-11, 2006 | Practical veterinary epidemiology | ICEE, UVAS, Lahore |
| 6. | December 18- 22, 2012 | Data analysis methodologies | Biostatistics consulting center, UVAS, Lahore |
| 7. | January 2, 2013 | Biochemical Techniques | Virtual Education Project Pakistan (VEPP) |
| 8. | January 23, 2013 | Scientific Writing | VEPP |
| 9. | June 2-6, 2014 | In-Service Competency Enhancement Training for Teachers | Centre for Educational Policy of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| 10. | June17-18, 2014 | Training On Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014 | UVAS, Lahore |
| 11. | December 18-20, 2014 | International Workshop on “Biosafety” organized by Pakistan Biosafety Association | University Diagnostic Laboratory, UVAS, Lahore |
| 12. | May 20-24, 2016 | “Wet Workshop” organized by Pakistan Biosafety Association | Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad |
| 13. | 16th-19th July, 2016 | Workshop on Preparing Biological Laboratories for certification in Biorisk Management | FC College Lahore. |
| 14. | 25th-28th March, 2017 | Train the Trainer Workshop (TOT) organized by Pakistan Biosafety Association | Margalla Motel, Islamabad. |
| 15. | 15th – 16th November, 2017 | Two-day National Workshop “Role of Migratory Birds in Disease Dissemination” | UVAS, Lahore |
| 16. | 11th – 12th December, 2017 | Activités Orales et écrites destinées aux enfants | Besory Tatiana, CAVILAM, Vichy, France at Alliance Française Lahore |
| 17. | 5th – 9th February, 2018 | Computational workshop on infectious disease modeling skills and advance epidemiologic research organized by Fogarty International, USA and Agha Khan University, Karachi | Dubai |
| 18. | 12 April, 2018 | 1st Workshop for biosafety officers (BSO) | Institutional Biosafety committee (IBC), UVAS |
| 19. | 13th – 14th April, 2018 | 2nd Workshop for biosafety officers (BSO) | Institutional Biosafety committee (IBC), UVAS |
| 20. | 20th - 24th June, 2018 | Responsible Conduct in the life sciences | Workshop organized by Fogarty International Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 21. | 9th - 13th July, 2018 | Senior Management Program for UVAS | Rausing Executive Development Centre, LUMS |
| 22. | 8th - 10th August, 2018 | “Awareness level biosafety workshop” as a resource person | Health Security Partner at UVAS |
| 23. | 26th - 27th November, 2018 | Advanced Level Biosafety workshop | UVAS, Lahore |
| 24. | 10th - 13th December, 2018 | Capacity Building in Research Methods and Ethics workshop on: Good Health Research Practice | WHO-TDR, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Hammamet, Tunisia |
| 25. | 4th - 8th February 2019 | Responsible Conduct in the Life Sciences Workshop | Workshop organized by Fogarty International and PBSA in Islamabad |
| 26. | 16th February 2019 | Influence without Authority | Workshop organized by Fogarty International and PBSA in Lahore |
| 27. | 18th to 20th February 2019 | Flow Cytometry” using Thermofisher Attune NxT Flow Cytometer | Workshop organized by Thermo Fisher at Department of Parasitology, UVAS, Lahore |
| 28. | 18th to 20th March 2019 | Leadership Summit on March 18-20th, 2019 at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. | Workshop organized by Fogarty International and PBSA at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad |
| 29. | 07th to 08th Jan 2020 | Patent Drafting | Workshop organized by IVPD, UVAS, Lahore |
| 30. | 21th to 23rd Jan 2020 | “Writing a competitive grant proposal” as a resource person | Workshop organized by IVPD-Microbiology department, UVAS, Lahore |
| 31. | 13th Feb 2020 | “Proposal writing and vaccine development” as a resource person | Seminar Organized by KBCMA-CVAS, Narowal, Pakistan |
| 32. | April 2020 - July 2020 | Strategic Human Resource Management online short course | University of Cape Town UCT |
| 33. | August 30, 2020 | Online: Microbiome, Immunity and Vaccines | Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases |
| 34. | September 9, 2020 | Online Certificate Course “Intellectual Property for Scientists” | COMSTECH-ICCBS-SIREN
|
| 35. | i-October 15 ii-November 12 iii-December 17 2020 | -Novel drugs and drug targets -Epidemiology and phylogenetics -Vaccines and control | ApicoWplexa Virtual Meeting Series |
| 36. | April 26, 2021 | Webinar on "Evidence-Based Medicine" | “Dr. Ajaz Rashid”(East Windsor Animal Hospital New Jersey, USA) |
| 37. | 4th of June to 3rd of July, 2021 | Enseigner le français de matière motivante | CAVILAM, France Online |
| 38. | Feb 28th -March 4th, 2022 | HEC-BC PIs Research Capacity Building Program | Marriott Islamabad, Coventry University, UK |
| 39. | 31st May 2022 | Webinar for Veterinary Educational Research in Asia – potential way forward | Online Webinar organized by AAVS (Asian Association of Veterinary Schools) |
| 40. | 14th October to 15th October, 2022 | Stage d'habilitation aux fonctions d’examinateurs /correcteurs | French Center, Lahore |
| 41. | February 22, 2023 | Intellectual Property & Patent Filing | PHEC, Arfa Krim Tower, Lahore |
| 42. | June 5-9, 2023 | NAHE-PhD Supervisors Capacity Building Program 2023 (Cohort-I) | Master Trainers Capacity Building (Phase-1) | Avari Lahore, Coventry University-UK and NAHE-HEC |
| 43. | July 17-21, 2023 | NAHE-PhD Supervisors Capacity Building Program 2023 (Cohort-I) | Master Trainers Capacity Building (Phase-2) | | Avari Lahore, Coventry University-UK and HEC |
| 44. | August 19-23 and 26-30, 2024 | As a Master-Master trainer Workshop for Certifying 3 Batches “Master Trainers of PhD Supervisors Training” | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
TRAINING/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/COURSES ORGANIZED
| Sr. No. | Training/workshops/Seminar | Dates |
| 1. | National Workshop on “Advanced Diagnostics in Parasitology” | 13-14 October 2014 |
| 2. | National Workshop on “Advanced Diagnostics in Parasitology” | 13-14 November 2014 |
| 3. | One Day Workshop on “INFORMATICS (Microsoft Office) for writing manuscripts” | 3rd December 2014 |
| 4. | One Day Workshop on “ENDNOTE for writing manuscripts” | 4th December 2014 |
| 5. | Two Day Workshop on “INFORMATICS (Microsoft Office) and ENDNOTE for writing manuscripts” | 26-27 December 2014 |
| 6. | "Requirements of Integrity and Bioethics for ongoing Research” by Mr. Zohaib Sayyed (Genetics and Genomics in the Division of Biological Chemistry at Medical University Innsbruck, Austria) | 13th February 2015 |
| 7. | Two Day Workshop on “Scientific Proposal Writing” | 19-20 February 2015 |
| 8. | Two Day Workshop on “Applied Biostatistics” | 26-27 May 2015 |
| 9. | Two Day Workshop on “INFORMATICS (Microsoft Office) and ENDNOTE for writing manuscripts” | 28-29 May 2015 |
| 10. | 3 months French language course A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française du Lahore | 1st April to 30th June 2015 |
| 11. | 3 months French language course A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française du Lahore | 1st August to 30th October 2015 |
| 12. | 3 months French language course A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française du Lahore | 1st February to 30th July 2016 |
| 13. | 3 months French language course A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française du Lahore | 1st August to 30th October 2016 |
| 14. | Hands-on training workshop on basic techniques for the identification of Ticks and other Parasites | 2nd of September 2016 |
| 15. | Two Day Workshop on “Applied Biostatistics” | 07-08 November 2016 |
| 16. | 3 months French language course A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française du Lahore | 1st November 2016 to 31th February 2017 |
| 17. | Experimental Methods Employed in the field of Parasitology | 31st January 2017 |
| 18. | 3 months French language course A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française du Lahore | 1st Feb. to 31th May 2017 |
| 19. | Use of Turnitin | 6th June 2017 |
| 20. | 3 months French language course A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française du Lahore | 1st Feb. to 31th May 2018 |
| 21. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st July to 30th Sept 2018 |
| 22. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st October 2018 to 31th Jan 2019 |
| 23. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of March 2019 to 31st of May 2019 |
| 24. | 4 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of July 2019 to 30th of October 2019 |
| 25. | 4 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st October 2019 to 31th Jan 2020 |
| 26. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of March 2020 to 31st of May 2020 |
| 27. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of July 2020 to 30th of September 2020 |
| 28. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st October 2020 to 31th Jan 2021 |
| 29. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of Feb 2021 to 31st of May 2021 |
| 30. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of June 2021 to 30th of September 2021 |
| 31. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st October 2021 to 31th Jan 2022 |
| 32. | 3 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of Feb 2022 to 31st of May 2022 |
| 33. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of June 2022 to 30th of September 2022 |
| 34. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st October 2022 to 31th Jan 2023 |
| 35. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st March 2023 to 30th June 2023 |
| 36. | "How to Write a Win-Win Scientific Proposal." at the University of Education as a trainer and focal person | from July 31st to 1st August 2023 |
| 37. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st of June 2023 to 30th of October 2023 |
| 38. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st November 2023 to 29th Feb 2024 |
| 39. | 3 to 4 months French language course DELF A1 and A2 in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st March 2024 to 30th June 2024 |
| 40. | NGS Data Analysis at Genomic Lab Parasitology Dept. | 11th and 12th of June 2024 |
| 41. | PARACON 24 International Conference | 9th and 10th of October 2024 |
| 42. | 3 months (DELFA1), 4 months (DELFA2) and 6 months (DELFB1) French language courses in collaboration with Alliance Française de Lahore | 1st July 2024 to 31st January 2025 |
FUNDED PROJECTS
- Grand Challenges Canada (Grant # S4_0266-01_GCCStars) titled “Development of toxoplasma multi-protein sub-unit vaccine and their experiment trials in mouse model administered intranasally with triad of antigens formulated in nanoparticles” starting from 01/04/2013 and Ending at 30/09/2014 (GRANT NO. S4-0266-01 Worth: 113000 CAD$), as PI of the project.
- A joint grant application to Pakistan-US Science and Technology cooperation program phase 7 titled, “Capacity building for vector-borne neglected diseases of livestock”. This joint project has been funded for three years starting from 01/09/2017 and ending at 30/08/2020, at the cost of $356,870.00, as co-PI of the project
- Punjab Agriculture Research Board (PARB) for the Project No. 610 on “Bovine Theileriosis: Its molecular epidemiology and trials of recombinant vaccine” in 2018, for 2 years Starting from 01/04/2018 and ending at 31/05/2020 at the cost of 18.2 million Rupees, as PI of the project
- National Research Program for Universities of HEC (Project no. NRPU 7173) for the grant on “Development of Vaccine Based on Either Recombinant Protein or Exo-Antigen is Effective to Control Bovine Babesiosis” at total cost of 8.5 million Pak Rupees in 2019 funded for 2 years starting from 26/10/2018 and ending at 18/06/2021 as PI of the project
- Technology Development Fund of HEC (TDF03-239) for the grant on “Implementation of Our Prototype Elisa Test for Screening Blood Samples of Man and Food Animals” at a total cost of 9.941 million Pak Rupees in 2019 funded for 2 years starting from 04/12/2019 and ending at 03/12/2021 as PI of the project
- Grand Challenge Fund of HEC (GCF # 273) for the grant on “Tackling food security by controlling ticks and tick-borne diseases in bovines” having a total cost of Rs. 152.3 million in 2021 funded for 3 years starting from 28/06/2021 and ending at 31/10/2024 as PI of the project
PATENTS
- Patent submitted at IPO Pakistan on “Attenuation of Babesia Parasite in Rodents for Vaccine Production against Bovine Babesiosis” dated: 28-11-2019
- Patent submitted at IPO Pakistan on “The rSAG1 preparation and coating in ELISA kit for the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis simultaneously in human and food animals” dated: 25-05-2021
- Patent submitted at IPO Pakistan on “A Method for Attenuation of Theileria annulata in the Rabbit for the Vaccine Preparation against Theileriosis in Cattle” dated: 17-12-2021
UNFUNDED PROJECTS
- In vitro cultivation of babesial parasites
- PCR diagnosis of Theileria annulata, Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale
- Fungal conidia for biological control of ectoparasites with or without nanoparticles
- Molecular epidemiological studies of hemoparasites
- Malaria screening with NLM MALARIA in Pakistan
- Anti-Biological activity of nanoparticles along with physics departments of engineering universities of Lahore
- Molecular phylogeny of ticks
- Metagenomic analysis of Ixodid ticks
SERVICES
- Convener UVAS QEC evaluation team
- Tutor of tutorial group at Main campus, UVAS
- Vice President UVAS badminton club
- President UVAS tennis club
- Member refreshment team at convocation 2016 to 2023
- Member for book writing for field veterinarians in Urdu from the parasitology department
- Member sports trial committee
- Manager molecular parasitology, Cell culture, Immunological laboratories and genomic center in UVAS
- Appointing officer for physical verification of dead stock and consumable items of VC secretariat/rest house/foreign faculty hostel 2012 to 2020
MEMBERS SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION
| Organization | Status | |
| 1. | Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA) | Life-time |
| 2. | World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) | 2019 |
| 3. | Health Security Partner-USA | 2021 to till date |
| 4. | Australian Society for Parasitology | 2019 |
| 5. | American Society of Parasitology | 2018 |
| 6. | American Society of Microbiology (ASM) | 2020 to till date |
| 7. | American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) | 2018 to 2023 |
NUMBER OF STUDENTS MENTORED
Total Impact factor= 200
| DEGREE | NUMBER |
| Ph.D. as supervisor | 12 |
| Ph.D. as member | 5 |
| M.Phil. | 50 |
| UNDERGRADUATE | 100 |
List of students with topics who completed their PhDs
| Sr. No. | Name of the Student | Registration no. | Title of thesis | Year of Completion |
| 1. | Habibun Nabi | 2010-VA-69 | Expression, Purification of Toxoplasma ROP18 Recombinant Protein in Prokaryotic System and its Antigenic and Immunogenic Trials in Mice | 2016 |
| 2. | Abdullah Saghir Ahmad
| 2007-VA-30 | Molecular characterization of Babesiosis and Ehrlichiosis in dogs at small-holder dairy farms and their ticks’ identification with their GIS mapping in three districts of Punjab, Pakistan | 2018 |
| 3. | Qasim Ali | 2012-VA-820 | Genetic analysis of the emergence and spread of benzimidazole resistance genes in blood sucking Hemonchus placei in bovine | 2018 |
| 4. | Umber Rauf | 2012-VA-811 | Preparation and Evaluation of vaccine against Babesia species in Bovine | 2020 |
| 5. | Muhammad Shoaib | 2004-VA-162 | Evaluation of Vectorial potential of ticks for the spread of hemoparasites in bovines in KPK | 2020 |
| 6. | Zia Ur Rehman | 2017-VA- 33 | Phylogenetic analysis, drug resistance pattern and hybridization of liver flukes in large ruminants | 2020 |
| 7. | Muhammad Sajid Ramzan | 2018-VA-608 | Evaluation of cell-mediated immune response in Theileria annulata vaccinated cattle | 2023 |
| 8. | Zia-UL-Rehman | 2016-mphil-2208 | Characterization and evaluation of crude and recombinant Major Surface Antigens of Babesia bigemina and their vaccination trials in cattle. | 2023 |
| 9. | Sikndar Ali | 2018-VA-83 | GENETIC DIVERSITY OF TICK-BORNE HEMOPARASITES AND EVALUATION OF THE VECTORIAL POTENTIAL OF THE TICKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEASONAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS | 2024 |
| 10. | ASADULLAH ABID
| 2013-VA-273 | PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF TRANSMISSION BLOCKING VACCINE IN CATTLE AGAINST BLOOD PARASITES TRANSMITTED BY HYALOMMA TICKS | 2024 |
WEB PROFILE
- http://www.uvas.edu.pk/academics/faculties/FVS/dep-parasitology/imran.htm
- http://www.grandchallenges.ca/grantee-stars/0266-01/
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=E4lhJXUAAAAJ
- linkedin.com/in/muhammad-imran-rashid-13983827
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imran-Rashid-3
- Web of Science ResearcherID: AAS-3827-2020
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0280-9335