Faculty profile

Dr. Faisal Siddique

Associate Professor

Department of Microbiology — Faculty of Veterinary Science0333

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+923336629016
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Room No. PG-Lab-1, Academic Block-1
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Dr. Faisal Siddique

Biography

Dr. Faisal Siddique is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and an HEC-Approved PhD Supervisor at the Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan. He has more than twelve years of experience in microbiology, molecular virology, vaccinology, and One Health research. His research focuses on the molecular epidemiology, genomic surveillance, molecular diagnosis, and characterization of emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV), and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). His other major interests include development and evaluation of vaccines, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), nanotechnology, food-borne pathogens, and virus–host interactions. He has contributed to SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and vaccine research and has expertise in PCR, RT-qPCR, sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, and pathogen characterization. As PI/Co-PI, he has secured more than PKR 90 million in competitive research funding and actively promotes international One Health collaborations. My long-term research vision is to establish internationally collaborative, One Health driven platforms for the surveillance, molecular characterization, and control of emerging zoonotic and transboundary pathogens, particularly in resource-constrained ecosystems. I aim to advance translational vaccinology and antimicrobial stewardship through innovative biologics, genomic epidemiology, and sustainable disease-intervention strategies. By integrating veterinary, environmental, and public health sciences, my goal is to contribute to global preparedness against infectious diseases and AMR while strengthening food security and pandemic resilience worldwide.

Research interests

Molecular epidemiology and diagnosis of different Emerging Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases e.g. SARS-CoV-2 HPAI NDV FMD etc. Development of Vaccines against emerging infectious diseases Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Nanotechnology One Health Food Born Pathogens Virus Host Interaction

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