Faculty profile

Dr. Hafiz Iftikhar Hussain

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology — Faculty of Veterinary Science

Phone
+923000235334
Office
Block 2
Dr. Hafiz Iftikhar Hussain

Biography

Dr. Hussain earned his DVM and MPhil in Pathology from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, before completing a PhD in Pathology at Huazhong Agricultural University, China, on a Chinese Scholarship Council award, with doctoral research on multidrug-resistant, virulent E. coli in poultry.

He is active professionally as a journal reviewer (PLOS ONE, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Veterinary Science) and an editorial board member (Agrobiological Records, The Progress),

Research interests

Dr. Hussain's research is centered on; Understanding and combating antimicrobial resistance Infectious diseases at the intersection of animal human and environmental health. The molecular and genomic characterization of multidrug-resistant and highly virulent pathogens The whole-genome and transcriptome sequencing PCR ESBL detection ELISA Biofilm formation Animal modeling The toxicopathological effects of environmental and dietary toxicants (such as arsenic and mycotoxins) on poultry livestock and humans Phytomedicine as an alternative therapeutic approach to conventional antimicrobials One Health concept The zoonotic pathogens and drug-resistant organisms Disease surveillance biosecurity

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