
Waqasuddin Khan
@waqasuddink
Assistant Professor, PhD || Department of Pediatrics and Child Health || The Aga Khan University, Karachi Pakistan || @akuglobal || Highbrow
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05-07-2018 07:48:02
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Our highly collaborative paper on Copper & Preterm Birth Risk πout now in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition π Background: Our research explores the link between copper (Cu), inflammation, and preterm birth (PTB). 1/8 π€°Why It Matters: PTB, birth before 37 weeks, is a major cause of infant

Researchers are using genetic sequencing to understand the gut microbiome and its influence on #maternal and #childhealth. The study is part of a larger effort by AKU to become a leader in gut microbiome research in π΅π°. Read more about #AKUResearch ππ½ new.express.adobe.com/webpage/tQCgokβ¦


π’Learn from our experiences,cookbook to resilient pandemic preparedness by establishing genomic surveillanceπ𧬠at #Pakistan, here are the lessons learnt:gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/β¦ Furqan Kabir Samiah Kanwar Nadia Ansari Fyezah Jehan π©π»βπ»π΅π° M Imran Nisar Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network Aga Khan University


Well said, Samiah Kanwar. Our collaboration with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has truly been inspiring. Kudos to you, Furqan Kabir Waqasuddin Khan, M Imran Nisar and the entire team for this publication. We are grateful for the editorial support that αΉ’αΊΉΜyαΊΉ AbΓmbα»ΜlΓ‘ and the team of BMJ Global Health

Hassan Naqvi π΅π°π΅πΈ Waqasuddin Khan Furqan Kabir Samiah Kanwar Nadia Ansari Fyezah Jehan π©π»βπ»π΅π° Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network Aga Khan University Several institutions across Pakistan played a crucial role in the genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic, with NIH Pakistan at the forefront. This paper details a successful model that we adopted, overcoming numerous challenges.



Our metagenomics team just sequenced the newest #SARSCoV2 variant: JN1. Dawn.com's Wara Irfan just reported it after talking to M Imran Nisar . Here Samiah Kanwar looks at the Pakistan specific SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic tree and Furqan Kabir stands next to Illumina that spat


dawn.com/news/1804962/aβ¦. Um Ul Wara Irfan Fyezah Jehan π©π»βπ»π΅π° Waqasuddin Khan Samiah Kanwar Furqan Kabir




We bring you behind-the-scenes footage of M Imran Nisar's advanced bioinformatics training at the Haceteppe University in Ankrara, #Turkey for the GPS and JUNO projects led by Wellcome Sanger Institute and paid for by Gates Foundation. (We were a bit jealous he got to travel so much, but

Not everyday that bioinformaticians and experts in pathogen genomics from Aga Khan University act as lead facilitators at a regional workshop in #Ankara. AKU Paediatrics going places with their research training and skills Research at AKU


ππΌ. Thank you so much to these people Aga Khan University , who have been a part of this journey. I cannot express my gratitude enough.



The next generation of pandemic scientists are right here in Karachi. Hafsa π΅πΈ is one to watch. She is doing her doctorate in molecular pathology at Dow University. Finding Pneumo was the name of our workshop: 22 researchers received training in our wet lab.