Niyaz Ahmed

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Niyaz Ahmed
Universiti Malaya (2010 -) and Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
(2013 - 2016)
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Niyaz Ahmed is an Indian molecular epidemiologist, professor of microbial sciences, genomicist, and a

Hyderabad.[1]

Biography

Ahmed was born in Paras of Maharashtra state in 1971 and completed his early schooling from

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b), also as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of the Centre.[5]

Legacy

Having fathered molecular epidemiology in India, Ahmed's work provided wheels to the emerging discipline of

serotyping method that currently is used for Leptospiral strain identification.[9] Ahmed has also worked extensively on the nomenclature, taxonomic status, genome sequencing and functional characterization of Mycobacterium indicus pranii,[10] a non-pathogenic mycobacterial species with very high translational promise as an immunotherapeutic. Ahmed taught courses in Molecular and Cell Biology, Intellectual Property Rights and Biosafety, Research and Publication Ethics and Research Methodology.[citation needed
]

Recognitions, awards and honors

Niyaz Ahmed served as Section Editor (Genomics and Microbiology) of

PLoS ONE (from August 2008 to September 2013) wherein he provided editorial oversight to the "PLoS ONE Prokaryotic Genome Collection".[11] Ahmed also served as a member of the PLoS International Advisory Group and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Gut Pathogens journal,[12] published by BioMed Central
Ltd. (London). Ahmed was elected as fellow of the
American Academy of Microbiology[15]
in 2018.

Ahmed is serving as a member of the editorial boards of the following scientific journals:

Ahmed has been awarded with the following notable awards:

References

  1. ^ Home page of Dr Niyaz Ahmed[non-primary source needed]
  2. ^ a b c "Ahmed". Ehmsg2019. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.niyazahmed.org[non-primary source needed]
  4. ^ School of Life Sciences [dead link]
  5. ^ Rajalakshmi, S (5 November 2016). "Niyaz Ahmed appointed Senior Director, ICDDR'B at Dhaka". The Hindu BusinessLine.
  6. PMID 34550361.[non-primary source needed
    ]
  7. S2CID 9880135.[non-primary source needed
    ]
  8. PMID 21182772.[non-primary source needed
    ]
  9. PMID 17121682.[non-primary source needed
    ]
  10. PMID 19606228.[non-primary source needed
    ]
  11. ^ "New collection on Prokaryotic Genomes". 9 June 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Gut Pathogens". BioMed Central. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  13. ^ "The National Academy of Sciences, India - Life Members". 5 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  14. ^ "UoH Professor Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry |". Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  15. ^ "96 Fellows Elected into the American Academy of Microbiology". asm.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Niyaz Ahmed - Editorial Board - Infection, Genetics and Evolution - Journal - Elsevier".
  17. S2CID 232566449
    .

External links
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