Curriculum Vitae

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Name:            Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed                

 

Nationality:     Indian

Email ID: khajashakeel@gmail.com

 

·       Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology at Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan. September 2022-till date

·   Education: 2010: Ph.D., Completed from Faculty of Life Sciences, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh India, (A Central University) & Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

 

   Area of Specialization: Microbiology

 

Ph.D. Topic: To Elucidate transmission pathways of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori and analysis of its VacA gene and its correlation with the disease status.

 

2002: M.Sc. (Microbiology), Div. Ist, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India

    2000: B.Sc. Div. Ist, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India Majored in

 Bio-Chemistry, Chemistry, and Zoology 

 

Academic Position & Experience:

My last position was as Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology at the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sodo Wolaita University Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia. 2017 October-2022 January

Co-Investigator for Research Project Funded by Wolaita Sodo University. 2020-2021

January 2017-October 2017. Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology in Texilla American University, George Town, Guyana

January 2011-December 2016: Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology & Head Department of Biomedical Sciences in College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea.

I was involved in research of Helicobacter pylori and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis to find the most feasible method of diagnosis for early detection of these highly pathogenic microorganisms.

I was also conducting classes and Practical’s for Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Clinical Microbiology I, Clinical Microbiology II, & Biotechnology.

   December 2008-July 2010: Worked as a lecturer of Medical Microbiology in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

I was a Principal investigator of the Project on the Antimicrobial activity of Bio-active compounds on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. (Funded by Arbamich University)

October 2002- June 2008: Worked as a Microbiology Lecturer in Deccan           College of Medical Sciences Hyderabad, India.

October 2002-December 2008: Worked as a Research Assistant and then Research Associate at the Center for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences & Allied Hospitals in a DBT & ICMR Funded project on Helicobacter pylori & Liver Stem Cells respectively.

 

Total Years of Teaching Experience: 14 Years

Total Research Experience: 14 Years

Number of MSc Thesis Guided: 15

Number of MD Thesis guided: 01

Expert in Teaching Subjects: Microbiology & Parasitology

Awards Received & Paper Presented

 

 

 

 

List of Total Publications

1.   SK Tiwari, AA Khan, K.S. Ahmed Mahaboob Ali, A Habeeb, Zakia Abid, Niyaz Ahmed, and CM Habibullah. Rapid diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in dyspeptic patients using salivary secretion: A non-invasive approach. Singapore Med J. 2005 May; 46(5):224-8. (Impact Factor 0.57)

3.   Ahmed KS, Aleem A. Khan, Santosh K. Tiwari, Mahaboob Ali, Aejaz Habeeb, Niyaz Ahmed, C.M. Habibullah. Prevalence study to elucidate the transmission pathways of Helicobacter pylori at oral and gastroduodenal sites of a south Indian population. Singapore Medical Journal 2006; 47(4): 291-296 (Impact Factor 0.57)

7.   Ahmed KS, Khan AA, Ahi JD, Habibullah CM. Parental History of Peptic ulcer or duodenal ulcer and the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in their offspring. Indian Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2008; 26; 1:90 (Impact Factor 1.006)

10. Syed Ameer Basha Paspala, Avvari Bhaskara Balaji, Parveen Nyamath, Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Aleem Ahmed Khan, Mohammed Nanhe Khaja, Lakshmi Narsu, Y. Prameela Devi, TVRK Murthy, C.M.Habibullah. Neural stem cells and supporting cells-The new therapeutic tools for the treatment of spinal cord injury. Indian Journal of Medical Research 130, October 2009, pp 379-391(Impact Factor 1.446)

11.    Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*, Aleem Ahmed Khan, JD Ahi, Mohammed Aejaz Habeeb, CM Habibullah. Determination of antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Helicobacter pylori isolates from South Indian Population by Epsilometer test (E-Test). Advances in Microbiology (AIM) 2012, 2, 263-267 (Impact Factor 0.91) (*Corresponding Author)

12. Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*, Nureddin Mohammed Kassim,  Anghesom Ambesajir, Shimoney Haile. Frequency of H.pylori and associated risk factors among outpatients in Keren referral military hospital of Eritrea. Pharmacologyonline Newsletter. 2012;1: 12 – 26 (*Corresponding Author)

13.    Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*, Basheer MP, Anghesom Ambesajir Ghebremedhin, John Issac, J.D. Ahi, Aleem Ahmed Khan, Santosh K. Tiwari. Studying the importance of VacA gene of Helicobacter pylori in identifying the pathogenicity of strains by comparing it with the disease status of the subjects. Journal of Cancer Therapy 2013; 4: N0 1A: 68-74 (Impact Factor 0.66) (*Corresponding Author)

14. Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*, Basheer MP, JD Ahi, Aleem Ahmed Khan, Santosh Kumar Tiwari, Mohammed Aejaz Habeeb. A Study on the Transmission of Helicobacter pylori from food prepared and consumed under hygienic and unhygienic conditions: A first study using biopsy samples. Health 2014; Vol.6, No.4, 274-283. (Impact Factor 0.77) (*Corresponding Author)

15. Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*, Amit Raj, Janak Dulari Ahi.  Diagnosis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis by Using PCR And Comparison It with Ziehl Neelsen Staining and Mantoux Test. Asian Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Research. 1(4), 2013, 218 – 223 (Impact Factor 0.61) (*Corresponding Author)

16. Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*, Nuredin MohammedKassm Siraj, Henok Fitsumberhan, Sara Isaac, Semhar Yohannes, Dawit Eman, Yacob Berhane, Matiwos Araya. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) assessment of Intestinal parasitic infection among school children in Asmara, Eritrea. Health, 2017, 9, 57-68 (Impact Factor 0.77)

(*Corresponding Author)

17. Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*Dawit Eman Mohammed Nur; Alazar

Desale; Mogos Zemat. Parasitic Contamination of Freshly Consumed Vegetables Sold in The Markets and Farm Fields Within and Around Asmara. Pharmacologyonline. Newsletter • 2018 • vol.3 • 19-30 (*Corresponding Author)

18.    Abera Kumalo, Eyasu Gambura, Terfe Dodicho, Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Tamrat Balcha, Bahailu Beshir, and Misrak Abraham. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Salmonella typhi among Food Handlers Working in Catering Establishments of Public Institutes Found in Tarcha, Waka and Gessa town, South-Western Ethiopia. Journal of Parasitology Research Volume 2021, Article ID 8889302, 10 pages

19.    Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed*, Bharat Kumar Bhayal, Dawit Eman, Yordanos Tekeste, Michael Tadelle, Fitsum Omaha, Freweyni Tesfay, Kisanet Mebrahtu, Luwam Michael, Silas Amanuel.

Incidence, Associated Risk Factors and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test patterns of Bacterial keratitis in Berhan Aini Hospital, Godaif and Biet Mekae community Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea. Ethiopian Medical Journal 2022, 60(3) 245-256 (Impact Factor 0.134) (*Corresponding Author)

20. Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Kinfe Tewelde, Packianathan Danial   Thomas, Samsom Fisehatsion, Yitbarek G/Her, Abera Kumalo Shano, Takele Teklu Anijajo. Prevalence, and Drug SusceptibilityPattern of Urinary Tract Infections among War Disabled patients of Denden Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea. Ethiopian Medical Journal 2023

 21. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Hyderabad, South India (Under Reviews)

 

    Conference Papers

Tiwari S, Khan A, G M, Ahmed S, Abid Z, Habeeb A & Habibullah C

      Annals of Oncology 18 (Supplement 7): vii32–vii124, 2007 (Oxford Press) (Impact factor 9.269)

MA Habeeb, SK Tiwari, AA Khan, SA Khaja, MA Shaik, MA Hussain, N Ahmed, CM Habibullah

The American Journal of Gastroenterology October 29-November 3 2004- 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of Volume 99

S1-S335, S-336-S350, S-351-S381 (Nature Publishing Group) (Impact factor 10.33) & Journal of Association of Physicians of India (JAPI) Vol. 53 • March 2005 (Impact factor 0.37)

3. Rapid Molecular Assay for the Diagnosis of Clarithromycin Resistant Helicobacter Pylori Directly from Human Gastric Biopsies - An Approach to Design Antibiotic Regimen

S.K. Tiwari, G. Manoj, G. Sivaram, K.S. Ahmed, M.D. Aejaz Habeeb, A.A.Khan, C.M. Habibullah DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.267 (Impact Factor 2.29)

   4.  Distinct methylated profiles in Helicobacter pylori dependent intestinal-type carcinoma and diffuse carcinoma

S.K. Tiwari, M.G. Sivaram, G. Saikant, R. K.S. Ahmed, Md. Aejaz Habeeb, A.A. Khan, C.M. Habibullah. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 12 · November 2008 (Impact Factor 2.29)

 5. Identification of common bacterial etiologic agents, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern & associated risk factors of otitis media among pediatric patients of Asmara, Eritrea.

Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Miss. Armana G/Her, Mr. Dawit Kessete, Miss. Eden A/Mariam, Miss. Fyori Mhretab, Miss. Miriam Mogos, Mr. Matiwos Araya, Miss. Yordanos Kessete.

Accepted at Applied Microbiology Conference held in Las Vegas, USA from September 19-21 2016 Appli Micro Open Access 2016, 2:3(Suppl)

Dr.Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Mogos Zemat, Tesfalem Fissehatsion,  Alazar Desale,  Elilta Tesfu,  Munir Teshome,  Dawit Eman. 

Accepted for International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance held at Vienna, Austria November 4-7 2016 Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases 53S (2016) 164–175 (Impact Factor 2.29)

7.   Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) assessment of Intestinal parasitic infection among school children in Asmara, Eritrea

Dr.Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Nureddin M Kassm, Henok Fitsumberhan, Sara Isaac, Semhar Yohannes

      Accepted for oral presentation and publication in 6th International Conference on Advances in Applied Science and Environmental Engineering – ASEE 2016, held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26-27 November 2016

  8.  Identification of common bacterial etiologic agents, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern & associated risk factors of otitis media among pediatric patients of Asmara, Eritrea.

Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Miss. Armana G/Her, Mr. Dawit Kessete, Miss. Eden A/Mariam, Miss. Fyori Mhretab, Miss. Miriam Mogos, Mr. Matiwos Araya, Miss. Yordanos Kessete. Accepted for Poster Presentation at ASM Microbe 2017 in New Orleans, LA, June 1 - 5, 2017

9. Incidence of Rotavirus and Associated Risk Factors Among Children Under Five Years Attending Mendefera Referral Hospital and Orotta Pediatric Referral Hospital of Eritrea. K. Ahmed, J. Prabakaran, S. Abai, M. Araya.

Accepted for a poster presentation at the 33rd American Society of Microbiology and Clinical Virology Symposium, May 7-10, 2017 in Savannah, GA 

   10. Incidence, Associated Risk Factors and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test patterns of Bacterial keratitis in Berhan Aini Hospital, Godaif and Biet Mekae community Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea

Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Bharat Kumar Bhayal, Fitsum Emaha, Freweyni Tesfay, Kisanet Mebrahtu, Luwam Michael, Silas Amanuel Accepted to New Zealand Microbiological Society Annual Conference AUCKLAND, 20-23 NOVEMBER 2017

Other Activities

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·       Associate Editor of Open Access Journal of “Microbiology & Biotechnology” Published by Medwin Publishers, Michigan USA.  https://medwinpublishers.com/OAJMB/editorial-board.php

·   Attended two days ICMR workshop on “Biomedical Communication & Intellectual Property Rights on 1st and 2nd March 2007 at Centre for Liver Research & Diagnostics, Hyderabad

·   Attended Indo-Australian Symposium on “Modern Biological Approaches for Diseases Caused by Mycobacteria & Helicobacter” held on March 5th 2005 at CDFD, Hyderabad, India

·   Successfully Completed Training Programme on “Basic Teaching Skills” Organized by Arbaminch University Academic Development & Resource Centre Ethiopia for 35 hours from March 23-27 2009

·       Reviewer of Gut Pathogens. The official journal of The International Society for Genomic and Evolutionary Microbiology (ISOGEM).

·   Invited as Speaker in 12th World Congress on Virology “this is going to be held during October 16-17, 2017 at Baltimore, USA.

·       Invited as Speaker in European Conference on Clinical Pathology & Bacterial Diseases from February 27-28, 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic

·       “Scholars International Journal of Biochemistry” Selected as one of the editors of this Journal Published by Middle East Publishers, Dubai. 

·       Attended on-site training on “Effective Teaching Skills (ETS) for Educating Health Care Providers” organized by Wolaita Soddo University, Ethiopia May 24-26 2018

·       Participated in 7th National Research and Community Conference held by Wolaita Soddo University June 8-9 2018

·       Completed three days of training on Problem Based Learning and NIME curriculum familiarization arranged by Woliata Sodo University, College of Health Sciences and Medicine in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education from December 10-12, 2018

·       Certificate of Recognition has been awarded for Reviewing full and abstract papers for the 8th WSU National Workshop organized by Wolaita Sodo University in May 2019

·       Completed one-week Training on ODK (Open data kit) Qgis and Arcgis held in December 2019 in College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

a)   ELISA

b)   DNA isolation from various sources

c)    Isolation of RNA

d)   Western Blotting

e)    PCR

f)     RT-PCR

g)    Plasmid isolation

h)   Bacterial cell culture from human biopsy

i)     Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

j)     PAGE

k)   Culturing of Micro-organisms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF REFEREES

 Dr. Aleem Ahmed Khan (MSc Ph.D.)

 Lab Incharge Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics

Kanchan Bagh, Hyderabad

0091-40-24322954

draleemahmedkhan@rediffmail.com

Dr. Janak Dulari Ahi (MSc Ph.D., Max Planck & Daad Fellowship)

Professor

Dept of Microbiology & Zoology

Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India

+91-0758-2264871

drjanakahi@yahoo.com

Dr. C.M.Habibullah (MBBS, MD, Gastroenterologist)

Director, Deccan College of Medical Sciences

Director, Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics

Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad

0091-40-242342954

drcmhabibullah@gmail.com