Shaban Ahmad

About Me

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I am a Postdoctoral Scientist in the Biomedicine Section of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. I completed my PhD in February 2025 from the Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics lab at DCS, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Before my PhD, I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Botany from the University of Delhi and was then awarded an MSc in Bioinformatics from DCS, Jamia Millia Islamia in June 2020. I got ample exposure to Genomics (WGS, WES) and Proteomics (computer-aided drug design) using programming sets and some tools/suites while working in top Indian institutions- ICGEB, IARI, Jamia Hamdard and SRM University.

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Research Interest

I am a Bioinformatics Scientist specialising in the integration of Artificial Intelligence with Genomics and Drug Design. My core research involves the development of deep learning-based models such as DrLungker, LungXAI, and DeepEntXAI—targeting drug activity prediction in lung cancer using BioAssay data, RNA-Seq-based classification of lung cancer subtypes, and prediction models for reducing drug resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. I possess strong expertise in protein modelling, molecular docking, and phylogenetic analyses, particularly for infectious diseases. I also design and automate pipelines for sequence alignment, evolutionary inference, and phylogenetic reconstruction. My broader interests include machine learning in drug discovery, comparative genomics, and vaccine target prioritisation, with an emphasis on translational and precision medicine through interdisciplinary collaboration. I am working on the following areas and love to collaborate-

🤖 Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics
💊 Drug Design and Discovery
🧪 Molecular Modelling & Structural Bioinformatics
🧬 Genomics and Computational Systems Biology
🌳 Phylogenetics and Molecular Evolution
🦠 Immunoinformatics & Vaccine Informatics
🧠 Translational Bioinformatics

Research Training/Experiences

University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. [June 2025- till now]

Postdoctoral Scientist

Responsibilities- Artificial Intelligence and Data-driven strategies for the prevention of vector-borne viruses in Danish livestock.

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi [07 September 2021-07 February 2024]

PhD Scholar (C/o- Dr Khalid Raza)
Responsibilities: AI-based Predictive Modelling and Molecular Enumeration against Lung Cancer

SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana [03Nov 2020 - 06 September 2021]

Project Assistant (SERB funded with Project ID: CVD/2020/000447) (C/o- Dr MK Yadav)
Responsibilities: Drug repurposing against key COVID-19 Drug Targets using advance Machine Learning based algorithms

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi [June 2020- October 2021]

Project Assistant (Volunteer; In collaboration with AIIMS, New Delhi) (C/o- Dr Khalid Raza)

Responsibilities: Nanodrug designing; Molecular modelling, docking, and Dynamics Simulation

ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute [Jan-June 2020]

DBT-Studentship (Fellowship awarded for completion of Dissertation at ICAR- AKMU-IARI) (C/o- Prof A. K. Mishra)
Responsibilities: Denovo assembly, annotation of Ralstonia solanacearum Strain- UTT-25 (Bacterial whole genome)

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology [May-Dec 2019]

Research Trainee (NIC- PMB Group- C/o- Prof Tanushri Kaul)

Responsibilities: NGS data analysis for Whole Genome Sequence and complete chloroplast genome of Vigna umbellata

Jamia Hamdard [March -April 2019]

DBT- Studentship (DBT-BIF)

(C/o- Prof Shakir Ali)

Responsibilities: Comparative Genomics study of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology [Jan-Feb 2019]

Research Trainee (NIC-PMB Group) (C/o- Prof Tanushri Kaul)

Responsibilities: Plant tissue culture, different media and hormone preparation

University of Delhi [15 Sept 2015 - 15 Oct 2016]

Research Trainee (DBC-301, Delhi University Innovation project) (C/o- Prof Minakshi Prejneshu, Rtd. and Dr Niti Pathak)

Responsibilities: Food for future: Studies on the nutritional value of Kuttu (Fagopyrum esculentum) - a pseudo cereal and efficacy of weed-based botanicals against its Root-rot)

Educational Background

I was born and completed my primary education up to Class 8 in my hometown, Basti, Uttar Pradesh. I then moved to Lucknow, the state capital, where I pursued my secondary education from Class 9 to 12. Following this, I was admitted to the University of Delhi, where I earned my undergraduate degree in Plant Science. After graduation, I qualified for the entrance examination and secured admission to the Department of Computer Science at Jamia Millia Islamia for an MSc in Bioinformatics. I began my PhD journey there in September 2021 and successfully completed it in February 2025.

The academic details are as follows:

Honorary Alumna status provided by the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad for attending seven days SERB (DST-GoI) funded KARYASHALA.