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IJAZ ALI, PhD, Post doc [Fulbright]
Associate Professor
Head of Molecular Virology Group
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad
Department of Biosciences, Biosciences Building, Park Road,
Chak Shehzad, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan.
Permanent Address: Tehsil Razar, District Swabi, Turlandi, Amir Khel, KPK, Pakistan.
Email: ; ;
Mob: 0331-9378337
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Transcriptional regulation of genes involved in antiviral immunity, viral evolution, molecular epidemiology of Infectious diseases and drug-resistance mechanisms.
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
2015-Date Associate Professor
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad.
2013-14 Fulbright Visiting Scholar (Post-doctoral fellow)
The University of Tulsa, Department of Biological Sciences, Oklahoma, USA.
2009-2015 Assistant Professor3
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
2008-09 Assistant Professor2
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan.
2005 Research Officer1
National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.
EDUCATION
2013-14 Post Doctorate [Fulbright]
The University of Tulsa, Department of Biological Sciences, Oklahoma, USA.
2005-08 PhD
Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, IOZ, Beijing, China.
2003-05 Master of Philosophy
National Centre Of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.
1994-2000 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Sciences Lahore, Faculty of University of Agriculture Faisal Abad.
AWARDS and HONORS
2005-08 Higher Education Commission of Pakistan's Scholarship for PhD-abroad.
2013 R&D best product award 2013 by the Directorate of Science and Technology KPK.
2013 Fulbright Scholar Award 2013.
2013 Research Productivity Award by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology.
BOOKS
Farzana Rashid and Dr.Ijaz Ali. 2010. An optimized expression of recombinant hepcidin using Pichia Pastoris. Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr.Muller Akteingesellshaft & Co.KG. Dudweiler Landster 99, 66123 Saarbrucken, Germany ISBN 978-3-639-28324-2.
RESEARCH PAPERS
1. Amina Gul, Nabila Zahid, Jawad Ahmad, Fazli Zahir, Imtiaz Ali Khan and Ijaz Ali. Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis C virus 3a in Peshawar. BMC Infectious Diseases 2016, 16:123.
2. Abdul Majid, Sanaullah Khan, Abdul Hamid Jan, Muhammad Taib, Muhammad Adnan, Ijaz Ali & Shahid Niaz Khan. Chronic toxoplasmosis and possible risk factors associated with pregnant women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2016.1175966.
3. Akhtar Ali, Ijaz Ali. The Complete Genome Phylogeny of Geographically Distinct Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Isolates (1944-2013) Supports Further Groupings within the Cosmopolitan Genotype. PLoS ONE 10(9): e0138900. doi:10.1371/journal.
4. Amina Gul , Jawad Ahmed, Fazli Zahir, Imtiaz Ali Khand, Ijaz Ali. New patterns of HCV subtypes distribution in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. b r a z j i n f e c t d i s . 2016;2 0(1):107–108
5. Abid Ali, Sardar Khan, Ijaz Ali et al. Probing the functional role of tick metalloproteases. Physiological Entomology (2015), DOI: 10.1111/phen.12104.
6. Abdul Jabbar, Jafar Khan, Aman Ullah, Hazir Rehman and Ijaz Ali. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis from human sputum samples through multiplex PCR. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.28, No.4, July 2015, pp.1275-1280
7. Ibrar Alam, Said Hassan, Iftikhar Alam, Rahmat Gul, Farhad Al1, Ijaz Ali, Sana Ullah, Imtiaz Ali Khan, Aasif Awan. PAIgG and PAIgM levels in secondary dengue virus infections leads to thrombocytopenia in patients. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2015; 5(10):
8. Ijaz Ali, Maria Khan Panni, Aqib Iqbal, Iqbal Munir, Sohail Ahmad & Abid Ali. Molecular Characterization of Echinococcus Species in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2015. 43: 1277.
9. Shahid Niaz Khan, Asif Khan, Sanaullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sobia Attaullah, Jabbar Khan, Muhammad Asim Khan, Ijaz Ali and Abdul Haleem Shah. PCR/RFLP-Based Analysis of Genetically Distinct Plasmodium vivax Population of Pvmsp-3alpha and Pvmsp-3beta genes in Pakistan. Malaria Journal, 2014, 13:355 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-13-355.
10. Ijaz Ali and Akhtar Ali. First Report of Pepper mild mottle virus in peppers in Oklahoma. plant disease, 2014, dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-14-1144-PDN.
11. Ibrar Alam, Iftikhar Alam, Ijaz Ali and Muhammad Ali. Weight loss in HCV patients can be used as a surrogate marker for evaluation of interferon (IFN-α) treatment efficacy –A prospective pilot study. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci, 2014, 27(.3): 571-576.
12. Muti ur Rehman Khan, Ijaz Ali, Wei Jiao, Yun Wang, Saima Masood,. Muhammad Zubair Yousaf, Aqeel Javaid, Shafique Ahmad, and Meifu Feng. Ex Vivo Expansion of Functional Human UCB-HSCs/HPCs by Co-culture with AFT024-hkirre Cells. BioMed Research International, 2014, 412075, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/412075.
13. Ijaz Ali, Muti Ur Rehman, Farzana Rashid, Sanaullah Khan, Aqib Iqbal, Xia Laixin, Naeem Uddin Ahmed, A. Zahoor Swati. 2010. Cis-regulatory elements affecting the Nanos gene promoter in the germline stem cells . Journal of Biotechnology, Elsevier, 145:323-329.
14. Amjad Ali, Habib Ahmad, Ijaz Ali, Sheema Khan, Gulshan Zaidi, and Muhammad Idrees. 2010. Prevalence of active hepatitis c virus infection in district mansehra Pakistan. Virology Journal, 7: 334.
15. Najib ullah khan, Lubna Siddique, Ijaz Ali*, Aqib Iqbal, Iqbal Munir, Farzana Rashid, Sajid Ali, Fazal Raziq, Zahoor Ahmad Swati. Prevalence of Hepatitis B in the blood donors of N-W.F.P and FATA regions and the current scenario of HBV Infection in Pakistan.African Journal of Biotechnology,2011, 9 (37):6162-6166.
16. Ruqiya Pervaiz, Ijaz Ali, Sajid Ali, Najib ur Rehman, Farzana, Ahmad ur Rehman Saljoqi. Increasing resistance to combination therapy among the chronic HCV 3a infected patients in KPK. Life Science Journal, 2013;10 (12s)
17. Amjad Ali, Zeeshan Nasim, Rafi Ur Rehman, Farzana, Sajid Ali ,Fazli Zahir, Aqib Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Abdul Waheed Khan1. Dengue virus serotype 2 and 3 causing high morbidity and mortality in Swat, Pakistan. Biohelikon: Immunity and Diseases, 2013, Vol 1, a6.
18. Abida Arshad, Khaleeq-Uz-Zaman, Ijaz Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Saad Ahmed, Mukhtar Alam, Ahmad ur Rehman Saljoqi, Aqeel Javed, Naeemud Din Ahmad, Zahoor Ahmad Swati. Development of duplex PCR assay for the detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae prevalence in Pakistan" International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 2013, 5(3): 114-119.
19. Bashir Ahmad, Sajid Ali*, Ijaz Ali, Nourin Mahmood, Shumaila Bashir and Shoaib Nawaz. Conventional Interferon Therapy Response among Chronic HCV Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.J Infect Dis Therapy 2013, 1:1.
20. Latif U Rehman, Bakht Sultan, Muhammad A Bhatti, Ijaz Ali, Sana U Khan, Khaleeq U Zaman, Anila T Jahangiri, Najib U Khan, Aqib Iqbal, Jehan Bakht and Zahoor A Swati. Duplex PCR assay for the detection of Avian Adeno virus and Chicken Anemia virus prevalent in Pakistan. Virology Journal, 2011, 8/1/440.
21. Sanaullah Khan, Ijaz Ali, Sobia Attaullah, Sultan Ayaz, Shahid N Khan, Sami Siraj and Jabbar Khan. Rising burden of Hepatitis C Virus in Hemodialysis patients. Virology Journal, 2011, 8/1/438.
22. Shahid Niaz Khan, Sanaullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Abdul Hamid Jan, Shakir Jehangir, Sobia Ataullah, Ijaz Ali, Sumaira Shams. Seroprevalance and Risk Factors of Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women in District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. World Applied Sciences Journal 2011, 14 (7): 1032-1036.
23. Sanaullah Khan, Sobia Attaullah and Ijaz Ali. Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Pakistan; a systemic review. Virology Journal, 2011, 8/1/433.
24. Latif ur Rehman, Ihasn Ullah, Ijaz Ali*, Imtiaz Ali Khan, Aqib Iqbal, Sanaullah
Khan, Sher Hayat Khan, Khaleeq Uz Zaman, Najib ullah Khan, Zahoor Ahmed
Swati, Anila Tariq Jahangiri. Active hepatitis C infection and HCV genotypes prevalent among the IDUs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Virology Journal, 2011, 8:327.
25. Ijaz Ali, Lubna Siddique, Iqbal Munir, Latifur rehman, Aqib Iqbal, Farzana Rashid, Zahoor Ahmad Swati. 2011. Prevalence of HCV among the High risk groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Virology Journal, 2011, 8:296.
26. Sobia Ataullah, Saif ur Rehman, Sanaullah Khan, Ijaz Ali, Sajid Ali and Shahid Niaz khan. Prevalence of HBV genotypes in HBsAg positive individuals of Afghanistan. Virology Journal, 2011, 8/1/281.
27. Sobia Attaullah, Sanaullah Khan, Naseemullah, S Ayaz, Shahid Niaz Khan, Ijaz Ali, Naseruddin Hoti and Sami Siraj. Prevalence of HBV and HBV vaccination coverage in health care workers of tertiary hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan. Virology Journal 2011, 8:275.
28. Ijaz Ali, Sanaullah Khan, Sobia Attaullah, Shahid N Khan, Jabbar Khan, Sami Siraj, Aqib Iqbal, Zahoor A Swati and Muhammad Idrees. 2011. Response to combination therapy of HCV 3a Infected Pakistani patients and the role of NS5A protein. Virology Journal 2011, 8:258.
29. Najib ullah, Ijaz Ali, Naeem ud din Ahmed, Aqib Iqbal, Iqbal Munir, Latif ur Rehman, Lubna Siddiq, Muti ur Rehman, Sajid Ali4, Zahoor Ahmed Swati. Prevalence of active HCV infection among the blood donors of Khyber Pakhtunkwa and FATA region of Pakistan and evaluation of the screening tests for anti-HCV. Virology Journal 2011, 8:154.
30. Farzana Rashid, Hira Fatima, Ijaz Ali, Nadia Sharif, Husna Malik and Sumera Sajjad. Heavy Metal Contamination of Drinking Water Nearby Hadiara Drain. Pakistan J. Zool, 2014, 46(4): 1161-1163.
31. Mehtab Ullah Khattak, Iqbal Munir, Zeeshan Nasim, Aqib Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Mian AfaqAhmad, Javed Abbas Bangash and Muhammad Sayyar Khan Kazi. Incidence of HIV/AIDS in Healthy Blood Donors ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Int. J. Pure Appl. Sci. Technol, 2014, 22(2):18-24.
32. Muhammad qasim kakar, Farman ullah, ahmad ur rahman saljoqi, Sajjad ahmad and Ijaz ali. Determination of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) infestation in guava, peach and bitter gourd orchards in khyber pakhtunkhwa during 2010 and 2011. Sarhad J. Agric, 2014, 30(2).
33. Ume Kalsoom Afridi, Muhammad Arif Lodhi, Ijaz Ali et al. Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus: A Major Risk Factor for Chronic Pediatric HBV Infection: A Case Report. J. Appl. Environ. Biol. Sci, 2014, 4(9S): 520-522.
34. Imtiaz Ali Khan, Sana Ashfaq, Rasheed Akbar, Sajjad Hussain, Komal Habib,Walija Fayaz, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, MukhtarAlam, Ruidar Ali Shah. Population dynamics of insect pests and their natural enemies on okra, Hibiscus esculentus L. (Malvales:Malvaceae), in Peshawar, Pakistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(6): 88-90
35. Imtiaz Ali Khan, Safi Ullah, Rasheed Akbar, Sajjad Hussain, MuhammadSaeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar Alam, Walija Fayaz, BismillahShah, Ruidar Ali Shah, Mir Manzar Ud Din. Study on synthetic and botanical insecticidal controlof Aulacophora foveicollis (Lucas) (Chrysomelidae:Coleoptera) on three pumpkin varieties in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(6): 103-107
36. Imtiaz Ali Khan, Saad Jan, Rasheed Akbar, Sajjad Hussain, MuhammadSaeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar Alam, Walija Fayaz, BismillahShah, Ruidar Ali Shah, Mir Manzar Ud Din. Efficacy of a parasitoid and synthetic insecticide against Woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann) (Homoptera: Pemphigidae) on appleat Skardu-Baltistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(6): 108-111
37. Hussain Ahmad, Inamullah, Ijaz Ali, Muhammad Tufail, Tauseef Ahmad, Imtiaz Ahmad Khan, Salman. Prevalence of Dengue Virus outbreak in District Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. International Journal of Biosciences, 2015, 6 (2) :106-111.
38. Farzana Rashid, Nadia Sharif, Ijaz Ali, Shagufta Naz, Saima Sharif and Fakhar - un – Nisa. Antimicrobial potential of Lactococcus lactis bacteriocin against Salmonella typh. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2013 Vol. 7(6): 436-439.
39. Farzana Rashid, Nadia Sharif*, Ijaz Ali, Saima Sharif, Fakhar Un Nisa and Shagufta Naz. Phytochemical analysis and inhibitory activity of Ornamental Plant (Bougainvillea spectabilis). Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research, 2013, 3(2):1-5.
40. Sajid Ali, Bashir Ahmad, Ijaz Ali, Nourin Mehmood.. Frequency of active HCV infection among anti HCV positive patients in selected districts of KPK, Pakistan. Journal of Microbio & Infectious Di, 2013, 3 (4): 199-202JMID.
41. Ibrar Alam, Niamat Ullah, Iftikhar Alam, and Ijaz Ali. The effects and underlying mechanism of interferon therapy on body weight and body composition . Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.26, No.6, November 2013, pp.1251-1257.
42. Abida Arshad, Habib Ullah Khan, Farzana, Mehwish Saba Aslam, Tayyab Rehman Muhammad Arshad,*Muhammad Saad Ahmed, Ijaz Ali and Ahmad Ur Rehman Saljoqi. Seropositivity and Active HCV Infection in Patients from Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool, 2013, 45(6):1579-1584.
43. Muhammad nazir Uddin, Saifullah, Musharaf Ahmad, Ijaz Ali, aqib iqbal* and naqib ullah khan. Genetic characterization of verticillium chlamydosporium isolated from Pakistan using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers. Pak. J. Bot., 45(2): 467-472, 2013.
44. Ibrar Alam, Ijaz Ali, Sajid Ali, Iftikhar Alam, Farzana1 and Zeeshan Naseem. Impact of Combination Interferon Therapy on the Body Weight, Body Fat and Lean Body Mass of Chronic HCV Infected Patients. J Antivir Antiretrovir 2013, 6:1 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jaa.1000087.
45. Shahid Niaz Khan*, Sultan Ayaz, Ijaz Ali, Sobia Attaullah, Sumaira Shams, Shehzad Zareen, Muhammad Asim Khan, Farzana Rashid and Sanaullah Khan. Burden of malaria infection among neonates in highly epidemic region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology, 2013, 2(4): 84, ISSN 2278-7763.
46. Shahid Niaz Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Sobia Attullah, Muhammad Azim Khan, Naqibullah, Muhammad Aamir Khan, and Ijaz Ali. Malaria: Still a Health Problem in the General Population of Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Annual Review and Research in Biology. 2013. 3 (4):835-845.
47. Sumaira Shams, Sultan Ayaz*, Ijaz Ali, Sanuallah Khan, Irum Gul, Naila Gul and Shahid Niaz Khan. Sensitivity and Specificity of PCR & Microscopy in detection of Babesiosis in domesticated cattle of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology, 2013, 2(5):37.
48. Shahid Niaz Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Abdul Hamid Jan, Sobia Attaullah, Mehmood ur Rehman, Ijaz ALi, Mukhtar Alam and Jabbar Khan. Molecular Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southern Belt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology. 2(4).
49. Hazrat Hussain, Abida Arshad, Ijaz Ali et al. Evaluation of genetic diversity in peafowl color mutants. Sci. Int (Lahore), 2013, 25(1),107-110.
50. Abida Arshad, Muhammad Arshad, Ruqiya Pervaiz, Farzana, Aqeel Javed, Naeem ud din Ahmad, Ijaz Ali, Ahmad ur Rehman Saljoqi. Prevalence of active Hepatitis C virus infection in the general population of district mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. JPHBS, 2012, 1/1/3-8.
51. Muzammal Hussain, Aqeel Javeed, Muhammad Ashraf, Amjad Riaz, Ijaz Ali, Aamir Ghafoor. 2012. Can airways tolerance be promoted immunopharmacologically with aspirin in aspirin-insensitive allergic bronchial asthmatics by T regulatory cells (Tregs) - directed immunoregulatory therapy?Journal of Medical Hypothesis and Ideas, Elsevier; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmhi.2012.08.004.