Public-health virology · Genomics · Bioinformatics
Research scientist working across laboratory sequencing, bioinformatics, and genomic surveillance to turn clinical, environmental, and wastewater samples into usable public-health evidence.
Public profile snapshot verified 26 August 2026.
Recent Research Outputs
Current profile snapshot: 36 Google Scholar records, 594 citations, h-index 10, and 10 public PREreviews.
Journal of Medical Virology 98(8), e71075
Co-authored genomic surveillance study of influenza-like illness in Islamabad, including whole-genome analysis of circulating H3N2 viruses during the 2025–2026 winter season.
protocols.io, version 1
A public framework linking sample and run documentation, controls, pipeline versions, quality review, reportability decisions, and handover records across viral sequencing workflows.
Archives of Virology 171(3), article 78
Co-authored integrated respiratory-virus surveillance study combining RT-PCR and whole-genome sequencing across influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV samples collected during 2023–2024.
Featured Projects
Selected work across polio surveillance, metagenomics, Nextflow, phylodynamics, and Nextstrain. Each project links to public code and practical run notes.
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About
I work at the interface of molecular virology, sequencing, environmental surveillance, and public-health bioinformatics, turning clinical and wastewater samples into interpretable genomic evidence.
My current work at the National Institutes of Health Pakistan includes poliovirus environmental surveillance, Oxford Nanopore and Illumina workflows, quality review, reproducible analysis, SOPs, and rapid reporting. I also build public-safe repositories and training materials that make surveillance methods easier to audit, reuse, and teach.
Training & Scientific Engagement
Evidence of practical instruction, selected international training, and collaboration around pathogen-genomics implementation.
Training delivered
Served as a trainer for command-line bioinformatics and viral sequencing-data analysis, helping participants work through real analytical steps and interpret outputs independently.
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International meeting
Contributed to technical discussions on direct detection by nanopore sequencing, quality assurance, laboratory implementation, data reporting, bioinformatics, and pipeline development.
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International training
Invited from Pakistan for an intensive workshop organized with Wellcome Connecting Science and the Genome Institute of Singapore, combining lectures, practical analysis, and international exchange.
View training evidenceDuke-NUS · UK Health Security Agency · University of Cambridge · Fogarty · Illumina · CITI
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