Hashaam Akhtar

Professor Dr.,  National Institute of Health 

Location: Pakistan

Consulting Services

Scientific Writing Grant Submission Conferences Journal Manuscript Research Consulting Case Consulting

Areas Of Interest

Virology Immunology Telehealth Community Pharmacies Infectious Disease Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Poliomyelitis

Professional Narrative

Employment

HoD and Associate Professor, Yusra Medical and Dental College 2015
HoD and Assistant Professor, Yusra Medical and Dental College 2015
Community Pharmacist and CEO, Imran Pharmacy & Imran Traders (Community Pharmacy), Rawalpindi, Pakistan 2007
Scientific Officer, NIH-Pakistan 2022
National Infectious Disease Specialist, NIH-Pakistan & USAID 2021
Facilitator, NIH-Pakistan & Centre for Occupational & Patient Safety (COPS) 2021
Country Representative and Research Team Member, Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network EMPHNET 2020
DAAD-Post-Doctorate (Immunology/Virology), Otto-von-Guericke-University. Magdeburg 2018
Teaching Assistant, NUST- Islamabad 2014
Molecular Lab Incharge, NUST- Islamabad 2009

Education

Ph.D, NUST (PK) & Aarhus University (DK) 2016
M-Phil, NUST Pakistan 2010
Bachelor of Pharmacy, Gomal University Pakistan 2007

Referees

Aamer Ikram, NIH-Pak.

“Executive Director”

Nasir Jalal, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule, Pakistan.

“Associate Professor”

Publications

  1. Hashaam Akhtar, Ole Jensen Hamming, Samar Akhtar, Ewa Terczyn´ska-Dyla, Piotr Siupka,, Rune Hartmann, Hajra sadia. Unrevealing the molecular mechanism governing the tissue specific expression of IFNλR1. 2014, 28:1. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci.
  2. Ole J. Hamming , Ewa Terczyńska‐Dyla, Gabrielle Vieyres, Ronald Dijkman, Sanne EJørgensen, Hashaam Akhtar, Piotr Siupka, Thomas,Pietschmann, Volker Thiel, Rune Hartmann. Interferon lambda 4 signals via the IFNλ receptor to regulate antiviral activity against HCV and coronaviruses. DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.232 |Nature Publishing Group.
  3. Chris Lauber, Gabrielle Vieyres, Ewa Terczyńska-Dyla, Angga kusuma, Ronald Dijkman, Hans Henrik Gad, Hashaam Akhtar, Robert Geffers, Florian W.R. Vondran, Volker Thiel, Lars Kaderali, Thomas Pietschmann. Transcriptome analysis reveals a classical interferon signature induced by IFNλ4 in human primary cells. (June 2015 in Genes and Immunity [Nature Publishing Group]).
  4. Sadia Salahuddin, Jabbar Khan and Hashaam Akhtar. Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus genotypes in Pakistani transgender sex workers. Eur Exp Biol Vol. 8 No. 3: 14. May 2018.
  5. Akhtar H, Badshah Y, Akhtar S, Hasan F, Faisal M, Zaidi NSS et al., (2018). Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C Virus infections among male to female (MFT) transgenders in Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Adv. Life Sci. 5(2): 46-55.
  6. Akhtar H, Islam G, Jan SU, Nawaz A, Akhtar S, Hartmann R and Sadia H. Identification of essential regulatory elements responsible for the explicit expression of IL-28Rα and their effect on critical SNPs using in-Silico methods. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.28, No.4(Suppl), July 2015, pp.1523-1532.
  7. Akhtar H, Qadri I, Over Expression of Interleukin-29 (IL-29) or Interferon Lambda (IFN-λ) Protein in Escherichia coli (E. coli) by Using Relative Synonymous Codon Usage (RSCU) Technique” (Patent no. 141779, awarded in 2014). Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 11/2013; 26(6):1181-8. Presented at 1st annual HCV management Symposium, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan (2011).
  8. Akhtar H, Badshah Y, Akhtar S, Kanwal N, Akhtar MN, Zaidi NU, and Qadri I. 2012. Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among transgender men in Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Virol. J 9:229.
  9. Hashaam Akhtar, S. Akhtar, U. Raheel, M. Faheem, M. Arshad, M. Yameen and N. U. Zaidi. Interferons as immune regulators: A rivalry between HCV and Interferons. 2013. J Clin Cell Immunol 3: 136. doi:10.4172/2155-9899.1000136.
  10. Muhammad Nasir Riaz, Muhammad Faheem, Muhammad Ayaz Anwar, Ummar Raheel, Yasmeen Badshah, Hashaam Akhtar, Kosar Tamanna, Muhammad Tahir, Najam us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, and Ishtiaq Qadri. PCR-Based Molecular Diagnosis of Hepatitis Virus (HBV and HDV) in HCV Infected Patients and Their Biochemical Study. Journal of Pathogens, Vol 2016 (2016), Article ID 3219793.
  11. Samar Akhtar, Mohsin Abbas Khan, Khadija Shahid, Hashaam Akhtar (2014) Metal complexes of Nimesulide; synthesis, characterization and in-vitro biological screening. International journal of research in pharmacy and science. Vol 4, Issue 2.
  12. Samar Akhtar, Mohsin Abbas Khan, Khadija Shahid, Hashaam Akhtar (2014) Synthesis, Characterization, In-Vitro Antibacterial and Antifungal Assays of Organotin (IV) Complexes of Nimesulide. International journal of Pharmacy sciences Review and Research, 106-110 vol 28, Issue: 1.
  13. Akhtar H, Afridi M, Akhtar S, Ahmad H, Ali S, Khalid S, Awan SM, Jahangiri S, Khader YS. Pakistan's Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 May 19;7(5): e28517. doi: 10.2196/28517. PMID: 33877048.
  14. Akhtar H, Akhtar S, Rahman FU, Afridi M, Khalid S, Ali S, Akhtar N, Khader YS, Ahmad H, Khan MM. Treatment options used for management of COVID-19 in Pakistan: Timeline, reality, and challenges. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 May 2. doi: 10.2196/28594. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33945498.
  15. Ali S, Khalid S, Afridi M, Akhtar S, Khader YS, Akhtar H. Notes from the Field: The Combined Effects of Tocilizumab and Remdesivir in a Patient with Severe COVID-19 and Cytokine Release Syndrome. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 May 19;7(5):e27609. doi: 10.2196/27609. PMID: 34009133.
  16. Akhtar S, Ahmad H, Akhtar H, Zafar R, Waseem W, Sherwani MK. Protein Kinase Inhibitory Potential and Anti-Fungal Activities of Metal Complexes of Anti-Viral Drug Ribavirin. RADS J.Pharm. Pharm. Sci. 2019; 7(1):9-15.
  17. Zafar R, Waseem W, Akhtar S, Ahmad H, Akhtar H, Gul R. Weightlifters Maltreatment of anabolic Steroids in Twin Cities of Pakistan. RADS J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci. 2018; 6(4): 217-222
  18. Zafar R, Zafar I, Fahid M, Zubair M, Waseem W, Shahid K, Akhtar S, Ahmad H and Akhtar H. False results perceptions of different urine parameters delaying one day for analysis. Clinical Practice. 2020; Volume 17, Issue 4.
  19. S.Salahuddin, J. Azhar, H. Akhtar, et al. Epstein-Barr virus epidermiology in HIV infected transsexuals. August 2021, Volume 71, Issue 8. (JPMA 71: 1984; 2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.02-339.
  20. Samy S, Lami F, Rashak HA, Al Nsour M, Eid A, Khader YS, Afifi S, Elfadul M, Ghaleb Y, Letaief H, Alaya NB, Ikram A, Akhtar H, Barkia A, Taha HA, Adam R, Saeed KMI, Almudarra SS, Hassany M, El Sood HA, Ur Rahman F, Saaed FA, Hlaiwah MS. Public health workers' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19: the impact of Field Epidemiology Training Program in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Sep 27:fdab240. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab240. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34580723; PMCID: PMC8500047.
  21. Akhtar H, Khalid S, Rahman FU, Ali S, Afridi M, Khader YS, Hassan F, Akhtar N, Khan MM, Ikram A. Delayed admissions and efficacy of steroid use in patients with critical and severe COVID-19: an apprehensive approach. J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Sep 27:fdab239. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab239. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34580731; PMCID: PMC8500079.
  22. Akhtar H, Khalid S, Ur Rahman F, Umar M, Ali S, Afridi M, Hassan F, Saleh Khader Y, Akhtar N, Mujeeb Khan M, Ikram A. Presenting characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes among COVID-19 patients hospitalized in twin cities of Pakistan. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 Oct 25. doi: 10.2196/32203. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34710053.
  23. Lami F, Elfadul M, Rashak H, Al Nsour M, Akhtar H, Khader Y, Hussein AM, Naciri M, Samy S, Ghaleb Y, Taha H, Hussein A, Ali NA, Hussein R, Ikram A, Rahman FU, Khan MM, Adam R, Ahmed AY, Afifi S. Risk Factors of COVID-19 Critical Outcomes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Multicountry Retrospective Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2022 Mar 15;8(3):e32831. doi: 10.2196/32831. PMID: 34736222; PMCID: PMC8929409.
  24. Ghaleb Y, Lami F, Al Nsour M, Rashak HA, Samy S, Khader YS, Al Serouri A, BahaaEldin H, Afifi S, Elfadul M, Ikram A, Akhtar H, Hussein AM, Barkia A, Hakim H, Taha HA, Hijjo Y, Kamal E, Ahmed AY, Rahman F, Islam KM, Hussein MH, Ramzi SR. Mental health impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a multi-country study. J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Oct 11:fdab321. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab321. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34642765; PMCID: PMC8524602.
  25. Bibi N, ur Rehman A, Rana NF, Akhtar H, Khan MI, Faheem M, et al. Formulation and characterization of curcumin nanoparticles for skin cancer treatment. Applied Nanoscience. 2022 2022/02/07. doi: 10.1007/s13204-022-02346-4.
  26. Waqar, Akhtar H, Khan MM, Umar M, Rauff B, and Faheem M. A case report of dengue shock syndrome complicated with multi-organ failure and hepatitis E virus superinfection. Future Virology 2022 17:10, 717-721. www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/fvl-2021-0239.

 

Grants,Awards and Certifications

Grants :

06/2018‒08/2019

DAAD-Post-Doctorate Fellowship

Prof. Dr. Andrea Kröger’s Lab at Institute of Medical Microbiology at Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany.

 

08/2013‒07/2014

Aarhus University‒ Ph.D. support Fellowship (Denmark)

»Fellowship under the umbrella MEMBRANES — a Danish science society to support research and researchers. Dr. Rune Hartmann’s Lab at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Structural Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark.

 

02/2013‒07/2013

IRSIP fellowship for research.  Dr. Rune Hartmann’s Lab at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Structural Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark.

 

11/2008-02/2013

Higher Education Commission Pakistan Scholarship

»Indigenous fellowship for research in Dr. Ishtiaq Qadri’s Lab at Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.

Awards & Prizes :

  1. 1st Position in “TiE’s All-Asia Business Plan Competition (AABPC)” in Pakistan and was in top 6 among 90 teams from 16 Asian countries held in New Delhi on 12th Feb. (2012)
  2. 1st Position in “Discover” Prime minister’s entrepreneurship Competition, organised by National University of science and Technology (NUST, Pak). (2011)
  3. 1st Runner up in “INVENT Business Plan Competition” organised by Institute of Business administration (IBA, Pak). (2011)
  4. 1st Position in men doubles in inter-NUST table tennis championship. (2011)
  5. 1st Position in “Project Exhibition” at an event arranged by SYTEK (NUST science society) held at NUST H-12 campus. (2011)

  6. Best MS research project in competition “BIOINFORMATICS AND PAKISTANI INDUSTRIES” at International Islamic University Islamabad. (2010)

Languages

Language Proficiency :

Urdu (Persianised Hindustani) (Excellent Spoken and Written) English (Excellent Spoken and Written) German (Spoken only) Hindi (Sanskritised Hindustani) (Spoken only) Eastern Punjabi (Spoken only)

Translation Services :

English to Urdu (Persianised Hindustani) (Excellent Spoken and Written) to English (Excellent Spoken and Written) Urdu (Persianised Hindustani) to Urdu (Persianised Hindustani) (Excellent Spoken and Written) to English (Excellent Spoken and Written)

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