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Niyaz Ahmed
Niyaz Ahmed
Born(1971-12-25)25 December 1971(age 52)
Paras,Maharashtra,India
NationalityIndian
Alma materManipal University(Ph.D)
AwardsShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, National Bioscience Award, Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Microbiology,Microsoft Azure for Research Awardin public health
Scientific career
FieldsBacterialgenomics
Molecular epidemiology
InstitutionsICDDRB(2016-2020)University of Hyderabad(2008 -)Universiti Malaya(2010 -) andAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research(2013 - 2016)
WebsiteOfficial websiteEdit this at Wikidata

Niyaz Ahmedis an Indian molecular epidemiologist, professor of microbial sciences, genomicist, and aveterinarianby training, based inHyderabad.[1]

Biography[edit]

Ahmed was born in Paras of Maharashtra state in 1971 and completed his early schooling fromAkola.He went on to graduate inVeterinary Medicinein 1995 (Nagpur) and obtained further degrees in Animal Biotechnology (NDRI, Karnal) and Biotechnology/Infectious Diseases (PhD) (Manipal University).[2]In December 2008, he joined theUniversity of Hyderabadas a member of the Faculty and went on to serve as Chairman of the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.[2]He served as Senior Director at theInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Researchin Dhaka.[2]Ahmed was affiliated with theUniversity of Malaya,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysiaas a Visiting Professor of Molecular Biosciences at the Institute of Biological Sciences and was an Adjunct Professor of theAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research,India.[3]Ahmed is currently working as Professor at the School of Life Sciences at the University of Hyderabad.[4]He served as Senior Director from November 2016 to March 2020 at theInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research(icddr,b), also as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of the Centre.[5]

Legacy[edit]

Having fathered molecular epidemiology in India, Ahmed's work provided wheels to the emerging discipline ofFunctional molecular infection epidemiology.His research interests encompass genomics, evolution and molecular pathogenesis of enteric pathogens with major emphasis on virulence and antimicrobial resistance.[6]He also contributed important initial studies on the two co-evolved human pathogens, namely,Mycobacterium tuberculosisandHelicobacter pylori,in the context of evolution of adaptation mechanisms, and acquisition and optimization of virulence during colonization/infection.[7]Ahmed also has interest incomparative genomicsof bacterial pathogens obtained from single patients at different occasions and this approach nurtures the concept of 'chronological evolution and replicative genomics'[8]as tools to study host-microbe interaction over time. Ahmed's group has developed a widely usedmultilocus sequence typingscheme for species level identification of pathogenicLeptospirawith a potential to replace the highly ambiguousserotypingmethod that currently is used for Leptospiral strain identification.[9]Ahmed has also worked extensively on the nomenclature, taxonomic status, genome sequencing and functional characterization ofMycobacterium indicus pranii,[10]a non-pathogenic mycobacterial species with very high translational promise as an immunotherapeutic. Ahmed taught courses in Molecular and Cell Biology, Intellectual Property Rights and Biosafety, Research and Publication Ethics and Research Methodology.[citation needed]

Recognitions, awards and honors[edit]

Niyaz Ahmed served as Section Editor (Genomics and Microbiology) ofPLoS ONE(from August 2008 to September 2013) wherein he provided editorial oversight to the "PLoS ONE Prokaryotic Genome Collection".[11]Ahmed also served as a member of the PLoS International Advisory Group and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Gut Pathogens journal,[12]published byBioMed CentralLtd. (London). Ahmed was elected as fellow of theNational Academy of Sciences[13]of India and was admitted as fellow of theRoyal Society of Chemistryin January 2015[14]and a fellow of theAmerican Academy of Microbiology[15]in 2018.

Ahmed is serving as a member of the editorial boards of the following scientific journals:

  • Gut Pathogens - Editor in Chief[12]
  • Infection Genetics and Evolution - Senior Editor[16]
  • Helicobacter - Editorial Board Member[17]

Ahmed has been awarded with the following notable awards:

References[edit]

  1. ^Home page of Dr Niyaz Ahmed[non-primary source needed]
  2. ^abc"Ahmed".Ehmsg2019.Retrieved22 April2023.
  3. ^https://www.niyazahmed.org[non-primary source needed]
  4. ^School of Life Sciences[dead link]
  5. ^Rajalakshmi, S (5 November 2016)."Niyaz Ahmed appointed Senior Director, ICDDR'B at Dhaka".The Hindu BusinessLine.
  6. ^Shaik, Sabiha; Suresh, Arya; Ahmed, Niyaz (20 December 2021)."Genome Dynamics and Evolution of Multiple-Drug–Resistant Bacteria: Implications for Global Infection Control Priorities".The Journal of Infectious Diseases.224(Supplement_7): S876–S882.doi:10.1093/infdis/jiab456.PMC8687076.PMID34550361.[non-primary source needed]
  7. ^Ahmed, Niyaz; Dobrindt, Ulrich; Hacker, Jörg; Hasnain, Seyed E. (May 2008). "Genomic fluidity and pathogenic bacteria: applications in diagnostics, epidemiology and intervention".Nature Reviews Microbiology.6(5): 387–394.doi:10.1038/nrmicro1889.PMID18392032.S2CID9880135.[non-primary source needed]
  8. ^Ahmed, Niyaz (2010)."Replicative genomics can help Helicobacter fraternity usher in good times".Gut Pathogens.2(1): 25.doi:10.1186/1757-4749-2-25.PMC3017002.PMID21182772.[non-primary source needed]
  9. ^Ahmed, N.; Devi, S.; Valverde Mde, L.; Vijayachari, P.; Machang'u, R.; Ellis, W.; Hartskeerl, R. (2006)."Multilocus sequence typing method for identification and genotypic classification of pathogenic Leptospira species".Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials.5:28.doi:10.1186/1476-0711-5-28.PMC1664579.PMID17121682.[non-primary source needed]
  10. ^Saini, Vikram; Raghuvanshi, Saurabh; Talwar, Gursaran P.; Ahmed, Niyaz; Khurana, Jitendra P.; Hasnain, Seyed E.; Tyagi, Akhilesh K.; Tyagi, Anil K. (16 July 2009)."Polyphasic Taxonomic Analysis Establishes Mycobacterium indicus pranii as a Distinct Species".PLOS ONE.4(7): e6263.Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.6263S.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006263.PMC2707620.PMID19606228.[non-primary source needed]
  11. ^"New collection on Prokaryotic Genomes".9 June 2009.Retrieved22 April2023.
  12. ^ab"Gut Pathogens".BioMed Central.Retrieved22 April2023.
  13. ^"The National Academy of Sciences, India - Life Members".5 October 2009.Retrieved5 October2009.
  14. ^"UoH Professor Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry |".Retrieved22 April2023.
  15. ^"96 Fellows Elected into the American Academy of Microbiology".asm.org.Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2020.
  16. ^"Niyaz Ahmed - Editorial Board - Infection, Genetics and Evolution - Journal - Elsevier".
  17. ^"Helicobacter".doi:10.1111/(ISSN)1523-5378.S2CID232566449.

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