Asifullah Khan
Postdoc Fellow the Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Laboratory of the Institute for Advance Studies, New Uzbekistan University, PhD, Postdoc Researcher
Education/ Academic qualification
2001-03 Bachelor of Science student at Gomal University, D.I Khan, Pakistan
2004-06 Master of Science student at Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
2007-2012 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), H.E.J Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Work Experience
2013-2014 Postdoctoral Research fellow at CAS-MPG Partner institute of computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biological sciences, Chinese academy of Science
2014-to-Feb 2018 Assistant Professor at Department of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Pakistan.
2018-to-Feb 2023 Associate Professor at Department of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Pakistan.
2023-2026 Professor at Department of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Pakistan.
2026- till now Postdoc Fellow the Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Laboratory of the Institute for Advance Studies, New Uzbekistan University
Area of Expertise
Wet Lab Experimental Techniques: PCR, qPCR, PCR-RFLP; DNA/RNA extraction from clinical, environmental, and plant samples; Sanger and next-generation based whole-genome sequencing sample preparation, cDNA synthesis and gene amplification; isolation, cultivation, and phenotypic characterization of bacterial pathogens; antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiling; and field sampling.
Genomics & Bioinformatics: Comparative genomics, pan-genome analysis, transcriptomics, proteo-genomics, metagenomics, population genetics, pathogenomics, genomic characterization of bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens; molecular mimicry and autoimmune diseases candidates prediction, Reverse vaccinology, Molecular docking and MD simulation analysis.