My Professional Experience
Research Experience
BEACON Research Fellow 05/2021 – Present
College of Veterinary Medicine & BEACON Research Centre , East Lansing, MI
Developing a tractable mouse model to study the spread and emergence of antimicrobial resistance among the gut microbiota community members.
- Designed and executed both in-vitro and in-vivo experiments
- Analyzed sanger, shotgun, and 16S metagenomic sequencing data using multiple bioinformatics tools
- Mentored two undergraduate students in the project
Witter Research Fellow 08/2020 – 05/2021
College of Veterinary Medicine & Institute of Integrative Toxicology, East Lansing, MI
Studying horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) among commensal and pathogenic bacteria
- Built a reproducible in-vitro system to study transfer of resistance genes among bacteria
- Culture and Isolation of multi-drug resistant pathogens from different samples
- Mentored four undergraduate students in different lab projects
Graduate Research Assistant 09/2017 – 08/2020
Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory, Food Safety and Toxicology Centre, East Lansing, MI
Studied evolution of Campylobacter jejuni leads to loss of motility, rpoN (s54) deletion, and genome reduction.
- Performed pathogenic jejuni culture, motility assay, colony PCR, and transmission electron microscopy.
- Analyzed whole-genome re-sequencing data through population genomic and SNP polymorphism methods
- Mentored one undergraduate student in this project
- Written and published peer-reviewed manuscript
Fulbright Research Fellow 09/2015 – 08/2017
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
Studied Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis & Campylobacter Outbreaks in the USA
- Retrieved national level outbreaks data (1990-2015), cleaned and transformed the data using R software
- Performed statistical analyses (descriptive & binomial regression) using SAS software
- Defended thesis and published manuscripts
Fulbright Research Fellow 09/2015 – 08/2017
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
Studied Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis & Campylobacter Outbreaks in the USA
- Retrieved national level outbreaks data (1990-2015), cleaned and transformed the data using R software
- Performed statistical analyses (descriptive & binomial regression) using SAS software
- Defended thesis and published manuscripts
I’ve Worked With
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2020
Fundamental of Genetics (IBIO/PLB 341), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Major Responsibilities: Taught two recitation sections (average 60 students), held office hours for problems solving, & prepared and graded (quizzes, assignments, and exams)
Course Developer (Graduate Level Online Course) Fall 2019
One Health-Transdisciplinary Collaboration in Global Health (OST-821), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Major Responsibilities: Developed course curriculum, course guide, assignments, exams, and assessment plans
Parasitology Lab Instructor Fall 2019
Vet Sci II (VM530) Parasitology Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Major Responsibilities: Gave hands-on training to veterinary student to prepare microscopic slides for identifying different parasites in clinical samples of multiple animals species (dog, cat, cattle, sheep and horse) under microscope
Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2019
Fundamental of Genetics (IBIO/PLB 341), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Major Responsibilities: Taught two recitation sections (average 60 students), held office hours for problems solving, & prepared and graded (quizzes, assignments, and exams)
Clinical Experience
Assistant Farm Doctor 2014-2015
Chawla Dairy Farm
Job Description: Monitoring herd health, performing regular animal exams, overseeing farm staff, vaccinating animals seasonally, and treating patients.
Clinical Intern Veterinarian 2014
Civil Veterinary Hospital & Slaughter House, TLW, Faisalabad
Job Description: Closely worked with main doctor to treat outdoor animal patients (small and large animals), performed physical examinations and recorded patients’ history. Performed all animal health check-up before slaughtering and collected samples, oversaw the hygienic standards of slaughter house and meet quality. Participated in seasonal animals vaccination campaigns.