• Dr. Tahir Usman

  • Experience

    Designation Service Type From To
    Associate Professor TTS Aug 27, 2020 November 22 2024
    Assistant Professor TTS Feb 16, 2015 Aug 26, 2020
    Assistant Professor Contract Aug 26, 2014 Feb 15, 2015

  • Biblography

    • Trained in Veterinary Medicine (DVM and MPhil) (The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan) Animal Genetics and Breeding, PhD (China Agriculture University, PR China) Genomics & Bioinformatics, Post Doc (Rostock University, Germany) 52 Weeks of Biosafety Professional Program(American Society of Microbiology) • Engaged with national and international biosafety organizations as a master trainer cum facilitator • Publication: Published over 50 research articles with 40 plus impact factor and 300 citations • Supervised 15 research students (PhD and MPhil) • Research project awards: Got five national and international projects as PI and Co-PI • Serving as reviewer & editor with various of national/international journals • Scientific talks in various conferences/workshops in more than 12 countries • During the COVID-19 pandemic I assisted health department and local administration, delivered media talks and awareness talks in different schools, colleges & universities. • Research Focus: Genomics, genetics & epigenetics bases of production, reproduction and disease resistance traits in dairy animals • Teaching: Besides, genetics and molecular biology I teach biosafety and biosecurity subject to research students in AWKUM for the last couple of years • Biosafety and Biosecurity is my passion, want to lean it & then disseminate it to the masses for biosafe and biosecure practices

  • Research Publications

    S.No: Title
    1 A review on bovine mastitis with special focus on CD4 as a potential candidate gene for mastitis resistance–a review.
    2 Selection and implementation of SNP markers for parentage analysis in a Chinese crossbred cattle population.
    3 Association of SNPs in the coding regions of CD4 gene with mastitis susceptibility and production traits in dairy cattle.
    4 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Promoter of CD4 Gene are Associated with Production and Mastitis Traits in Dairy Cattle.
    5 Folic Acid supplementation regulates milk production variables, metabolic associated genes and pathways in perinatal Hosteins
    6 . Evaluation of heat stress effects o non celluler and transcriptional adaptation of bovine granulosa cells.
    7 Polymorphisms in JAK2 gene are associated with production traits and mastitis resistance in dairy cattle
    8 Significant genetic effects of JAK2 and DGAT1 mutations on milk fat content and mastitis resistance in Holsteins
    9 Epidemiological study of bovine fasciolosis using coprological technique in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    10 First Study of Equine Cryptosporidiosis in Asymptomatic Traction Horses in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
    11 Effect of yeast-based selenium on blood progesterone, metabolites and milk yield in Achai dairy cows,
    12 Comparative efficacy of domestic garlic (Allium sativum) and neem (Azadirachta indica) against Haemonchus contortus in small ruminants
    13 A study on immunological response of leukocytes to ticks in cattle reared in sub-tropical region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
    14 Morphological Characterization of Nigerian Chicken Genotypes Using Multivariate Analyses.
    15 Effect of different level of concentrate feeding on hematobiochemical parameters in an experimentally induced sub acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in sheep
    16 Cross breeding promotes deterioration of semen quality in cattle Bulls.
    17 Novel polymorphisms in bovine CD4 and LAG-3 genes associated with somatic cell counts of clinical mastitis cows.
    18 Association of SNP rs80659072 in the ZRS with polydactyly in Beijing You chickens.
    19 Prevalence and risk factors analysis for Cryptosporidium in apparently healthy lambs of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    20 Molecular characterization of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis through duplex polymerase chain reaction in cattle and human at the North West of Pakistan.
    21 Effects of exogenous bovine somatotropin (rbST) on blood biochemistry of Kundhi buffalo calves.
    22 Evaluation of the Bos taurus unmapped RNA sequence data from the reference bovine genome.
    23 Novel SNPs in IL-17F and IL-17A genes associated with with somatic cell count in Chinese Holstein and Sanhe Cattle.
    24 Comparative study of 13 candidate genes applying multi-reference normalization to detect the expression of different fineness in skin tissues of wool sheep.
    25 Association of SNPs in CD4 gene with fat percentage of Holstein cattle.
    26 Association study of single nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK2 and STAT5B genes and their differential mRNA expression with mastitis susceptibility in Chinese Holstein cattle.
    27 Genetic effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK2 and STAT5A genes on susceptibility of Chinese Holsteins to mastitis
    28 Comparison of methods for high quantity and quality genomic DNA extraction from raw cow milk.
    29 Effects of non-genetic factors on age at first conception and calving interval in Holstein cattle under subtropical conditions
    30 Antimicrobial Resistance and Toxin Genes Profiles of Staphylo coccus aureus Strains from Holstein Milk.
    31 Crocetin induces apoptosis of BGC-823 human gastric cancer cells.
    32 Estimation of genetic parameters of fertility traits in Chinese Holstein cattle.
    33 Polymorphisms in epigenetic and meat quality related genes in fourteen cattle breeds and association with beef quality and carcass traits.
    34 Influence of various environmental factors on dairy production and adaptability of Holstein cattle maintained under tropical and subtropical conditions
    35 Estimation of genetic parameters of reproductive and milk yield traits using multiple-trait animal model in Holstein under subtropical conditions
    36 Performance traits study of Holstein Friesian cattle under subtropical conditions.
    37 A review on severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS COV-2).
    38 Association of polymorphisms in STAT5 genes with milk performance and mastitis resistance traits in dairy cattle
    39 Serological and Molecular Identification of Anaplasma Marginale in Tropical Area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    40 Phylogenetic genotyping, virulence genes and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolates from cases of bovine mastitis
    41 Occurrence of cestodes and comparative efficacy of Typha angustata and sulphadimidine against cestodes in Columba livia domestica (Domestic Pigeon).
    42 Prevalence and risk factors assessment of mange mites in livestock of Malakand Division, Pakistan
    43 Assessment of general populations knowledge, attitude, and perceptions towards the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A cross-sectional study from Pakistan.
    44 Population diversity of sheep bot fly, Oestrus ovis (Linné, 1758) (Diptera: Oestridae: Oestrinae), using SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
    45 Transcriptome sequencing analysis for the identification of stable lncRNAs associated with bovine Staphylococcus aureus mastitis.
    46 Integrated analysis of transcriptome and milk metagenome in subclinical mastitic and healthy cows.
    47 Aberrant DNA Methylation Level in the CD4 and JAK-STAT-Pathway-Related Genes with Mastitis Indicator Traits in Chinese Holstein Dairy Cattle.

  • Awards

    Organization Description Date
    Health Security Partner USA 1. Award of travel grant for training/workshop on biosafety manual development. February 17-19, 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Feb 17, 2020
    Nanjing Agriculture University, China 2. Award of travel grant for 4th International Conference on Sheep Genomics October 15-18, 2018, Nanjing, China. Oct 15, 2018
    International Society of Animal Genetics 3. Award of travel grant for International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) Conference 16-21 July, 2017, Dublin, Ireland. Jul 16, 2017
    DAAD 4. Award of DAAD Post Doctorate Fellowship at the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, (FBN) Dummerstorf, Germany 2016-2017. Jan 1, 2016
    Falling Walls Berlin 5. Award of travel grant for Falling Walls Berlin 08-09 Nov. 2016, Berlin, Germany. Nov 8, 2016
    DAAD 6. Award of travel grant for DAAD-Stapendium 20-22 May 2016, Leipzig, Germany. May 20, 2016
    Piacenza, Italy 7. Award of travel grant for the Winter School 2014 “Precision farming for the sustainability of dairy cattle production” heldin Piacenza, Italy. Dec 12, 2013
    China Agriculture University 9. Award of national scholarship for the session 2012-2013 by China Agriculture University dated 23-4-2014. Apr 23, 2014
    International Society of Animal Genetics 9. Award of travel grant for International Society of Animal Genetics Conference 27-31 July. 2014, Xi’an, China. Jul 27, 2014
    World Conference of Animal Production 10. Award of travel grant for World Conference of Animal Production 14-20 Oct. 2013, Beijing, China. Oct 14, 2013
    Livestock Functional Genomics Summer School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 11. Award of full scholarship for Livestock Functional Genomics Summer School 13-21 Sep. 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sep 13, 2013
    National Academy of Young Scientists 12. Declared as 4th best young scientist in all field of animal and veterinary sciences in 2013 by the National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) Pakistan. May 6, 2013
    international symposium on Animal Functional Genomics, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 13. Award of full scholarship for international symposium on Animal Functional Genomics 09-11 Sep. 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sep 9, 2013
    China Agriculture University 14. Award of excellent research achievement by China Agriculture University for the year 2012. Dec 6, 2012
    Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing, China 15. Award for oral presentation in the Pak-China 60th friendship anniversary celebrated in May 2011 in Beijing. Oct 5, 2011
    China Agriculture University 16. Award of excellent Cultural Activities by CAU for the year 2011. Dec 30, 2011
    China Scholarship Council 17. Award of doctoral full scholarship by China Scholarship Council from 2011 to 2014. Oct 5, 2010
    Agriculture University Peshawar 18. Award of bronze medal for getting 3rd position in master degree (2009-2010) in the Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences awarded by The Agriculture University Peshawar, Pakistan. Feb 18, 2012

  • Conferences

    Level Country City Conference Dated
    International China Beijing 1) 2020 Online Workshop on Epigenetic Regulation and Animal & Human Health Jul 11, 2020
    National Pakistan Islamabad 2. International conference on recent trends in biotechnology at Allam Iqbal Open University Islamab Oct 16, 2019
    International Pakistan Lahore 3. International Buffalo Congress 18-20 February 2019 Lahore-Pakistan. Feb 18, 2019
    International Pakistan Islamabad 4. International conference “Use of Genome Editing for Global Food Security” April 8-10, 2019, Islam Apr 8, 2019
    International China Nanjing 4. 4th International Conference on Sheep Genomics, October 15-18, 2018, Nanjing, China. Oct 15, 2018
    International Pakistan Jheng 6. International One Health Conference November 09-10 2017, Jheng, Pakistan. Nov 9, 2017
    International Ireland Dublin 7. International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) Conference 16-21 July, 2017, Dublin, Ireland. Jul 16, 2021
    International Germany Leipzig 8. Leibniz-Kolleg for Young Researchers “Chances and Challenges of Interdisciplinarity” Nov 9, 2016
    International Germany Berlin 9. Falling Walls Berlin, 8-9 November 2016, Berlin Germany. Nov 9, 2016
    International Germany Leipzig 10. DAAD Stapendium meeting, 20-22 May 2016, Leipzig Germany. May 20, 2016
    International Pakistan Peshawar 11. International Conference on Dairy Science Park, 16-18 Nov 2015, Peshawar, Pakistan. Nov 16, 2015
    International China Xian 12. International Society of Animal Genetics Conference, July 27 – August 1, 2014, Xi’an, China. Jul 27, 2014
    International Pakistan Jheng 13. International Conference on Advances in Parasitology and Public Health 22-24 Oct 2014, Jheng, Pa Oct 22, 2014
    International Pakistan Multan 14. International Conference on Zoonoses 17-19 Oct 2014, Multan Pakistan. Oct 17, 2014
    International Brazil Sao Paulo 15. International Symposium on Livestock Functional Genomics, 09-11 Sep 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sep 9, 2013
    International China Beijing 16. World Conference on Animal Production, 15-20 Oct 2013, Beijing, China. Oct 15, 2013
    International Pakistan Peshawar 16. International Conference on Dairy Science Park, 18-20 Nov 2013, Peshawar, Pakistan. Nov 18, 2013
    International Pakistan Peshawar 18. International Conference on Dairy Science Park, 21-23 Nov 2011, Peshawar, Pakistan. Nov 21, 2011
    International China Beijing 19. Sino-Pak University Student Forum, 23-27 May 2011, Beijing, China. May 23, 2011

  • Memberships

    Title Organization From Date To Dated
    Life time member Pakistan Biological Safety Association Sep 10, 2018 Jun 1, 2021
    Member American Society of Microbiologist (ASM). Jan 1, 2019 Jun 1, 2021
    Member International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG). May 5, 2014 Apr 5, 2016
    Member International Society for Applied Life Sciences (ISALS). Apr 1, 2014 Jun 1, 2021
    Member German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) alumni. Jan 1, 2016 Jun 1, 2021
    Registered doctor Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC). Jan 1, 2008 Jun 1, 2021

  • Fundings

    Title Type Source From Date To Date
    1. Inter-generational epigenetic transmission of S. aureus mastitis and functional validation International linkages PSF-NSFC Pakistan Science Foundation and Nature Science Foundation of China Jun 1, 2020 May 30, 2023
    2. A Virtual training on Biological Waste Management for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Approved by HSP, USA in Training of the Trainers HSP, USA Sep 1, 2020 Mar 30, 2021
    3. Evaluation of Tick Protein A candidate of local strain vaccine against vector ticks of babesiosis NRPU Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Jun 10, 2016 Jun 10, 2021
    4. Epidemiology of parasitic zoonosis in human, canine and feline population NRPU Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Sep 10, 2018 Sep 10, 2021
    5. Genetic and Engineering effects of JAK-STAT pathway related genes on mastitis resistance in dairy SRGP Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Mar 12, 2017 Mar 11, 2018

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