VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Dr. Abdul Wajid
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology


PhD (Molecular Biology & Biotechnology )


Molecular virology
To continuously develop the skill of working in a competitive environment for a brilliant career, to work in an organization where I could have an opportunity to give one hundred percent for the attainment for personal and organizational goal through dedication and hard work.
Experience
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
From Dec 04, 2018 To present
Lecturer
Department of Biotechnology
From Jan 01, 2017 To Dec 03, 2018
Research Assciate
Quality Operations Laboratories
From Dec 01, 2012 To Dec 31, 2016
Research Associate
Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
From Oct 20, 2009 To Nov 30, 2012
Honors And Awards
Appreciation Certificate
Year: 2020
Research Productivity Award
Year: 2019
Publications
Category: Research paper
Abdul Wajid, Tanveer Hussain, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Genetic Evaluation of Rajanpuri Goat by Complete mtDNA Displacement Region and Microsatellite Markers. VETERINARSKA STANICA; 52 (5)
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Tawseef Khan, Wali Khan, Abdul Wajid, Ayesha Maqbool 2021. Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections in Cows and Buffaloes in Lower Dir, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Pakistan. Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Abdul Wajid, T Hussain, M Soail, A Ali and K Abbas ME Babar 2021. Molecular Phylogeny and Genetic Diversity of Domestic Yaks (Bos grunniens) in Pakistan based on Mitochondrial and Microsatellite Markers VETERINARSKA STANICA; 52 (6)
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Nida Sadaqat, Abdul Wajid, Tanver Hussain, Muhammad Sarwar Khan and Masrorr Ellahi Babar 2021. Prion Protein Gene Shows Low Sequence Diversity in Wild Punjab Urial from Pakistan. Pakistan journal of Zoology 1-4
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A Fatih, Abdul Wajid, MMT Kiani, MA Bajwa, ME Babar, PA Burger, T Hussain 2021. Mitochondrial Phylogeny and Population Structure of Pakistani Dromedary Camel. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology- 25:981?984
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T. Hussain, F. Hussain, A. Wajid, M. Ellahi Babar, M. M. Musthafa and F. M. M. T. Marikar 2021. Microsatellite marker based genetic diversity in Mareecha and Barela breeds of dromedary camel from Pakistan. VETERINARSKA STANICA 52 (3)
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Abdul Wajid, V Mayahi, R Yin, Q Ain, A Mohiuddin, F Khalid, A Rehim A Manan, M Baksh 2021. Genomic and Biological Characteristics of Avian Orthoavulavirus-1 strains Isolated from Multiple Wild Birds and Backyard Chickens in Pakistan
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Maryam Mukhtar, Andleeb Batool, Abdul Wajid, and Iram Qayyum 2017. Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Influence T1D Susceptibility among Pakistanis. A ID 4171254, 6
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Abdul Wajid, K Dimitrov, M Wasim, SF Rehmani, A Basharat, T Bibi, S Arif, T Yaqu, M Tayyaba, M Ababneh, P Sharma, PJ Miller, CL Afonso 2017. Repeated isolation of virulent Newcastle disease viruses in poultry and captive non-poultry avian species in
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Category: Research paper
Yasmeen, A., T. Hussain, A. Ahmad, T. Yaqub, S. Masood, A.Nadeem, F. Masood, F. Hussain, S. A. Khan, A. Wajid and M. E. Babar. Characteristic features of IFN-a gene of MHC-I in Beetal goat breed of Punjab, Pakistan. J. Ani Plant Sci 27(1): 2017, Page
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D H Lee, David E. Swayne, P Sharma, S F Rehmani, Abdul Wajid, David L. Suarez, Claudio Afonso (2016). H9N2 Low pathogenic avian influenza in Pakistan (2012-2015). Veterinary Record Open.
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Category: Abstract
SF Rehmani, T Bibi, AWajid. Seropositivity of avian influenza serotype H9: A complex phenomenon for virulent New-Castle disease outbreaks in commercial chicken population of Pakistan. J Infect Dis Ther, Int Conf on Influenza Aug 24-26, 2015 Lond, UK
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H Sadia, S Manzoor, A Wajid, M Tayyab, S Firyal, A S Hashmi, Z U Mughal, A K Mehmood, Tahir Yaqub, A R Awan and M Wasim (2016). Feline Mammary Tumors Show Altered COX-2 and BRCA1 Expression. Pak . J. Zool, vol. 48(6), pp. 1705-1714
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MA Qazi, S Sherzada, Abdul Wajid, S Iqbal, U Atique, R Bibi, A Maqbool, SA Khan, A Ali, T Hussain, ME Babar 2020. Molecular analysis of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from infected dairy goats. Thai J Vet Med. 49(4): 361-367
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Abdul Wajid*, V Mayahi, Renfo, Q Ain, A Mohiuddin, Asif Rehim, Abdul Manan, Muqadas Baksh 2020. Genetic, Antigenic, and Pathogenic Characteristics of Avian Orthoavulavirus-1s Isolated from Multiple Avian Species in Pakistan. Tro. Anim. Heal. prod.
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Lubna NI, Q Ain, A Wajid, A Mohiuddin, TM Yousaf, N Hussain, S Sherzada, T Hussain, ME Babar 2020. Detection of genetic variations in pattern recognition receptor (PPR) gene of Tharparkar cattle breed. Pakistan Veterinary Journal http://dx.doi.org
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A Hussain, A Wajid, S Ather, K Alyas, M Awais, MR Khan, T Hussain, ME Babar 2019. Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Virulent Strains of Avian Avulavirus-1 from 3 Multiple Avian Species in AJK 2017-18. Brazilian J of Microb. IF 2.9
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I Irshad, A Aslam, MY Tipu, K Ashraf, B Zahid, A Wajid 2019. Pathotyping and Genetic Characterization of Avian Avulavirus-1 and Low Pathogenicity H9N2 Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Punjab, Pakistan. Pak J zoology
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SL Butt, KM Dimitrov, A Wajid, T Bibi, A Basharat, SF Rehmani, CL Afonso 2019.Enhanced phylogenetic resolution of Newcastle disease outbreaks using complete viral genome sequences from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples. Virus Gene
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Abid Hussain, Abdul Wajid, S Ather, K Alyas, M Awais, MR Khan, T Hussain, ME Babar. Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Virulent Strains of Avian Avulavirus-1 from Multiple Avian Species in Azad Jammu and Kashmir 2017-18. Brazilian J of Micro
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Fei Y, Liu X, Mu J, Wajid A, Yin R 2019. The Emergence of Avian Orthoavulavirus-13 in Wild Migratory Waterfowl in China Revealed the Existence of Diversified Trailer Region Sequences and HNGene Lengths within this Serotype, Viruses 11(7):646
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Category: Research paper
Abdul Wajid, Iqra Rauf, Safa Ather, Irshad Hussain 2019. Immunoprotective role of LaSota vaccine under immunosuppressive conditions in chicken challenged with velogenic avian avulavirus-1. Tropical animal Health & Production.
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Category: Research paper
T Namat, Abdul Wajid*, Q Ain, A Mohiuddin, G Ayub, A Manan, T Hussain. Determination of Genetic Variations in Bovine Toll-Like Receptor2 Gene in Native Achai and Lohani cattle breeds of KPK, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of zoology
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Category: Research paper
AU Ghalib, T Hussain, Abdul Wajid, A Ali, A Ali, ZH Kuthu, S Akbar and K Abbas. Polymorphic Variation and Phylogeny of the Myostatin Gene in Wild Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis). Pure and Applied Biology. 8,3
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K Batool, Abdul Wajid, S Shahid, Q Ain, A Rahim, K Abbas, A Batool, A Ali, T Hussain, ME Babar (2020). Detection of Polymorphisms and Protein Domain Architecture of Toll-Like Receptor 2 Gene in Dhanni and Jersey cattle breeds. Russian J genetics
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Parveen, A., Batool, A., Mukhtar, M., Wajid, A., & Malkani, N. (2020). Association of Interleukin 17F with Arthritis in Punjabi Families of Pakistan, Journal of Bioresource Management, 7 (1).
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A Basharat, A Wajid, A Batool, T Batool, A Basit, K Abbas, A Ullah, M Shaukat 2019. Identification of two novel missense TBX22 mutations are a frequent cause of non-syndromic cleft palate in Pakistani population. Accepted in Pakistan J Zoology
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Kashaf Alyas, Abdul Wajid, William G Dundon, Safa Ather, Tayyeba Batool and Masroor Ellahi Babar 2019. Isolation and characterization of avian influenza H9N2 viruses from different avian species in Pakistan 2016-2017. Avian Disease
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Shahid S, MN Khan, ME Babar, M Idress, A Wajid, MN Sharif, MS Iqbal, I Amin, M Shahid 2019. Identification of three Cyprinidae family members through Cytochrome Oxidase I. PVJ
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Muqadas Farhan, Abdul Wajid, T Hussain, F Jabeen, U Ishaque, M Iftikhar, MA Daim, A Noureen 2020. Investigation of oxidative stress enzymes and histological alterations in tilapia exposed to chlorpyrifos. Envirom Sci Poll Res, https://doi.org/10.10
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Category: Research Paper
Abdul Wajid, Vafa Mayahi, Renfu Yin, Quratul Ain, A Mohiuddin, F Khalid1 , A Rehim, A Manan, M Baksh 2020. Genomic and Biological Characteristics of Avian Orthoavulavirus-1 strains Isolated from Multiple Wild Birds and Backyard. Accepted in TAHP
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H Sadia, S Manzoor, A Wajid, M. Tayyab, S. Firyal, A. S. Hashmi, T. Yaqub, Z. U. Mughal, A. K. Mehmood, and M. Wasim (2016). COX-2 and BRCA1 have altered expression profile in different canine tumors. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 26(1):2016
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Shafqat Fatima Rehmani, Abdul Wajid, Tasra Bibi, Bushra Nazir, Nadia Mukhtar, Abid Hussain, Nazir Ahmad Lone, Tahir Yaqub, Claudio L. Afonso 2015. Presence of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus in Vaccinated Chickens Farms. J. Clin. Microbio 53:1715–17
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Category: Research papar
M Sabra, K Dimitrov, I Goraichuk, Abdul Wajid, A Basharat, SF Rehmani, P Miller, C Afonso 2017. New sub-genotypes of virulent avian paramyxoviruses 1 from pigeons co-circulate in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. BMC Veterinary Research BVET-D-17-00
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M.E. Babar, T. Hussain, A. Wajid, A. Nawaz, A. Nadeem, S.A. Shah, M.A. Shahid, N. Ahmad, 2015. Mitochondrial Cytochrome-B And D-Loop Sequence Based Genetic Diversity In Mareecha And Bareela Camel Breeds Of Pakistan. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 25(2):2015
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Abdul wajid, M wasim, T Yaqub, M Tayyab, Tanveer Hussain and Salma Siddique (2014). Assessment of genetic diversity in Balochi and Rakhshani sheep breeds of Balochistan using microsatellite DNA markers. J. of Animal and Plant Sci, Volume 24, No. (5)
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Z. Ahmed, M.E. Babar, T. Hussain, F.I. Awan, A. Wajid, S. A. Shah, M.M. Ali (2014). Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Kail sheep breed of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan using microsatellite markers. J. of Animal and Plant Sci (JAPS). 24(5): 1329-1
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Tanveer Hussain, M. E. Babar, S. Peter, Abdul Wajid, A Nadeem, K Abbas, N Akhter, Z Ahmad, M Wasim, A Ali, I G Imumorin. Phylogeny of Pakistani cattle breeds using mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Accepted in Pak J Zoo
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Abdul wajid, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Wasim, M. E. Babar, SA Sha, K abbas, MM manzoor (2013). The Future prospective of Genomic Biotechnology in animal breeding “their Potential for livestock production in Pakistan. The J of Animal & Plant Sci, 23(4
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Hashaam Habib, T Yaqub, S F Rehmani, Nadia Mukhtar, Tasra Bibi, Abdul Wajid. Biological and Molecular Characterization of Newcastle Disease Virus Through Haemagglutinin-neuraminidase Gene Isolated from Lahore District. Accepted in J Inf Mole Biol
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Babar, M. E., T. Hussain, A. Wajid (2013). Biotechnological Approaches for Better Buffalo Production. Buffalo Bulletin, Vol.32 (Special Issue 1): 142-150, Invited paper at the occasion of 10th world Buffalo congress and 7th Asian Buffalo congress, 20
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Babar, M. E., T. Hussain, A. Wajid, Nadeem, A., W. A. Khan, A. Fatima, R. Saif, M. M. Manzoor, A. Ali, S. A. Shah and (2013). Genomic Exploration of Pakistani Buffalo- our Black Gold. Vol. 32 (special issue 2): 658-661, Buffalo Bulletin
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T. Hussain, M. M. Manzoor, A. Wajid, A. Nadeem, A. Ali, S. A. Shah, K. Abbas, M. De Donato and M. E. Babar (2013). High conservation of SRY gene in Buffalo compared to other Bovids. Vol. 32 (Special issue 2): 666-670, Buffalo Bulletin
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Tanveer Hussain, ME Babar, Haleema Sadia, Misbah Shaheen, Asif Nadeem, Akhter Ali, Abdul Wajid and Sajjad Ali Shah (2013). Microsatellite markers based Genetic Diversity Analysis in Damani and Nachi Goat Breeds of Pakistan. Pak Vet J, 33(4): 520- 522
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Muhammad Zubair Shabbir, Ahsan, Abdul Wajid, Shafqat Fatima Rehmani, and Muhammad Munir (2013). Evolution of Newcastle disease virus: Disease appraisal with global and Pakistan perspective. J. Inf. Mol. Biol. 1 (4): 52 – 57.
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Lashari, M. H; Farooq, S; Masood, M; Wajid, A; Pervez, M. T 2020. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated hematological alterations in small ruminants of D.G. Khan district of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veter
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Umar Bacha, Muhammad Nasir, Tanveer Hussain, Abdul Wajid (2013). L-carnitine of red meat consumption contributes less in heart diseases progression as compared to low expressed PPARa leading to activation of mTOR1C. Int J Adv Res, 1, 7, 169-174
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Tasra Bibi, Asim Aslam, Shafqat Fatima Rehmani, Abdul Wajid (2013). Effect of different vaccination routes using live vaccine against Newcastle Disease on lymphoid organs of Broiler Chickens. J Infect Mol Biol. 1 (3): 41 – 45.
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M. Ahmad, T. Hussain, M. E. Babar, J. Ahmad, A. Wajid , N. Badshah (2012). Genetic Study of USH1C/DFNB18 by linkage analysis. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research. 2(1): 89-93.
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K M. Dimitrov, P Sharma, J D. Volkening, Abdul Wajid, I V. Goraichuk, S F. Rehmani, A Basharat, I Shittu, T M Joannis, P J. Miller, C Afonso 2017. A robust and cost-effective approach to sequence and analyze complete genomes of small RNA viruses. Acc
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S Manzoor, AR Awan, Abdul Wajid, S Firyal, M Tayyab, M Mansha, A K Mahmood, AS Hashmi, M Wasim 2017. c-Myc has Altered Expression in Canine and Feline Tumors. Pak J Zool, 49(6), 2147-2152
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Category: Abstarct
Miller PJ, Rehmani SF, Setiyaningsih S, Wajid A, Afonso, C.L. 2014. Emergence of new sub-genotypes of virulent Newcastle disease virus with panzootic features [abstract]. American Veterinary Medical Association. Abstract/Paper ID No. 16731. 59.
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Category: GenBank sequences
Abdul Wajid (2012-2017), Registered >550 Full genome sequences from Avian Influenza, Newcastle disease viruses, Infectious bronchitis viruses /New Polymorphisms/haplotypes to National Institute for Bi-otechnological Information (NCBI) Gene Bank, USA
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Butt S, Y He, KM Dimitrov, PJ Miller, A Wajid, SF Rehmani, CL Afonso. Next-generation sequencing of Newcastle disease virus from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. AVMA Convention 2017, July 21-25 in Indianapolis, Indiana
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Sidra Manzoor, A Nadeem, M E Babar, W Shehzad, AS Hashmi, M Imran, Tanveer Hussain, Abdul Wajid and Maryam Javed 2017. Molecular Effects of Polymorphism in the 3’UTR of Osteopontin Gene in Riverine Buffalo. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 49(4), 1-3
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Javeria, ME Babar, A Ali, A Nadeem, Abdul Wajid, Sajjad A Shah, Sadaf Rashid, Muhammad Wasim and M Abdullah 2017. Association between the COMT Gene and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Case-Control Study. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 49(5), 1-4
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Abdul Wajid, A Basharat, T A Khan, M Wasim, S F Rehmanib 2017. Complete Genome Sequence of a Velogenic Newcastle Disease Virus isolated from Clinically Healthy Exotic Parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) in Pakistan. Genome Announc (999):e01581-16.
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Abdul Wajid, M Wasim, A Batool, H Sadia, T Bibi, A Basharat, S Manzoor, T Yaqub, M Tayyab, S F Rehmani (2017). Complete genomic analysis of Newcastle Disease Virus of a recent panzootic isolated from vaccinated poultry flock in 2014 in Pakistan. JAPS
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Yasmeen, A., T. Hussain, A. Ahmad, T. Yaqub, S. Masood, A.Nadeem, F. Masood, F. Hussain, S. A. Khan, A. Wajid and M. E. Babar. Characteristic features of IFN-a gene of MHC-I in Beetal goat breed of Punjab, Pakistan. J. Ani Plant Sci 27(1): 2017, Page
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T. Hussain, M.E. Babar and A. Wajid (2016). Extra Nuclear DNA Control Region and Cytochome b Gene based Phylogeny of Kail Sheep Breed of Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Implications towards Conservation. J. Animal & Plant Sci, 26(6): 2016, Page: 1890-1893
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Khan, M. A, M. A. Khan, M. S. Khan, A. A. Anjum, I. Ahmad, A. Wajid and Z.U. Din. Molecular identification of Theileria species in naturally infected sheep and goats in Northern Balochistan. 27 (4): 2017 J. of Plant and Anim. Sci.
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A Wajid, Rehmani SF, Wasim M, Basharat A, Dimitrov KM, Afonso CL. 2016. Complete genome sequence of a virulent Newcastle disease virus strain isolated from a clinically healthy duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) in Pak. Genome Announc 4(4):e00730-1
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Abdul Wajid, Rehmani SF, Sharma P, Goraichuk IV, Dimitrov KM, Afonso CL. 2016. Complete genome sequence of genotype VI Newcastle disease viruses isolated from pigeons in Pakistan. Genome Announc 4(4):e00845-16. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00845-16.
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T Hussain, M E Babar, S O. Peters, A Wajid, A Ali, A Azam, Z Ahmad, M Wasim, Ahmad Ali, K Kizilkaya, M D Donato and Ikhide G. Imumorin 2016. Microsatellite Markers Based Genetic Evaluation of Pakistani Cattle Breeds. Pak. J. Zool, vol. 48(6), pp. 163
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Tanveer H. A. Wajid and ME Babar. Genetic Diversity in Kail sheep through Mitochondrial DNA Marker. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences.
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Asima Saman, Abdul Wajid, M Wasim, Aysha Sara, M Salman, and Zia Uddin (2016). Allele and Haplotype diversity of 17 Y-STRs loci in Northern region Pashtun (Pathans) population of Pakistan. Aust. J. Foren. Sci. TAJF-2015-0015
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Abdul wajid, M Wasim, S F Rehmani, Tasra Bibi, T Yaqub, and C L. Afonso (2015). Complete genome sequence of newly emerging virulent Newcastle disease virus isolated from chickens in Pakistan. Genome Announcements 01/2015; 3(3). DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00
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P J. Miller, R Haddas, L Simanov, A Lublin, S F Rehmani, A Wajid, Tasra Bibi, T A Khan, T Yaqub, S Setiyaningsih, C L. Afonso (2015). Emergence of New Sub-Genotypes of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus with Panzootic Features. Infec, Genet and Evol 29
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M. E. Babar, A. Nadeem, T. Hussain, A. Wajid, S. A. Shah, A. Iqbal, Z. Sarfraz and M. Akram. (2012). Microsatellite marker based genetic diversity among four varieties of Pakistani Aseel Chicken. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 32(2): 237-241
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Abdul Wajid, William G Dundon, T. Hussain, ME. Babar 2018. Pathotyping and genetic characterization of Avian Avulavirus-1 from domestic and wild waterfowl, geese and black swans in Pakistan, 2014 to 2017. Archives of Virology
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Abdul Wajid, A. Basharat, T. Bibi, SF Rehmani 2018. Comparison of protection and viral shedding following vaccination with Newcastle disease virus strains of different genotypes used in vaccine formulation. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1-7
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Research Grants
DateTitleAgency / OrganizationHeadingAmount (Rs.)
2020Identification and maintenance of virulent Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) in Pakistan: The impact ofNRPUIn review5063450.0000
2019Preparation of effective vaccine against ND using Recombinant DNA tech. and study in chickenPARBFunded and in progress4000000.0000
2019PPR Monitoring in Pakistan: Isolation of the Agent and Its Biological & Genetic characterizationVirtual UniversityFunded and in progress500000.0000
2019Host Innate Immune Responses of Chicken, Ducks and Pigeons Infected with A Avulavirus-1s of DifferenHigher Education CommissionFunded and in progress469000.0000