Faculty Profile

Dr Muhammad Sohail Afzal

Chairperson Department of Life Sciences, Associate Professor

School of Science

Department of Life Sciences

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Biography

I am Muhammad Sohail Afzal, I did my M.SC. in Biochemistry and Ph.D. in Virology and Immunology from the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan in 2014. My research work was carried out at Institute Pasteur de Lille France in Dr. Jean Dubuisson Lab. My areas of research interest are Public Health, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of viral-mediated infectious diseases, population genetics focusing on the role of host factors in predisposition and therapy response during infectious diseases. I have completed a postdoc fellowship on cancer genetics. I have more than 170 publications with 3000+ citations and over 1500 impact factor. I have supervised 50+ maste thesis and 05 BS-level theses.

Interest Areas

  • Virology and Immunology
  • Infectious Disaeses
  • Epidemiology and Public Health
  • Metabolic Disorders

Projects

  • Identification of risk factors leading to early onset of diabetes mellitus and genetic characterization of monogenic diabetes in Pakistan. NRPU-HEC. November 2021. PKR 9.278 Million. CO-Principal Investigator
  • SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and sero-epidemiologic studies among general public in Lahore, Pakistan. GCU-Lahore, August 2021. PKR 0.2 Million. CO-Principal Investigator
  • Open label randomized control trial to assess the efficacy and safety of dual anticoagulant i.e. rivaroxaban plus aspirin and clopidogrel plus aspirin in patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome. August, 2021. PKR 1.1 Million. CO-Principal Investigator
  • Analysis of the host immune factors resulting in varied disease progression due to COVID-19 infection. ORIC-UMT, September 2021. PKR 0.106 Million. Principal Investigator
  • COVID-19 and deadly impact of co-morbidities in COVID suspected and confirmed patients. From Umer Shoaib Surgical Hospital, Lahore in June 2021. PKR 0.1 Million. June, 2021. Principal Investigator
  • Exploring the Risk factors for severity in COVID-19 patients in Pakistan. From EMRO, WHO in August 2020. USD 13000. CO-Principal Investigator

Professional Experience

Name of Organization Designation Start Date End Date
SKMCH&RC, Lahore Post-Doctoral Fellow (Post-PhD) 01-01-2015 30-08-2015
SKMCH&RC, Lahore Research Associate (Post-PhD) 03-09-2014 31-12-2014
Institute Pasteur Lille, France Research Associate (Pre-PhD) 01-12-2011 31-05-2012

Selected Publications (Impact Factor)

Publication Type Title Journal Name Impact Factor Year of Publication
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Global Burden of Disease 2021 Health Financing Collaborator Network. Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026 Lancet Glob Health. 38.900 2023
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) GBD 2019 Pakistan Collaborators. The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Glob Health. 38.900 2023
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Enzymatic hydrolysis of low temperature alkali pretreated wheat straw using immobilized β-xylanase nanoparticles. RSC Adv 4.030 2023
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD 2019 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators. Lancet Glob Health. 38.900 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) GBD 2019 LRI Collaborators. Age-sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Infect Dis. 71.420 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) GBD 2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet 202.730 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) GBD 2019 Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Collaborators. The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD Collaborative Study. The Lancet Oncology 54.330 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) War-torn Afghanistan and Cancer care: Where to focus! Lancet Oncology. 54.330 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD Collaborative Study The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 44.860 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Global, Regional, and National Burden of Colorectal Cancer and its risk factors, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis for Global Burden of Disease 2019. GBD Collaborative Study. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 45.040 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD 2019 Adolescent Transport and Unintentional Injuries Collaborators. The Lancet Public Health 72.470 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010-19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators Lancet. 202.730 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Wild poliovirus outbreak in Afghanistan: A wake-up call for global health experts J Infect. 38.630 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) COVID-19 and alarming dengue co-epidemics in the dilapidated healthcare system in Pakistan: Where to focus J Infect. 38.630 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration. JAMA Oncol 33.010 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Pakistan. Lancet Infect Dis. 25.000 2021

Educational Qualifications

Degree Name & Area Year University City,Country
PhD - Virology & Immunology National University of Science & Technology Pakistan
MPhil - Virology & Immunology National University of Science & Technology Pakistan

Academic Positions

Position Start Date End Date
Associate Professor 20-04-2018 Present
Assistant Professor 01-09-2015 19-04-2018

Achievements

  • Awarded with Best Researcher of the Year award 2016 at UMT.
  • Awarded with Best Researcher of the Year award 2017 at UMT.
  • First Position in PhD course work (Atta ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan).
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