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DR. TAHIR USMAN

Associate Professor

Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences , Garden Campus

Contact Information:

tahirusman@awkum.edu.pk

Biography:

Dr. Tahir Usman is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM).

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Postal Address:

Abdul Wali Khan University
College of AH & VS
College Chowk KPK, Pakistan.

PROFILE

Academics

Year	Qualification	Institute
2016	Post Doc	Leibniz-DAAD post doc fellowship from Germany
2014	Ph.D	China Agriculture University Beijing
2011	MS / M.Phil	Agriculture University Peshawar
2008	BS Hons / Master	Agriculture University Peshawar
2003	HSSC	BISE Kohat
2001	SSC	BISE Peshawar

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization
2020-08-27		Associate Professor	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
2015-02-16	2020-08-26	Assistant Professor	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
2014-08-26	2015-02-15	Assistant Professor	Agriculture University Peshawar

Publications (Total No. of Publications 36)

Title	Journal	DOI
Effect of yeast-based selenium on blood progesterone, metabolites and milk yield in Achai dairy cows,	Journal	https://doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2019.1683475
Comparative efficacy of domestic garlic (Allium sativum) and neem (Azadirachta indica) against Haemonchus contortus in small ruminants	Journal	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336027306
A review on bovine mastitis with special focus on CD4 as a potential candidate gene for mastitis resistance�a review.	Journal	https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2020-0024
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Promoter of CD4 Gene are Associated with Production and Mastitis Traits in Dairy Cattle.	Journal	DOI: 10.29261/pakvetj/2020.057
Selection and implementation of SNP markers for parentage analysis in a Chinese crossbred cattle population.	Journal	https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-30446/v1
Association of SNPs in the coding regions of CD4 gene with mastitis susceptibility and production traits in dairy cattle.	Journal	https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/article/view/243259
. Evaluation of heat stress effects o non celluler and transcriptional adaptation of bovine granulosa cells.	Journal	doi: 10.1186/s40104-019-0408-8.
First Study of Equine Cryptosporidiosis in Asymptomatic Traction Horses in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan	Journal	https://thepab.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1159
Folic Acid supplementation regulates milk production variables, metabolic associated genes and pathways in perinatal Hosteins	Journal	doi: 10.1111/jpn.13313.
Polymorphisms in JAK2 gene are associated with production traits and mastitis resistance in dairy cattle	Journal	https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2019-0082
Significant genetic effects of JAK2 and DGAT1 mutations on milk fat content and mastitis resistance in Holsteins	Journal	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022029919000682
Epidemiological study of bovine fasciolosis using coprological technique in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.	Journal	http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2020.90050
A study on immunological response of leukocytes to ticks in cattle reared in sub-tropical region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan	Journal	http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2019.80107
Effect of different level of concentrate feeding on hematobiochemical parameters in an experimentally induced sub acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in sheep	Journal	http://thejaps.org.pk/docs/v-28-01/11.pdf
Morphological Characterization of Nigerian Chicken Genotypes Using Multivariate Analyses.	Journal	10.3923/ijps.2018.560.567
Molecular characterization of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis through duplex polymerase chain reaction in cattle and human at the North West of Pakistan.	Journal	http://www.pvj.com.pk/pdf-files/37_3/360-363.pdf
Prevalence and risk factors analysis for Cryptosporidium in apparently healthy lambs of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.	Journal	http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.3.863.868
Novel polymorphisms in bovine CD4 and LAG-3 genes associated with somatic cell counts of clinical mastitis cows.	Journal	10.4238/gmr16039859
Association of SNP rs80659072 in the ZRS with polydactyly in Beijing You chickens.	Journal	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185953
Association of SNPs in CD4 gene with fat percentage of Holstein cattle.	Journal	doi: gmr15038697
Cross breeding promotes deterioration of semen quality in cattle Bulls.	Journal	http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.1.97.103
Comparative study of 13 candidate genes applying multi-reference normalization to detect the expression of different fineness in skin tissues of wool sheep.	Journal	doi: 10.4238/gmr16018905.
Effects of exogenous bovine somatotropin (rbST) on blood biochemistry of Kundhi buffalo calves.	Journal	https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/?year=2017&vol=5&issue=1&ArticleId=1482
Novel SNPs in IL-17F and IL-17A genes associated with with somatic cell count in Chinese Holstein and Sanhe Cattle.	Journal	doi: 10.1186/s40104-016-0137-1
Evaluation of the Bos taurus unmapped RNA sequence data from the reference bovine genome.	Journal	doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2016.11.009
Association study of single nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK2 and STAT5B genes and their differential mRNA expression with mastitis susceptibility in Chinese Holstein cattle.	Journal	DOI: 10.1111/age.12306
Genetic effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK2 and STAT5A genes on susceptibility of Chinese Holsteins to mastitis	Journal	doi: 10.1007/s11033-014-3730-4
Polymorphisms in epigenetic and meat quality related genes in fourteen cattle breeds and association with beef quality and carcass traits.	Journal	doi: 10.5713/ajas.13.0837.
Comparison of methods for high quantity and quality genomic DNA extraction from raw cow milk.	Journal	doi: 10.4238/2014.April.29.10.
Estimation of genetic parameters of fertility traits in Chinese Holstein cattle.	Journal	https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.4141/cjas2013-113
Antimicrobial Resistance and Toxin Genes Profiles of Staphylo coccus aureus Strains from Holstein Milk.	Journal	https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12221
Effects of non-genetic factors on age at first conception and calving interval in Holstein cattle under subtropical conditions	Journal	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287323409
Crocetin induces apoptosis of BGC-823 human gastric cancer cells.	Journal	DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1851
Influence of various environmental factors on dairy production and adaptability of Holstein cattle maintained under tropical and subtropical conditions	Journal	https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/8888851/37+adv+env+biology+tahir.pdf
Performance traits study of Holstein Friesian cattle under subtropical conditions.	Journal	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225283901
Estimation of genetic parameters of reproductive and milk yield traits using multiple-trait animal model in Holstein under subtropical conditions	Journal	010.3923/javaa.2012.3132.3139

Conferences

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

Awards

Year	Awarding Organization	Description
2020	Health Security Partner USA	1. Award of travel grant for training/workshop on biosafety manual development. February 17-19, 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2018	Nanjing Agriculture University, China	2. Award of travel grant for 4th International Conference on Sheep Genomics October 15-18, 2018, Nanjing, China.
2017	International Society of Animal Genetics	3. Award of travel grant for International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) Conference 16-21 July, 2017, Dublin, Ireland.
2016	DAAD	4. Award of DAAD Post Doctorate Fellowship at the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, (FBN) Dummerstorf, Germany 2016-2017.
2016	Falling Walls Berlin	5. Award of travel grant for Falling Walls Berlin 08-09 Nov. 2016, Berlin, Germany.
2016	DAAD	6. Award of travel grant for DAAD-Stapendium 20-22 May 2016, Leipzig, Germany.
2013	Piacenza, Italy	7. Award of travel grant for the Winter School 2014 �Precision farming for the sustainability of dairy cattle production� heldin Piacenza, Italy.
2014	China Agriculture University	9. Award of national scholarship for the session 2012-2013 by China Agriculture University dated 23-4-2014.
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.
2013	World Conference of Animal Production	10. Award of travel grant for World Conference of Animal Production 14-20 Oct. 2013, Beijing, China.
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.
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.
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.
2012	China Agriculture University	14. Award of excellent research achievement by China Agriculture University for the year 2012.
2011	Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing, China	15. Award for oral presentation in the Pak-China 60th friendship anniversary celebrated in May 2011 in Beijing.
2011	China Agriculture University	16. Award of excellent Cultural Activities by CAU for the year 2011.
2010	China Scholarship Council	17. Award of doctoral full scholarship by China Scholarship Council from 2011 to 2014.
2012	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.

Memberships

From	To	Title	Organization
2018-09-10	2021-06-01	Life time member	Pakistan Biological Safety Association
2019-01-01	2021-06-01	Member	American Society of Microbiologist (ASM).
2014-05-05	2016-04-05	Member	International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG).
2014-04-01	2021-06-01	Member	International Society for Applied Life Sciences (ISALS).
2016-01-01	2021-06-01	Member	German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) alumni.
2008-01-01	2021-06-01	Registered doctor	Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC).

Courses Taught

Course Code	Type	Title	University	Semester

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Fundings

From	To	Type	Title	Source	Amount
2020-06-01	2023-05-30	International linkages PSF-NSFC	1. Inter-generational epigenetic transmission of S. aureus mastitis and functional validation	Pakistan Science Foundation and Nature Science Foundation of China	7600000
2020-09-01	2021-03-30	Training of the Trainers	2. A Virtual training on Biological Waste Management for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Approved by HSP, USA in	HSP, USA	226000
2016-06-10	2021-06-10	NRPU	3. Evaluation of Tick Protein A candidate of local strain vaccine against vector ticks of babesiosis	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan	3100000
2018-09-10	2021-09-10	NRPU	4. Epidemiology of parasitic zoonosis in human, canine and feline population	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan	4700000
2017-03-12	2018-03-11	SRGP	5. Genetic and Engineering effects of JAK-STAT pathway related genes on mastitis resistance in dairy	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan	496000

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