TAHIR USMANAssociate Professor
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences
,
Garden
Campus
Contact Information:
tahirusman@awkum.edu.pk • 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 |