Dr. Aman Ullah
DVM, PhD (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Professor
Microbiology
KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Narowal Campus, UVAS Lahore
Tel: +92 311 500 166, Email: aman.ullah@uvas.edu.pk
Biography
Dr. Aman Ullah is veterinary microbiologist, with strong interest in animal health and its association with human and environment health. Currently, he is a Professor of Microbiology at KBCMA College Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Narowal. Previously, he has served as Program leader at Animal Health program (AHP), Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) Islamabad. There, he was overseeing various research activities related to animal health and one health at AHP. He partnered with National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, for a one-health research project, funded by World Bank and implemented by Massey university, New Zealand. The project aimed to study brucellosis and CCHF at human animal interface in Pakistan. This project provided first opportunity for medics and vets to work together under one health umbrella. In animal health, his interests include transboundary animal diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and PPR where he worked with FAO in projects like “Progressive control FMD in Pakistan” and “Progressive control of PPR in Pakistan”.
He did DVM from College of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore and has received M.Sc. (Hons.) in veterinary microbiology from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Later, he earned a M.Sc. in Veterinary Epidemiology from Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK. Professor Dr. Dirk Pfeiffer supervised his research on PPR. In 2007, he won a scholarship from Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan for PhD in Veterinary Microbiology from University of Edinburgh, UK. Here, he worked with Professor Sue Welburn and Dr. Michael Thrusfield to complete his research work on epidemiology of brucellosis in Sindh, Pakistan.
Areas of Interest
- Veterinary microbiology, animal health, lab diagnosis and control of animal diseases
- One Health (zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance or AMR)
- Veterinary epidemiology and public health, Epidemiology of livestock diseases, especially, Foot and Mouth Disease, Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR), and Brucellosis
- Field Epidemiology, spatial epidemiology, disease modeling, study designing, observational studies and clinical trials, animal health economics
Publications
Research Projects and grants
S. No. |
Name of Project |
Funding Agency |
Role |
Total Cost |
1 |
One Health Project (2014 to 2019) |
World Bank, Massey University, New Zealand |
PI |
US$ 100,000 |
2 |
Field Epidemiology and laboratory Training Program (FELTP) (2010-15) |
CDC, USA |
Team Member |
US$ 180,000 |
3 |
Evaluation and protective efficacy of different stabilizers on the shelf life of heterotypic hemorrhagic septicemia vaccine (2017-19) |
Agricultural Linkages Program (ALP) Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Pakistan |
Co-PI |
Pak Rs. 6.0 Million |
4 |
Development of models for the progressive control of PPR in Pakistan (2014-19) |
PI |
Pak. Rs. 39.629 Million |
|
5 |
Studies on the epidemiology of PPR in Pakistan (2005-09) |
Team Member |
Pak. Rs. 5.9 Million |
|
6 |
Investigations on Aflatoxin contamination of Milk in Pakistan (2016-2017) |
International Livestock Research Institute, Pakistan Office |
Co-PI |
US$23000 |
7 |
Development of indigenous diagnostic assays for detection of PPR virus infection |
Research in Agriculture Development Project (RADP), PARC, Islamabad |
Team Member |
Pak Rs. 7.2 million |
8 |
Enhancing Surveillance of brucellosis in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) (2018-19) |
Global Health Development/EMPHNET, Jordan |
PI |
US$26000 |
9 |
Evaluation and protective efficacy of different stabilizers on shelf life of live heterotypic Hemorrhagic Septicemia Vaccine |
Agricultural Linkages Program (ALP) Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Pakistan |
Co-PI |
|
10 |
Epidemiology and diagnosis of Tick-Borne Diseases of cattle and buffaloes with special reference to development of diagnostic capacity for the detection of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever at NARC, Pakistan |
Co-PI |
Pak Rs.5.5 million |
|
11 |
Epidemiology and Control of brucellosis in Pakistan (2020 to date) |
Agricultural Linkages Program (ALP) Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Pakistan |
P1 |
Pak Rs. 8.4m |
Awards and Scholarships
- Scholarship for MSc Veterinary Epidemiology, by EU funded project “Strengthening of Livestock Services in Pakistan” (2005)
- Overseas scholarship for MS/MPhil leading to PhD in selected fields, Phase II, batch 2 (10%seats) by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) 10% scholarship for PhD in UK (2007)
- Birrel-Gray travel fund by University of Edinburgh, UK 2010.
- Fellowship by Pakistan Field Epidemiology and laboratory training program (FELTP), Islamabad (2017 to 2019).
Trainings and Workshops
- Pakistan One Health Strategic Plan Development Meeting, organized by CDC, USA from July 16-20. 2018 at Islamabad.
- Incident Command Management Training, Organized by Global Health Development/EMPHNET, Jordan and National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad from 10-14 December 2018 at Islamabad
- 6th EMPHNET Conference, organized by EMPHNET from March 25-30, 2018 at Amman, Jordan
- Pakistan One Health Planning Symposium, Organized by National Academy of Sciences, USA from July 09-13, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand
- “A consultative planning meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and its drivers in Pakistan” organized by the Agha Khan University, Karachi, University of Warwick, UK and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, from 13-14 November 2017.
- Attended “Certification Training Workshops on Infectious Substances Shipping Training (ISST) organized by WHO on October 18-19, 2017 in Islamabad. Certificate was awarded.
- “FMD Vaccine Production” seminar at NVL, Islamabad organized by FAO, Pakistan and ARRIAH, Vladimir, Russia scientists on September 11, 2017.
- “National workshop on zoonotic disease prioritization and system mapping” organized by ministry of national Health services, regulations and coordination and CDC-USA during 22-25th August 2017 in Islamabad.
- “Field Epidemiology and Laboratory training Program- FELTP” Three-week screening course for 11th FELTP cohort held by CDC-FELTP Pakistan, National Institute of Health, Islamabad from August 10-28, 2017.
- “IHR-PVS pathway national bridging workshop” organized by WHO and OIE in Islamabad on 9-11 May 2017.
- “Consultative workshop on development of National Action Plan for Antimicrobial
- Resistance for Pakistan” from Feb 27 to March 03, 2017 organized by WHO in Islamabad.
- First workshop on “National Policy for Antimicrobial Resistance Containment” organized by Ministry of National Health services, regulations, and coordination and USAID on 2nd and 3rd February 2016 at Hill View Hotel, Islamabad.
- International Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Conference (ILDPC) in Lahore on 14-15 April 2016. Presented Animal Health Program at ILDPC in Lahore and delivered a lecture on “Control of brucellosis in Pakistan”.
- Five days workshop on “Laboratory Quality Management (LQMS) for Early Implementation of the Global AMR Surveillance System (GLASS) in Pakistan for AMR surveillance site” organized by World Health Organization in collaboration with National Institute of Health, Islamabad, on 24-28 October 2016, at Ramada Hotel, Islamabad
- Five days training on “Train the Trainer Workshop (TOT) workshop” organized by Pakistan Biological Safety Association, in collaboration with Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA on August 01-05 at Best Western Hotel, Islamabad.
- Four days workshop on “Preparing Biological Laboratories for certification in Bio risk Management” organized by Pakistan Biological Safety Association, in collaboration with Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA 16th-19th July 2016 at F.C. College, Lahore.
- One day meeting on “Development and implementation of a national control strategy for PPR in Pakistan” organized by FAO, Pakistan in FAO office, NARC on April 20, 2015.
- “South Asia Regional One Health Symposium” from 2nd to 6th December 2013 in Paro, Bhutan.
- “Introduction to Trans-boundary Animal Diseases Information System (Tad Info)” by FAO.
- “Introduction of Lactose Peroxidase System (LPS) For Milk Preservation” by FAO.
Memberships
- Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC)
- Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA)
- American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
