COMSATS Institute ofInformation TechnologyPark Road Tarlai KalanIslamabadPakistan

Tel: (92-51) 9247 000-3Fax: (92-51) 9247 008E-mail: drraheel@gmail.comMobile: 0321-5119494www.raheelqamar.com

RAHEELQAMAR,T.I.Tenured Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

EDUCATION 1992 University of North Texas Denton, TX, USA Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.

TRAINING Chemical Pathology, Biochemistry, Biomedical & Genetic Engineering.

RESEARCHSPECIALIZATION

Enzymology, Molecular Genetics, Molecular Pathology.

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

2015present CIIT Islamabad, PakistanIn-charge (Director), Islamabad Campus COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

2014present CIIT Islamabad, PakistanHoD Biosciences Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

2011present CIIT Islamabad, PakistanDean Research & Innovation, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

2005present CIIT Islamabad, PakistanProfessor of Biosciences Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

2013present Isra Islamabad, PakistanAdjunct Professor Al-Nafees Medical College & Hospital, Isra University

20122014 NUST Islamabad, PakistanVisiting Distinguished NUST Professor Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science & Technology

20082011 CIIT Islamabad, PakistanDean Faculty of Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

2010 CIIT Islamabad, PakistanIn-charge (Director), Islamabad Campus

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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

20092010 CIIT Islamabad, PakistanIn-charge Student Affairs, Islamabad Campus COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

20092009 CIIT Islamabad, PakistanIn-charge (HR), Islamabad Campus COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

20072010 CIIT Islamabad, PakistanIn-charge Bio-Physics Block, Chak Shahzad Campus Bio-Physics Block, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

20052008 CIIT Islamabad, PakistanChairman of Biosciences Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

20032013 SCM Islamabad, PakistanResearch Director & PCR Lab Director Department of Research and PCR Lab, Shifa College of Medicine.

20022005 SCM Islamabad, PakistanAssociate Professor of Biochemistry Departments of Biochemistry, Shifa College of Medicine.

19982001 Islamabad, PakistanPrincipal Scientific Officer Biomedical & Genetic Engineering Laboratories.

19982001 University of Oxford Oxford, UKWellcome Trust Visiting Fellow Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.

1993–1998 Islamabad, PakistanSenior Scientific Officer Biomedical & Genetic Engineering Laboratories.

1988–1993 TCOM Fort Worth, TX, USAResearch Associate Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Texas College of Osteopathic

Medicine.

1987-1988 UNT Denton, TX, USAResearch Assistant Department of Biochemistry, University of North Texas

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1986-1987 NIH Islamabad, PakistanScientific Officer (Chemical Pathology) Department of Public Health, National Institute of Health

COURSES ANDWORKSHOPSATTENDED

"DNA Sequencer Training" Beckman Training Centre, High Wycombe, UK, 2006.

“Model 377 Training Course”, Applied Biosystems, A Division of Perkin ElmerAmerican, Foster City, USA, 1996.

“Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Applications”, American Type Culture Collection(ATCC), Rockville, Maryland, USA, 1994.

“DNA Cloning & Sequencing Workshop 1993”, University of Portsmouth, UK.Supervised by Dr. Keith Firman.

GRANTS ANDAWARDS

20162018 “Development of Therapeutic Trial for the Treatment of InheritedRetinal Dystrophies”. Rs. 9.58 Million under the Higher Education Commission(HEC) National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) Grant Award as PI,grant no. 4885.

20152017 “Identification of Common Genetic Factors in Age RelatedMultifactorial Eye Diseases”. Rs. 3.98 Million under the Pakistan Academy ofSciences (PAS) Research Grant Award as PI, grant no. 5-9/PAS/1082.

20142016 “Genetic Studies of Inherited Diseases”. Rs. 7.0 Million CoreResearch Grant Award from the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,Islamabad, Pakistan, as PI.

20122013 “Genetic Association Studies of Bladder Cancer Patients”. Rs. 1.91Million under the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) Research Grant Award asPI, grant no. 5-9/PAS

20112013 “Genetic Analysis of Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa in PakistaniPopulation”. Rs. 1.99 Million under the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS)Research Grant Award as PI, grant no. PAS/I-9/Project.

20112013 “Assessment of Genetic Risk Factors of Glaucoma”. Rs. 1.32 Millionunder the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Grant Award as PI, grant no.PSF/RES/C-COMSATS/MED(280).

2009-2010 “Genetic Studies of Inherited Disorders”. Rs. 1.0 Million Core Grantfrom the Shifa College of Medicine as PI.

20072010 “The Molecular Basis of High Blood Cholesterol in Select Families”.Rs. 5.21 Million under the Higher Education Commission (HEC) National ResearchProgram for Universities (NRPU) Grant Award as PI, grant no. 934.

20062009 “Mapping the Genes Responsible for Autosomal Recessive RetinitisPigmentosa”. Rs. 5.964 Million under the Higher Education Commission (HEC)National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) Grant Award as PI, grant no.530.

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20062006 “Strengthening of Molecular Genetics Laboratory of Biosciences CIITIslamabad”. Rs. 0.677 Million under the HEC Lab Up-gradation Grant Award asPI.

2004-2006 “Association of Tissue Plasminogen Activator and PlasminogenActivator Inhibitor-1 Gene Polymorphisms with Myocardial Infarction”. Rs. 0.221Million under the Shifa College of Medicine Research Grant Award as PI.

2004-2005 “Genetic Basis of PCOS”. Rs. 0.404 Million under the Shifa Collegeof Medicine Research Grant Award as PI.

2008 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

19982001 Wellcome Trust Fellowship, UK.

19871988 Robert A. Welch Foundation, USA, Fellowship for PhD studies.

MEMBERSHIP Convener Popular Science Lecture Series, Pakistan Academy of Science (PAS)2013-2014.

Higher Education Commission's (HEC) representative on the Executive Board ofInternational Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University ofKarachi, 2013-present.

Member of the committee representing the UNESCO Bioethics Unit in Pakistan,2012-2014.

Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 2009-for life.

Vice-Chairman of the Ethics Committee of Shifa International Hospital (SIH) andShifa College of Medicine (SCM) 2012-2013.

Vice-Chairman of the Institutional Review Board of Shifa International Hospital(SIH) and Shifa College of Medicine (SCM) 2012-2013.

Convener of the CIIT Research Grant Program 2011-present.

Convener of the Campus Selection Committee, COMSATS Institute of InformationTechnology (CIIT) 2009-2010.

Convener of the Board of Faculty of Science, COMSATS Institute of InformationTechnology (CIIT) 2008-2011.

Convener of the Board of Studies of the Department of Biosciences, COMSATSInstitute of Information Technology (CIIT) 2005-2008.

Member of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) committee for Travel Grantto Teachers, Staff & Students registered for PhD & MPhil/MS leading to PhD 2011-present.

Member of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Tenure Track System (TTS)Committee 2011-present.

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Member of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Visiting Scholar Program(VSP) Selection Committee 2010-2011.

Member of the Working Group constituted by Planning Commission GoP on“Technology Driven Development” 2009-2010.

Member of the System-Wide Committee (SWC), COMSATS Institute of InformationTechnology (CIIT) 2009-2010.

Member of the WHO/EMRO Health Genomics and Biotechnology grant reviewcommittee, Egypt 2009.

Member of the Finance and Planning Committee (F&PC), COMSATS Institute ofInformation Technology (CIIT) 2008-2011.

Member Board of Governors COMSATS Institute of Information Technology(CIIT) 2008-2010.

Member Core Group of Life Sciences of the Higher Education Commission (HEC)2008-2009.

Member of the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Technical Committee onMedical Sciences 2007-2010.

Member of the committee for the establishment of the National Institute ofNanoscience and Technology 2007.

Member of the CIIT Research Grant Program 2006-2010.

Member CIIT Board of Advance Studies (BASAR) 2006-present.

Member of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Committee on Microbiology,Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.

Member of the Ethics Committee of Shifa International Hospital (SIH) and ShifaCollege of Medicine (SCM) 2002-present.

Member of the Institutional Review Board of Shifa International Hospital (SIH) andShifa College of Medicine (SCM) 2002-present.

Member of the Shifa Tameer-i-Millat University Program Development Team.

Member of the LUMS SSE Virtual Program Development Team.

Member of the Committee of Courses for the Centre for Advanced ForensicSciences, Allama Iqbal Open University.

The Human Genome Project (HUGO), UK 1998-present.

Lecturer The Human Genome Project (HUGO), UK.

Member of the Editorial Board World Journal of Ophthalmology.

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INTERNATIONALJOURNALPUBLICATIONS

92. Khor, C.C., (…Qamar, R.…), Aung, T. Genome-wide association studyidentifies five new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma.Nature Genetics, 48, 556-62 (2016).

91. Micheal, S., Khan, M.I., Islam, F., Akhtar, F., Qamar, R., Tassignon, M.J.Loeys, B., den Hollander, A.I. Identification of mutations in the PRDM5gene in brittle cornea syndrome. Cornea, 35, 853-859 (2016).

90. Schil, K.V., Karlstetter, M., Aslanidis, A., Dannhausen, K., Azam, M.,Qamar, R., Leroy, B.P., Depasse, F., Langmann, T., Baere, E.D.Autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa with homozygous rhodopsinmutation E150K and non-coding cis-regulatory variants in CRX-bindingregions ofSAMD7. Scientific Reports, 18, 21307 (2016).

89. Seco, C.Z., Giese, A.P., Shafique, S., Schraders, M., Oonk, A.M.M.,Grossheim, M., Oostrik, J., Strom, T., Hegde, R., van Wijk E., FrolenkovG.I., Azam, M., Yntema, H.G., Free, R.H., Riazuddin, S., Verheij,J.B.G.M., Admiraal R.J., Qamar, R., Ahmed, Z.M. and Kremer, H. Noveland recurrent CIB2 variants, associated with nonsyndromic deafness, do notaffect calcium buffering and localization in hair cells. European Journal ofHuman Genetics, 24, 542-549 (2016).

88. Micheal, S., Siddiqi, S.N., Zafar, S.N., Venselaar, H., Qamar, R., Khan,M.I., den Hollander, A.I. Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies aHeterzygous Missense Variant in the PDRM5 Gene in a Family withAxenfeld-Rieger Syndrome. Neurogenetics, 17:17-23 (2016).

87. Astuti, G.D.N., Bertelsen, M., Preising, M.N., Ajmal, M., Lorenz, B.,Faradz, M.H.S, Qamar, R., Collin, W.J.R., Rosenberg, T., Cremers, P.M.F.Comprehensive genotyping reveals RPE65 as the most frequently mutatedgene in Leber congenital amaurosis in Denmark. European Journal ofHuman Genetics, 24, 1071-1079 (2016).

86. Micheal, S., Ayub, H., Islam, F., Siddiqui, S.N., Khan, W.A., Akhtar, F.,Qamar, R., Khan, M.I., den Hollander, A.I. Variants in the ASB10 gene areassociated with primary open angle glaucoma. PLoS ONE, 10: e0145005(2015).

85. Saleem, S., Azam, A., Maqsood, S.I., Muslim, I., Bashir, S., Fazal, N., Riaz,M., Ali, S.H., Niazi, M.K., Ishaq, M., Waheed, N.K., Qamar, R. and Azam,M. Role of ACE and PAI-1 Polymorphisms in the Development andProgression of Diabetic Retinopathy. PLoS ONE, 10: e0144557 (2015).

84. Agha, Z., Iqbal, Z., Kleefstra, T., Zweier, C., Pfundt, R., Qamar, R., vanBokhoven, H. and Willemsen, M.H. A de novo Microdeletion in NRXN1 ina Dutch Patient with Mild Intellectual Disability, Microcephaly andGonadal Dysgenesis. Genetics Research, 97, e19 (2015).

83. Beaney, K.E., Cooper, J.A., Shahid, S.U., Ahmed, W., Qamar, R., Drenos,F., Crockard, M.A. and Humphries, S.R. Clinical Utility of a CoronaryHeart Disease Risk Prediction Gene Score in UK Healthy Middle Aged

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Men and in the Pakistani Population. PLoS ONE, 10:e0130754 (2015).

82. Stuart, P.E., Tejasvi, T., Shaiq, P.A., Kullavanijaya, P., Qamar, R., Raja,G.K., Li, Y., Voorhees, J.J., Abecasis, G.R., Elder, J.T. and Nair, R.P. ASingle SNP Surrogate for Genotyping HLA-C*06:02 in DiversePopulations. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 135:1177-1180 (2015).

81. Maria, M., Ajmal, M., Azam, M., Waheed, N.K., Siddiqui, S.N., Mustafa,B., Ayub, H., Ali, L., Ahmad S., Micheal, S., Hussain, A., Shah, S.T., Ali,S.H.B., Ahmed, W., Khan, Y.M., den Hollander, A.I., Haer-Wigman, L.,Collin, R.W.J., Khan, M.I., Qamar, R. and Cremers, F.P.M. Homozygositymapping and targeted sanger sequencing revel genetic defects underlyinginherited retinal disease in families from Pakistan. PLoS ONE,10:e0119806 (2015).

80. Micheal, S., Ayub, H., Zafar, S.N., Khan, M.I., Bakker, B., Ali, M., Akhtar,F., Qamar, R. and den Hollander, A.I. Identification of novel CYP1B1gene mutations in patients with primary congenital and primary open angleglaucoma. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 43:31-39 (2015).

79. Agha, Z., Iqbal, Z., Azam, M., Ayub, H., Vissers, L.E.L.M., Gilissen, C.,Ali, S.H.B., Riaz, M., Veltman, J.A., Pfundt, R., van Bokhoven, H. andQamar, R. Exome sequencing identifies three novel candidate genesimplicated in intellectual disability. PLoS ONE, 9:e112687 (2014).

78. Siddiqi, S., Ismail, M., Oostrik, J., Munawar, S., Mansoor, A., Kremer, H.Qamar, R. and Schraders, M. A canonical splice site mutation in GIPC3causes sensorineural hearing loss in a large Pakistani family. Journal ofHuman Genetics, 59:683-686 (2014).

77. Micheal, S., Ayub, H., Khan, M.I., Bakker, B., Schoenmaker-Koller, F.E.,Ali, M., Akhtar, F., Khan, W., Qamar, R. and den Hollander, A.I.Association of known common genetic variants with primary open angle,primary angle closure and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma in Pakistani cohorts.Molecular Vision, 20:1474-1479 (2014).

76. Ayub, H., Micheal, S., Akhtar, F., Khan, M.I., Bashir, S., Waheed, N.K.,Ali, M., Schoenmaker-Koller, F.E., Shafique, S., Qamar, R. and denHollander, A.I. Association of a polymorphism in the BIRC6 gene withpseudoexfoliative glaucoma. PLoS ONE, 9, e105023 (2014).

75. Shafique, S., Siddiqi, S., Schraders, M., Oostrik, J., Ayub, H., Bilal, A.,Ajmal, M., Seco, C.Z., Strom, T., Mansoor, A., Mazhar, K., Shah, S.T.A.,Hussain, A., Azam, M., Kremer, H. and Qamar, R. Genetic Spectrum ofAutosomal Recessive Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss in Pakistani Families.PLoS ONE, 9, e100146 (2014).

74. van Huet, R.A.C., Collin, R.W.J., Siemiatkowska, A.M., Klaver, C.C.W.,Houng, C.B., Simonelli, F., Khan, M.I., Qamar, R., Banin, E., Cremers,F.P.M., Theelen, T., den Hollander, A.I., van den Born, L.I., Klevering, B.J.IMPG2-associated retinitis pigmentosa displays early atropic macularinvolvement. Investigative Ophthalmology & Vision Science, 55:3939-3953 (2014).

73. Ajmal, M., Khan, M.I., Neveling, K., Khan, Y.M., Azam, M., Waheed,

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N.K., Hamel, K., Ben-Yosef, T., Baere, E.D., Koenekoop, R.K. Collin,R.W.J., Qamar, R. and Cremers, F.P.M. A missense mutation in thesplicing factor gene DHX38 is associated with early-onset retinitispigmentosa with macular coloboma. Journal of Medical Genetics, 51:444-448 (2014).

72. Khan, M.I., Azam, M., Ajmal, M., H., Collin, R.W.J., den Hollander, A.I.,Cremers, F.P.M. and Qamar, R. The molecular basis of retinal dystrophiesin Pakistan. Genes, 5:176-195 (2014).

71. Agha, Z., Iqbal, Z., Azam, M., Siddique, M., Willemse, M.H., Kleefstra, T.,Zweier, C., de Leeuw, N., Qamar, R. and van Bokhoven, H. A complexmicrocephaly syndrome in a Pakistani family associated with a novelmissense mutation in RBBP8 and a heterozygous deletion in NRXN1. Gene,538:30-35 (2014).

70. Wang, F., Wang, H., Tuan, H-F., Nguyen, D.H., Sun, V., Keser, V., Bowne,S.J., Sullivan, L.S., Luo, H., Zhao, L., Wang, X., Zaneveld, J.E., Salvo, J.S.,Siddiqui, S., Mao, L., Wheaton, D.K., Birch, D.G., Branham, K.E.,Heckenlively, J.R., Wen, C., Flagg, K., Ferreyra, H., Khan, A., Ren, H.,Wang, K., Lopez, I., Qamar, R., Zenteno, J.C., Ayala-Ramirez, R., Beatriz-Buentello-Volante, Fu, Q., Simpson, D.A., Li, Y., Sui, R., Silvestri, G.,Daiger, S.P., Koenekoop, R.K., Zhang, K. and Chen, R. Next generationsequencing-based molecular diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa: identificationof a novel genotype-phenotype correlation and clinical refinements. HumanGenetics, 133:331-345 (2014).

69. Cremers, F.P.M., den Dunnen, J.T., Ajmal, M., Hussain, A., Preising, M.,Daiger, S.T. and Qamar, R. Comprehensive registration of DNA sequencevariants associated with inherited retinal diseases in Leiden Open VariationDatabases. Human Mutation, 35:147-148 (2014).

68. Ali, S.H.B., Younis, M., Bangash, K.S., Rauf, A., Anwar, K., Khurram, R.,Khawaja, M.A., Qureshi, A.A., Akhter, S., Azam, M., Kiemeney, L.A. andQamar, R. Common variants at 8q24 confer susceptibility to urothelialbladder cancer in the Pakistani population. Pakistan Journal of Zoology,45:1501-1509 (2013).

67. Siddiqi, S., Siddiq, S., Mansoor, A., Oostrik, J., Ahmad, N., Kazmi, S.A.R.,Kremer, H., Qamar, R. and Schraders, M. Novel mutation in AAA domainof BCS1L causing Bjornstad syndrome. Journal of Human Genetics,58:819-821 (2013).

66. Mackay, D.S., Borman, A.D., Sui, R., van den Born, L.I.I., Berson, E.L.,Ocaka, L.A., Davidson, A.E., Heckenlively, J.R., Branham, K., Ren, H.,Lopez, I., Maria, M., Azam, M., Henkes, A., Blokland, E., [LCA5 StudyGroup: Andreasson, S., de Baere, E., Bennett, J., Berger, W., Golovleva, I.,Greenberg, J., den Hollander, A.I., Klaver C.W.C., Klevering, B.J.,Preising, M., Roberts, L., Roepman, R., Rohrscheider, K., Wissinger, B.],Qamar, R., Webster, A.R., Cremers, F.P.M., Moore, A.T. and Koenekoop,R.K. Screening of a large cohort of Leber congenital amaurosis and retinitispigmentosa patients identifies novel LCA5 mutations and new genotype-phenotype correlations. Human Mutation, 34:1537-1546 (2013).

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65. Ahmed, W., Whittall, R., Riaz, M., Ajmal, M., Sadeque, A., Ayub, H.,Qamar, R. and Humphries, W.R. The genetic spectrum of FamilialHypercholesterolemia in Pakistan. Clinica Chimica Acta, 421:219-225(2013).

64. Shaiq, P. A., Stuart, P.E., Latif, A., Schmotzer, C., Kazmi, A.H., Khan,M.S., Azam, M., Tejasvi, T., Voorhess, J.J., Raja G.K., Elder, J.T., QamarR. and Nair, R.P. Genetic Associations of Psoriasis in a PakistaniPopulation. British Journal of Dermatology, 169:406-411 (2013).

63. Tariq, K., Malik, S.B., Ali, S.H.B., Maqsood, S.E., Azam, A., Muslim, I.,Khan, M.S., Azam, M., Waheed, N.K. and Qamar, R. Association ofPro12Ala polymorphism in PPARγ with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.Molecular Vision, 19:710-717 (2013).

62. Ajmal, M, Khan, M.I., Neveling, K., Tayyab, A., Jaffar, S., Sadeque, A.,Ayub, H., Abbasi, N.M., Riaz, M., Micheal, S., Gilissen, C., Ali, S.H.B.,Azam, M., Collin, R.W.J., Cremers, F.P.M. and Qamar, R. Exomesequencing identifies a novel and a recurrent BBS1 mutation in Pakistanifamilies with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Molecular Vision, 19:644-653(2013).

61. Micheal, S., Yousaf, S., Khan, M.I., Akhtar, F., Islam, F., Khan, W.A., denHollander, A.I., Qamar, R. and Ahmed A. Polymorphisms in matrixmetalloproteinases MMP1 and MMP9 are associated with primary open-angle and angle closure glaucoma in the Pakistani population. MolecularVision, 19:441-447 (2013).

60. Agha, Z., Iqbal, Z., Azam, M., Hoefsloot, L.H., van Bokhoven, H., andQamar, R. A novel homozygous 10 nucleotide deletion in BBS10 causesBardet-Biedl syndrome in a Pakistani family. Gene, 519:177-181 (2013).

59. Ahmed, W., Ali, I.S., Riaz, M., Younas, A., Sadeque, A., Niazi, A.K.,Niazi, S.H., Ali, S.H.B., Azam, M. and Qamar, R. Association of ANRILpolymorphism (rs1333049:C>G) with myocardial infarction and itspharmacogenomic role in hypercholesterolemia. Gene, 515:416-420(2013).

58. Butt, M.J., Umar, M. and Qamar, R. Landslide Dam and SubsequentDam-Break Flood Estimation Using HEC-RAS Model in NorthernPakistan. Natural Hazards, 65:241-254 (2013).

57. Khan, M.I., Ajmal, M., Micheal, S., Azam, M., Hussain, A., Shahzad, A.,Venselaar, H., Bokhari, H., de Wijs, I.J.,. Hoefsloot, L.H., Waheed, N.K.,Collin, R.W.J., den Hollander, A.I., Qamar, R. and Cremers, F.P.M.Homozygosity mapping identifies genetic defects in four consanguineousfamilies with retinal dystrophy from Pakistan. Clinical Genetics, 84:290-293 (2013).

56. Shaiq, P. A., Klausegger, A., Latif, A., Bauer, J. W., Qamar R. and Raja G.K. Missense mutation in LAMA3 associated with Herlitz (generalized)Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa in a Pakistani family. Pakistan Journal ofZoology, 44:1697-1702 (2012).

55. Shahmuradov, I., Mustafayev, N., Abdulazimova, A., Akbarova, Y., Khan,

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F.Z., Qamar, R., Solovyev, V. and Aliyev, J. The PlantProm DB: RecentUpdates. Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (iCBEB), 2012International Conference, DOI: 10.1109/iCBEB.2012.433. 612-614 (2012).

54. Satti, R., Mustafa, F., Imran, M.I., Haq. T., Khan, Z., Zubair, M., Bilal, I.,Rasool, T., Azam, M., Ajmal, M. and Qamar, R. Prevalence of HepatitisC Virus in Urban Ghettos of the twin cities. Pakistan Journal of Zoology,44:937-943 (2012).

53. Micheal, S., Khan, M.I., Akhtar, F., Weiss, M.M., Islam, F., Ali, M.,Qamar, R. Maugeri, A. and den Hollander, A.I. Identification of a novelFBN1 gene mutation in a large Pakistani family with Marfan syndrome.Molecular Vision, 18:1918-1926 (2012).

52. Ajmal, M, Khan, M.I., Neveling, K., Khan, Y.M., Ali, S.H.B., Ahmed, W.,Iqbal, M.S., Azam, M., den Hollander, A.I., Collin, R.W.J, Qamar, R.,Cremers, F.P.M. Novel mutations in RDH5 cause fundus albipunctatus intwo consanguineous Pakistani families. Molecular Vision, 18:1558-1571(2012).

51. Waheed, N.K., Hassaan, A., Naveed, S., Maria, M., Cremers, F.P.M., Azam,M. and Qamar, R. A nonsense mutation in SAG (p.Glu306*) causesOguchi disease. Molecular Vision, 18:1253-1254 (2012).

50. Ajmal, M, Khan, M.I., Micheal, S., Ahmed, W., Shah, A., Venselaar, H.,Bokhari, H., Azam, A., Waheed, N.K., Collin, R.W.J, den Hollander, A.I.,Qamar, R., Cremers, F.P.M. Identification of recurrent and novelmutations in TULP1 in Pakistani families with early-onset retinitispigmentosa. Molecular Vision, 18:1226-1237 (2012).

49. Micheal, S., Khan, M.I., Akhtar, F., Ali, M., Ahmed, A. den Hollander, A.I.,and Qamar, R. Role of Lysyl oxidase-like 1 gene polymorphisms inPakistani patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma. Molecular Vision,18:1040-1044 (2012).

48. Ahmed W, Ajmal M, Sadeque A, Whittall, R.A., Rafiq, S., Putt, W.,Khawaja, A., Imtiaz, F., Ahmed N., Azam, M., Humphries, S.E. andQamar R. Novel and recurrent LDLR gene mutations in Pakistanihypercholesterolemia patients. Molecular Biology Reports, 39(7):7365-7372 (2012).

47. Shaiq, P. A., Klausegger, A., Muzzaffar, F., Latif, A., Bauer, J. W., Imran,M., Khanum, A., Qamar R. and Raja G. K. Founder mutation c.676insC inthree unrelated kindler syndrome families belonging to a particular clanfrom Pakistan. The Journal of Dermatology 39:640-641 (2012).

46. Shaiq, P. A., Klausegger, A., Bauer, J. W., Azam, M., Raja G. K. andQamar R. Compound heterozygous mutations p.Q1530X and 6103delG inCOL7A1 causing recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in a Pakistanifamily. The Journal of Dermatology 39:472-474 (2012).

45. Azam, M., Collin, R.W.J., Malik, A., Khan, M.I., Shah, S.T.A., Shah, A.A.,Hussain, A., Sadeque, A., Kntar Arimadyo, K., Ajmal, M., Azam, A.,Qureshi, N., Bokhari, H., Strom, T.M., Cremers, F.P.M., Qamar, R. andden Hollander, A.I. Identification of novel mutations in Pakistani families

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with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. Archives of Ophthalmology129:1377-1378 (2011).

44. Ilyas, M., Sadique, S., Masood, K., Qamar, R., and Chohan, S.N. Thedevelopment of computational biology in Pakistan: Still a long way to go.PLoS Computational Biology, 7:e1001135 (2011).

43. Yousaf, S., Imran, M., Michael, S., Akhter, F., Ali, S.H.B., Riaz, M., Ali,M., Lall, P., Waheed, N.K., den Hollander, A.I., Ahmed, A. and Qamar, R.XRCC1 and XPD DNA repair gene polymorphisms: A potential risk factorfor glaucoma in the Pakistani population. Molecular Vision, 17:1153-1163(2011).

42. Ajmal M., Ahmed W., Akhter N., Sadeque A., Khalid A., Ali S.H.B.,Ahmed N., Azam, M. and Qamar R. A novel pathogenic nonsense triple-nucleotide mutation in the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor gene and itsclinical correlation with Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Genetic Testingand Molecular Biomarkers, 15:601-606 (2011).

41. Khan, M.I., Kersten, F.F.J., Azam, M., Collin, R.W.J., Hussain, A., Shah,S.T.A., Keunen, J.E.E., Kremer, H., Cremers, F.P.M., Qamar R., and denHollander, A.I. CLRN1 mutations cause nonsyndromic retinitispigmentosa. Ophthalmology, 118:1444-1448 (2011). (Paper featured onthe cover of the journal).

40. Idress, M., Shah, M.A., Michael, S., Qamar, R. and Bokhari, H.Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from FoodAnimals in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 43:303-310 (2011).

39. Siddiqi, S., Mansoor, A., Usman, S., Nasir, M., Khan, K.M. and Qamar,R.. Characterization of Y-chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat Markers inPakistani Populations. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, 15:165-172 (2011).

38. Ahmed, W., Malik, M., Khan, AA., Saeed, I., Sadeque, A., Kaleem, U.,Ajmal, M., Azam, M and Qamar R. Role of tissue plasminogen activatorand plasminogen activator inhibitor polymorphism in MyocardialInfarction. Molecular Biology Reports, 38:2541-8 (2011).

37. Khan, M.I., Collin, R.W.J., Arimadyo, K., Micheal, S., Azam, M., denHollander, A.I., Qamar R., and Cremers, F.P.M. Missense mutations athomologous positions in the fourth and fifth laminin A G-like domains ofeyes shut homolog cause autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.Molecular Vision, 16:2753-2759 (2010).

36. Akhtar, M.N., Bukhari, S.A., Fazal, Z., and Qamar, R. and Shahmuradov,I.A. POLYAR, a new computer program for prediction of poly(A) sites inhuman sequences. BMC Genomics, 11:646 (2010). (Classified by thejournal as highly accessed paper).

35. Khan, M.I, Micheal, S., Akhter, F., Ahmed, W., Ejaz, B., Ahmed, A., andQamar, R. The association of Glutathione S-transferase GSTT1 andGSTM1 gene polymorphism with Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma in aPakistani population. Molecular Vision, 16:2146-2152 (2010).

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34. Idress, M., Mussarat, U., Badshah, Y., Qamar, R. and Bokhari, H.Virulence factors profile of drug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates fromurinary tract infections in Punjab, Pakistan. European Journal of ClinicalMicrobiology & Infectious Diseases, 29:1533-1537 (2010).

33. Bandah-Rozenfeld, D., Collin, R.W.J., Banin, E., L. van den Born, I.,Coene, K.L.M., Siemiatkowska, A.M., Zelinger, L., Khan, M.I., Lefeber,D.J., Erdinest, I., Testa, F., Simonelli, F., Voesenek. K., Blokland, E.A.W.,Strom, T.M., Klaver, C.C.W., Qamar, R., Banfi, S., Cremers, F.P.M.,Sharon, D., den Hollander, A.I. Mutations in the IMPG2, encodinginterphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 2, cause autosomal recessiveretinitis pigmentosa. American Journal of Human Genetics, 87:199-208(2010).

32. Shahmuradov, I.A., Abdulazimova, A.U., Solovyev, V.V., Qamar, R.,Chohan, S.N. and Aliyev, J.A. Mono- and Bi-Cistronic Chimeric mRNAsin Arabidopsis and Rice Genomes. Applied and ComputationalMathematics, 9:Special Issue, 66-81 (2010).

31. Azam, M., Collin, R.W.J., Shah, S.T.A., Khan, M.I., Sadeque, A., Shah,A.A., Strom, T.M., Thiadens, A.A.H.J., Roosing, S., den Hollander, A.I.,Cremers, F.P.M. and Qamar, R. Novel CNGA3 and CNGB3 mutations intwo Pakistani families with achromatopsia. Molecular Vision, 16:774-781(2010).

30. Ali, L., Mansoor, A., Ahmad, N., Siddiqi, S., Mazhar, K., Muazzam, A.G.,Qamar, R. and Khan K.M. Patients HLA DRB1* and DQB1* allele andhaplotype association with Hepatitis C virus persistence and clearance.Journal of General Virology 91:1931-1938 (2010).

29. Qamar, R. Further considerations in investigating the association of ABOand Rh (D) blood groups with glaucoma—Author reply. Canadian Journalof Ophthalmology, 45:178 (2010).

28. Ajmal M., Ahmed W., Sadeque A., Ali S.H.B., Bukhari S.H., Ahmed N.,Qamar R. Identification of a recurrent insertion mutation in the LDLRgene in a Pakistani family with autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia.Molecular Biology Reports, 37:3869-3875 (2010).

27. Pawlik B., Mir A., Iqbal H., Li Y., Nürnberg G., Becker C., Qamar R.,Nürnberg, P., Wollnik B. A novel familial BBS12 mutation associated witha mild phenotype: implications for clinical and molecular diagnosticstrategies. Molecular Syndromology, 1:27-34 (2010).

26. Ayub, H., Imran, M., Michael, S., Akhter, F., Ajmal, M., Shafique, S., AliSHB., den Hollander, A.I., Ahmed, A., Qamar, R. Association of eNOSand HSP70 gene polymorphism with Glaucoma in Pakistani cohorts.Molecular Vision, 16:18-25 (2010).

25. Khan, M.I., Micheal, S., Rana, N., Akhtar, F., den Hollander, A.I., Ahmed,A., Qamar, R. Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha genepolymorphism G-308A with Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma in Pakistanipopulation. Molecular Vision, 15:2861-2867 (2009).

24. Azam, M., Khan, M.I., Gal, A., Hussain, A., Shah, S.T.A., Khan, M.S.,

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Sadeque, A., Bokhari, H., Collin, R.W.J., Orth, U., van Genderen,M.M.,den Hollander, A.I., Cremers, F.P.M. and Qamar, R. A homozygousp.Glu150Lys mutation in the opsin gene of two Pakistani families withautosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. Molecular Vision, 15:2526-2534(2009).

23. Micheal, S., Qamar, R., Akhtar, F., Khan, M.I., Khan, W.A. and Ahmed,A. MTHFR Gene C677T and A1298C Polymorphisms and HomocysteineLevels in Primary Open Angle and Primary Closed Angle Glaucoma.Molecular Vision, 15:2268-2278 (2009).

22. Khan, M.I., Micheal, S., Akhtar, F., Naveed, A., Ahmed, A., Qamar, R.Association of ABO Blood Groups with Glaucoma in the PakistaniPopulation. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 44:582-586 (2009).

21. Azam, M., Collin, R.W.J., Khan, M.I., Shah, S.T.A., Qureshi, N., Ajmal,M., den Hollander, A.I., Qamar, R. and Cremers, F.P.M. A novel mutationin GRK1 causes Oguchi disease in a consanguineous Pakistani family.Molecular Vision, 15:1788-1793 (2009).

20. Mansoor, A., Mazhar, K. and Qamar, R. VNTR Polymorphism of theDRD4 Locus in Different Pakistani Ethnic Groups. Genetic Testing,12(2):299-304 (2008).

19. Michael, S., Qamar, R., Akhtar, F., Khan, W.A, Ahmed, A. C677Tpolymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase gene is associatedwith primary closed angle glaucoma. Molecular Vision, 14:661-665(2008).

18. Chohan, S.N., Qamar, R., Sadiq, I., Azam, M., Holford, P., Beattie, A.,Molecular evidence for the presence of huanglongbing in Pakistan.Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 2:37-38 (2007).

17. Zerjal, T., Xue, Y., Wells, S.P., Bao, W., Zhu, S., Qamar, R., Ayub, Q.,Mohyuddin, A., Fu, S., Huang, C., Chen, B., Huang, X., Shi, Z., Wang, Q.,Liu, A., Zhang, Y., Yang, H., Li, P., Yuldasheva, N., Ruzibakiev, R., Xu, J.,Shu, Q., Du, R., Yang, H., Hurles, M., Robinson, E., Gerelsaikhan, T.,Dashnyam, B., Mehdi, S.Q and Tyler-Smith, C. The genetic legacy of theMongols. American Journal of Human Genetics, 72:717-721 (2003).

16. Qamar, R., Ayub, Q., Mohyuddin, A., Helgason, A., Khaliq, S., Mazhar,K., Mansoor, A., Zerjal, T., Tyler-Smith, C. and Mehdi, S.Q. Ychromosomal DNA variation in Pakistan. American Journal of HumanGenetics, 70:1107-1124 (2002).

15. Mohyuddin, A., Ayub, Q., Qamar, R., Zerjal, T., Helgason A., Mehdi, S.Q.and Tyler-Smith C. Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in Pakistanipopulations. Forensic Science International, 118:141-146 (2001).

14. Quintana-Murci, L., Krausz C., Zerjal, T., Sayar, SH., Hammer, MF.,Mehdi, S.Q., Ayub, Q., Qamar, R., Mohyuddin, A., Radhakrishna, U.,Jobling, MA., Tyler-Smith, C. and McElreavey, M. Y-chromosomelineages trace diffusion of people and languages in southwestern Asia.American Journal of Human Genetics, 68:537-542 (2001).

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13. Khaliq, S., Hameed, A., Khaliq, T., Ayub, Q., Qamar, R., Mohyuddin, A.,Mazhar, K. and Mehdi, S.Q. (p)53 mutations, polymorphisms, andhaplotypes in Pakistani ethnic groups and breast cancer patients. GeneticTesting, 4:23-29 (2000).

12. Ayub Q, Mohyuddin, A., Qamar, R., Mazhar, K., Zerjal, T., Mehdi, S.Q.and Tyler-Smith, C. Identification and characterisation of novel human Y-chromosomal microsatellites from sequence database information. NucleicAcids Res., 28:7, e8, i-v (2000).

11. Santos FR, Pandaya, A., Kayser, M., Mitchell, R.J., Liu, A., Singh, L.,Destro-Bisol, G., Novelletto, A., Qamar, R., Mehdi, S.Q., Adhikari, R.,Clegg, J., de Knijff P. and Tyler-Smith, C. A polymorphic L1 retroposoninsertion in the centromere of the human Y chromosome. Human Mol.Genetics, 9:421-430 (2000).

10. Mohyuddin, A., Ayub, Q., Qamar, R., Khaliq, S., Mansoor, A. and Mehdi,S.Q. HLA polymorphisms in ethnic groups from Pakistan. TransplantationProceedings, 31:3350-3351 (1999).

9. Qamar, R., Ayub, Q., Khaliq, S., Karafet, T., Mehdi, S. Q. and Hammer,M. F. African and Levantine Origins of YAP+ Y chromosomes inPakistani Ethnic Groups. Human Biology, 71:745-755 (1999).

8. Mansoor, A., Ayub, Q., Talat, A. and Qamar, R. (1998). The Spectrum ofMutations in -Thalassaemic Patients and Carriers from Punjab andN.W.F.P. in Pakistan. Natural Product Letters, 12:199-207 (1998).

7. Malaspina, P., Cruciani, F., Ciminelli, B., Terrenato, L., Santolamazza, P.,Alonso, A., Baniko, J., Brdicka, R., Garcia, O., Gaudiano, C., Guanti, G.,Kidd, K. K., Lavinha, J., Avila, M., Mandich, P., Moral, P., Qamar, R.,Mehdi, S. Q., Ragusa, A., Stefanescu, G., Caraghin, M., Tyler-Smith, C.,Scozzari, R. and Novelletto, A. Network Analysis of Y-ChromosomeTypes in Europe, North Africa and West Asia Reveal Specific Patterns ofGeographical Distribution. American J. Human Genetics, 63:847-860(1998).

6. Scozzari, R., Cruciani, F., Malaspina, P., Santolamazza, P., Ciminelli. B.,Torroni, A., Modiano, D., Wallace, D. C., Kidd, K. K., Olckers, A., Moral,P., Terrenato, L., Akar, N., Qamar, R., Mansoor, A., Mehdi, S. Q., Meloni,G., Vona. G., Cole, D. E. C., Cai, W and Novelletto, A. DifferentialStructuring of Human Populations for Homologous X and Y MicrosatelliteLoci. American J. Human Genetics, 61:719-733 (1997).

5. Yang, C., Qamar, R., Norton, S. J. and Cook, P. F. Synthesis andSeparation of a Diastereomeric Pair of Phosphonopeptide Inhibitors of theCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunit. Tetrahedron50:1919-1926 (1994).

4. Qamar, R., Cook, P. F. pH Dependence of the Kinetic Mechanism of theAdenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Dependent Protein Kinase CatalyticSubunit in the Direction of Magnesium Adenosine 5'-DiphosphatePhosphorylation. Biochemistry, 32:6802-6806 (1993).

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3. McClure, G. D., Jr., Qamar, R., Cook, P. F. A Method for CountingActive Sites of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase. Journal of EnzymeInhibition, 7:151-157 (1993).

2. Qamar, R. Dependence of the Kinetic Mechanism of Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunit in theDirection of Magnesium Adenosine 5'-Diphosphate Phosphorylation on pHand the Concentration of Free Magnesium [II] Ions. Ph.D. Dissertation,University of North Texas, Denton Texas, U.S.A (1992).

1. Qamar, R., Yoon, M.-Y., Cook, P. F. Kinetic Mechanism of theAdenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Dependent Protein Kinase CatalyticSubunit in the Direction of Magnesium Adenosine 5'-DiphosphatePhosphorylation. Biochemistry, 31:9986-9992 (1992).

BOOKCHAPTERS

7. Tyler-Smith, C., Zerjal, T., Xue, Y., Wells, R.S., Bao, W., Zhu, S., Qamar,R., Ayub, Q., Mohyuddin, A., Fu, S., Li, P., Du, R., Yang, H., Mehdi, S.Q.,Yuldasheva, N., Ruzibakiev, R., Hurles, M.E., Robinson, E., Gerelsaikhan,T., Dashnyam, B. Y-chromosomal DNA variation and human populationhistory. International Congress Series: Progress in Forensic Genetics 9,Vol. 1239, B. Brinkmann and A Caffacedo (eds) Elsevier Science,Amsterdam, pp281-2 (2003).

6 Mehdi, S. Q., Ayub, Q., Qamar, R., Mohyuddin, A., Mansoor, A., Mazhar,K., Hameed, A., Ismail, M., Rahman, S., Siddiqui, S., Khaliq, S.,Papaioannou, M., Tyler-Smith C. and Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. Perspectives onHuman Genome Diversity within Pakistan using Y Chromosomal andAutosomal Microsatellite Markers. In “Biodiversity: Biomolecular Aspectsof Biodiversity and Innovative Utilization” Sener, B. ed. KluwerAcademic/Plenum Publishers. NY., pp 35-47 (2002).

5. Mehdi S. Q, Qamar, R., Ayub, Q., Khaliq, S., Mansoor, A., Ismail, M.,Hammer, M.F., Underhill, P.A. and Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. The Origins ofPakistani Populations: Evidence from Y Chromosome Markers. In“Genomic Diversity: Applications in Human Population Genetics”. SSPapiha and R Deka, eds. Plenum Press. NY., pp. 83-90 (1999).

4. Zerjal T, Pandya, A., Santos, F.R., Adhikari, R., Tarazona, E., Beckman, L.,Kayser, M., Evgrafov, O., Singh, L., Thangaraj, K., Destro-Bisol, G.,Thomas, M.G., Qamar, R., Mehdi, S.Q., Rosser, Z. H., Hurles, M.E.,Jobling, M. A. and Tyler-Smith, C. The use of Y-chromosomal DNAvariation to investigate population history: recent male spread in Asia andEurope. In “Genomic Diversity: Applications in Human PopulationGenetics”. SS Papiha and R Deka, eds. Plenum Press. NY., pp. 91-93(1999).

3. Mehdi, S. Q., Qamar, R., Ayub, Q., Khaliq, S., Mansoor, A., M., Hameed,Mohyuddin, A., Ismail, M., Karafat, T., Oefner, P.J., Davis, R.W.,Underhill, P.A., and Cavalli-Sforza, L.L. The genetic history of Pakistaniethnic groups in a global context. In “Natural Product Chemistry at theTurn of the Century”. Atta-ur-Rahman, Choudhary, M.I., Khan, K.M.

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(eds.) Gordon Breach Publishers, Amsterdam, p513-520 (1999)

2. Mehdi, S. Q., Qamar, R., Khaliq, S., Mohyuddin, A., Mansoor, A., Ismail,M., Hameed, A., Ayub, Q., Sun, B., Underhill, P., Cavalli-Sforza, L.L. andJin, L. Clinical and Evolutionary Genetics of Pakistani Populations.ICGEB 10th Anniversary Symposium. Molecular Biology andBiotechnology for Development. 25-27 November 1997, ICGEB-Trieste,Italy, p61-63 (1997).

1. Mehdi, S.Q., Mohyuddin, A., Qamar R. and Khaliq, S. INPA (India andPakistan) regional report: HLA Class I polymorphism in different Pakistaniethnic groups. In “HLA-vol 1, Anthropology: contribution of HLA”. DCharron ed. EDK Publishers, EDK Med and Sci Int. UK., pp. 321-322(1997).

NATIONALPUBLICATIONS

10. Rafiq, S., Ahmed, N. Soutar, A. and Qamer, R. The GeneticCharacterization of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Pakistan. Journal ofBasic and Applied Sciences, 7:21-25 (2011).

9. Akhtar, F., Micheal, S., Khan, M. I., Yousaf, S., Bilal, M., Ahmed, A.,Qamar R. Does gender have an effect in the Prevalence of types ofglaucoma in Pakistani population? Al-Shifa Journal of Ophthalmology,6:30-36 (2010).

8. Siddiqi, S., Siddiq, A., Majeed, K., Mansoor, A., Qamer, R., Mazhar, K.,Ashraf, N., Kafeel, S., Khanum, A. and Khan, K.M. Y-ChromosomalDeletions − a Risk Factor for Male Infertility. International Journal ofAgriculture and Biology 11:110-112 (2009).

7. Rafiq, S., Ahmed, N. and Qamer, R. Genetic Studies of FamilialHypercholesterolemia: A Review. International Journal of Biology andBiotechnology. 5:163-167 (2008).

6. Hussain, S. S. and Qamar, R. Wheat Genomics: Challenges andAlternative Strategies. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.44:305-327 (2007).

5. Mansoor, A., Qamar, R., Hasnain, S. S., Hameed, A., Khaliq, S., Mehdi, S.Q. Characterization of Mutations in the Beta-Globin Gene of ThalassemiaPatients and Carriers. Proceedings of the Second National Symposium onHealth Care and Social Development, 63-67 (1997).

4. Younas, F., Mohyuddin, A., Ismail, M., Qamar, R., Hasnain, S. S., Khaliq,S., Hameed, A., Weber, J. L., Mehdi, S. Q., Gal, A. Autosomal RecessiveRetinitis Pigmentosa Locus Maps Proximal to DIS53: Mutations in theRhodopsin and Peripherin/RDS genes in Pakistani Population. Proceedingsof the Second National Symposium on Health Care and SocialDevelopment, 52-56 (1997).

3. Hameed, A., Khaliq, S., Khaliq, T., Qamar, R., Mehdi, S. Q. The Geneticsof Breast Cancer Susceptibility in Pakistan. Proceedings of the SecondNational Symposium on Health Care and Social Development, 68-71

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(1997).

2. Mehdi, S. Q., Ayub, Q., Hammed, A., Khaliq, S., Mansoor, A., Mohyuddin,A., Qamar, R., Hammer, M.F. and Cavalli-Sforza, L.L. Gene Mutaitons:The Clinical and Evolutionary History of Man. Proceedings of the 8thNational Chemistry Conference 2-4 September, p. 5-6 (1997).

1. Qamar, R. Chloride, Fluoride and Iodide Determination in the DrinkingWater of Hazara Division, N.W.F.P. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Peshawar,N.W.F.P. Pakistan (1985).

INVITEDPRESENTATIONS

35. “Identification of Disease Causative Genes: Treatment of Blindness Due toInherited Retinal Dystrophies in Pakistan”. Conference on Life SciencesResearch. Organized by Al-Nafees Medical College & Hospital, IsraUniversity, Islamabad, Pakistan, 4th-6th September, 2015.

34. "Research, Innovation and Commercialization: Innovation of thought; theWay to Economic Prosperity". 2nd Looking Ahead Forum. Organized byCOMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan,18th-20th August, 2013.

33. "Bioethics". Joint International Workshop on Nanotechnology: Policy,Ethics and Science. Organized by COMSATS Institute of InformationTechnology-University of Delaware-National Science Foundation,Islamabad, Pakistan, 25th-27th March, 2013.

32. "Genetics of Retinal Dystrophies in Pakistan". 4th International Symposium-cum-Training Course on Molecular Medicine and Drug Research.Organized by Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and DrugResearch, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences,University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, 7th-10th January, 2013.

31. “Research Bioethics". 19th International Psychiatric Conference. Organizedby Pakistan Psychiatry Society, Islamabad, Pakistan, 28th-30th December,2012.

30. “Analysis of Inherited Disorders by Using High Throughput Bio-Techniques”. International Workshop on Biotechnology for EconomicDevelopment. Organized by OIC Standing Committee on Scientific andTechnological Cooperation (COMSTECH), Islamabad, Pakistan, 16th-18th

February, 2011.

29. “Bioinformatics”. Role of Media in Promoting Bioinformatics in theCountry. Organized by International Islamic University, Islamabad,Pakistan, 9th December, 2010.

28. “The use of Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment” Advanced Diagnostics andDrug-delivery at the Nanoscale: Sate of the Art and Possible Applications toOrphan Diseases. Organized by International Centre for Science and HighTechnology-United Nation Industrial Developmental Organization (ICS-UNIDO), Trieste, Italy, 13th-15th October, 2009.

27. “Population Genetics” 1st CIIT Science Conference. Organized by

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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, CIIT Abbottabad Campus,Abbottabad, 28th-29th July, 2009.

26. “Bioinformatics in Pakistan" An International Conference and Workshop on"Bioinformatics: Current Progress and Practical Applications" dedicated tothe 80 years jubilee celebrations of Academician Professor Jalal Aliyev.Organized by the Ministry of Communications and InformationTechnologies, Azerbaijan, COMSTECH and COMSATS Institute ofInformation Technologies, Baku, Azerbaijan 23rd-28th June, 2008.

25. “Use of SNP Analysis in Population Genetics" An International Conferenceand Workshop on "Bioinformatics: Current Progress and PracticalApplications" dedicated to the 80 years jubilee celebrations of AcademicianProfessor Jalal Aliyev. Organized by the Ministry of Communications andInformation Technologies, Azerbaijan, COMSTECH and COMSATSInstitute of Information Technologies, Baku, Azerbaijan 23rd-28th June,2008.

24. “Real Time PCR” A workshop on Hematology organized by the PakistanAssociation of Pathologist, at the Khyber Medical College, Peshawar,Pakistan, 29th November to 2nd December 2007.

23. “Primer 3: Design of primers for PCR Amplification” A workshop onBioinformatics, organized by the Centre for Molecular Genetics, at L.E.J.National Science Information Center, University of Karachi, Karachi,Pakistan, 28th-30th June, 2007.

22. “Phylogenetic Analysis” A workshop on Bioinformatics, organized by theCentre for Molecular Genetics, at L.E.J. National Science InformationCenter, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, 28th-30th June, 2007.

21. ”Biology: Protein Structure” COMSTECH - COMSATS IIT NationalWorkshop on Bioinformatics for Computer Scientists, organized byCOMSTECH and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology at theCOMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan, 21st-25th May, 2007.

20. “Introduction to Biology & DNA” COMSTECH - COMSATS IIT NationalWorkshop on Bioinformatics for Computer Scientists, organized byCOMSTECH and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology at theCOMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan, 21st-25th May, 2007.

19. "Bioinformatics: A New Frontier of Life Sciences" 1st National Conferenceon Life Sciences organized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC)Core Group in Life Sciences at the Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan,Pakistan, 13th-14th December, 2006.

18. “How to Improve University-Industry Interaction in Developing Countries”.Panel discussion with Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Ivar Giaever on “UniversityIndustry Collaboration in Developing Countries” organized by theCOMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, 30 th

March 2006.

17. “Identification and Characterization of Leishmania Strains. 4th InternationalSymposium on Genetic Engineering & Biotechnolgy titled “Genetics,Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Economic Development” organized by

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the Centre for Molecular Genetics, Genetics Department, KarachiUniversity, Karachi, Pakistan, 4th-8th December 2005.

16. “Nanomedicine”. Science Club presentation. Organized by the ScienceClub, Islamabad Chapter, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2nd July 2005.

15. “The Use of Nanotechnology in Medicine”. National Commission onNanoscience and Technology (NCNST) Conference on Nano-Science andTechnology in Pakistan. Organized by NCNST & COMSATS, Islamabad,Pakistan, 13th-14th June 2005.

14. “Using Internet Resources to Design PCR Primers”. HEC sponsoredTraining Course for Researchers to Equip with Latest Bioinformatics Tools.Organized by the Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat(NWFP), Pakistan, 15th-17th April 2005.

13. “Role of Molecular Biology in the Diagnosis of Diseases”. ContinuingMedical Education (CME) program of Isra University. Organized by theRahila Research & Reference Labs, Isra University, Hyderabad, Pakistan,26th of March 2005.

12. “HCV PCR Screening of Donated Blood and Clinical Samples”. NationalCommission on Biotechnology (NCB) Seminar on the Use of TherapeuticAgents & Diagnostic Kits. Organized by Department of Biochemistry,University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 14th-16th February2005.

11. “The use of Real-Time PCR in Medical Diagnosis”. HEC workshop onGenetics for Medical Professionals. Organized by the Centre for MolecularGenetics, Genetics Department, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan, 6 th-11th December 2004.

10. “PCR based Diagnosis of Diseases”. HEC workshop on Genetics forMedical Professionals. Organized by the Centre for Molecular Genetics,Genetics Department, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan, 6th-11th

December 2004.

9. “Routine HCV PCR Screening of Donated Blood”. Shifa InternationalHospital, 1St National Conference on Infectious Diseases, Islamabad,Pakistan, 19th-21st March 2004.

8. “Web Based Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Primer Design”.COMSTECH-PTCL Frontier Technologies Research Center (CPC),International Workshop On Bioinformatics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 22nd-25th

April 2003.

7. “Introduction to the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)”. COMSTECH-PTCLFrontier Technologies Research Center (CPC), International Workshop OnBioinformatics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 22nd-25th April 2003.

6. "A survey of Y chromosomal DNA variation within Pakistan". Biomedical& Genetic Engineering Division, Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories,Conference on Human Genome Diversity Workshop, Islamabad, Pakistan,9th-14th October 2000.

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5. "The genetic history of Pakistani ethnic groups". Sindh Institute of Urologyand Transplantation (SIUT), Conference on Molecular Biology andGenetics in Humans: Health, Disease and the Environment, Karachi,Pakistan, 3rd-12th May 1999.

4. “Exposure of Women to Environmental Pollutants/Mutagens.”International Symposium on Hazardous Effects of Pollutants on WomenWorkers. Organized by Centre for Molecular Genetics & The BritishCouncil. Karachi, Pakistan, 16th-18th December 1996.

3. "Kinetic Mechanism of the Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate DependentProtein Kinase Catalytic Subunit in the Direction of Magnesium Adenosine5'-Diphosphate Phosphorylation." Pakistan Physiology Society 4th Biennialand 1st International Physiology Conference. Lahore, Pakistan, 21st-23rd

December 1993.

2. "Kinetic and Acid-Base Chemical Mechanism of cAMP-Dependent ProteinKinase in the Direction of MgADP Phosphorylation." American Society forBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Keystone Conference on Structure andFunction of Protein Kinases and Phosphatases. Keystone, Colorado,U.S.A., 24th October 1992.

1. "Dependence of the Kinetic Mechanism of Adenosine 3',5'-MonophosphateDependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunit in the Direction of MagnesiumAdenosine 5'-Diphosphate Phosphorylation on pH and the Concentration ofFree Magnesium [II] Ions." Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of North Texas/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A., 28th October 1992.

POSTERSPRESENTED &ABSTRACTSPUBLISHED

35. Lamers, I.J.C., Reeuwijk, J.V., Azam, M., Boldt. K., Maria, M., Koster-Kamphuis, L., Qamar, R., Ueffing, M., Cremers, F.P.M. Roepman, R.,Arts, H.H. Exploring the exocyst and its association with the cilium andretinal-renal ciliopathies. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, (2014)doi:10.1093/ndt/gfu141.

34. Shaiq, P. A., Stuart, P. E., Raja, G. K., Voorhees, J. I., Elder, J. T., BandNair, R. P. Genetic associations of psoriasis in a Pakistani population. J.Invest. Dermat. 2011 131: 376 Page S63.

33. Khan, M. I., Collin, R. W. J., Azam, M., Malik, A., Shah, S. T. A., Hussain,A., Shah, A. A., den Hollander, A. I., Qamar, R., and Cremers, F. P. M.Identifying Novel Genetic Causes of Retinal Dystrophy in the PakistaniPopulation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2010 51: E-Abstract 2584.

32. Satti, R. Qamar, R. Different Seroprevalence Rates of Hepatitis C Virus inthe Twin Cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Hepatitis C-TheThird International Conference, The Third Decade and Beyond. Dublin,Ireland, 17th-19th June 2009.

31. Azam, M., Collin, R. W. J., Khan, M. I., Shah, S. T. A. S., Qureshi, N.,Ajmal, M., den Hollander, A. I., Qamar, R., Cremers, F. P. M. 1st CIITScience Conference. A Novel Mutation in GRK1 Causes Oguchi Disease ina Consanguineous Pakistani Family. Organized by COMSATS Institute of

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Information Technology, CIIT Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 28th-29th

July, 2009.

30. Ayub, H., Imran, M., Michael, S., Ahmed, A., Akhter, F., den Hollander,A.I., Qamar, R. APOC3, eNOS & HSP70 Polymorphisms in Glaucoma &Normal Population of Pakistan. 1st CIIT Science Conference. Organizedby COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, CIIT AbbottabadCampus, Abbottabad, 28th-29th July, 2009.

29. Ajmal, M., Ahmed, W., Sadeque, A., Ali, S. H. B., Bukhari, S. H., Ahmed,N., Qamar, R. Correlation of Differential Cholesterol Levels withHeterozygous and Homozygous Insertion (G) in the Low DensityLipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) Gene in a Large MultigenerationalAutosomal Dominant Hypercholestrolemic Family. 1st CIIT ScienceConference. Organized by COMSATS Institute of InformationTechnology, CIIT Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 28th-29th July, 2009.

28. Ahmed, W., Saeed, I., Sadeque, A., Kaleem, U., Azam, M., Sadeque, N.,Ajmal, M., and Qamar R. A Study of the Association of the TissuePlasminogen Activator (t-PA) and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor (PAI-1)Polymorphisms with Myocardial Infarction. 1st CIIT Science Conference.Organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, CIITAbbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 28th-29th July, 2009.

27. Akhter, N., Ajmal, M., Khalid, A., Qamar, R. Identification of a novelLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) variant, ASP748GLY, in aPakistani family, with familial hypercholesterolemia. The 7 th Gulf HeartAssociation Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9th-11th April 2009.

26. Chohan, SN., Qamar, R., Sadiq, I., Holford, P. and Beattie, A.Huanglongbin (Citrus Greening), A Major Threat to Citrus in Pakistan. 16 th

Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference, Australian,2007.

25. Chohan, SN., Qamar, R., Sadiq, I., Azam, M., Holford, P. and Beattie, A.Back to Basics: Mapping Plant Disease. 9th annual AustralasianMycological Society Meeting, Adelaide Convention Centre, SouthAustralia, 24-27 September 2007.

24. Chohan, SN., Qamar, R., Tariq, A., Akhtari, M., Smith, C.I.E., Nore B.and Cullum, J. Phylogenetic relationship and evolution of Tec kinasesamong lower and higher metazoan. Bioinformatics 2007, RedIberoamerican Bioinformatica Workshop on Collaborative Bioinformatics,Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain, 11th-14th June 2007

23. Ahmed, N., Qamar, R., Rafiq, S. Prevalence of FamilialHypercholesterolemia in Pakistani Population. Karachi UniversityConference, 2006.

22. Zhu, Y., Malik, A., Aziz, A., Maqbool, C. A., Qamar, R., Chohan, B.,Sindhi, M., Shami, S. A., Stone, E., Dearden, P., Denton, M. and Maw, M.A. Identification of a homozygous deletion in CNGA1 in a consanguineousPakistani Family with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. TheQueenstown Molecular Biology Meeting 2005: The Fifteenth Annual

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Meeting "Celebrating the Successes of Molecular Biology", Queenstown,New Zealand, 30th August-2nd September 2005.

21. Mansoor, A., Ayub, Q., Qamar R., Mazhar, K., Khaliq, S., Siddiqi, S.,Rahman, S., Papaioannou, M and Mehdi, S.Q. Study of the Greek ancestryof northern Pakistani ethnic groups using 115 microsatellite markers.American J. Human Genetics, 69: 1268 page A399 (2001).

20. Qamar R., Ayub, Q., Mohyuddin, A., Mazhar, K., Mansoor, A., Khaliq, S.,Zerjal, T., Tyler-Smith, C and Mehdi, S.Q. Patrilinear origins of Pakistaniethnic groups. American J. Human Genetics, 69: 1274 Page 400 (2001).

19. Quintana-Murci L., Qamar R., Mehdi, S.Q., Ayub, Q., Mohyuddin, A.,Zerjal, T., Bandelt H.J. McElreavey K. and Tyler-Smith, C. The origins ofthe Negroid Makrani population from Pakistan: marternal and paternalperspectives. American J. Human Genetics, 69: 1399 Page 421 (2001).

18. Mohyuddin, A., Ayub, Q., Khaliq, S., Mansoor, A., Mazhar, K., Rahman,S., Qamar R., and Mehdi, S.Q. HLA polymorphism in Pakistani ethnicgroups. American J. Human Genetics, 69: 1266 (2001).

17. Abbasi, R., Shami, S.A., Qamar, R., Ayub, Q. and Khaliq, S. A Pakistanifamily with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss linked to theDFNB7/11 locus. American J. Human Genetics, 69: 2004 Page 523 (2001).

16. Qamar R., Ayub, Q., Mohyuddin, A., Zerjal, T., Mehdi, S.Q. and Tyler-Smith, C. Y-chromosomal DNA variation in Pakistan. American J. HumanGenetics, 65(4): 2228 page A394(1999).

15. Novelleto A., Mehdi, S.Q., Qamar R., and Malaspina, P. Y Chromosomediversity in eastern caucasians. European Science Foundation Conferenceon “Inherited disorders and their genes in different European populations”.Obernai, Strasbourgh, France. 6th–10th May, T33, (1999).

14. Zerjal, T., Qamar, R., Ayub, Q., Mohyuddin, A., Mehdi, S.Q., Bao, W.,Zhu, S., Xu, J., Shu, Q., Du, R., Yang, H., Pearson, N., Yuldasheva, N.,Ruzibakiev, R., Wells, S.P., Jobling, M.A. and Tyler-Smith, C. Y-chromosomal DNA diversity in Asia and Europe. The Third BiennialEuroconference of the European Human Genome Diversity Project held atthe McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research on “Human diversityin Europe and beyond: retrospect and prospect”. University of Cambridge,Cambridge, UK. 9th-13th September, p37, (1999).

13. Mehdi, S. Q., Qamar, R., Mansoor, A., Ayub, Q., Khaliq, S., Mazhar, K.,Karafat, T. and Hammer, M.F. Y Chromosome Polymorphism and theHistory of Pakistan. Human Evolution meeting at the Cold Spring HarborLaboratories, 4-8 October 1997, New York, USA, p54 (1997).

12. Qamar, R., Mansoor, A., Hammed, A., Khaliq, S. and Mehdi, S. Q. Y-chromosome Polymorphism of Different Ethnic Groups of Pakistan.Inaugural International Conference on Genetics, p 12 (1996).

11. Naim, A.B., Mohyuddin, A., Qamar, R., Khaliq, S., Mansoor, A., Hameed,A., Mazhar, K. and Mehdi, S.Q. HLA-allele and Haplotype Frequencies in

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Pakistan. Inaugural International Conference on Genetics, p 13 (1996).

10. Hameed, A., Khaliq, S., Khaliq, T., Qamar, R. and Mehdi, S.Q. Frequencyof p53 Gene Mutations in Primary Breast Cancer Patients in Pakistan.Inaugural International Conference on Genetics, p 41 (1996).

9. Mohyuddin, A., Ismail, M., Hameed, A., Qamar, R. and Mehdi, S.Q. ANew Gene Causing Non-syndromic Deafness in Pakistan. InauguralInternational Conference on Genetics, p 42 (1996).

8. Mansoor, A., Qamar, R., Hameed, A., Khaliq, S. and Mehdi, S.Q. Beta-thalassemia Mutations in Patients and Carriers from Pakistan. InauguralInternational Conference on Genetics, p. 43 (1996).

7. Hameed, A., Khaliq, S., Qamar, R., Khaliq, T., Mehdi, S. Q. Mutations inp53 Gene in Primary Breast Cancer Patients in Pakistan. 7th NationalChemistry Conference, p. 25 (1996).

6. Qamar, R., Mansoor, A., Hasnain, S. S., Hameed, A., Khaliq, S., Talat, A.,Mehdi, S. Q. The Spectrum of Beta-Thalassemia Mutations in Patients andCarriers from Punjab & N.W.F.P. 7th National Chemistry Conference, p. 59(1995).

5. Hameed, A., Khaliq, S., Khaliq, T., Qamar, R., Mehdi, S. Q. The Geneticsof Breast Cancer Susceptibility in Pakistan. Second National Symposiumon Basic and Applied Research in Health Care and Social Development atThe Aga Khan University, Karachi, 23 & 24 September, 1995.

4. Qamar, R., Cook, P. F. Kinetic Mechanism of the Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunit in theDirection of Magnesium Adenosine 5'-Diphosphate Phosphorylation. 4th

Biennial and 1st International Physiology Conference, 31 (1993).

3. Qamar, R., and Cook, P. F. Kinetic Mechanism of the Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunit in theDirection of MgADP Phosphorylation. American Society of Biochemistryand Molecular Biology Keystone Symposium on Protein Kinases andPhosphatases, Keystone, Colorado, October, 1992.

2. Qamar, R., Cook, P. F. Examination of the Kinetic Mechanism of thecAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase in the Direction of MgADPPhosphorylation as a Function of pH. FASEB Meeting, Houston, USA.FASEB Journal, 6, A36 (1992).

1. Qamar, R., McClure, G. D., Jr., Cook, P. F. A Procedure for Estimatingthe Number of Protein Kinase A Active Sites in Solution. FASEBMeeting, Atlanta, USA. FASEB Journal, 5, A799 (1991).

WORKSHOPS &CONFERENCESORGANIZED AS ARESOURCE

15. Conference on Life Sciences Research. Organized by Al-Nafees MedicalCollege & Hospital, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 4 th-6th September,2015.

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PERSON 14. Workshop on Ethics at the 19th International Psychiatric Conference.Organized by Pakistan Psychiatry Society, Islamabad, Pakistan, 28th-30th

December, 2012.

13. 1st CIIT Science Conference “BICMAPE-2009”. Organized by theCOMSATS Institute of Information Technology at CIIT AbbottabadCampus, 38th-29th July, 2009.

12. International Conference and Workshop dedicated to the 80 years jubileecelebrations of Academician Professor Jalal Aliyev on "Bioinformatics:Current Progress and Practical Applications". Organized by the Ministry ofCommunications and Information Technologies, Azerbaijan, COMSTECHand COMSATS Institute of Information Technologies at Baku, Azerbaijan23rd-28th June, 2008

11. 31st annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Hematologyworkshop on “Real Time PCR” organized by the Pakistan Association ofPathologist, at the Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan, 29th

November to 2nd December 2007.

10. National workshop titled “A Workshop on Bioinformatics”, organized bythe Centre for Molecular Genetics, at L.E.J. National Science InformationCenter, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, 28th-30th June, 2007.

9. COMSTECH - COMSATS IIT National Workshop on "Bioinformatics forComputer Scientists", organized by COMSTECH and COMSATS Instituteof Information Technology at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad,Pakistan, 21st-25th May, 2007.

8. International Thematic Workshop on the “Use of Bioinformatics inGenomics Research” organized by the OIC Ministerial Standing Committeeon Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) and the HigherEducation Commission (HEC) held at COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad,Pakistan, 19th August to 2nd September 2006.

7. 4th International Symposium on Genetic Engineering & Biotechnolgy titled“Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Economic Development”organized by the Centre for Molecular Genetics, Genetics Department,Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan, 4th-8th December 2005.

6. Real time PCR, organized by the PCR Laboratories, Shifa College ofMedicine & Sure Bio Diagnostics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 12th August 2005.

5. HEC workshop on Genetics for Medical Professionals, organized by theCentre for Molecular Genetics, Genetics Department, Karachi University,Karachi, Pakistan, 6th-11th December 2004.

4. Shifa International Hospital, 1St National Conference on InfectiousDiseases, Islamabad, Pakistan, 19th-21st March 2004.

3. COMSTECH-PTCL Frontier Technologies Research Center (CPC),International Workshop on Bioinformatics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 22nd-25th

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April 2003.

2. Biomedical & Genetic Engineering Division, Dr. A. Q. Khan ResearchLaboratories, Conference on Human Genome Diversity Workshop,Islamabad, Pakistan, 9th-14th October 2000.

1. Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Conference &Workshop on Molecular Biology and Genetics in Humans: Health, Diseaseand the Environment, Karachi, Pakistan, 3rd-12th May 1999.

GraduateStudentsSupervised

37. Mahmood Hassan Dalhat, “Association of TCF7L2 Polymorphisms withRetinopathy in Diabetic Patients”

36. Ayesha Roofi, “Determination of the Role of HGF in Pathogenesis ofDiabetic Retinopathy in Pakistani Population”

35. Muhammad Murad, thesis title “Mutation Analysis of RB1 Gene inRetinoblastoma Families”

34. Sobia Shafique, thesis title “Genetic studies of deafness in Pakistan”.

33. Humaira Ayub, thesis title “Study of Multifactorial Eye Disorders inPakistan”.

32. Maria, “Association of Complement Pathway Components with AMD andGlaucoma in Pakistani Population”.

31. Tayyaba Ahmed, “Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in DNA Repair Genes inUrothelial Bladder Cancer Susceptibility”.

30. Khadija Tariq, “Role of Cell Membrane Signaling Pathy GeneticPolymorphisms with Diabetic Retinopathy in Pakistani Population”.

29. Saira Bano, “Association Studies of Caveolin-1 Gene with DiabeticRetinopathy in Pakistani Population”.

28. Rida Khurshid Malik, “Genetic Analysis of Familial and SporadicKeratoconus Patients in Pakistani Population”.

27. Mina Tayyab, “Association Analysis of ATF6 Polymorphisms withDiabetic Retinopathy”.

26. Saadia Maqbool, “Association analysis of VEGG, eNOSE and RAGEsingle nucleotide polymorphisms with Diabetic Retinopathy”.

25. Zehra Agha, thesis title "Genetic Analysis of Mental Retardation inPakistan".

24. Muhammad Imran, thesis title "Molecular Genetic Elucidation of InheritedRetinal Diseases".

23. Muhammad Ajmal, thesis title "Genetic Basis of Inherited Eye Diseases".

22. Nosheen Fazal, thesis title "Association Studies of Antioxidant PathwayGenes with Retinopathy".

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21. Saba Saleem, thesis title "Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and PlasminogenActivator Inhibitor-1 Association Studies with Retinopathy".

20. Syeda Hafiza Benish Ali, thesis title "Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-based Association Studies of Bladder Cancer Patients".

19. Waqas Ahmed, thesis title "Genetic Studies of Cardiovascular Diseases".

18. Sobia Ajaz, thesis title "Comparative Computer Analysis of PromoterArchitecture of Expression Pattern of Plant Genes".

17. Saadia Arshad, thesis title "Comparative Analysis and Identification of Co-expressed Genes in Related and Distant Species".

16. Moeen Riaz, thesis title "Association of Myocardial Infarction with SingleNucleotide Polymorphisms in the Platelet and Hemostasis System Genes".

15. Javaria Asghar, thesis title "Study of the Genetic Causes of Glaucoma inPakistani Patients".

14. Hina Iqbal, thesis title "Genetic Analysis of Autosomal Recessive MentalRetardation (ARMR) in Pakistani Kindred".

13. Ahmed Sadeque, thesis title "Analysis of Mutation Causing RetinitisPigmentosa in Select Families".

12. Maleeha Azam, thesis title "The Genetic Analysis of Retinal Dystrophies inSelected Pakistani Families".

11. SajeelaYousuf, thesis title "Analysis of DNA Repair and TissueRemodeling Genes in Glaucoma Patients".

10. Hussain Mustatab Wahedi, thesis title "Mapping of Genes Involved inAlopecia with Mental Retardation Syndrome (APMR) and AutosomalRecessive Non-Syndromic Mental Retardation (ARNSMR) in PakistaniFamilies".

9. Sobia Shafique, thesis title "Study of the Genetic basis of Glaucoma in thePakistani Population".

8. Humaira Ayub, thesis title "Study of APOC3, eNOS& Normal Populationof Pakistan".

7. Waqas Ahmed, thesis title "Association of the tissue – PlasminogenActivator (t-PA) and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) GenePolymorphism with Myocardial Infarction".

6. Yasmeen Badshah, thesis title "Prevalence of Virulence Factors amongExtra intestinal Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli Obtained fromClinically Diagnosed Urinary Tract Infection Patients & MolecularPathogenesis".

5. Ayesha Malik, thesis title "Exclusion Analysis of Retinitis PigmentosaGenes".

4. Muhammad Imran Khan, thesis title "Candidate Gene Analysis of Retinitis

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Pigmentosa".

3. Shazia Michael, thesis title "Pathogenesis of Vascular Risk Factors inGlaucoma".

2. Rabab Satti, thesis title "Screening of Hepatitis C Virus in General PakistaniPopulation".

1. Sanam Bashir, thesis title "Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus among HCVPatients in Pakistani Population".