Cutting-Edge Research Equipment and Studies at The Aga Khan University, Pakistan
The research facilities at The Aga Khan University in Pakistan boast state-of-the-art equipment for groundbreaking studies in areas like enteric fever prevention, rotavirus vaccine impact assessment, and dental stem cells. Researchers utilize specialized tools such as refrigerated centrifuges, biosafety cabinets, thermal cyclers, and more to conduct innovative research projects aiming to inform policy recommendations and advance medical knowledge.
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Bench Space Dashboard Juma Lab (Ground Floor) Updated on 19thFeb 2019
Bench no. A-5 Aug 2016 Sep 2018 ext. Sep 2019 Dr. Farah Qamar Associate Professor Paediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan SEAP II The Project is a prospective study aiming to generate data to inform policy recommendations on enteric fever prevention and control, as well as to facilitate typhoid vaccine implementation Core Refrigerated Centrifuges Equipment Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Biosafety Cabinet pH meter Water Bath Grant Equipment Thermal Cyclers Vortex Real Time PCRs Gel documentation System Desktop PCs
Aug 2017 Oct 2019 Bench no. A-6 Intussusception Study Dr. S. Asad Ali Associate Professor Pediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan A self controlled Case Series Study, based on Intussusception Monitoring in infants after Introduction of Oral Rotavirus Vaccine: Self-Controlled Case-Series in Pakistan hospitals. Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Equipment Biosafety Cabinet Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Water Bath Vortex Vortex Taqman Low Density Array (TLDA) Under counter & Walk- In Fridge pH meter Bioplex- Luminex Array Thermal Cyclers BD- FACS- Celesta (to be arrived & installed) Grant Equipment Real Time PCRs Desktop PCs Bead beater Gel documentation System
Bench no. A-8 Aug 2018-Jun 2020 Dr. S. Asad Ali Associate Professor Pediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Rotavirus vaccine Impact Assessment of Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in Pakistan s Routine Immunization Program. Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Equipment Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Biosafety Cabinet Desktop PC Water Bath Grant Equipment Tissue Culture Room Vortex Inverted Microscope Liquid Nitrogen Tank
Bench no. A-9 April 2015 ext. Dec 2020 Dr. Tashfeen Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Surgery. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan DENTAL STEM CELLS This study is about Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells of Permanent Teeth (DPSC) & Stem Cells from Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth (SHED): A Comparison of Dental Tissue Regeneration Tissue Culture Room Carbon dioxide Incubator Biosafety Cabinets Inverted Microscope Core Refrigerated Centrifuges Fluorescence Microscope Equipment Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Liquid Nitrogen Tank Water Bath Desktop PC Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers
Bench no. A-10 Dec 2015 Sep 2020 Dr. Shahid Pervez Professor Pathology & Lab Medicine. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan EFGR Signalling Pathway Analysis: in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Refrigerated Centrifuge Core Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Equipment Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Vortex Water Bath Thermal Cycler Gel Documentation System Desktop PC
Bench no. A-12 March 2018 March 2020 Dr. Sohail Awan Associate Professor Department of Surgery. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Genetic Mutations Causing Hearing Loss in the Families of Sindh and Baluchistan PCR Microtome Microscope IHC bench Microscope Core Refrigerated Centrifuges Equipment Desktop PC Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers
Bench no. A-13 Dr. Kulsoom Ghias Associate Professor Biological & Biomedical Sciences. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan . Jun 2018 Dec 2020 Head & Neck Cancer This study will be characterizing role of neutrophils in progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Equipment Carbon dioxide Incubator Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Inverted Microscope Water Bath Fluorescence Microscope Vortex Liquid Nitrogen Tank Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Desktop PC Ultra Low Temp. Freezers
Bench no. A-14 Dr. Fareena Bilwani Assistant Professor Biological & Biomedical Sciences. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan May 2017 May 2021 Acute Myeloid Leukemia This study will be characterizing determinants of acute myeloid leukemia resistance to ex-vivo expanded allogeneic natural cell- mediated killing Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Equipment Carbon dioxide Incubator Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Inverted Microscope Water Bath Fluorescence Microscope Vortex Liquid Nitrogen Tank Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Desktop PC Ultra Low Temp. Freezers
Bench no. A-15 Dr. Najeeha Iqbal Assistant Professor Paediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Jan 2018 Dec 2020 Aug 2017 March 2020 MiEED This Study covers the aspect of Microbiota, Inflammation & Environmental Enteric dysfunction Exploration of TB Biomarkers in Pakistani Children. Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Equipment Biosafety Cabinet Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Water Bath Vortex Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge pH meter Taqman Low Density Array (TLDA) Thermal Cyclers Thermal Cyclers Grant Equipment Real Time PCRs Gel Documentation System Desktop PCs Real Time PCRs
Bench no. A-19 Sep 2017 Jun 2019 Dr. Farah Qamar Associate Professor Paediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Salmonella CRO This is a case control study of outbreak investigation of Ceftriaxone resistant Salmonella typhi and assessment of typhoid conjugate vaccine in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan Core Refrigerated Centrifuges Equipment Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Biosafety Cabinet pH meter Water Bath Grant Equipment Thermal Cyclers Vortex Real Time PCRs Gel documentation System Desktop PCs
Bench no. A-20 Dr. Imran Nisar Assistant Professor Pediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan July 2014 Dec 2018 INDIRECT PCV-10 This study aims to investigate the Indirect effect of PCV10 on nasopharyngeal carriage in children under 5 years of age in a rural community in Pakistan Core Refrigerated Centrifuges Equipment Biosafety Cabinets Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Water Bath Vortex Vortex Liquid Nitrogen Tank Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Gel documentation system Grant Equipment Desktop PC Liquid Nitrogen Tank Tissue Culture Room Thermal Cyclers Inverted Microscope
Bench no. A-21 Mar 2014 Dec 2019 Dr. Erum Khan Professor Pathology & Lab Medicine. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Role of Arboviruses-cause of undifferentiated fever The primary objective of this study is to determine the burden of Arboviruses as a cause of unexplained fever in the Sind province of Pakistan. The study will be covering epidemiology and prevalence of Dengue Virus, Chikunguniya Virus, west Nile Virus and Japanese B Encephalitis Virus. Centrifuges PCR enclosure Real Time PCRs BSL3 virology room Core Equipment Water bath Biosafety Cabinet Vortex Fridge & Freezers Thermal Cycler Desktop PC Fridge & Freezers Carbon dioxide Incubator (Grant based) Desktop PC
Bench no. A-22 Dr. Rumina Hasan Professor Pathology & Lab Medicine. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan June 2017 Sep 2019 AMR Surveillance This grant is designed to work towards strengthening lab capacity for antimicrobial testing in three phases; capacity for drug sensitivity testing, investigating AMR in specific community and hospital based organisms and Identifying gaps to support AMR training and research Biosafety Cabinets- BSL2 Core Equipment Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Vortex TB Lab, BSL 3 Biosafety Cabinets- BSL3 Densitometer 37oC Incubator Shared with Clinical Labs Compound Microscope Carbon dioxide Incubator Autoclave MGIT System
Bench no. A-23 & A-24 Nov2018 Aug 2019 Dr. M. Yousuf Assistant Professor Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan A 3D in vitro study to elucidate the microenvironment of prostate cancer and metastasis. Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Equipment Chemidot Water Bath, Vortex Spectrophotometer Inverted Microscope Neon Transfection System CRM Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Carbon dioxide Incubator Equipment Shaker Mini centrifuges Desktop PCs
Bench no. A-25 Dr. Salma Jahan Assistant Professor Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Nov2018 Aug 2019 Differentiation study of hTRET MSC into hepatocyte-like cells. Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Equipment Chemidot Water Bath, Vortex Spectrophotometer Inverted Microscope Neon Transfection System CRM Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Carbon dioxide Incubator Equipment Shaker Mini centrifuges Desktop PCs
Bench no. A-26 Dr. Azhar Hussain. Director CRM Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Nov2018 Aug 2019 Targetting Oxaliplatin resistance breast cancer with small molecular inhibitors of over expressing prosurvival and antiapoptotic proteins. Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Equipment Chemidot Water Bath, Vortex Spectrophotometer Inverted Microscope Neon Transfection System CRM Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Carbon dioxide Incubator Equipment Shaker Mini centrifuges Desktop PCs
Bench no. A-27 Sep 2018 Aug 2020 Dr. Farah Qamar Associate Professor Paediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan ABCD sub study Diarrhea etiologies and their impact on the efficacy of azithromycin for treatment of severe diarrhea Core Refrigerated Centrifuges Equipment Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Biosafety Cabinet pH meter Water Bath Grant Equipment Thermal Cyclers Vortex Real Time PCRs Gel documentation System Desktop PCs
Bench no. A-28 Dec 2015 Dec 2019 Dr. Rumina Hasan Professor Pathology & Lab Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Bedaquiline MIC on Agar This is a protocol optimization project where the TB organism is grown in specialized agar medium known as 7H11 and 7H10. The method determines to find out minimal inhibitory concentration at which organisms causing TB can be sensitive. Biosafety Cabinets- BSL2 Core Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Equipment Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Vortex TB Lab, BSL 3 Biosafety Cabinets- BSL3 Densitometer 37oC Incubator Compound Microscope Shared with Clinical Labs Carbon dioxide Incubator MGIT System Autoclave
Bench no. A-29 Feb 2019 Feb 2021 Dr. Syed Adnan Associate Professor Department of Surgery The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Correlation of Molecular Markers expression and overall survival in Pancreatic Adeno Carcinoma Patients. Microscope PCR Desktop PC Microtome Core Refrigerated Centrifuges Equipment Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers
Bench no. A-30 Dr. Ather Enam Professor Department of Surgery. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Dr. Syed Adnan Associate Professor Dapartment of Surgery.The Aga Khan University, Pakistan March 2018 March 2020 June 2018 June 2020 Stem Cell Markers in Glioblastoma Gene expression of cancer stem cell markers in Glioblastoma multiforme. Microtome Microscope Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Core Equipment Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Desktop PC
Bench no. B-5 Dr. Hammad Hasan Assistant Professor Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Nov 2018 Aug 2019 Generation of human adult erythroid cell line for the sustainable production of red blood cells. Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Equipment Chemidot Water Bath, Vortex Spectrophotometer Inverted Microscope Neon Transfection System CRM Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Carbon dioxide Incubator Equipment Shaker Mini centrifuges Desktop PCs
Bench no. B-6 Dr. El-Nasir Lalani Director CRM Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Nov 2018 Aug 2019 Staining Bench- H & E. Pathology Core. Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Equipment Chemidot Water Bath, Vortex Spectrophotometer Inverted Microscope Neon Transfection System CRM Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Carbon dioxide Incubator Equipment Shaker Mini centrifuges Desktop PCs
Bench no. B-7 & B-8 Dr. Afsar Mian. Assistant Professor Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Nov 2018 Aug 2019 Role of DHT and HER-2 expression in breast cancer Tissue Culture Room Biosafety Cabinets Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Equipment Chemidot Water Bath, Vortex Spectrophotometer Inverted Microscope Neon Transfection System CRM Equipment Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Carbon dioxide Incubator Shaker Mini centrifuges Desktop PCs
Bench no. B-9 Dr. Junaid Iqbal. Assistant Professor Pediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Jan 2018 Oct 2019 Development of Intestinal Organoids from Environmental Enteropathy Patient s Gut Refrigerated Centrifuges Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Desktop PC Core Equipment Tissue Culture Room Inverted Microscope
Bench no. B-10 Dr. Ali Faisal Saleem Assistant Professor Paediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Oct 2016 Mar 2019 CHAIN PROTOCOL This is a cohort study, aiming towards evidence based care of acutely ill, undernourished children in limited resource settings cohort study Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Equipment Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Vortex Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Biosafety Cabinet Desktop PC Water Bath Grant Equipment Tissue Culture Room Vortex Inverted Microscope Liquid Nitrogen Tank
Bench no. B-11 & 12 Nov 2015 Oct 2019 Dr. S. Asad Ali Associate Professor Pediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan SEEM Pakistan This Study covers the aspect of Environmental enteropathy & malnutrition in Pakistan Core Equipment Refrigerated Centrifuges Biosafety Cabinet Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Water Bath Water Bath Vortex Vortex Taqman Low Density Array (TLDA) Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Bioplex- Luminex Array pH meter BD- FACS- Celesta (to be arrived & installed) Thermal Cyclers Grant Equipment Real Time PCRs Bead beater Desktop PCs Gel documentation System
Bench no. B-13 Oct2018 March 2019 Dr. Fyezah Jehan Assistant Professor Pediatrics & Child Health. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Impact of lung ultrasound (PLUS) on management of pneumonia in low resource settings. Refrigerated Centrifuges Core Non Refrigerated Centrifuge Equipment Biosafety Cabinet Water Bath Water Bath Vortex Vortex MagPix Grant Equipment Under counter & Walk- In Fridge Ultra Low Temp. Freezers Heat Block Desktop PC
Bench no. B-15 Apr 2018 Jan 2020 Dr. Zahra Hasan Professor Pathology & Lab Medicine. The Aga Khan University, Pakistan From latent tuberculosis to active TB: It will help understanding the mechanism of disease progression in Diabetes with reference to suppressor of cytokine signaling molecules (SOCS). Bench Top PC External Hard Drive Grant Equipment External UPS
