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Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan

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About Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan

  • Professor of Pathology, Dow International Medical College
  • Head of Department of Molecular Pathology, Dow Diagnostic Lab.
  • Chairman of Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Dow University of Health Sciences.
  • Focal Person of Provincial Public Health laboratory (PPHL) Sindh.
  • President of Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA)
  • Country Ambassador of American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
  • President of Association for Molecular Pathology Pakistan (AMPP)
  • Served as member of committee on evaluation of clinical trial data of COVID-19 vaccines, Government of Pakistan
  • Served as member of Chief Minister COVID task force of province of Sindh

Dr. Saeed Khan is a Professor of Pathology at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan but his professional experience goes far beyond the field of academia. He did his PhD in Microbiology and his postdoctoral training at Mullins Molecular Retrovirology Lab, USA. Therefore, he holds extensive expertise in virology, microbiology, molecular pathology, infectious diseases, public health, biosafety and biosecurity.

He is currently serving as the President of Pakistan Biological Safety Association through which he trains individuals from various institutes on safe laboratory practices, DURC, biorisk assessment and mitigation, and other similar disciplines. He is also the Chairman of the Institutional Biosafety Committee at DUHS where he ensures the effective functioning of the committee and oversees the biosafety aspect of incoming projects. Dr. Saeed is also the member of Technical Experts for establishing biosafety labs under the directives of Sindh Government health Department. His expertise and acumen in matters related to biosafety/biosecurity help warrant the establishment of labs as per international standards. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he stepped forward to develop in-house diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 to streamline testing, despite resource limitations. He then became the Focal Person for COVID-19 testing at DUHS. He was also elected the Focal Person for Provincial Public Health Lab at DUHS, where routine surveillance is performed for circulating pathogens and diseases in the community.

He has also remained at the forefront in ensuring the public remains aware and is given the right information pertaining to public health concerns for timely interventions and minimizing disease transmission. Dr. Saeed is also serving as the Country Ambassador (Pakistan) for the American Society for Microbiology through which he ensures students, early-career, and mid-career scientists remain aware of emerging and re-emerging viruses, and biosafety measures associated with it. He has an excellent publication record in high-impact journals and has received numerous research grants, both nationally and internationally
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