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​​Grants For The Year of 2024


​​​PI

​​Grant Title

​​Granting Agency

​Extra Mural Grants​​

Dr Aysha Habib Khan

Role of Metabolomic Signature of Plasma Acyl Carnitines and Urine organic Acids​ ln differenciating Benign and Malignant Ovarian Tumors: A cross sectional study 
Pakistan Society of Chemical Pathologist
Dr Erum Khan
Viral surveillance and pathogen discovery Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition Site in Pakistan
Abbott Laboratories
Dr ​Erum Khan
Integrated Research Training on Vector Borne Diseases in Pakistan: Vector Biology, Virology and Disease Epidemiology.​​National Institute of Health 
Dr ​Mohammad Asim Beg
Detection of pfhrp2/pfhrp3 Gene Deletion and Antimalarial Drug Resistance Genes in Plasmodium falciparum Parasites Infecting Malaria Patients in Sindh, Pakistan.​​Naval Medical Research Unit
Dr ​Mohammad Asim Beg
Effectiveness of novel approaches to Radical cure with Tafenoquine and primaquine (EFFORT) - a randomized controlled trial in P. vivax patients​Menzies School of Health Research​
Dr ​Mohammad Asim Beg
Pakistan Malaria Elimination Plan ​Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE)​
Dr ​Muhammad Shariq Shaikh
​Development of machine learning anemia type classifier by leveraging Sysmex hematology analyzer capabilities
​Sysmex Corporation
Dr ​Najia Ghanchi
Biobanking study for the development of serological markers​Menzies School of Health Research​
Dr ​Najia Ghanchi
Vector Surveillance (Ticks) in context of urban transmission and spread of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV)​
RTI International​
Dr ​Najia Ghanchi
The impact of a symptomatic P. vivax infection on G6PD activity (IMPACT-Pakistan)​
​Menzies School of Health Research
Dr ​Rumina Hasan
Surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant Gram negative bacteria and fungi in a Pakistan health care system​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)​
Dr ​Sadia Shakoor
Addressing conflict of interest driving irrational prescribing of antibodies in pluralistic health systems: an interventional study in Pakistan​London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine​
Dr ​Sadia Shakoor
The Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM Project)​University of Oxford​
Dr ​Shahid Pervez
Head and Neck Cancer in Pakistan: Analysis of risk factors and predictors of prognosis​World Health Organization​
Dr ​Syed Ali Shah Bukhari
Next-gen sequencing of host mitochondrial DNA to elucidate host- response in COVID19 crisis​​National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)-HEC
Dr ​Zahra Hasan
Rapid diagnostic and genome sequencing for outbreak investigation of vibrio cholera​​World Health Organization
Dr ​Zahra Hasan​
​SARS-CoV-2 genetic variation and its impact on immunity in COVID- 19:  Association of viral lineages with host immuno - biology​
Higher Education Commission​




Intra Mural Grants
​Dr Zahra Hasan
Investigating immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in the context of Covid-19 vaccination​
Provost / chancellor funds ​
Dr ​Hafsa Majid
Establishing a Diagnostic Pathway for Biotinidase Deficiency​
Seed Money Grant​
​Dr Aysha Habib Khan
Unlocking the Future of Fracture Prevention: Validating Surrogate Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) for Predictive Assessment in High-Risk Patients with Dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan and Bone Turnover Markers (BTM’s)​
​STIR
​Dr Sibtain Ahmed
Performance Evaluation and Validation of Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for Serum 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Analysis​STIR​
Dr Nasir Uddin
​Use of SS18-SSX Antibody as a Diagnostic Tool for Pediatric Synovial Sarcomas
​STIR



​​Grants For The Year of 2023

​​PI


​​Grant Title

​​Granting Agency

​​Grant Code Active

​​Grant Amount

​​Grant period​​

Dr Zahra Hasan​
​Investigating immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in the context of Covid-19 vaccination
Chancellor funds​​​Active​
​USD 269,228
​12 months​
​Dr Lena Jafri
A qualitative study to explore the challenges faced by leaders in implementing Artificial Intelligence in health care settings: Proposing interventions for CPD curriculum​SoTL
​​Active​​USD 5000
​Jan 2023- Dec 2023​

Dr M Asim Beg​

Pakistan Malaria Elimination Plan ​

Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE)​

​​Active​

​$200,000​

April 2023-April 2024​

Dr ​​Najia Ghanchi​

Vector Surveillance in context of Urban transmission and spread of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV)​

​RTI International

​​Active

$150,000​

​April 2023-March 2024


​Dr Najia Ghanchi

​Biobanking study for the development of serological markers

​MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH

​Active

USD​107,726

​March 2023-Feb 2024

​Dr Sibtain Ahmed

​Utility of Fecal Pancreatic Elastase to Determine Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea (IBS–D).

​Seed Money Grant

​​Active

​PKR827,475

January 2023-December 2024​​





​​Grants For The Year of 2022


​PI

​Grant Title

​Granting Agency

​Grant Code Active

​Grant Amount

​Grant period​

​Dr Najia Ghanchi
Collection of validated Plasmodium vivax biobank samples facilitated the development, bench marking and pre-qualification / registration of novel serological test for recent P. vivax exposure​Menzies School of Health Research-Biorepository​Active​​
​USD 105,681
​Dec 2022 - Dec 2023
​Dr Erum khan
Viral surveillance and pathogen discovery Abbott 
Pandemic Defense Coalition Site in Pakistan
Abbott Diagnostics​Active​​
USD 252,592​Dec 2022- Dec 2023​

​Dr Za​​hra Ha​san

Role of pegylated Interferon in SARS-CoV2 viral clearance and immunologic outcomes in COVID-19 patient using blood transcription profiling​​ferozsons
53344
PKR 3,000,000​May 2022-May 2023​

Dr Aysha Ha​bi​​b

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is a significant public health problem.​Pharm Evo
53403​PKR 2638094​Dec 2022 - Nov 2023​

Dr R​​umina H​asan

Technical Assistance for Finalization of Prevalence Survey Protocols of National TB Prevalence Survey in Pakistan​Royal Tropical Institute​​53335
USD 3916​10 March 2022-14 May 2022​

​Dr Rumina​​ Hasa​​n

Evaluation missions for programmatic management of drug resistance tb (pmdt).​WHO​53365​USD 4000​05-30 June 2022​

​Dr Rumina ​Ha​san

Evaluation of DPP typhoid assay (Chembio Diagnostic System, Inc) for the diagnosis of typhoid from well characterized serum sample.  ​Typhoid​​51879
USD 9510​​Aug 22- Oct 22

​Dr Rumina Has​​an​

Evaluation study of commercially available Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) detecting antigen and antibodies against Dengue virus​The Foundation for lnnovative New Diagnostics​53326​USD 101,196​​March 2022-Feb 2023

Dr Hafsa Ma​jid​​

Curriculum Development using a Virtual community of practice (CoP) for postgraduate trianees ​SoTL​72108​
USD 3129​Jan22 - Jan 23​

Dr Adan Zubair​​​​​

Azole resistance and CYP51 gene mutations in Aspergillus Flavus​RRG​​Dept funds
PKR 3,000,00​Jan 2022- Dec 2022​

​Dr Syeda Maria Ahmad Zaidi​

​Role of H3F3A (43G34W) Antibody in the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Tumour of Bone in the Paediatric Age Group
STIR​​00000-4402
​PKR 356,500
Dec 2022 - Nov 2023​​

Mentor Dr Seema Irfan- Dr Arsalan Ashraf
Resident / Hira Khan
Student  ​

Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of rapid molecular method to assess MRSA Colonization of patients at Aga Khan University Hospital​​​

STIR​

Active​​

PKR 222,000​

12 months​

​Mentor Dr Kausar Jabeen- Dr Adan Zubair
Resident / Amna Irfan Ansari Student 

​Azole resistance and CYP51 gene mutations in Aspergillus flavus: comparing clinical and environmental isolates​​

​STIR

Active​​

PKR 300,000​

12 months​​

Dr M Asim Beg

Finding treatments for COVID-19: A phase 2 multi-centre adaptive platform trial to assess antiviral pharmacodynamics in early symptomatic COVID-19

PLATCOV

53375

GBP 906077​​

Sep 2022- Aug 2024

Drs Shahid Pervez, Quratulain Chundriger, Moghira Siddiqi, Tazeen Ali and Namrah Anwar

Contextual predictors and survival rates of Head and Neck Cancer: A Case series study

WHO & IARC

Active​

Euro 5000

April – November 2022.

Dr Zahra Hasan

SARS-CoV-2 genetic variation and its impact on immunity in COVID-19 Association of viral lineages with host Immuno-Biology

HEC fund 

53345

PKR 114,918,693

March 2022-Dec 2024.​​

​Dr Sayed Ali Raza Shah Bukhari

​Next-gen sequencing of host mitochondrial DNA to elucidate host- response in COVID19 crisis

​HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

53310

​PKR 10500000

​24 months

​Drs M Asim Beg

​Effectiveness Of novel approaches to Radical cure with Tafenoquine and primaquine (EFFORT)- A randomized controlled trial in P. vivax patients

​Menzies School of Health Research

51992

USD 404771

​Jan 2​​​022-Dec 2023​


​Dr Rumina Hasan

​Surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant Gram negative bacteria and fungi in a Pakistan health care system

​Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

53330

​USD 442,846

​Jan 2022- Dec 2022​