Curriculum vitæ ofHashaam Akhtar

Date of birth

  • 28-07-1984, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Education

  • 2007: Bachelor in Pharmacy from the Gomal University (D.I.K), Pakistan
  • 2010: Master in philosophy Virology and immunology) from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan[3.75/4.00 cGPA]
  • 2011: enrolled in Ph.D at NUST, Pakistan

Appointments

  • 2009-2011: Visiting faculty in Biopharmaceuticals at the NUST, Pakistan

Fellowships

  • 2008-2012: 10000-13000 PKR awarded from ‘Higher Education commission Pakistan’
  • 2013-2014: scholarship from Århus University, Denmark

Awards

  • 1st Position in men ASABVolley ball championship. (2014)
  • 2nd Position in 100 m splint race ASABsports Gala. (2014)
  • 1st Position in “TiE’s All-Asia Business Plan Competition (AABPC)” in Pakistan and was in top 6 among 90 teams from 16 Asian countries held in New Delhi (2012).
  • 1st Position in “Discover” Prime minister’s entrepreneurship Competition, organised by National University of science and Technology (NUST, Pak). (2011)
  • 1st Runner up in “INVENT Business Plan Competition” organised by Institute of Business administration (IBA, Pak). (2011)
  • 1st Position in men doubles in inter-NUST table tennis championship. (2011)
  • 1st Position in “Project Exhibition” at an event arranged by SYTEK (NUST science society) held at NUST H-12 campus (2011)
  • Best MS research project in competition “BIOINFORMATICS AND PAKISTANI INDUSTRIES” at International Islamic University Islamabad. (2010)

List of publications, oral and poster presentations

  • Hashaam Akhtar., Y. Badshah, S. Akhtar, N. Kanwal, M. N. Akhtar, N. U. Zaidi, and I. Qadri. 2012. Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among transgender men in Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Virol J9:229
  • Hashaam Akhtar., S. Akhtar, S. U. Jan, N. U. Zaidi, I. Qadri. 2013. Over expression of a synthetic gene encoding interferon lambda using relative synonymous codon usage bias in Escherichia coli. PJPS 1:28. Presented at 1st annual HCV management Symposium, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan (2011)
  • Hashaam Akhtar, S. Akhtar, U. Raheel, M. Faheem, M. Arshad, m. Yameen and N. U. Zaidi.Interferons as immune regulators: A rivalry between HCV and Interferons. 2013.J Clin Cell Immunol 3: 136. doi:10.4172/2155-9899.1000136
  • Hashaam Akhtar., Y. Badshah, S. Akhtar, T. Khan, M. Faheem, M. Faisal, N. U. Zaidi, and I. Qadri. Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infections among male to female (MFT) transgenders of Rawalpindi city (Pakistan) 2013 (manuscript submitted and in process after review in JOIH)
  • Hashaam Akhtar, Ole Jensen Hamming, Piotr Siupka, Hajra Sadiaand Rune Hartmann. Unrevealing the molecular mechanism governing the tissue specific expression of IFNLR1. Poster presentation at 6th International Workshop “Interferon and Infection”. Helmholtz-Zentrum Fur Infektionsforschung, Braunschweig, Germany,from May 30thto June 1st.
  • Hashaam Akhtar,Samar Akhtar,Syed Umer Jan,Azka Khan,Najamus-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi,Ishtiaq Qadri. Over expression of a synthetic gene encoding interferon lambda using relative synonymous Codon usage bias in Escherichia coli. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 11/2013; 26(6):1181-8.
  • Ole JHamming,EwaTerczyńska‐Dyla,GabrielleVieyres,RonaldDijkman,Sanne EJørgensen,HashaamAkhtar,PiotrSiupka,Thomas
  • Pietschmann,VolkerThiel,RuneHartmann. Interferon lambda 4 signals via the IFNλ receptor to regulate antiviral activity against HCV and coronaviruses. DOI:10.1038/emboj.2013.232|Published 29.10.2013
  • O.J. Hamming,E. Terczynska-Dyla,A. Hashaam,S. Jørgensen,R. Dijkman,V. Thiel,T. Pietschmann,R. Hartmann. Characterization of the newly identified interferon Lambda 4. 2014, (
  • Hashaam Akhtar, Ishtiaq Qadri, Over Expression of Interleukin-29 (IL-29) or Interferon Lambda (IFN-λ) Protein in Escherichia coli (E. coli) by Using Relative Synonymous Codon Usage (RSCU) Technique” (Patent no. 79/2011, awarded in 2014)
  • Chris Lauber, Gabrielle Vieyres, Ewa Terczynska-Dyla, Ronald Dijkman, Hans Henrik Gad, Hashaam Akthar,Robert Geffers, Volker Thiel, Lars Kaderali, Thomas Pietschmann,and Rune Hartmann. Transcriptome analysis reveals a classical interferon signature induced by IFNλ4 and a striking absence of DNA sensing molecules in hepatocytes. Hepatology, 2014
  • Hashaam Akhtar, Sophie My-Hang Tran, Marianne Hokland, Ole Jensen Hamming, Muneeba Khalid,Ewa Terczyn´ska-Dyla, Rune Hartmann, Hajra sadia. Expression of IFN-Lambda Receptor (IFN-λRa) in mononuclear phagocyte cells (MPC) is influenced by the levels of newly discovered type III Interferon Lambda 4 (in Vitro study) (ICI 2014 : XII International Conference on Immunology )(
  • Hashaam Akhtar, Ole Jensen Hamming, Samar Akhtar, Ewa Terczyn´ska-Dyla, Piotr Siupka, Adeena Shafique, Syed Umer Jan ,Rune Hartmann, Hajra sadia. Unrevealing the molecular mechanism governing the tissue specific expression of IFNλR1. 2014, 28:1. PJPS
  • Nawaz,A. Hashaam Akhtar. Shah,S.U. Shah, K. U. Hussain, A. and Khan, G.M. (2011). Multiple medicinal activities of Curcumin. (NUST Journal of Natural sciences)