|   Ahmed Kabir Refaya Research Associate ICMR - National Institute For Research in Tuberculosis, India Email: refayanasar@gmail.com       VALIDATE Role: VALIDATE Network Associate   Research keywords: TB, Bovine TB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium orygis, IS6110, adaptation, One Health   Biography I am sincere, hardworking and goal oriented biomedical researcher with 15 years of experience in tuberculosis research. I have mastered various molecular biological and immunological techniques involving DNA, RNA and protein manipulation which includes cloning, gene knockdown and knockout, qPCR, Western blotting, Far-Western blotting, 2D gel electrophoresis, Mass spectrometry and infection studies in THP-1 cells and PBMCs. I am also well trained to handle mycobacterial clinical strains in BSLIII facility. I am an ardent participant in our Journal Clubs and Lab research meetings. I also have experience in working with Whole genome sequencing, RNA- sequencing analysis and other bioinformatics tools. On the personal front, I am well organized, goal-oriented, selfmotivated and always ready to take additional responsibilities. I am a good communicator and can effectively convey my ideas orally as well as in writing. I am committed, unwavering and focused and always ready to learn and explore.   Key publications 
Ahmed Kabir Refaya, Harini Ramanujam, Mahaprabhu Ramalingam, Ganne Venkata Sudhakar Rao, Dhandapani Ravikumar, M. Devi Sangamithrai, Sivakumar Shanmugam, Kannan Palaniayndi. “Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium orygis in wild ungulates in Chennai, South India” article published in Transboundary and emerging diseases (2022). 69 ISSN: 1865-1682Ahmed Kabir Refaya, Narender Kumar, Dhinakar Raj, Maroudam Veerasamy, Subramanyam Balaji, Sivakumar Shanmugam, Ananthi Rajendran, Srikanth Prasad Tripathy, Soumya Swaminathan, Sharon J. Peacock, Kannan Palaniyandi. “Whole-Genome Sequencing of a Mycobacterium orygis Strain isolated from Cattle in Chennai, India” article published in Microbiology Resource Announcement (2019). 8 ISSN: 2576-098X     Web links of interest |