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Assistant Professor
Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Email: kiran.iqbal@aku.edu
VALIDATE Role:
Network Associate
Research Keywords:
Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology
Biography:
I am currently serving as an Assistant professor at the Section of Molecular Pathology and Microbiology at The Aga Khan University (AKU), Pakistan. I obtained my PhD in Health Sciences from AKU in 2013. Driven by a deep passion for understanding host-pathogen interactions, I am a molecular biologist and immunologist with extensive experience in infectious diseases research, translational immunology and clinical diagnostics. I dedicated my career to unravelling the molecular mechanisms of host pathogen interactions and their clinical implications. Looking forward, my goal is to continue exploring immune evasion mechanisms and identifying novel therapeutic and prophylactic targets to combat infectious diseases, bring in translational innovations, collaborate on advancing research and foster education.
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Key Publications:
- Carow B, Muliadi V, Skålén K, Yokota C, Kathamuthu GR, Setiabudiawan TP, Lange C, Scheu K, Gaede Kl, Goldmann T, Pandita A, Masood KI, et al.; Immune mapping of human tuberculosis and sarcoidosis lung granulomas; Front lmmunol, 2024 Feb 7:14:1332733
- Hasan Z, Masood KI, Qaiser S, Khan E, Hussain A, Ghous Z, Khan U, Yameen M, Hassan I, Nasir MI, Qazi MF, Memon HA, Ali S, Baloch S, Bhutta ZA, Veldhoen M, Simas JP, Mahmood SF, Ghias K, Hussain R, Investigating the impact of prior COVID-19 on IgG antibody and interferon γ responses after BBIBP-CorV vaccination in a disease endemic population: A prospective observational study, Health Science Reports, DOI: 15.1002/hsr2.1521
- Masood, K.I. Yameen, M. Ashraf, J. Shahid, et al.; Upregulated Type I interferon responses in asymptomatic COVID-19 infection are associated with improved clinical outcome. Scientific Reports 25 November 2021
- Masood, K.I.; Irfan, M; Masood, Q. et al.; Latent M. tuberculosis infection is associated with increased inflammatory cytokine and decreased suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS)-3 in the diabetic host. Scand J Immunol. 2021 Dec 24;e13134. doi: 10.1111/sji.13134. Online ahead of print PMID: 34951048 DOI: 10.1111/sji.13134
- Kanji A, Hasan R, Zhang Y. Increased expression of efflux pump genes in extensively drug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 5, S150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.09.067
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