Dr. Nasir Salam

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Dr. Nasir Salam
Department of Microbiology, Central University of Punjab
Dr. Nasir Salam

Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology
School of Basic Sciences

Qualification
  • Ph.D Immunology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Delhi, India, 2008
  • M.Sc Biotechnology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2003
Experience

Teaching Experience:

  • Assistant Professor (2020-Present), Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Punjab, India
  • Assistant Professor (2013-2020), Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Research Experience:

  • Research Associate (2010-2013), National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-2010), Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, MI, USA

Administrative experience:

  • Convener, Academic and Administrative committee
  • Member, Board of studies

 

Research Area
  • Understanding the immune response against infectious diseases
  • Epidemiological profiling of infectious diseases
Research Interests
  • Immunology
  • Infectious diseases
  • Epidemiology
Research Grants/Projects
  • Research Seed Money Grant (2021-2023) titled "Expression and characterization of ORF6 protein from SARS-CoV-2 in mammalian cell lines" awarded by Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
  • Deanship of scientific research grant (2019-2020) titled "Gene expression analysis of cord blood derived stem cells"  awarded by Imam University, Riyadh.
Professional Affiliation
  • Member of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Professional Recognition/Awards/Scholarships
  • Certificate of commendation, 13th foundation day celebration, Central University of Punjab in 2022
  • Certificate of commendation, 12th foundation day celebration, Central University of Punjab in 2021
  • Publication research reward from Deanship of scientific research, Imam University in 2020
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR-SRF) in 2005 
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR-JRF) in 2003 
  • Merit scholarship during Masters from DBT, Gov. of India, 2001-2003
Research Collaboration
  • Collaboration with Global Burden of Disease Collabarator Network, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Publications
Papers
  1. Jain, K., Gupta, P., Balodhi, A., Deeba, F., & Salam, N. (2022). Prevalence of pregnancy associated malaria in India. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health 2022 May 26;3:832880
  2. Gupta, P., Singh, K. K., Balodhi, A., Jain, K., Deeba, F., & Salam, N. (2022). Prevalence of Amoebiasis and Associated Complications in India: A Systematic Review. Acta parasitologica 2022 Jun;67(2):947-961.
  3. Stefanos Tyrovolas, Andy Stergachis, Varsha Sarah Krish, Angela Y Chang…Nasir Salam, Nicholas J Kassebaum. Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study British Medical Journal. 2022 Mar 10;376:e068208.
  4. Kinyoki D, Osgood-Zimmerman AE, Bhattacharjee NV...Nasir Salam, Kassebaum NJ, Hay SI. Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Nature Medicine. 2021 Oct;27(10):1761-1782
  5. Ledesma, J. R., Ma, J., Vongpradith, A., Maddison, E. R., Novotney, A., Biehl, M. H., ...Nasir Salam, Kendrick, P. J. (2021). Global, regional, and national sex differences in the global burden of tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2021 Sep 23:S1473-3099(21)00449-7
  6. Natalie C Galles, Patrick Y Liu, Rachel L Updike, Nancy Fullman…Nasir Salam, Jonathan F Mosser. Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1. Lancet. Aug 7;398(10299):503-521 (2021)
  7. Sbarra AN, Rolfe S, Nguyen JQ, ..Salam N, Mosser JF. Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries. Nature. 2020 Dec; 589(7842):415.
  8. Deeba F, Haider MSH, Ahmed A, Tazeen A, Faizan MI, Salam N, et al. Global transmission and evolutionary dynamics of the Chikungunya virus. Epidemiology & Infection. 2020 Feb 19;148
  9. Wiens KE, Lindstedt PA, Blacker BF, ..Salam N, Robert C Reiner Jr Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8:1038–60.
  10. Tyrovolas S, Bcheraoui CE, Alghnam SA, Alhabib KF,..Salam N, Al-Raddadi RM, et al. The burden of disease in Saudi Arabia 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017The Lancet Planetary Health. 2020;4(5):195–208.
  11. Reiner RC Jr, Wiens KE, Deshpande A, Baumann MM, ..Salam N, Hay SI. Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.Lancet. 2020.
  12. Murray CJL, Aravkin AY, Zheng P, Abbafati C, Abbas KM, ..Salam N, et al. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Lancet. Oct. 2020;296(10258):1223–49.
  13. Kinyoki DK, ross JM, Lazzar-atwood A, Munro SB, ..Salam N, Hay SI. Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017. Nature Medicine. 2020;26(5):750–9.
  14. Kinyoki DK, Osgood-Zimmerman AE, Pickering BV, Schaeffer LE, ..Salam N, Hay SI. Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries. Nature. 2020;577:231–4.
  15. Graetz N, Woyczynski L, Wilson KF, Hall JB, ..Salam N, Hay SI. Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries. Nature. 2020;577:235–8.
  16. Deshpande A, Miller-Petrie MK, Lindstedt PA, ..Salam N, Reiner RC Jr. Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17. Lancet Global Health. 2020;Sep;8(9:1162.
  17. Salam N, Deeba F, Qadir F, AL-Hijli F, Al-Otaibi YN. Analysis of correlation between Google search trends and Dengue outbreaks from India. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2019 Nov;13(11:13–5.
  18. Salam N, Fareed M. Soil transmitted helminth infections and its association with haemoglobin levels in India: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2019;13(6):12–6.
  19. Burstein R, Henry NJ, collison M, Marczak LB, ..Salam N, Hay SI. Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017. Nature. 2019;574:353–8.
  20. Stanaway JD, Afshin A, Gakidou E, Lim S, Abate D,..Salam N, Murray CJL. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018;392(10159):1923–94.
  21. Salam N, Mustafa S, Hafiz A, Chaudhary AA, Deeba F, Parveen S. Global prevalence and distribution of cases of coinfection of Malaria, Dengue and Chikungunya: A systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(710).
  22. Roth GA, Abate D, Abate KH, Abay SM, Abbafati C, ..Salam N, et al. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018;392(10159):1736–88.
  23. Murray CJL, Callender CSKH, Kulikoff XR, Srinivasan V, Abate D, ..Salam N, et al. Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018;392(10159):1995–2051.
  24. Lozano R, Fullman N, Abate D, Abay SM, Abbafati C, ..Salam N, et al. Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018;392(10159):2091–138.
  25. Kyu HH, Abate D, Abate KH, Abay SM, Abbafati C, ..Salam N, et al. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018;392(10159):1859–922.
  26. Dicker D, Nguyen G, Abate D, Abate KH, ..Salam N, Murray CJL. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018;392(10159):1684–735.
  27. James SL, Abate D, Abate KH, Abay SM, Abbafati C, ..Salam N, et al. Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Lancet. Vol. 392. 2017. p. 1789–858.
  28. Salam N. Saud Azam. Prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in India. BMC Public Health 2017 Feb 16;17(1):201.
  29. Al-Shaqha WM, Khan M, Salam N, Azzi A, Chaudhary AA. Anti-diabetic potential of Catharanthus roseus Linn. and its effect on the glucose transport gene (GLUT-2 and GLUT-4) in streptozotocin induced diabetic wistar rats. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015 Oct 21;
  30. Salam N, Al-Shaqha WM, Azzi A. Leishmaniasis in the Middle East: Incidence and epidemiology. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2014 Oct 2;8(10):3208.
  31. Rizvi SM*, Salam N*, Qi Y, Carrington M, Bream JH, Duggal P, et al. Distinct assembly profiles of HLA-B molecules. Journal of Immunology. 2014 Jun 1;192(11):4967–76. * Equal contribution
  32. Salam N, Rane S, Das R, Faulkner M, Gund R, Kandpal U, et al. T Cell Ageing: Effects of Age on Development, Survival and Function. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2013 Nov;138:595–608.
  33. Gupta S, Salam N, Srivastava V, Singla R, Behera D, Khayyam KU, et al. Voltage gated calcium channels negatively regulate protective immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS ONE. 2009;4(4):5305.
  34. Atif SM, Salam N, Ahmad N, Hasan IM, Jamal HS, Sudhanshu A, et al. Sperm membrane lipid liposomes can evoke an effective immune response against encapsulated antigen in BALB/c mice. Vaccine. 2008 Oct 29;26(46):5874–82.
  35. Salam N, Gupta S, Sharma S, Pahujani S, Sinha A, Saxena RK, et al. Protective immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection by Chemokine and Cytokine Conditioned Culture Filtrate Protein-10 Differentiated Dendritic Cells. PLoS ONE. 2008 Aug 6;3(8):2869.
  36. Sinha A, Salam N, Gupta S, Natarajan K. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and dendritic cells: Recognition, Activation and Functional Implications. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 2007 Oct;44:279–88.
Book Chapters
  1. Global epidemiology and transmission of COVID-19. Md. Wasim khan, Sajda Ara, Farah Deeba, Ayesha Tazeen, Nasir Salam, Irshad H Naqvi, Shama Parveen. The COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Therapy (2020) Bentham Science publishers ISBN–978–981–14–8185–7
Research Guidance
  • Guided 7 Master level project dissertation
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
  • Online One Week Workshop on Research Methodology and MOOCs Development & Delivery organized by the UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (7th March to 12th March 2022)
  • Fifth online one-month Faculty Induction Programme organized by the UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (10th August to 8th September 2021)
  • Saudi International Medical Education Conference 2018, Imam University, Riyadh, KSA (1st-5th April 2018)
  • Problem Based Learning training course, Imam University, Riyadh, KSA (21-22nd September 2014)
  • MCQ Construction Workshop, Imam University, Riyadh, KSA (10th of May 2014)
  • Immunology retreat at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (19th-21st September 2009)
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised
  • Exploring career options beyond academia, 26th December, 2021
  • Career options after a Master's degree in science, 11th September, 2021
Peer Recognition
  • Editor
    • Associate editor for Frontiers in Public Health
    • Associate editor for Frontiers in Medicine
  • Reviewer
    • PLOS One
    • BMC Public Health
    • Journal of Vector Ecology
    • European Medical Journal
    • Infectious Disorders-Drug Targets
    • Tropical Biomedicine
Citations
  • Citations - 15651
  • h-index - 26
  • i10-index - 30