Dr. Sobia Wahid
Ph.D , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK (2013) in Sero-epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases control, Spatial analysis to determine hot spots
Research Interest: I am pursuing research mainly focus on developing a better understanding of transmission of parasites and other communicable diseases in different settings. My research interests aim to understand fundamentals of infectious disease transmission dynamics including risks factors, defining the infectious reservoirs and the biology and ecology of medically important vectors. These components are linked together by the evaluation of strategies designed to reduce and block transmission.
Telephone: +92919216754
After completion of MSc Zoology with specialization in Parasitology, I joined Department of Immunology and Infection at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, which is world top and renowned institute of public health and infectious diseases to pursue my PhD awarded under faculty development scholarship by HEC. My PhD work involved comparison and optimization of approaches to measure transmission with a focus on serological markers for exposure to malaria infection and to identify risk factors for malaria in refugees settlements.
Affiliations
Department of Zoology University of Peshawar, Faculty of life and Environmental Sciences
Research Area
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Disease Control, Public Health in Conflict and emergencies situations, Vector biology,, ecology and control, Surveillance, Diagnostics, Spatial analysis
Discipline
Immunoepidemiology, Epidemiology, Parasitology
Teaching and research
I tutor MSc courses including Parasitology particularly Medical Parasitology for Disease Control, Control of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Biostatistics. I supervise PhD, MPhil, MSc and BS students.
Grants
“Assessment of sand fly diversity, vector incrimination and associated risk factors for leishmaniasis in upper and lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” awarded by Directorate of Science and (Technology (DOST) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).
Conferences Attended
1. RSTMH (Royal Society of Tropical of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene) Research in Progress, Annual Meeting, London, UK, December 2010.
2. Malaria retreat conference Oxford, UK, March 2010.
3. ASTMH (American Society of Tropical medicine and Hygiene) Philadelphia, USA. December 2011.
4. 26th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) at University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, April 4-6, 2006.
5. 28th Pakistan Congress of Zoology at GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, March 2008
6. 34th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, April 25-27, 2014
Courses and Training
Infectious disease epidemiology, Immunology, Serology and Molecular Biology, Data Management, Biostatistics, STATA statistical Software, GIS (Geographical Information System), Epidata, Epi-info
Publications
1. Ali , N., Noreen. S, Khan K. and Wahid S. (2015) Population dynamics of mosquitoes and malaria vector incrimination in District Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtukhwa (KP) Pakistan. Acta Tropica 141, 25–31. Impact factor 2.414
2. Ali , N., Ullah, A., Wahid, S., Khisroon, M. and Rasheed S. B. (2015). Distribution, species composition and relative abundance of sand flies (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in North Waziristan Agency, Pakistan. Medical and Veterinary Entomology doi: 10.1111/mve.12141. Impact factor 1.809
3. Wahid, S., Stresman, G. H., Kamal, S. S., Sepulveda, N., Kleinschmidt, I., Bousema, T., Drakeley, C (2016). Heterogeneous malaria transmission in long-term Afghan refugee populations: a cross-sectional study in five refugee camps in northern Pakistan. 15:245. Impact factor 3.1
4. Khan, K., Wahid, S., Shah, A. and Ali, N. (2016) First report of sand fly (Diptera: Psycodidae: Phlebotomine) immature males and various reproductive stages of females in Upper and Lower Dir Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 48(5);1581-1584. Impact factor 0.404.
5. Khan, N.H., Bari, A.U., Hashim, R., Khan, I., Muneer, A., Shah, A., Wahid, S., Yardley, V., O’Neil, B., Sutherland, C. (2016). Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan: Clinical Diversity and Species-Level Diagnosis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 95(5):1106-1114. Impact factor 2.453.
6. Khan, N.H., Messenger, L.A., Wahid, S., Sutherland, C. (2016). Phylogenetic position of Leishmania isolates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Experimental Parasitology 167:61-66. Impact factor 1.859.
7. Irum, I., Wahid, S., Khan, N.H., Jamal, Q., Shah, A. (2016). Follow-on to eradication of dracunculiasis in district Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 49 (3):1135-1137. Impact factor 0.404.
8. Khan, K., Wahid, S., Khan, N.H., Zaidi, F., Rasheed, B., Ali, N. (2016). Numerical taxonomic analysis of sand flies (Diptera; Psychodidae) from Dir districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journal of Science and Technology 39 (1), 13-22.
9. Ullah, K, Khan, N.H., Munir, A, Wahid, S (2016). Assessing incidence patterns and risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Peshawar region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Parasitology 102(5):501-506. Impact factor 1.845
10. Ali, N., Khan, K., Wahid, S., Khan, N.H., Shah, S.U. (2016) Species composition and activity patterns of sand flies (Psycodidae: Phlebotomine) in four tehsils of Dir Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Acta Tropica 156:144–151. Impact factor 2.414
11. Jamal Q., Khan N.H., Wahid S., Awan M.M., Sutherland, C., Shah, A. (2015). In-vitro sensitivity of Pakistani Leishmania tropica field isolate against buparvaquone in comparison to standard anti-leishmanial drugs. Experimental Parasitology 154:93-7. Impact factor 1.859.
12. Khan, K., Wahid, S., Khan, N.H., Ali, N. (2017). Potential Resting and Breeding Sites of Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and Their Habitat Characteristics in Leishmaniasis Foci of Dir Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Medical Entomology 1–7. Impact factor 1.712.
13. Khan, K., Khan, N.H., Wahid, S., Shah, S., Sarwar, B., Ali, N. (2017). Geospatial patterns and climatic factors associated with distribution of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) as vectors of leishmaniasis in Pakistan. Journal of Medical Entomology (accepted 6th July, 2017). Impact factor 1.712.