====== Aamer Ikram ======

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Major General Dr. **Aamer Ikram** is a [[molecular biology|molecular biologist]] and [[public health]] official based in [[Pakistan]].

===== Education =====

Ikram has completed numerous educational and professional courses:((//Education | Aamer Ikram.// LinkedIn. Retrieved July 22, 2022, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/aamer-ikram-83160622/details/education/))

  * [[Aga Khan University]]
  * [[Baqai Medical University]]
  * [[Coursera]]
  * [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]]
  * [[ICDL Europe]]
  * [[National University of Science and Technology]]
  * [[Norwegian Accreditation]]
  * [[Royal College of Pathologists London]]
  * [[Royal Colleges UK]]
  * [[Skill Development Council Pakistan]]
  * [[Tulane University School of Medicine]]
  * [[University of Bradford]]
  * [[University of Chester]]
  * [[University of Iowa]]
  * [[University of South Florida]]
  * [[World Bank]]
===== Career =====

==== Pakistan Army Medical College (1994-1998) ====

Ikram was an instructor at the [[Pakistan Army Medical College]], where he taught [[microbiology]] and [[parasitology]] to undergraduate students along with practical work.

==== Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (2006-2010) ====

Ikram was an Associate Professor, Microbiology Consultant, and Biosafety Officer for the [[Pakistan Armed Forces Institute of Pathology]].

==== Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences (2010-2012) ====

Ikram was a professor and head of the Pathology Department at the [[Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences]].

==== International Federation of Biosafety Associations (2017-present) ====

Ikram is Vice Chair for Pakistan under the [[International Federation of Biosafety Associations]] and a member of the board of directors.((//Aamer Ikram.// (2020). International Federation of Biosafety Associations. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722155541/https://internationalbiosafety.org/who-we-are/governance-structure/aamer-ikram/))

==== National Institute of Health Pakistan (2017-present) ====

Ikram is currently the Executive Director of the [[National Institute of Health Pakistan]].((//Executive Director of NIH, Maj. Gen. Aamer Ikram, chaired core committee meeting regarding COVID-19 at NIH.// (2020, March 5). National Institutes of Health Islamabad. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722153858/https://www.nih.org.pk/executive-director-of-nih-maj-gen-aamer-ikram-chaired-core-committee-meeting-regarding-covid-19-at-nih/))

==== TEPHINET (2021-present) ====

Ikram was elected as chairperson of the [[Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network]] (TEPHINET) Advisory Board in December 2021.((//Aamer Ikram.// (2022). TEPHINET. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722073430/https://www.tephinet.org/aamer-ikram)) TEPHINET is a program of the [[Task Force for Global Health]].

==== World Health Organization (2022-present) ====

In June 2022, Ikram was appointed to the [[World Health Organization]] Technical Advisory Group on Biosafety (TAG-B).((//WHO announces proposed members of its Technical Advisory Group on Biosafety (TAG-B) members.// (2022, June 3). World Health Organization. https://web.archive.org/web/20220723050454/https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/who-announces-proposed-members-of-its-technical-advisory-group-on-biosafety-%28tag-b%29-members))

===== Affiliations =====

==== American Biological Safety Association ====

Ikram is a Registered Biosafety Professional from the [[American Biological Safety Association]].((//Maj. Gen. Dr. Aamer Ikram Named Incoming Chairperson of TEPHINET Advisory Board.// (2021, December 30). Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20220723034934/https://emphnet.net/en/resources/announcements/2021/maj-gen-dr-aamer-ikram-named-incoming-chairperson-of-tephinet-advisory-board/))

==== Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ====

Ikram is a member of the board of directors for [[gavi|Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance]].((//Board members.// (2022, July 5). Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715051315/https://www.gavi.org/governance/gavi-board/members))

==== Institute of Safety in Technology and Research ====

Ikram is a certified Biosafety Professional (BSP) from the [[Institute of Safety in Technology and Research]].((//Aamer Ikram.// (2022). IEEE Xplore. https://archive.ph/MDSjm))

==== Pakistan Academy Of Sciences ====

Ikram is a fellow of the [[Pakistan Academy Of Sciences]].((//Prof. Dr. Aamer Ikram nominated as Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences.// (2020, January 3). National Institutes of Health Islamabad. https://web.archive.org/web/20220723042429/https://www.nih.org.pk/prestigiously-announced-that-prof-dr-maj-gen-aamer-ikram-si-m-executive-director-of-national-institute-of-health-has-been-elected-as-fellow-of-pakistan-academy-of-sciences/))

==== Pakistan Biological Safety Association ====

Ikram is a founding member and former president of the [[Pakistan Biological Safety Association]].((//Dr. Aamer Ikram.// (2022). Pakistan Biological Safety Association. https://archive.ph/rjFKp))

==== Pakistan Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program ====

Ikram is the director of the [[Pakistan Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program]] (FELTP).((TEPHINET Secretariat. (2022, January 24). //Pakistan FELTP’s Dr. Aamer Ikram Named Incoming Chairperson of TEPHINET Advisory Board.// TEPHINET. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722154410/https://www.tephinet.org/pakistan-feltps-dr-aamer-ikram-named-incoming-chairperson-of-tephinet-advisory-board))

===== Other affiliations =====

  * [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS)
  * [[American Society for Microbiology]]
  * [[Armed Forces Institute of Pathology]]
  * [[College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan]]
  * [[Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan]]
  * [[Global Fund]]
  * [[Healthcare Infection Control Society UK]]
  * [[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan]]
  * [[Human Organ Transplant Authority]]
  * [[Infectious Diseases Journal Pakistan]]
  * [[International Academy of Pathologists]]
  * [[International Federation of Infection Control]]
  * [[International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium]]
  * [[International Society for Infectious Diseases]]
  * [[Medical & Clinical Research Support Society]]
  * [[Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan]] (MMIDSP)
  * [[National Research Programme for Universities]]
  * [[National Task Force on Biosafety]]
  * [[Pakistan Health Research Council]]
  * [[Pakistan Medical and Dental Council]]
  * [[Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh]]
  * [[Royal Society for Tropical Medicine & Hygiene UK]]
  * [[Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America]] (SHEA)