Aamer Ikram

Major General Dr. Aamer Ikram is a molecular biologist and public health official based in Pakistan.

Ikram has completed numerous educational and professional courses:¹⁾

• 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

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

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

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

Ikram is Vice Chair for Pakistan under the International Federation of Biosafety Associations and a member of the board of directors.²⁾

Ikram is currently the Executive Director of the National Institute of Health Pakistan.³⁾

Ikram was elected as chairperson of the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) Advisory Board in December 2021.⁴⁾ TEPHINET is a program of the Task Force for Global Health.

In June 2022, Ikram was appointed to the World Health Organization Technical Advisory Group on Biosafety (TAG-B).⁵⁾

Ikram is a Registered Biosafety Professional from the American Biological Safety Association.⁶⁾

Ikram is a member of the board of directors for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.⁷⁾

Ikram is a certified Biosafety Professional (BSP) from the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research.⁸⁾

Ikram is a fellow of the Pakistan Academy Of Sciences.⁹⁾

Ikram is a founding member and former president of the Pakistan Biological Safety Association.¹⁰⁾

Ikram is the director of the Pakistan Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP).¹¹⁾

• 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)