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Aamer Ikram

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

Education

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.2)

National Institute of Health Pakistan (2017-present)

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

TEPHINET (2021-present)

Ikram was elected as chairperson of the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) Advisory Board in December 2021.4) 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).5)

Affiliations

American Biological Safety Association

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

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

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

Institute of Safety in Technology and Research

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

Pakistan Academy Of Sciences

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

Pakistan Biological Safety Association

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

Pakistan Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program

Other affiliations

1)
Education | Aamer Ikram. LinkedIn. Retrieved July 22, 2022, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/aamer-ikram-83160622/details/education/
3)
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/
5)
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
6)
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/
8)
Aamer Ikram. (2022). IEEE Xplore. https://archive.ph/MDSjm
10)
Dr. Aamer Ikram. (2022). Pakistan Biological Safety Association. https://archive.ph/rjFKp
11)
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
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