Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences
Faculty Muhammad Asghar 5

Muhammad Asghar

Principal of Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences
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Summary

Academic Background
PhD (Biology/Ecology) Lund University January 07, 2010 - August 15, 2013
Honours and Awards
Publications
Potential diagnostic and drug target markers in glioblastoma March 27, 2024 Hina Ahsan, Dr Muhammad Asghar, Shoukat Iqbal Malik, Scientific Reports - Vol:14, Article Number: 7292
Outlining recent updates on influenza therapeutics and vaccines: A comprehensive review March 01, 2024 Shiza Malik, Muhammad Asghar, Yasir Waheed, Vaccine: X - Volume 17, Article Number: 100452
Football training as a non-pharmacological treatment of the global aging population—A topical review February 09, 2023 Magni Mohr, Ioannis G. Fatouros, Muhammad Asghar , Pasqualina Buono, George P. Nassis, Peter Krustrup, Frontiers in Aging - Volume 4, Article Number 1146058
Human influenza virus infection elicits distinct patterns of monocyte and dendritic cell mobilization in blood and the nasopharynx February 08, 2023 Sindhu Vangeti, Sara Falck-Jones, Meng Yu1, Björn Österberg, Sang Liu, Muhammad Asghar , Klara Sondén, Clare Paterson, Penn Whitley, Jan Albert, Niclas Johansson, Anna Färnert, Anna Smed-Sörensen, eLife - Volume 12, Article Number e77345
Mitochondrial biogenesis, telomere length and cellular senescence in Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia October 20, 2022 Muhammad Asghar, Amani Odeh, Ahmad Jouni Fattahi, Alexandra Edwards Henriksson, Aurelie Miglar, Shervin Khosousi, Per Svenningsson, Scientific Reports - Volume 12, Issue 1, Article Number 17578
Distinct kinetics of antibodies to 111 Plasmodium falciparum proteins identifies markers of recent malaria exposure January 17, 2022 Victor Yman, James Tuju, Michael T. White, Gathoni Kamuyu, Kennedy Mwai, Nelson Kibinge, Muhammad Asghar , Christopher Sundling, Klara Sondén, Linda Murungi, Daniel Kiboi, Rinter Kimathi, Timothy Chege, Emily Chepsat, Patience Kiyuka, Lydia Nyamako, Faith H. A. Osier, Anna Farner, Nature Communications - Volume 13, Issue 1, Article Number: 331
Comparison of low-versus high-dose steroids in the clinical outcome of hospitalized covid-19 patients December 09, 2021 Zubia Jamil, Fahad N. Almajhdi, Samreen Khalid, Muhammad Asghar , Jamal Ahmed, Yasir Waheed, Antibiotics - Volume 10, Issue 12, Article Number 1510
Beneficial effects of anticoagulants on the clinical outcomes of covid-19 patients November 13, 2021 Zubia Jamil, Azmat Ali Khan, Samreen Khalid, Muhammad Asghar, Khalid Muhammad, Yasir Waheed, Antibiotics - Volume 10, Issue 11, Article Number 1394
Metabolic perturbation associated with COVID-19 disease severity and SARS-CoV-2 replication November 02, 2021 Shuba Krishnan, Hampus Nordqvist, Anoop T. Ambikan, Soham Gupta, Maike Sperk, Sara Svensson-Akusjärvi, Flora Mikaeloff, Rui Benfeitas, Elisa Saccon, Sivasankaran Munusamy Ponnan, Jimmy Esneider Rodriguez, Negin Nikouyan, Amani Odeh, Gustaf Ahle, Muhammad Asghar , Matti Sallberg, Jan Vesterbacka, Piotr Nowak, Ákos Vegvari, Anders Sönnerborg, Carl Johan Treutiger, Ujjwal Neogi, Molecular and Cellular Proteomics - Volume 20, Article Number 100159
Age-related mitochondrial alterations in brain and skeletal muscle of the YAC128 model of Huntington disease October 14, 2021 Kristina Bečanović, Muhammad Asghar , Izabella Gadawska, Shiny Sachdeva, David Walker, Eduardo. R. Lazarowski, Sonia Franciosi, Kevin H. J. Park, Hélène C. F. Côté, Blair R. Leavitt, npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease - Volume 7, Issue 1, Article Number 26
Biomarkers of cellular aging during a controlled human malaria infection September 21, 2021 Aurelie Miglar, Isaie J. Reuling, Xi Zen Yap, Anna Färnert, Robert W. Sauerwein, Muhammad Asghar, Scientific Reports - Volume 11, Issue 1, Article Number: 18733
Football and team handball training postpone cellular aging in women June 03, 2021 Marie Hagman, Bjørn Fristrup, Rémi Michelin, Peter Krustrup, Muhammad Asghar , Scientific Reports - Volume 11, Issue 1, Article Number 11733
Determinants of the varied profiles of Plasmodium falciparum infections among infants living in Kintampo, Ghana May 29, 2021 Akua Kyerewaa Botwe, Felix Boakye Oppong, Stephaney Gyaase, Seth Owusu‑Agyei, Muhammad Asghar , Kwaku Poku Asante, Anna Färnert, Faith Osier, Malaria Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1, Article Number 240
Hiv-exposed seronegative sex workers express low t-cell activation and an intact ectocervical tissue microenvironment March 04, 2021 Maria Röhl, Annelie Tjernlund, Julie Lajoie, Gabriella Edfeldt, Frideborg Bradley, Sofia Bergström, Vilde Kaldhusdal, Alexandra Åhlberg, Anna Manberg, Kenneth Omollo, Geneviève Boily-Larouche, Muhammad Asghar , Douglas S. Kwon, Julius Oyugi, Joshua Kimani, Peter Nilsson, Keith R. Fowke, Kristina Broliden, Vaccines - Volume: 9, Issue:3, Page:1-19
Memory B-Cell Responses Against Merozoite Antigens After Acute Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Assessed Over One Year Using a Novel Multiplexed FluoroSpot Assay February 12, 2021 Peter Jahnmatz, Christopher Sundling, Victor Yman, Linnea Widman, Muhammad Asghar , Klara Sonde, Christine Stenström, Christian Smedman, Francis Ndungu, Niklas Ahlborg, Anna Farnert, Frontiers in Immunology - Volume 11, Article Number 619398
Increased circulation time of Plasmodium falciparum underlies persistent asymptomatic infection in the dry season December 01, 2020 Carolina M. Andrade, Hannah Fleckenstein, Richard Thomson-Luque, Safiatou Doumbo, Nathalia F. Lima, Carrie Anderson, Julia Hibbert, Christine S. Hopp, Tuan M. Tran, Shanping Li, Moussa Niangaly, Hamidou Cisse, Didier Doumtabe, Jeff Skinner, Dan Sturdevant, Stacy Ricklefs, Kimmo Virtaneva, Muhammad Asghar, Manijeh Vafa Homann, Louise Turner, Joana Martins, Erik L. Allman, Marie-Esther N’Dri, Marie-Esther N’Dri, Volker Winkler, Manuel Llinás, Catherine Lavazec, Nature Medicine - Volume:26, Issue:12, Page:1929-1940
Profiles of Plasmodium falciparum infections detected by microscopy through the first year of life in Kintampo a high transmission area of Ghana October 19, 2020 Akua Kyerewaa Botwe, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Muhammad Asghar , Ulf Hammar, Felix Boakye Oppong, Stephaney Gyaase, David Dosoo, Gabriel Jakpa, Ellen Boamah, Mieks Frenken Twumasi, Faith Osier, Anna Fa¨rnert, Kwaku Poku Asante, Plos One - Volume 15, Issue 10, Article Number e0246773
Effectiveness of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria and adverse birth outcomes in pregnant women March 11, 2020 Eulambius M. Mlugu, Omary Minzi, Muhammad Asghar, Anna Farnert, Appolinary A.R. Kamuhabwa, Eleni Aklillu, Pathogens - Volume:9, Issue:3, Article Number 207
A panel of recombinant proteins from human-infective Plasmodium species for serological surveillance January 17, 2020 Nicole Müller‑Sienerth, Jarrod Shilts, Khamisah Abdul Kadir, Victor Yman, Manijeh Vafa Homann, Muhammad Asghar , Billy Ngasala, Balbir Singh, Anna Färnert, Gavin J. Wright, Malaria Journal - Volume 19, Issue 1, Article Number: 31
Impact of Q-Griffithsin anti-HIV microbicide gel in non-human primates: In situ analyses of epithelial and immune cell markers in rectal mucosa December 02, 2019 Gökçe Günaydın, Gabriella Edfeldt, David A. Garber, Muhammad Asghar , Laura Noȅl-Romas, Adam Burgener, Carolina Wählby, Lin Wang, Lisa C. Rohan, Patricia Guenthner, James Mitchell, Nobuyuki Matoba, Janet M. McNicholl, Kenneth E. Palmer, Annelie Tjernlund, Kristina Broliden, Scientific Reports - Volume 9, Issue 1, Article Number: 18120
Pregnancy and CYP3A5 genotype affect day 7 plasma lumefantrine concentrations December 01, 2019 Ritah F. Mutagonda, Omary M.S. Minzi, Siriel N. Massawe, Muhammad Asghar , Anna Farnert, Appolinary A.R. Kamuhabwa, Eleni Aklillu, Drug Metabolism and Disposition - Volume 47, Issue 12, Pages 1415-1424
Urothelial cell senescence is not linked with telomere shortening September 01, 2019 Clara Ibel Chamorro, Muhammad Asghar , Åsa Ekblad, Anna Färnert, Cecilia Götherström, Magdalena Fossum, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine - Volume:13, Issue:9, Page:1518-1527
Persistent transmission of plasmodium malariae and plasmodium ovale species in an area of declining plasmodium falciparum transmission in Eastern Tanzania May 28, 2019 Victor Yman, Grace Wandell, Doreen D. Mutemi, Aurelie Miglar, Muhammad Asghar , Ulf Hammar, Mattias Karlsson, Ingrid Lind, Cleis Nordfjell, Ingegerd Rooth, Billy Ngasala, Manijeh Vafa Homan, Anna Farnert, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Volume:13, Issue:5, Article Number e0007414
B cell profiling in malaria reveals expansion and remodeling of CD11c+ B cell subsets May 02, 2019 Christopher Sundling, Caroline Rönnberg, Victor Yman, Muhammad Asghar , Peter Jahnmatz, Tadepally Lakshmikanth, Jaromir Mikes, Mattias N. Forsell, Klara Sondén, Adnane Achour, Petter Brodin, Kristina E.M. Persson, Anna Färnert, JCI Insight - Volume:4, Issue:9, Article Number e126492
Antibody responses to merozoite antigens after natural Plasmodium falciparum infection: Kinetics and longevity in absence of re-exposure January 30, 2019 Victor Yman, Michael T. White, Muhammad Asghar , Christopher Sundling, Klara Sondén, Simon J. Draper, Faith H. A. Osier, Anna Färnert, BMC Medicine - Volume:17, Issue:1, Article Number: 22
Liver Injury in Uncomplicated Malaria is an Overlooked Phenomenon: An Observational Study October 18, 2018 Isaie J. Reuling, Gerdie M. de Jong, Xi Zen Yap, Muhammad Asghar, Jona Walk, Lisanne A. van de Schans, Rob Koelewijn, Anna Färnert, Quirijn de Mast, Andre J. van der Ven, Teun Bousema, Jaap J. van Hellemond, Perry J.J. van Genderen, RobertW. Sauerwein, EBioMedicine - Volume 36, Pages 131-139
Cellular aging dynamics after acute malaria infection: A 12-month longitudinal study February 01, 2018 Muhammad Asghar , Victor Yman, Manijeh Vafa Homann, Klara Sond, Ulf Hammar, Dennis Hasselquist, Anna Farnert, Aging Cell - Volume 17, Issue 1, Article Number e12702
Detection of Malaria Parasites After Treatment in Travelers: A 12-months Longitudinal Study and Statistical Modelling Analysis November 15, 2017 Manijeh Vafa Homann, S. Noushin Emami, Victor Yman, Christine Stenström, Klara Sondén, Hanna Ramström, Mattias Karlsson, Muhammad Asghar, Anna Färnert, EBioMedicine - Volume 25, Pages 66-72
Pale and dark morphs of tawny owls show different patterns of telomere dynamics in relation to disease status July 26, 2017 Patrik Karell, Staffan Bensch, Kari Ahola, Muhammad Asghar , Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - Volume 284, Issue 1859, Pages 1-8
Effect of pharmacogenetics on plasma lumefantrine pharmacokinetics and malaria treatment outcome in pregnant women July 03, 2017 Ritah F. Mutagonda, Appolinary A. R. Kamuhabwa, Omary M. S. Minzi, Siriel N. Massawe, Muhammad Asghar , Manijeh V. Homann, Anna Färnert, Eleni Aklillu, Malaria Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1, Article Number: 267
High Rate of Treatment Failures in Nonimmune Travelers Treated With Artemether-Lumefantrine for Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Sweden: Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Effectiveness and Case Series January 15, 2017 Klara Sondén, Katja Wyss, Irina Jovel, Antero Vieira da Silva, Anton Pohanka, Muhammad Asghar , Manijeh Vafa Homann, Lars L. Gustafsson, Urban Hellgren, Anna Färnert, Clinical Infectious Diseases - Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 199-206
Parallel telomere shortening in multiple body tissues owing to malaria infection August 17, 2016 Muhammad Asghar , Vaidas Palinauskas, Nade`ge Zaghdoudi-Allan, Gediminas Valkiu¯nas, Andrey Mukhin, Elena Platonova, Anna Farnert, Staffan Bensch, Dennis Hasselquist, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - Volume 283, Issue 1836, Pages 1-7
A rare study from the wintering grounds provides insight into the costs of malaria infection for migratory birds July 01, 2016 Marjorie C. Sorensen, Muhammad Asghar , Staffan Bensch, Graham D. Fairhurst, Susanne Jenni-Eiermann, Claire N. Spottiswoode, Journal of Avian Biology - Volume 47, Issue4, Pages 575-582
Skin pentosidine and telomere length do not covary with age in a long-lived seabird August 01, 2015 Kalev Rattiste, Hillar Klandorf, Janek Urvik, Tuul Sepp, Muhammad Asghar , Dennis Hasselquist, Crissa Cooey, Peeter Ho˜rak, Biogerontology - Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages 435-441
Hidden costs of infection: Chronic malaria accelerates telomere degradation and senescence in wild birds January 23, 2015 Muhammad Asghar , D. Hasselquist, B. Hansson, P. Zehtindjiev, H. Westerdahl, S. Bensch, Science - Volume 347, Issue 6220, Pages 436-438
Maternal and genetic factors determine early life telomere length January 22, 2015 Muhammad Asghar , Staffan Bensch, Maja Tarka, Bengt Hansson, Dennis Hasselquist, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - Volume 282, Issue 1799, Pages 1-9
Co-infections by malaria parasites decrease feather growth but not feather quality in house martin September 01, 2013 Alfonso Marzal, Muhammad Asghar , Laura Rodríguez, Maribel Reviriego, Ignacio G. Hermosell, Javier Balbontín, Luz Garcia-Longoria, Florentino de Lope, Staffan Bensch, Journal of Avian Biology - Volume 44, Issue 5, Pages 437-444
Primary peak and chronic malaria infection levels are correlated in experimentally infected great reed warblers September 01, 2012 Muhammad Asghar , Helena Westerdah, Pavel Zehtindjiev, Mihaela Ilieva, Dennis Hasselquist, Staffan Bensch, Parasitology - Volume 139, Issue 10, Pages 1246-1252
A new morphologically distinct avian malaria parasite that fails detection by established polymerase chain reactionbased protocols for amplification of the cytochrome B gene June 01, 2012 Pavel Zehtindjiev, Asta Krizˇanauskiene, Staffan Bensch, Vaidas Palinauskas, Muhammad Asghar, Dimitar Dimitrov, Sergio Scebba, Gediminas Valkiunas, Journal of Parasitology - Volume 98, Issue 3, Pages 657-665
Quantitative disease resistance: To better understand parasite-mediated selection on major histocompatibility complex February 01, 2012 Helena Westerdahl, Muhammad Asghar , Dennis Hasselquist, Staffan Bensch, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - Volume 279, Issue 1728, Pages 577-584
Are chronic avian haemosporidian infections costly in wild birds? November 01, 2011 Muhammad Asghar , Dennis Hasselquist, Staffan Bensch, Journal of Avian Biology - Volume 42, Issue 6, Pages 530-537
Conferences
Senior Researcher/Docent Lund University April 11, 2022 - February 20, 2023
Docent/Associate Professor Karoliska Institutet, Sweden August 25, 2021 - April 10, 2022
Senior Researcher Karoliska Institutet, Sweden April 01, 2019 - April 09, 2022
Assistant Professor Karoliska Institutet, Sweden December 01, 2017 - November 30, 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow Karoliska Institutet, Sweden September 01, 2013 - November 30, 2017
Postdoctoral Fellow Lund University October 02, 2012 - August 31, 2013