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DepartmentMicrobiology and Parasitology
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Emailkhalidhaj [AT] usm [DOT] my
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Phone No(+60) 97676241 - 1112917502
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Area of Expertise
- Molecular Immunology
- Immunology of Infectious Diseases
- Diagnostics
- Vaccine Development
- Malaria and Parasitic Infections
Personal Information
Academic Qualification
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Graduated Year |
Academic Qualification |
Place of Training |
| 2006 | B.Sc. (Biology (Zoology)) | Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan |
| 2010 | M.Sc. (Immunology in Tropical medicine). | Sudan Academy of Science, Sudan |
| 2016 | PhD (Medical Biotechnology (Molecular Immunology)) | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia |
| 2018 | Teaching Fellow (Medical microbiology/Parasitology) | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia |
Working Experience
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Year |
Working Experience |
Place of Working |
| 2018 - Present | Lecturer | School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia |
| 2018 | Teaching Fellow | School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia |
| 2016- Present (on leave) | Assistant professor | Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan |
| 2010-2016 | Lecturer | Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan |
| 2006-2010 | Teaching Assistant | Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan |
Awards
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Year |
Award |
| 2015 |
Best oral presenter awards, 2nd International Conference on Advances in Medical Science, 14-16 April 2015 |
Research
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Year Duration |
Research Title |
Grant Resource |
| 2021-2024 | The role of TLR4 agonist in activating tissue-resident memory T cells to BCG-MSP1C malaria vaccine candidate | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Co-Researcher |
| 2020-2022 | Application of fusion protein linker to enhance the immunoreactivity of multi-epitope antigen of Toxoplasma gondii’ | USM short term, Principal Investigator |
| 2020-2024 | Development of a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of causative agents for TORCH in neonate | USM RU grant/ Co-Researcher |
| 2017-2019 | Association of Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene polymorphisms with susceptibility of parasitic infection among Sudanese’s patients, | Grants of the Commission of Scientific Research and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan, Principal Investigator |
Publication
Supervision
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
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Topic (Dissertation / Thesis topic) |
Level (PhD / MSc / Mixed Mode / Course work / Pro Course) |
Status (On-going / graduated status) |
Year (By year) |
| Application of fusion protein linker to enhance the immunoreactivity of multi-epitope antigen of Toxoplasma gondii (Student's name: Sheikh Abdulrahman Mohammed) |
PhD |
On-going |
2021 - Present (Main Supervisor) |
| Prevalence Of Arboviruses "Yellow fever, Dengue fever, Chinkungunya and Valley Fever Viruses" among Febrile Patients in Somali. (Student's name: Elmi Abdirahman Hussein) | PhD | On-going | 2022 - Present (Co-supervisor) |
| Development of An Intelligent System To Detect Agent For Schistosomiasis, (Student's name: Farah Hanim Binti Mohd Fauzi) |
PhD |
On-going |
2019 - Present (Co-supervisor) |
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Designing A Multiepitope Vaccine Against Toxoplasma gondii (Student's name: Hammed-Akanmu Mutiat Folasade) |
MSc (Dissertation - Mixed Mode, Biomedicine) | Completed | 2021 (Co-supervisor) |
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Designing a Multi-epitope Vaccine based on MSP1, AMA1 and CSP Proteins of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 with TLR4 as Adjuvant using Immunoinformatic Approach (Student's name: Maria Akter Mim) |
MSc (Dissertation - Mixed Mode, Biomedicine) | Completed | 2021 (Co-supervisor) |
| Detection Of Interleukin-10 Polymorphism And Plasmodium falciparum Infection In Ardamata Idp Camp Algeneina Town Sudan (Student's name: Abshir Ali Osman) |
MSc (Dissertation - Mixed Mode, Biomedicine). |
Completed | 2020 (Co-supervisor) |
| Association Of IFN- γ +874t/A Gene Polymorphism And Plasmodium falciparum Infection In Sudanese Population (Student's name: Yahye Elmi Osman) |
MSc (Dissertation - Mixed Mode, Biomedicine). |
Completed | 2020 (Co-supervisor) |