Research Interests

• Parasitic virulence
• Infection mechanisms of parasites
• Host-parasite interactions

Fields of activity

• Parasitology
• Transcriptomics
• Fisheries and Aquaculture

Selected publications

Akram N, El-Matbouli M, Saleh M. The Immune Response to the Myxozoan Parasite Myxobolus cerebralis in Salmonids: A Review on Whirling Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Dec 12;24(24):17392. DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417392

PhD at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria, 2023 - Ongoing
Thesis Title: Transcriptome studies on trout responses against myxozoans during single and co-infections

MPhil in Parasitology at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, 2017–2019

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, 2012–2017

Research Associate at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, 2018-2020