Dr. Farkhanda Ghafoor

Specialty: Immunology

Department Affiliation:Director, Department of Research & Innovation 

Date of Joining: 26/04/2019

Professional Summary

Dr. Farkhanda Ghafoor is a Scientist & Director Department of Research & Innovation at SMDC.

She has been trained in Research Labs. NETRIA, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital London. She has Ph.D Biochemistry, Diploma Bioethics in her credit.  Dr. Farkhanda Ghafoor has served in Pakistan Medical Research Council (currently named as Health Research Institute), for 30 years. Before joining SMDC she was Head of laboratories & Research at PKLI. She is also member of National Bioethics committee, Provincial Bioethics Committee, Secretary SMDC-Scientific Committee & SMDC-IRB. She is also Chairperson SSHAS-IRB. She is also founder member Lahore Bioethics Group.

Academic Profile

 

Title

From

To

Institution

City/Country

Director, Department of Research & Innovation

04/2019

Present

Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences

Lahore, Pakistan

Head Clinical Research

011/2017

11/2018

Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute

Lahore, Pakistan

Head Clinical Laboratories & Research

11/2016

11/2017

Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute

Lahore, Pakistan

In charge National Health Research Complex  (PMRC centre)

06/2006

10/2016

Sh. Zayed Medical Complex

Lahore, Pakistan

In charge immunoassay Laboratory

01/1994

06/2006

Sh. Zayed Medical Complex

Lahore, Pakistan

Research Officer

07/1986

01/1994

PMRC Centre FJMC

Lahore, Pakistan

Award & Certification

Title

Year

Institution

Country

Best poster award “Establishing Newborn Screening- Program for Congenital Hypothyroidism in City of Lahore”

2016

International Society of Newborn Screening.

Hague  Netherlands

Best paper “C-Reactive protein, Leukocyte count and Myeloperoxidase as predictors of adverse cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patients

2014

Pakistan Heart Journal

Pakistan

Patenting Microalbuminuria kit.

2012

Ministry of Health

Pakistan

 

Roll of Honor

1983

Government College University

Pakistan

Award Nominations

Distinguished scientist

2013

Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Pakistan

President’s Medal for Technology

2012

Ministry of Science & Technology

Pakistan

PAS Gold Medal in various disciplines

2011

Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Pakistan

President’s Medal for Technology

2010

Ministry of Science & Technology

Pakistan

L’ Oreal-UNESCO Award for female scientists

2010

UNESCO

Pakistan

 

Distinguish Scientist

2007

Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Pakistan

Research & Publications

Title of Research/ Published Article

Year of Publication

Journal Name

Author/ Co-authors

ISSN #

Characterization of linear epitope. specificity of antibodies potentially contributing to spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus.  

2021

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256816

 

Ahsan  A, Dar  S, Hassan F,  Ghafoor F, Yousuf MA, Hussan SS.

 

The Impact of Lockdown Induced by COVID-19 on Lifestyle of Undergraduate Medical Students of Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore: .  Pak J Med Res 2021; 60(1): 25-31.

 

2021

Pak J Med Res 2021; 60(1): 25-31.

.

Nisar  S, Din SS,, Nisa O, Sheaikh RA, Fatima S, Rashid S,  Ullah S, Fareed S,  Munir S,  Ghafoor F.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Association of maternal thyroid function with birth weight: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis.

2020

Lancet, Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2020; 8(6) 501 – 510

 

Derakhshan A, Peters RP, Taylor PN, Biddal S, Mcarty D, Meems M, Vaidya B, Chen L, Aknight B, Ghafoor F, Popoval PV, Mosso L, Oken E, Suvanto E, Hisadal A, Yoshinaga J, Brown UJ,  Bassols J, Korevaar TI:

 

Association of Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities and Thyroid Autoimmunity With Preterm Birth, A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

2019

JAMA.2019;322(7) 632-641.

 

The Consortium on Thyroid and Pregnancy—Study Group on Preterm Birth. 

 

Reproductive hormone profiles of women with infertility and menstrual disorders: A Retrospective Study.

2018

Biomedica 2018 34(3): 157-162.

 

Naz S, Ghafoor F, Mukhtar S..

 

Detection of acute Dengue infection using NS1 rapid test on blood donors of Rawalpindi. 

 

2018

Pak J Med Res 2018; 57(2): 60-65.

Mohsin SN, Naz S, Ghafoor F, Muazzam A, Fatima M, Aasim M.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Assessment of the knowledge attitude and practices of mothers having children in the age group of 9 to 36 months regarding measles and its vaccination.

2017

Pak J Med Res 2017; 56(2):52-57.

 

Ghafoor F, Mohsin SN, Aasim M.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Development of a high sensitivity C-reactive protein immunoassay and comparison with a commercial kit.

2016

J Immunoassay and Immunochemistry 2016; 38(1):10-20.

 

Naz S, Ghafoor F, Iqbal IA, Naqvi SNS

 

Effect of collection tube type and freeze-thaw cycles on myeloperoxidase concentrations in blood samples of acute coronary syndrome patients.

 

2017

Ann Clin Biochem.  2017; 54(3): 348-54.

 

Naz S, Ghafoor F, Iqbal IA.

 

Seroprevalence of asymptomatic dengue infection in children in Lahore.

 

2016

Epidemiol Infect 2016; 144(11) 2276-82.

Mohsin SN, Ghafoor F, Saleem M, Ghous R, Aasim M.

 

Microalbuminuria: An out of sight risk among non-diabetic hypertensive cases residing in rural area of Lahore.

2016

Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry 2016; 3(2):21-26.

 

Mohsin SN, Ghafoor F, Safdar Z, Aasim M.

 

A review of vitamin D in Pakistani population.

2016

PJMR 2016; 55(2):55-9.

 

Javed R, Ghafoor F.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Levels of Glycated Albumin and C-Reactive Protein as Risk Markers of Coronary Artery Disease in Type-2 Diabetes.

 

2015

PJMHS 2015; 9(1): 334-337.

 

Ghafoor F, Malik A, Mohsin SN, Siddique S..

ISSN 1996-7195

Levels and trends in fecundity hormones of adolescence.

 

2015

J FJMC 2015; 9(1):55-60.

 

Javed R, Ghafoor F, Munir A, Aasim M.

ISSN 1998-1503

Association FcyRIIa polymorphism with clinical outcome of dengue infection: First insight from Pakistan.

2015

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015; 93(4):691-6.

 

Mohsin SN, Mahmood S, Amar A, Ghafoor F, Raza SM, Saleem M

 

Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding Dengue fever in Lahore, Pakistan.

2014

PJMR 2014; 57(2):34-38.

 

Gul SN, Ghafoor F, Asim M.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Frequency and relationship of polycystic ovarian syndrome with hirsutism.

2014

JFJMC 2014; 8(2):4-9.

 

Javed R, Ghafoor F, Mehboob A, Zubair H, Munir A, Asim M and Ahmad S.

 

A Risk factor for Ischemic Stroke.

2014

J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2014; 26(2): 111-14.

 

Bokhari FA, Shakoori TA, Butt A, Ghafoor F.  TNF-ALPHA:

 

Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Public Sector Hospital.

2013

Pak J Med Res. 2013; 52(2):39-42.

 

Ghafoor F, Mohsin SN, Mukhtar S, Younas S, Hussain W.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Comparison of in-house developed ELISA with HPLC for measurement of HbA1c.

2013

J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2013; 34(3):305-12.

 

Mohsin SN, Ghafoor F, Aasim  M.

 

Comparative Efficiency of Different Methods of Gluten Extraction in Indigenous Varieties of Wheat.

2013

2013 ALAN. Vol 63, No. 2.

 

Imran S, Ghafoor F, Husain Z, Nagra SA, Zia NA.

 

C-reactive protein, leukocyte count and myeloperoxidase as predictors of adverse events in acute coronary syndrome patients.

2013

Pak Heat J 2013; 46(4):265-71.

 

Naz S, Iqbal IA, Ibrahim W, Ghafoor F, Siddique S.

 

International collaborative trials, placebo controls and the declaration of Helsinki: need for classification in paragraph 32.

2012

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 2012; 9(1) 13-18.

 

Malik YA and Ghafoor F.

ISSN 0974-8466

Hematological parameters and recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

2013

J College Physicians Surgeons Pak 2013;23(2):124-7.

 

Khan FK, Saeed M, Chaudhary S, Ghafoor F.

 

Frequency, severity and site of oral ulcers and hematinic deficiencies.

2012

JPDA 2012; 21(3):157-60.

 

Khan FK, Saeed M, Chaudhary S, Ghafoor F, Suleman AB, Khan AA, Aasim M.

 

Association of vitamin B12, serum ferritin and folate levels with recurrent oral ulceration. Pakistan.

 

2012

Pak J Med Res 2012;51(4):132-35

Ghafoor F, Khan AA

ISSN: 0030-9842

Association of diet with hirsutism in females of reproductive age.

2012

Pak J Med Res 2012; 51(4):139-42.

 

Javed R, Ghafoor F, Mehboob A, Aasim A.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Levels of 25-OH vitamin D in healthy asymptomatic adults: Pilot study.

2012

Pak J Med Res 2012;51(3):82-86.

 

Javed R, Malik SY, Yaqub S, Ghafoor F, Aasim M.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Serial changes in plasma homocysteine in acute clinical stroke. Translational

2012

Neuroscience 2012 3(1):41-45.

 

Bokhari FA, Butt A, Hassan SAA, Ghafoor F.

 

Depression in patients on hemodialysis and their caregivers.

 

 

2012

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2012;23(5):946-52.

 

Saeed Z, Ahmad AM, Shakoor A, Ghafoor F, Kanwal S.

 

Perception of ethical issues, encountered in undergraduate medical and dental education.

 

2012

Pak Oral Dental J 2012; 32: 322-25.

 

Tahir S, Ghafoor F, Ayub R, Zaidi A, Khan AU.

ISSN 1012 8700

Effect of female hormones in different ovarian conditions.

 

2012

ARPN, 2012; 7(1) 1-5.

 

Javed R , Younas S,  Ghafoor F, Jajja A.

ISSN 1990-6148

Stabilization studies of working strength preparation of Human Albumin –HRP Conjugate.

2012

Pak J. Biochem. Mol. Biol, 2012; 45(1): 1-5.

 

Zafar S, Ghafoor F, Naz S, Haq I. 

ISSN 1681-4525

Seroprevalence of measles antibodies in school going children in Pakistan.

2012

Pak J Med Res 2012; 51(2): 38-43.

 

Sadaruddin A, Ghafoor F, Alam SE, Naz S, Khan IM, Mohyuddin G, et al.

ISSN: 0030-9842

Value of serum glycated albumin in prediction of coronary artery disease in Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

 

2012

Public Health Res 2012; 2(3): 37-42.

 

Irshad S, Riaz R, Ghafoor F.

 

SP-D polymorphisms and the risk of COPD..

 

2012

Disease Markers 2012; 33: 91-100

Shakoori TA, Sin DD, Bokhari SNH, Ghafoor F, Shakoori AR.

 

 

Developing an improved competitive enzyme immunoassay for Beetal Caprine growth hormone.

 

 

2011

Pak J. Biochem. Mol. Biol 2011; 44(4) 148-152.

 

Gul R, Ghafoor F, Sadaf S, Akhtar MW.

ISSN 1681-4525

 

Micro-organisms in recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis. 

2011

JPDA 2011;20 (3) 139-142.

 

Khan NF, Ghafoor F, Charania A, Saeed M, Suleman B, Khan AA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of G.O.1 on prolonged routine coagulation parameters (Prothrombin and Activated partial Thrombolastin time) in rabbits.

 

2011

 Proceeding SZPGMI, Vol 25(1) 43 – 47.

 

Alamgir MA, Alam SS, Gafoor F, Khan

 

 

 

 

Dental Phobia in Patients Seeking Dental Treatment

 

 

2010

Pak J Med Res 2010; 49 (4) 112-15.

 

Tahir S, Ghafoor F, Khan AU.

ISSN: 0030-9842

 

Serum Leptin in obese Pakistani subjects with and without Diabetes Mellitus.

2010

Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Lipid Disorders 2010; 9: 1-4.   

 

Ghafoor F, Malik T, Naz R.

 

 

Knowledge, attitude and practices of University students regarding hepatitis B and C.

2010

ARPN J Agri Biol Sci 2010; 5(4): 1-6.

 

Razi A, Rehman R, Naz S, Ghafoor F, Khan MA. Razi A, Rehman R, Naz S, Ghafoor F, Khan MA.

 

 

Significance and total and free thyroid hormones in relation to serum proteins in chronic hepatitis B patients and normal controls.

2010

Pak J Med Res 2010; 49(3): 85-88.

 

Javed R, Ghafoor F, Butt AK, Khan A.

ISSN: 0030-9842