Rafi Ahmad
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Rafi Ahmad

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E-post:
rafi.ahmad@inn.no
Telefon:
+47 62 51 78 45
Avd./Fakultet:
Enhet:
Institutt for bioteknologi
Besøksadresse:
Rom: 2N1248
Biohuset
Holsetgata 22 N-2317 Hamar
Kart
Postadresse:
Høgskolen i Innlandet
Postboks 400
2418 Elverum

Faglige interesser

Research prize for 2018 to research group 

AMR-Diag project mentioned as a is a defining characteristic of INN University

Link to INN Bioinformatics Strategic Area, lead by Rafi

Talk at Forkningsdagene on Antibiotic Resistance (2017) ;

Talk at Forkningsdagene on Antibiotic Resistance (2018)

News about new project funding from RCN on ABR

Rafi in Media1

Rafi in NRK news from (skip to time 1:20)

Rafi in Media2

Bakgrunn

Rafi is the project leader for two RCN projects ( AMR-Diag and ABR-Diag) on novel diagnostics for antibiotic resistance and is the WP leader for a number of RCN, RFFI and Helse Sør Øst funded projects.

He is affiliated to Nor-OpenScreen (the Norwegian node of the EU-Openscreen infrastructure project) via an MoU with Prof. Kjetil Tasken, Biotechnology Centre, University of Oslo/Oslo University Hospital (OUS).

He is also part of the TTA - Turning the Tide of Antimicrobial resistance consortium ( https://www.ous-research.no/amr/), which is lead by the Oslo University Hospital.

Brief CV

Education Profile

1996 - 2000 Bachelor of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, India

2000 - 2001 Master of Science in Bioinformatics, University of Exeter, UK

2004 - 2008 PhD Bioinformatics & Drug Discovery, University of Tromsø, Norway

Work Experience

2018 - Till Date Associate Professor, UiT- The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø (50% position from Nov-2018)

2016 - Till Date Associate Professor, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway (70% position from Nov-2018)

2017 -  Expert reviewer for EU H2020 grant applications

2013 - 2015 Leader New Molecule Profiling, Open Innovation, AstraZeneca, Molndal, Sweden

2011 - 2013 Senior Research Scientist, Medivir AB, Stockholm, Sweden

2012 - 2013 Project Leader, Antibiotic Resistance, Medivir AB, Stockholm, Sweden

2008 - 2011 Post Doc Drug Discovery and Design, Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, University of Tromsø, Norway

2002 - 2004 Research Scientist, Team Leader, Accerlys Inc., Banglore, India

Current Students

PostDoc

2017-2020

Abdolrahman

2018-2021

Ekaterina Avershina

2018-2019

Stephan Frye

PhD

2018 - 2021

Yusuf Khan

Master (M. Sc 1 year project) - Current

Roshan Mandal

Sanjeev Shakya

Bijay Thapa

Master (M. Sc 1 year project) - Past (2016 onwards)

Lana Kragulj, Narayan Prasad Koirala, Prabin Bhandari, Elizabeth Wirsiy, Valentina Krivenjeva, Ewelina Rojek, Mithlesh Kumar Ray

Prosjekter (4)

Pågående (3)

Avsluttede (1)

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Forskningsområder

Bioteknologi

Ekspertområder

Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Antibiotic Resistance, Big Data Analysis, Next Generation Sequencing, Genomics

Publikasjoner (50)

Utvalgte (50)

  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance.
  • Ray, Mithlesh Kumar; Kommisrud, Elisabeth; Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics analysis of epigenetic data from bull and boar semen samples. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 76 s.
  • Wirsiy, Elizabeth Musah; Larsen, Frank; Ahmad, Rafi (). Feasibility of using a sequence-based method (AMR-Diag) for detection of antibiotic resistance in Humans. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 52 s.
  • Harstad, Håvard; Bredberg, Anders; Ahmad, Rafi (). Nanopore-based DNA sequencing in clinical microbiology: preliminary assessment of basic requirements.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Rojek, Ewelina; Naseer, Mohammed Umaer (). Molecular typing, antimicrobial resistance profiling and phylogeny of Campylobacter based on whole genome sequencing. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 71 s.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence-Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance..
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag - et sanntids- og kostnadseffektivt diagnostisk verktøy for påvisning av antibakteriell resistens.
  • Yang, Yu; Stathis, Dimitrios; Sharma, Prashant; Paul, Kolin; Hemani, Ahmed; Grabherr, Manfred G.; Ahmad, Rafi (). RiBoSOM: Rapid Bacterial Genome Identification Using Self-Organizing Map implemented on the Synchoros SiLago Platform.
  • Yang, Yu; Stathis, Dimitrios; Sharma, Prashant; Paul, Kolin; Hemani, Ahmed; Grabherr, Manfred G.; Ahmad, Rafi (). RiBoSOM: Rapid Bacterial Genome Identification Using Self-Organizing Map implemented on the Synchoros SiLago Platform. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ISBN 978-1-4503-6494-2. 10 s.
  • Thode, Sunniva Katharina; Rojek, Ewelina; Kozlowski, Mikolaj; Ahmad, Rafi; Haugen, Peik (). Distribution of siderophore gene systems on a Vibrionaceae phylogeny: Database searches, phylogenetic analyses and evolutionary perspectives.
  • Krivenjeva, Valentina; Wilson, Robert Charles; Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatic Analysis of RNA-seq Data from Cultivated Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) and Experimental Validation of New Transcripts Related to Cold Tolerance. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 98 s.
  • Kragulj, Lana; Solberg, Trygve Roger; Ahmad, Rafi (). Investigating Cattle as a Potential Model to Study Human Diseases - Including Genome-Wide Association Studies and Comparative Genomics Between the Species. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 91 s.
  • Koirala, Narayan Prasad; Naseer, Mohammed Umaer; Ahmad, Rafi (). Comparing different whole genome sequence based phylogenetic approaches for the description of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 in Norway from 2006-2016. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 73 s.
  • Dukic, Aleksandra; Guillaume, Pidoux; Ahmad, Rafi; Tasken, Kjetil (). Targeting the Connexin43-Ezrin interaction.
  • Dukic, Aleksandra; Ahmad, Rafi; Tasken, Kjetil (). Targeting the Connexin43-Ezrin interaction.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Utvikling av nye antibiotika og diagnostikk.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Borowiec, Paulina; Falck-Ytter, Anne Bergljot; Strætkvern, Knut Olav (). Extraction, Solubility and Antimicrobial Activity of (-) Usnic Acid in Ethanol, a Pharmaceutically Relevant Solvent.
  • Slettli, Victoria Konovalenko; Svarva, Frøydis; Danielsen, Anette; Ahmad, Rafi (). The use of Liberating structures in the teaching practice of the lecturers at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics: application and potential.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Human Genetics and Next Generation Sequencing.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics projects at Hedmark University of Applied Sciences.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics projects at Hedmark University of Applied Sciences.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics: Application and Potential.
  • Bhandari, Prabin; Wilson, Robert Charles; Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatic Analysis of RNA-Seq Data from Cultivated Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) and Identification of Transcripts Related to Cold Tolerance. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 85 s.
  • Liang, Zhe; Demko, Viktor; Wilson, Robert Charles; Johnson, Kenneth; Ahmad, Rafi; Perroud, Pierre-Francois; Quatrano, Ralph; Zhao, Sen; Shalchian-Tabrizi, Kamran; Otegui, Marisa; Olsen, Odd-Arne; Johansen, Wenche (). The catalytic domain CysPc of the DEK1 calpain is functionally conserved in land plants.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Hansen, Hilde; Hjerde, Erik; Pedersen, hege lynum; Paulsen, steinar; Nyrud, May Liss Julianne; Strauss, Anja; Willassen, Nils Peder; Haugen, Peik (). Prediction, microarray and northern blot analyses identify new intergenic small RNAs in aliivibrio salmonicida.
  • Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Ahmad, Rafi; Hjerde, erik; Fenton, Christopher Graham; Willassen, Nils Peder; Haugen, Peik (). Expression profiling reveals Spot 42 small RNA as a key regulator in the central metabolism of Aliivibrio salmonicida. 12 s.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Computer-aided discovery of Endonuclease I inhibitors and their potential commercial applications..
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Insight into Computer-aided drug design: A Kinase Case Study.
  • Oliveira, Taiana Maia De; Ahmad, Rafi; Engh, Richard Alan (). VX680 Binding in Aurora A: pi-pi Interactions Involving the Conserved Aromatic Amino Acid of the Flexible Glycine-Rich Loop.
  • Saradhi, Pardha; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Ahmad, Rafi; Spencer, James; Leiros, Ingar; Walsh, Timothy R.; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Samuelsen, Ørjan (). Structural and Computational Investigations of VIM-7: Insights into the Substrate Specificity of VIM Metallo-beta-Lactamases.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). VX680 Binding Interactions with the Glycine Rich Loop Aromat of Aurora A..
  • Drabløs, Finn; Petersen, Kjell; Johansen, Jostein; Nygård, Ståle; Ahmad, Rafi; Smalås, Arne; Hovig, Eivind; Jonassen, Inge (). The FUGE Bioinformatics platform: a central platform in the FUGE2 period.
  • Drabløs, Finn; Petersen, Kjell; Johansen, Jostein; Nygård, Ståle; Ahmad, Rafi; Smalås, Arne; Hovig, Eivind; Jonassen, Inge (). The FUGE Bioinformatics platform: a central platform in the FUGE2 period.
  • Pedersen, hege lynum; Ahmad, Rafi; Riise, EK; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Hauglid, Stefan; Espelid, S; Brandsdal, Bjørn Olav; Leiros, Ingar; Willassen, Nils P; Haugen, Peik (). Experimental and computational characterization of the ferric uptake regulator from Aliivibrio salmonicida (Vibrio salmonicida).
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Fur protein: Binding free energy calculations and per-residue free energy decomposition..
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Brandsdal, Bjørn Olav; Michaud-Soret, Isabelle; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Ferric uptake regulator protein: Binding free energy calculations and per-residue free energy decomposition.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Hjerde, erik; Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Haugen, Peik; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Prediction and Experimental Testing of Ferric Uptake Regulator Regulons in Vibrios.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). A Computational Study of the Ferric Uptake Regulator from Vibrios: Structure, Function & Biological Role. ISBN 978-82-7589-213-1. 110 s.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Brandsdal, Bjørn Olav; Michaud-Soret, Isabelle; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Ferric uptake regulator protein: Binding free energy calculations and per-residue free energy decomposition.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Hjerde, erik; Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Haugen, Peik; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Prediction and Experimental Testing of Ferric Uptake Regulator Regulons in Vibrios. 10 s.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Discovery by chance: The sRNA2 story.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Fur: Modeling and Simulation studies.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Prediction and experimental testing of Fur regulons in vibrios.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Prediction and experimental testing of Fur regulons in vibrios.
  • Fenton, christopher graham; Ahmad, Rafi; Sælensminde, Gisle; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Envision Software Package for the Concerted Study of Biological Data.
  • Hansen, Geir Å; Krentz, Corinne; Ahmad, Rafi; Haugen, Peik; Paulsen, steinar; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Identification of small RNAs involved in iron homeostasis and quorum sensing in Vibrio salmonicida and V. fischeri.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). DiaBase: An information resource for molecular target-based drug discovery for diabetes.

Vitenskapelige artikler og bokkapitler (13)

  • Yang, Yu; Stathis, Dimitrios; Sharma, Prashant; Paul, Kolin; Hemani, Ahmed; Grabherr, Manfred G.; Ahmad, Rafi (). RiBoSOM: Rapid Bacterial Genome Identification Using Self-Organizing Map implemented on the Synchoros SiLago Platform.
  • Thode, Sunniva Katharina; Rojek, Ewelina; Kozlowski, Mikolaj; Ahmad, Rafi; Haugen, Peik (). Distribution of siderophore gene systems on a Vibrionaceae phylogeny: Database searches, phylogenetic analyses and evolutionary perspectives.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Borowiec, Paulina; Falck-Ytter, Anne Bergljot; Strætkvern, Knut Olav (). Extraction, Solubility and Antimicrobial Activity of (-) Usnic Acid in Ethanol, a Pharmaceutically Relevant Solvent.
  • Liang, Zhe; Demko, Viktor; Wilson, Robert Charles; Johnson, Kenneth; Ahmad, Rafi; Perroud, Pierre-Francois; Quatrano, Ralph; Zhao, Sen; Shalchian-Tabrizi, Kamran; Otegui, Marisa; Olsen, Odd-Arne; Johansen, Wenche (). The catalytic domain CysPc of the DEK1 calpain is functionally conserved in land plants.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Hansen, Hilde; Hjerde, Erik; Pedersen, hege lynum; Paulsen, steinar; Nyrud, May Liss Julianne; Strauss, Anja; Willassen, Nils Peder; Haugen, Peik (). Prediction, microarray and northern blot analyses identify new intergenic small RNAs in aliivibrio salmonicida.
  • Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Ahmad, Rafi; Hjerde, erik; Fenton, Christopher Graham; Willassen, Nils Peder; Haugen, Peik (). Expression profiling reveals Spot 42 small RNA as a key regulator in the central metabolism of Aliivibrio salmonicida. 12 s.
  • Oliveira, Taiana Maia De; Ahmad, Rafi; Engh, Richard Alan (). VX680 Binding in Aurora A: pi-pi Interactions Involving the Conserved Aromatic Amino Acid of the Flexible Glycine-Rich Loop.
  • Saradhi, Pardha; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Ahmad, Rafi; Spencer, James; Leiros, Ingar; Walsh, Timothy R.; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Samuelsen, Ørjan (). Structural and Computational Investigations of VIM-7: Insights into the Substrate Specificity of VIM Metallo-beta-Lactamases.
  • Pedersen, hege lynum; Ahmad, Rafi; Riise, EK; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Hauglid, Stefan; Espelid, S; Brandsdal, Bjørn Olav; Leiros, Ingar; Willassen, Nils P; Haugen, Peik (). Experimental and computational characterization of the ferric uptake regulator from Aliivibrio salmonicida (Vibrio salmonicida).
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Brandsdal, Bjørn Olav; Michaud-Soret, Isabelle; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Ferric uptake regulator protein: Binding free energy calculations and per-residue free energy decomposition.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Hjerde, erik; Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Haugen, Peik; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Prediction and Experimental Testing of Ferric Uptake Regulator Regulons in Vibrios.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Brandsdal, Bjørn Olav; Michaud-Soret, Isabelle; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Ferric uptake regulator protein: Binding free energy calculations and per-residue free energy decomposition.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Hjerde, erik; Hansen, Geir Åsmund; Haugen, Peik; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Prediction and Experimental Testing of Ferric Uptake Regulator Regulons in Vibrios. 10 s.

Bøker (9)

  • Ray, Mithlesh Kumar; Kommisrud, Elisabeth; Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics analysis of epigenetic data from bull and boar semen samples. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 76 s.
  • Wirsiy, Elizabeth Musah; Larsen, Frank; Ahmad, Rafi (). Feasibility of using a sequence-based method (AMR-Diag) for detection of antibiotic resistance in Humans. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 52 s.
  • Ahmad, Rafi; Rojek, Ewelina; Naseer, Mohammed Umaer (). Molecular typing, antimicrobial resistance profiling and phylogeny of Campylobacter based on whole genome sequencing. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 71 s.
  • Yang, Yu; Stathis, Dimitrios; Sharma, Prashant; Paul, Kolin; Hemani, Ahmed; Grabherr, Manfred G.; Ahmad, Rafi (). RiBoSOM: Rapid Bacterial Genome Identification Using Self-Organizing Map implemented on the Synchoros SiLago Platform. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ISBN 978-1-4503-6494-2. 10 s.
  • Krivenjeva, Valentina; Wilson, Robert Charles; Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatic Analysis of RNA-seq Data from Cultivated Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) and Experimental Validation of New Transcripts Related to Cold Tolerance. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 98 s.
  • Kragulj, Lana; Solberg, Trygve Roger; Ahmad, Rafi (). Investigating Cattle as a Potential Model to Study Human Diseases - Including Genome-Wide Association Studies and Comparative Genomics Between the Species. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 91 s.
  • Koirala, Narayan Prasad; Naseer, Mohammed Umaer; Ahmad, Rafi (). Comparing different whole genome sequence based phylogenetic approaches for the description of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 in Norway from 2006-2016. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 73 s.
  • Bhandari, Prabin; Wilson, Robert Charles; Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatic Analysis of RNA-Seq Data from Cultivated Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) and Identification of Transcripts Related to Cold Tolerance. Høgskolen i Hedmark. 85 s.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). A Computational Study of the Ferric Uptake Regulator from Vibrios: Structure, Function & Biological Role. ISBN 978-82-7589-213-1. 110 s.

Vitenskapelige konferansebidrag (12)

  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance..
  • Dukic, Aleksandra; Guillaume, Pidoux; Ahmad, Rafi; Tasken, Kjetil (). Targeting the Connexin43-Ezrin interaction.
  • Dukic, Aleksandra; Ahmad, Rafi; Tasken, Kjetil (). Targeting the Connexin43-Ezrin interaction.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). VX680 Binding Interactions with the Glycine Rich Loop Aromat of Aurora A..
  • Drabløs, Finn; Petersen, Kjell; Johansen, Jostein; Nygård, Ståle; Ahmad, Rafi; Smalås, Arne; Hovig, Eivind; Jonassen, Inge (). The FUGE Bioinformatics platform: a central platform in the FUGE2 period.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Prediction and experimental testing of Fur regulons in vibrios.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Prediction and experimental testing of Fur regulons in vibrios.
  • Fenton, christopher graham; Ahmad, Rafi; Sælensminde, Gisle; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Envision Software Package for the Concerted Study of Biological Data.
  • Hansen, Geir Å; Krentz, Corinne; Ahmad, Rafi; Haugen, Peik; Paulsen, steinar; Willassen, Nils Peder (). Identification of small RNAs involved in iron homeostasis and quorum sensing in Vibrio salmonicida and V. fischeri.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). DiaBase: An information resource for molecular target-based drug discovery for diabetes.

Annet (16)

  • Harstad, Håvard; Bredberg, Anders; Ahmad, Rafi (). Nanopore-based DNA sequencing in clinical microbiology: preliminary assessment of basic requirements.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag: A Novel Diagnostic Tool for Sequence-Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). AMR-Diag - et sanntids- og kostnadseffektivt diagnostisk verktøy for påvisning av antibakteriell resistens.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Utvikling av nye antibiotika og diagnostikk.
  • Slettli, Victoria Konovalenko; Svarva, Frøydis; Danielsen, Anette; Ahmad, Rafi (). The use of Liberating structures in the teaching practice of the lecturers at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics: application and potential.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Human Genetics and Next Generation Sequencing.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics projects at Hedmark University of Applied Sciences.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics projects at Hedmark University of Applied Sciences.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Bioinformatics: Application and Potential.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Computer-aided discovery of Endonuclease I inhibitors and their potential commercial applications..
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Insight into Computer-aided drug design: A Kinase Case Study.
  • Drabløs, Finn; Petersen, Kjell; Johansen, Jostein; Nygård, Ståle; Ahmad, Rafi; Smalås, Arne; Hovig, Eivind; Jonassen, Inge (). The FUGE Bioinformatics platform: a central platform in the FUGE2 period.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Fur protein: Binding free energy calculations and per-residue free energy decomposition..
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Discovery by chance: The sRNA2 story.
  • Ahmad, Rafi (). Fur: Modeling and Simulation studies.
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