Dr. Muhammad Usman Qamar

Approved Supervisor

Assistant Professor at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. Muhammad Usman Qamar

Contact Details

Email Address musmanqamar@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 041-9201205
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
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Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Muhammad Usman Qamar
Designation
Assistant Professor
Department
Institute of Microbiology
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
musmanqamar@gcuf.edu.pk
Brief Statement of research work

Dr. Muhammad Usman Qamar is an assistant professor at the Institute of Microbiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, as an AMR and Infectious Disease Specialist. My research focuses on the molecular mechanism of antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic residue, antimicrobial stewardship, infectious disease surveillance, and food safety under the ONE HEALTH framework. I have completed doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships at Cardiff University, UK; the University of Geneva, Switzerland; and Washington State University, USA. Dr. Qamar is a certified Biorisk Management Professional (IFBA, USA) and a Future Leader Mentor Fellow (FLMF) from the American Society for Microbiology, USA. He has secured multiple national and international research grants (26.4 million) and published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in international journals. I am open to collaborating on One Health issue.

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Postdoctorate Other University 2023 2024
2 Postdoctorate Other University 2018 2020
3 Ph.D University of Health Sciences, Lahore 2013 2018
4 M.Phil Or MS Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2010 2012
5 Master Or Equivalent University of Health Sciences, Lahore 2007 2009
6 Graduation Or Equivalent University of the Punjab, Lahore 2004 2006
7 Intermedite Or Equivalent Federal Board 2002 2004
8 Matriculation Or Equivalent BISE Sargodha 2000 2001
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 s Zikria Saleem, Samia Sheikh, Brian Godman, Abdul Haseeb, Shairyar Afzal, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Mohammad Tarique Imam, Safa S Almarzoky Abuhussain, Mik Increasing the use of the WHO AWaRe system in antibiotic surveillance and stewardship programmes in low-and middle-income countries JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance dlaf031 2025 7 0
2 Moniba Sharif, Abid Mahmood, Aqsa Kanwal, Matloob Ahmad, Nasir Rasool, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Mohammed H AL Mughram, Amira Ali Mohammed Al-Harethi, Tawaf Ali Shah, Imran Ibrahim Shaikh Facile synthesis of aminobiphenyl sulfonamides via Chan???Lam coupling and their biological evaluation as potent carbonic anhydrase inhibitors Scientific Report 25661 2025 15 4.4
3 Muhammad Usman Qamar, Kaneez Fizza, Muhammad Ismail Chughtai, Muhammad Shafique, Bibigul Seytkhanova, Ayaz Yktiyarov, Aatika, Zikria Saleem, Sana Mustafa, Zainab Tufail, Mahnoor Chaudhry, Tawaf Ali Shah, Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah, Mohammed Bourhia Food Safety Concerns in Pakistan: Monitoring of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria and Residue Contamination in Commercially Available Fish and Poultry Meat Samples Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 841-855 2025 22 2
4 Muhammad Usman Qamar, Roberto Sierra, Kokab Jabeen, Muhammad Rizwan, Ayesha Rashid, Yumna Fatima Dar, Diego O Andrey Genomic characterization of plasmids harboring blaNDM-1, blaNDM-5, and blaNDM-7 carbapenemase alleles in clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae in Pakistan Microbiology Spectrum e02359-24 2025 7 3.5
5 Meryem Tourabi a , Asmae EL. Ghouizi a b , El Hassania Loukili c , Abderrazak Aboulghazi a , Otmane Zouirech a , Farhan Siddique d , Ahmed Elfallaki Elidrissi a , Muhammad Usman Qamar e, Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah f , Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsahli Protective effects of hydroethanolic extract of Mentha longifolia L. leaves against hepato-renal toxicity induced by furan exposure: In vivo and In silico studies Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 103670 2025 67 4.1
6 Samia Sheikh, Zikria Saleem, Shairyar Afzal, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Ali Abuzar Raza, Syed Zeeshan Haider Naqvi, Mahmood Basil A Al-Rawi, Brian Godman Identifying targets for antibiotic stewardship interventions in pediatric patients in Punjab, Pakistan: point prevalence surveys using AWaRe guidance Frontiers in Pediatrics 1469766 2025 12 2.2
7 Saad Abdullah, Zikria Saleem, Brian Godman, Furqan Khurshid Hashmi, Abdul Haseeb, Mahmood Basil A Al-Rawi, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Mike Sharland Surge of branded generics and antimicrobial resistance: analyzing the antibiotic market dynamics in Pakistan through the WHO essential medicines and AWaRe lens Expert review of anti-infective therapy 1 2025 7 4.7
8 Emmama Jamil, Zikria Saleem, Brian Godman, Matti Ullah, Afreenish Amir, Abdul Haseeb, Johanna C Meyer, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Safa S Almarzoky Abuhussain Global variation in antibiotic prescribing guidelines and the implications for decreasing AMR in the future Frontiers in Pharmacology 1600787 2025 16 4.7
9 Mujahad Abbas, Maria Sohail, Nasir Rasool, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Abid Mahmood, Aqsa Kanwal, Adeel Mubarik, Shamoon Hassan, Muhammad Imran, Adnan Ali Shah Titanium-Mediated Synthesis and Pd-Catalyzed Derivatization of Thiophene Carboxylates: Antibacterial Evaluation Against NDM-??-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae (ST147) Chemistry Africa 1-16 2025 1 2.3
10 Rabbia Nazir, Yasir Mehmood, Hira Shahid, Hamza Rafeeq, Javed Iqbal, Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Youssouf Ali Younous, Farid Khallouki Ciclopirox-loaded chitosan hydrogel film crosslinked with zinc oxide: a novel sustained-release system for enhanced wound healing and antifungal therapy Materials Technology 2505057 2025 40 2.9
11 Numan Sajid, Shehla Khalid, Abid Mahmood, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Nasir Rasool, Muhammad Imran, Cezario Petru Podasca, Catalin Misarca Synthesis of N-([1, 1'-biphenyl]-4-ylmethyl)-4-methylpyridin-2-aminesand Antibacterial Evaluation: Agar Well Diffusion Method, Docking Studies and DFT Insights CHIANG MAI JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 1-10 2025 52 1
12 Fakhra Naznane, Uzma Maqbool, Muhammad Ismail Chughtai, Imran Khaliq, Sana Mustafa, Zikria Saleem, Zainab Tufail, Tawaf Ali Shah, Mirjalol Ismoilov Ruziboy Ugli, Bekzod Madaminov, Muhammad Usman Qamar Food safety and public health implications by determining the antibiotic residues in animal-derived food commercially available in southern Punjab, Pakistan Italian Journal of Food Safety 12766 2025 14 1.3
13 Kaoutar Bouothmany, Mohammed Bourhia, Mohamed Chebaibi, Zineb Rhazzar, Boutaina Addoum, Farid Khallouki, Mohamed EL Mzibri, Mosatafa Elouennass, Khalid Ennibi, Khalid S Almaary, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Nadia Touil, Laila Benbacer Uncovering Antiviral Potential of Cistus Ladanifer Extracts Against Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by In Vitro and In Silico Analysis Chemistry & Biodiversity e202402661 2025 22 3
14 Babar Hayat, Abu Baker Siddique, Zeeshan Nawaz, Muhammad Usman Qamar The characteristic of antibiotic drug resistance of Salmonella Typhi isolated from tertiary care hospital in Faisalabad. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1-10 2025 38 .6
15 Muhammad Bilal, Mnaza Noreen, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Farhan Siddique, Nasir Rasool, Muhammad Imran Synthesis of unprotected thienyl sulfonamides and their activities against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, docking studies and ADMET analysis RSC advances 47700-47709 2025 15 4.6
16 Sharmeen Maryam, Zikria Saleem, Abdul Haseeb, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Afreenish Amir, Safa S Almarzoky Abuhussain, Mohammad Tarique Imam, Shairyar Afzal, Johanna C Meyer, Steward Mudenda, Brian Godman Progress on the global research agenda for antimicrobial resistance in human health in Pakistan: Findings and implications Infection and Drug Resistance 3795-3828 2025 1 3.5
17 Authia P Gray, Erin Chung, Rebecca L Hsu, Daniel T Araki, Anna Gershberg Hayoon, Nicole Davis Weaver, Lucien R Swetschinski, Eve E Wool, Chieh Han, Tomislav Mestrovic, Kevin S Ikuta, Nasir Abbas, Madineh Abbasi, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Wakgari Mosisa Abd Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990???2021: a systematic analysis The Lancet Global Health e2013-e2026 2025 13 38.9
18 MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE, MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE, ABDUL MATEEN, NAVEED SHAHZAD, BILAL ASLAM, NASIR AHMAD, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR. Prevalence and Genotypic Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Isolated from Liver Center, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool 313-319 2020 52 .97
19 EESHAN NAWAZ, BILAL ASLAM, MUHAMMAD ASIF ZAHOOR, ABU BAKER SIDDIQUE, AZHAR RAFIQUE, RIZWAN ASLAM, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, SULTAN ALI AND MUTSHERA UL MUBEEN Frequency of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli in Fresh and Frozen Meat Pak Vet J. 1-5 2020 1 1.3
20 SANAA S. M. HAMAM, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR*, SONIA YOUNAS, SARA MUSAED ALMURSHED, KASHAF JUNAID, KHALID O. A. ABOSALIF, ABUALGASIM E. ABDALLA, MOHAMMED Y. M. ELAMIR, MAHTAB AHMAD, HASAN EJAZ. Emergence of Extensively Resistant Acinetobacterbaumannii Isolated from Hospitalized patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 618-621 2020 14 .1
21 IRAM YOUSAF, IRFAN ISHAQ, MUHAMMAD BARKAAT HUSSAIN, SAIMA INAAM, SIDRAH SALEEM, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR. Antibacterial activity of Pakistani Beri honey compared with silver sulfadiazine on infected wounds: a clinical trial. Journal of Wound Care 296-296 2019 2 1.96
22 MUHAMMAD HIDAYAT RASOOL, MUHAMMAD ZAHEER, MUHAMMAD FAROOQUE HASSAN, MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE AND MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility paradigm of carbapenem resistant metallo-beta-lactamase producing Gram negative rods Pakistan J. Zool 849-854 2019 51 .9
23 MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, GHULAM MUSTAFA, UZMA QAISAR, FARRUKH AZEEM, MUHAMMAD SHAHID, IRFAN MANZOOR, MUHAMMAD QASIM, TANVEER ABBAS5 AND ASAD ALI SHAH Molecular detection of blaNDM and blaVIM in clinically isolated multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli in Pakistan. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 2305-09 2019 32 .9
24 MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, TIMOTHY R. WALSH, MARK A. TOLEMAN, JONATHAN M. TYRRELL, SIDRAH SALEEM, ALI ABOKLAISH, SHAH JAHAN. Dissemination of Genetically diverse NDM-1, -5, -7 producing Gram-negative pathogens isolated from pediatric patients in Pakistan Future Microbiology 691-704 2019 14 3.2
25 MOHSIN KHURSHID, MUHAMMAD HIDAYAT RASOOL, MUHAMMAD HUSSNAIN SIDDIQUE, FARRUKH AZEEM, MUHAMMAD NAEEM, MUHAMMAD SOHAIL, MUHAMMAD SARFRAZ, MUHAMMAD SAQAL Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic co-resistance among carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii J Infect Dev Ctries 899-905 2019 13 1.4
26 MUHAMMAD UMAIR, MASHKOOR MOHSIN, QASIM ALI, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, SHAHBAZ RAZA, AAMIR ALI, SEBASTIAN GUENTHER, PETER SCHIERACK. Prevalence and Genetic Relatedness of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli among Humans, Cattle and Poultry in Faisalabad, Pakistan Microbial Drug Resistance 1374-1381 2019 25 2.4
27 MUHAMMAD SHAHEEN IQBAL, YASAR SALEEM, FARHEEN ANSARI, SANIA MAZHAR, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, ABIDA HASSAN, SHAISTA NAWAZ, SALMAN SAEED, QURATULAIN SYED. Staphylococcus aureus carrying lukS/F Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) toxin genes in hospitals of Lahore city. The Journal of Infections in Developing Countries 720-725 2018 12 1.4
28 JAWERIA ANWAR, MUHAMMAD ASIF ZAHOOR, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, ABU BAKER SIDDIQUE, ZEESHAN NAWAZ, MUHAMMAD HIDAYAT RASOOL, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, MUHAMMAD WASEEM, SYED ZAJIF HUSSAIN, AYSHA YASMIN. Efficacy of Azadirachta indica organic extracts against clinical methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 1485-1488 2018 31 1
29 QAMAR MU, SALEEM S, TOLEMAN MA, SAQALEIN M, WASEEM M, NISAR MA, KHURSHID M, TAJ Z, JAHAN S In vitro and in vivo efficacy of Manuka honey against NDM-1 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 Future Microbiology 1-6 2018 13 3.4
30 SIDDIQUE MU, QAMAR MU, HAYAT S, ASLAM B, ULLAH B, GHANI S, SAQALEIN M, MUZAMMIL S. Polymicrobial multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from street vended fresh fruit juices in Pakistan - A preliminary study. British Food Journal 1358-1365 2018 120 1.4
31 ZULQARNAIN BALOCH, BILAL ASLAM, WANG WEI, MUHAMMAD IMRAN ARSHAD, MOHSIN KHURSHID, SAIMA MUZAMMIL, MUHAMMAD HIDAYAT RASOOL, MUHAMMAD ATIF NISAR, RUMAN FAROOQ ALVI, MUHMMAD USMAN QAMAR, MUHAMMAD SALAMAT Antibiotic resistance; a rundown on global crisis Infection and Drug Resistance 1-14 2018 11 3.8
32 UHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, TIMOTHY R. WALSH, MARK A. TOLEMAN, SIDRAH SALEEM, SHAH JAHAN First identification of clinical isolate of a Novel ???NDM-4??? producing Escherichia coli ST405 from urine sample in Pakistan Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 949-950 2018 49 2.3
33 MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, SIDRAH SALEEM, USMAN ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD FARHAN RASHEED, HASAN EJAZ, NAVEED SHAHZAD, SHAH JAHAN Antibacterial efficacy of Manuka honey against New Delhi metallo-??-lactamase producing Gram negative bacteria isolated from blood cultures Pakistan Journal of Zoology 1997-2003 2017 49 .49
34 MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, TIMOTHY R. WALSH, MARK A. TOLEMAN, SIDRAH SALEEM AND SHAH JAHAN Genetic context novel NDM-5 producing E. coli (ST405 and ST648) and K. penumoniae (ST11 and ST147) clinically isolated from different hospitals, Pakistan Applied Microbiology 1-2 2017 3 1.2
35 ANA ILYAS, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, HIDAYAT RASOOL, ZEESHAN NAWAZ Multidrug-resistant pathogens isolated from ready-to-eat salads available at a local market in Pakistan British Food Journal 2068-2075 2016 118 1
36 BATOOL A, BIG H, QAMAR MU Extended spectrum-??-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae causing urinary tract infection African Journal of Microbiology Research 1775-1778 2016 10 .49
37 ABDUL HANNAN, ALIA BATOOL, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, FIZZA KHALID. ropolis as an antibacterial agent against clinical isolates of MDR-Acinetobacter baumannii. Journal of Ayub Medical College 216-219 2015 27 .5
38 QAMAR, MUHAMMAD USMAN; NAHID, FOUZIA; WALSH, TIMOTHY R; KAMRAN, RUBINA; ZAHRA, RABAAB. Prevalence and clinical burden of NDM-1 positive infections in pediatric and neonatal patients in Pakistan Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 452-454 2015 34 3.2
39 KARIM A, IQBAL A, AKHTAR R, RIZWAN M, AMAR A, QAMAR MU, JAHAN S. Barcoding of fresh water fishes from Pakistan Mitochondrial DNA 1-4 2015 18 1.7
40 IDRAH SALEEM, NADIA NASEEM, ABDUL HANNAN, ABDUL HANNAN NAGI, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, NAEEM AKHTAR. Dose related histological changes on mice kidney by Manuka honey Pakistan J. Zool 235-239 2015 47 .5
41 M. U. QAMAR, R. ZAHRA. New Delhi Metallo-??-lactamase (blaNDM-1) in Gram-negative rods: Causing infections in children International Journal for Infectious Disease. 1-2 2014 21 2.5
42 IQRA JAMIL, AIZZA ZAFAR, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, HASAN EJAZ, JUNAID AKHTAR AND ABDUL WAHEED. Multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing urinary tract infections in children in Pakistan African Journal of Microbiology Research. 316-319 2014 8 .56
43 HANNAN, A., REHMAN, R., SALEEM, S., KHAN, M. U., QAMAR, M.U., AND AZHAR, H. Microbiological analysis of ready-to-eat salads available in different outlets in Lahore, Pakistan. International Food Research Journal 1797-1800 2014 21 .5
44 MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, ABDUL HANNAN, MUHAMMAD USMAN ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD ARSHAD. Metallo-??-lactamase producing Enterobacter cloacae-an emerging threat in neonates. African Journal of Microbiology Research 525-528 2014 8 .5
45 JUNAID AKHTAR, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, ABDUL HAKEEM, ABDUL WAHEED Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in tuberculosis positive patients in sheikh Zayed hospital Rahim Yar Khan. Bimedica 69-76 2013 29 .1
46 ABDUL HANNAN, KANWAL RAUF, MUHAMMAD IKRAM ULLAH, MEHWISH RAJA, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, ROMEEZA TAHIR AND MEHWISH SABA. Inhibitory effects of aqueous garlic (Allium sativum) extract against clinical isolates of Salmonella typhI African Journal of Microbiology Research 4475-4480 2013 6 .56
47 ABDUL HANNAN, MUHAMMAD USMAN QAMAR, MUHAMMAD ARSHAD, KHAWAJA AHMAD IRFAN WAHEED, KANWAL RAUF Multidrug resistant microorganisms causing neonatal septicemia: in a tertiary care hospital Lahore, Pakistan African Journal of Microbiology Research 1896-1902 2013 7 .56
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SR. COUNTRY FUNDING AGENCY DURATION (Y/M/D) PURPOSE
1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) American Society for Microbiology 0/0/10 Present Research Work in the ASM Conference
2 KENYA United State National Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicines (NASEM) 0/5/0 One Health Fellowship Program
3 UNITED KINGDOM (UK) Higher Education Commission Pakistan 0/6/0 Research work
4 THAILAND United State National Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicines (NASEM) 0/0/7 One Health Fellowship Program
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