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Biomedical science writer and Editor | 9 years of academic experience

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Having recently completed my PhD, I will soon join UW-Madison in the United States as a postdoctoral researcher. My expertise lie in virology, immunology and molecular cell biology. I have more than 9 years of professional experience, over 20 research publications and expertise in scientific writing, peer-review and editing.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Virology
• ☆ Coronaviruses
• ☆ Molecular Virology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Basic Immunology
• ☆ Adjuvant & Antigen Research
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Scanning Probe Microscopy
• ☆ Food Microbiology
• ☆ Clinical Microbiology
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Veterinary Medicine

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis

Work Experience

PhD Student

Ghent University

October 2020 - Present

Lecturer in Microbiology

Riphah International University

October 2018 - August 2020

Research Assistant

Quaid-i-Azam University

October 2017 - September 2018

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Ghent University Belgium

October 2020 - October 2024

Master of Philosophy in Animal Microbiology (Zoology)

Quaid-i-Azam University

September 2016 - December 2018

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Sciences)

University of Agriculture

September 2011 - May 2016

Certifications

• Doctoral Training Program

  Ghent University Belgium

  October 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Saleem, W., Aslam, A., Tariq, M. et al. Intestinal mucus: the unsung hero in the battle against viral gastroenteritis. Gut Pathog 17, 11 (2025) .

Waqar Saleem, Nathan Carpentier, Charlotte Hinnekens, Dayoung Oh, Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Kevin Braeckmans, Hans Nauwynck (2024). Porcine ex-vivo intestinal mucus has age-dependent blocking activity against transmissible gastroenteritis virus . Veterinary Research.

Waqar Saleem, Nick Vereecke, Muhammad Goher Zaman, Farhan Afzal, Iqra Reman, Saeed ul-Hasan Khan, Hans Nauwynck (2024). Genotyping and phylogeography of infectious bronchitis virus isolates from Pakistan show unique linkage to GI-24 lineage . Poultry Science.

Waqar Saleem, Xiaolei Ren, Wim Van Den Broeck, Hans Nauwynck (2023). Changes in intestinal morphology, number of mucus-producing cells and expression of coronavirus receptors APN, DPP4, ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in pigs with aging . Veterinary Research.

Saleem, Waqar, Ren, Xiaolei, van den Broeck, Wim, Nauwynck, Hans (2023). Changes in intestinal morphology, number of mucus-producing cells and expression of coronavirus receptors APN, DPP4, ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in pigs with aging . Veterinary Research.

Waqar Saleem(2022). Milk lactose protects against porcine group A rotavirus infection . Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

Raja Zabeeh Ullah Khan and Sarah Margaret Rosanowski and Waqar Saleem and Rebecca Sarah Victoria Parkes(2022). Cross-Sectional Questionnaire of Donkey Owners and Farriers Regarding Farriery Practices in the Faisalabad Region of Pakistan . Animals. 12. (6). p. 709. {MDPI} {AG}

Waqar Saleem, Raja Zabeeh Ullah Khan, Sarah Margaret Rosanowski, Rebecca Sarah Victoria Parkes(2022). Cross-Sectional Questionnaire of Donkey Owners and Farriers Regarding Farriery Practices in the Faisalabad Region of Pakistan . Animals. 12. (6). p. 709. {MDPI} {AG}

Waqar Saleem, Raja Zabeeh Ullah KHAN, Sarah Rosanowski, Rebecca Sarah Victoria PARKES (2022). Cross-Sectional Questionnaire of Donkey Owners and Farriers Regarding Farriery Practices in the Faisalabad Region of Pakistan . Animals.

Saleem, Waqar, Khan, Raja Zabeeh Ullah, Rosanowski, Sarah Margaret, Parkes, Rebecca Sarah Victoria (2022). Cross-Sectional Questionnaire of Donkey Owners and Farriers Regarding Farriery Practices in the Faisalabad Region of Pakistan . Animals.

Saleem, Waqar, Ren, Xiaolei, Haes, Robin, Xie, Jiexiong, Theuns, Sebastiaan, Nauwynck, Hans J. (2022). Milk lactose protects against porcine group A rotavirus infection . Frontiers in Microbiology.

Ren, X., Saleem, W., Haes, R., Xie, J., Theuns, S., Nauwynck, H.J.(2022). Milk lactose protects against porcine group A rotavirus infection . Frontiers in Microbiology. 13.

Khan, R.Z.U., Rosanowski, S.M., Saleem, W., Parkes, R.S.V.(2022). Cross-Sectional Questionnaire of Donkey Owners and Farriers Regarding Farriery Practices in the Faisalabad Region of Pakistan . Animals. 12. (6).

Hashmi G (2021) . Beyond the Death and Infection Plagues of COVID-19 on the Globe a Critical Analysis of its Diverse Effects. Virol Mycol. Aff. 10 : p768 .

After-Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on Human Society Ghulam Abbas, et al. “After-Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on Human Society”. EC Agriculture 7.4 (2021) . EC AGRICULTURE.

Abbas, Ghulam and Iqbal, Asif and Javid, Muhammad Arshad and Saleem, Waqar and Shahzad, Muhammad Khurram(2020). Covid-19 Attack, Prevention, Precaution and Managemental Strategies . International Journal of Innovation and Research in Educational Sciences.

BOOK CHAPTER

Saleem, W., Zaib, W., Aslam, A., & Amin, Q. A. (2023). Coronaviruses and their Host Range: Implications for Zoonotic Transmission. In Zoonosis (Vol. 3, pp. 255–268). https://doi.org/10.47278/book.zoon/2023.101 .

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) @incollection{2022, doi = {10.2174/9789815036961122010012}, url = {https://doi.org/10.2174%2F9789815036961122010012}, year = 2022, month = {mar}, publisher = {{BENTHAM} {SCIENCE} {PUBLISHERS}}, pages = {111--119}, editor = {Waqar Saleem}, title = {Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ({SARS})}, booktitle = {Emerging Trends in Veterinary Virology}} . Emerging Trends in Veterinary Virology.