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Kumail Ahmed

Aga Khan UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6457-4869Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Najeeha Talat IqbaliD· 3 shared Akbar KanjiiD· 1 shared Ali Raza BukhariiD· 1 shared Aqsa KhalidiD· 1 shared Fátima AziziD· 1 shared Fayaz A. UmraniiD· 1 shared Junaid IqbaliD· 1 shared Khaliq Qureshi· 1 shared

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMar 15, 2026

Omics-analyses of Fermented Onion pickle in Shaping Gut Microbiota and Immune Response in Women: A Community-Based Trial in Pakistan

Sumbal H. Hafeez, Saad Farooq, Junaid Iqbal…·Najeeha Talat Iqbal

This study examines the effect of fermented onion pickle on gut microbiota and immune response in women through RNA transcriptomics and 16S rRNA sequencing.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.12.711246

humanbulk RNA-seq

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintFeb 25, 2025

Structural and Conformational Impact of Deleterious Spike Protein Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Lineages

Aqsa Khalid, Kumail Ahmed, Akbar Kanji…·Najeeha Talat Iqbal

This study identifies four deleterious mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants that affect the conformational stability and dynamics of the Spike protein's RBD and S2 subunit.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.25.639252

viruswhole-genome sequencing

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ImmunologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedMay 9, 2024

BCG activation of trained immunity is associated with induction of cross reactive COVID-19 antibodies in a BCG vaccinated population.

Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Kumail Ahmed, Tehniat Sattar…·Rabia Hussain

The study examines BCG-induced trained immunity in adults, finding elevated cytokine responses and cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, suggesting potential cross-protection against COVID-19.

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humanproteomics

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