Mycobacterial Diseases
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Rabia Hussain

Biography

Professor Rabia Hussain holds a PhD in Bacteriology and Immunology from University of Western Ontario and an MRC and  FRC (Path) from the Royal College of Pathologist, UK.   She did her Fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University, USA, where her research area was the structural and genetics basis of allergy.  Dr Hussain was a Senior Staff Fellow at National Institutes of Health. She won the Berson-Yallow award working at NIH for developing a sensitive radio-immunoassay to assess parasite specific allergic responses. Her seminal studies into natural immuno-regulation of allergic responses in parasitic diseases provided fundamental insights into the control of allergic reactivity.  Dr Hussain has been at The Aga Khan University since 1986, where she holds an Endowed Professorship and carries the title of Distinguished National Professor. She has published extensively in the area of Immune regulation in mycobacterial diseases such as leprosy and tuberculosis.

Research Interest

Professor Rabia Hussain holds a PhD in Bacteriology and Immunology from University of Western Ontario and an MRC and  FRC (Path) from the Royal College of Pathologist, UK.   She did her Fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University, USA, where her research area was the structural and genetics basis of allergy.  Dr Hussain was a Senior Staff Fellow at National Institutes of Health. She won the Berson-Yallow award working at NIH for developing a sensitive radio-immunoassay to assess parasite specific allergic responses. Her seminal studies into natural immuno-regulation of allergic responses in parasitic diseases provided fundamental insights into the control of allergic reactivity.  Dr Hussain has been at The Aga Khan University since 1986, where she holds an Endowed Professorship and carries the title of Distinguished National Professor. She has published extensively in the area of Immune regulation in mycobacterial diseases such as leprosy and tuberculosis.