Gulfam Ahmad
Date of Birth: **-**-****, Languages spoken: English, French, Urdu,
Punjabi
1. 103 Kitchener Street Broadmeadows, 3047, Vic, Australia
2. Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Email: ******.***@*****.***, *****.*@***-********.**, Phone: +923*********, +614********
DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS
2008-2011 PhD: Reproductive Physiology, Medicine of Reprodu ction and
Develop mental Biology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toulouse Paule Sabatier, Toulouse Fran ce
Dissertation : Temperatu re and spermatogenesis in man; potential
consequences of a mild induced testicular and epididymal hyperthermia
on sperm genomic integrity.
2010-2011 DIU Andrology: Male Infertility and Assisted Medical Procreation
(Clinical And rology)
Un iversity of Toulouse Paule Sabatier III, Toulouse France and Faculty of
Medicine Montpellier -Nimes, France
2009-2010 Master Professional: Biology of Human Reproduction and Assisted
Medical Procreation (Clinical Emb ryology)
Un iversity of Paris Descartes (Paris V), Paris, France
2007-2008 Master Research: Reproduction and Development
Un iversity of Paris Diderot (Paris VII), Paris, France
2005-2007 MPhil: Physiology and Cell Biology
Un iversity of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
1999-2003 DVM: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Un iversity of Veterinar y and Animal Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS/AWARDS
2012 Best Presentation Award
Societé d’Andrologie de Lan gue Française (SALF), 26-27 Januar y, Rouen, France
2008-2011 Doctoral Fellowship
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad, Pakistan
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2008 Best Andrology Research Master Award
Soci eté d’Andrologie de Lan gue Française (SALF), 9-11 October, Hammamet, Tunisia
2007-2008 Master Resea rch Fellowship
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad, Pakistan
2006 Grant for MPhil Resea rch Project
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad, Pakistan
2005-2007 MPhil Fellowship
Department of Ph ysi olog y and Cell Biolog y, Un iversity of Health Sciences
Lahore, Pakistan
1999-2003 University Merit Scholarship
Un iversity of Veterinar y and Animal Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
CURRENT POSITIONS
May 2012 Assistant Professor of Physiology
Department of Ph ysi olog y and Cell Biolog y, University of Health Sciences
Lahore, Pakistan
April 2012 Andrologist
Lahore Institute of Fertility and Endocrinology (LIFE), Lahore, Pakistan
MEDICAL TRAINING
Scientific training on “Fluorescence In Situ Hybridi zation (FISH )”.
2011
Biol ogy of reproduction laboratory (AMP), University Hospital Couple Enfant, Grenoble,
France
2010 Summer School on Medicine
Un iversity of Toulouse III, France and University of Barcelona, Spain.
2009 Internship: Clinical Emb ryology (IVF)
Biol ogy of r eproduction and cytogenetic laborator y, University of
Picardie Jules Vern, Amien s, France
2008-2009 Internship: Clinical Andrology
CECOS Midi Pyrenées, Hospital Paule de Viguier, University of Toulouse
III, Toulouse France
2007-2008 Master Research Internship
Human Fertility Research Group, EA3694, Hospital Paule de
Viguier, University of Toulouse III, Toulouse France
2006-2007 MPhil Research Internship:
Department of Obstetr ics and Gynaecol og y, Jinnah Hospital
Lahore, University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
2005 Research Methods Workshop
Un iversity of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
2005 Real Time PCR
Un iversity of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
PUBLICATIONS
2012 Ahmad G, Moinard N, Lamar C, Mieusset R, Bujan L. Mild induced
testicular and epididymal hyperthermia alters sperm ch ro matin integrity
in men. Fertil. Steril. 2012; 97:546-53.
2010 Ahmad.G, Moinard N, Jouanolou V, Daudin M, Gandia P, Bujan L. In Vitro
assessment of the adverse effects of anti retroviral d rugs on human male
gamete: Toxicol In Vitro. 2011;25:485-491.
2008 HM Warriach, N Ahmad, G Ahmad, MS Khan, MI Rabbani, I Ahmad.
Effect of antibiotic treatment on pregnancy ra te of repeat b reader dairy
cross b red cows with sub-clinical uterine infecti on. Pak Vet. J. 2008;
28: 40-42.
WORKS SUBMITTED/WORKS IN PROGRESS
2012 Ahmad G, Mieusset R, Bujan L. Mild induced testicular and epididymal
hyperthermia alters sperm mo rphology in men (under review).
2012 Ahmad G, Mieusset R, Bujan L. Does testiculo-epididymal hyperthermia
impair early emb ryo development? (Review article: in progress).
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
2012 Ahmad. G, Moinard N, Lamarre C, Mieusset R, Bujan L. A mild induced
testicular and epididymal hyperthermia alters sperm mo rphology and
chro matin integrity in men. Société d'Andrologie de Langue Française
(SALF), 26-28 Januar y, Rouen, France
2011 Ahmad. G, Moinard N, Lamarre C, Mieusset R, Bujan L. Alterations in
sperm chro matin integrity in response to a mild induced testiculo -
epididyaml hyperthermia. World Congress on Reproductive Biology” 9-12
Oct 2011, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
2011 Ahmad. G, Moinard N, Lamarre C, Mieusset R, Bujan L. Effect of a mild
induced testiculo-epididymal hyperthermia on sperm DNA integ rity in
man. Presented for Student Prize in Annual Conference of “Society for
Reproduction and Fertility” 11-13 July 2011, Brighton, United Kingdome.
2009 Ahmad G and Arslan M. Proteomic analysis of seru m and cystic fluid of
patients with benign and malignant ovarian cysts and possible
identification of protein biomarkers. Annual Meeting of American Society
for Reproductive Medicine, 17-21 October 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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2009 Ahmad.G, Moinard N, Jouano lou V, Daudin M, Gandia P, Bujan L. In vitro
assessment of the adverse effects of antiretroviral molecu les on fertility
para meters of human ma le gamete. Fertility and Sterility Volume 92,
Issue 3, Page S213, Sept 2009.
EXPERIENCE
2007-2011 Clinical Research Assistant
Human Fertility Research Group EA 3694, University Hospi tal Paule de Viguier
Un iversity of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
2009 Hands on Training (ART)
Biol ogy of Reproduction (AMP) and Cytogenetics Laboratory, Un iversity of
Picardie Jules Vern, Amien, France
2006-2007 Managing Experimenta l Research Laborato ry
Un iversity of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
LABORATORY SKILLS
Can perform
Semen analysis
Sperm preparation for art ificial inseminat ion, IVF
Sperm freezing and thawing
Analys is of fo llicular liquid
Preparation o f ovocyte
Decoronisation o f ovocyt e
In Vitro Fertilizat ion (classic IVF)
Microinject ion of sperm (ICSI)
Analys is of early embr yo development
Embr yo freezing and thawing
Acrosome react ion test
Sperm chro mat in/DNA test: TUNEL, SCSA
Sperm mitochondrial potential evaluat ion: DIOC6
Sperm aneuplo id y: FISH
PGD
Embryo Biopsy
SDS-PAGE
PCR
ELISA
Flow c ytometeric analysis
Laboratory management
EXTRA CURRICULAR
2007-2011 Volunteer: language translation for patients
Centre Hospitalier Universitairs de Toulouse, France
2007 Advance French Language Course
Institute Catholique de Paris, France (July to September 2007)
2007 Intensive French Language Course
French cultural center Lahore, Pakistan (Januar y to June 2007
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Societ y for Reproductive Bio log y
American Societ y for Reproductive Medicine
REFERENCES
1) Louis Bujan, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Reproductive Bio lo gy
Director Human Fertilit y Research Group
President French Federat ion of CECOS
Universit y Hospital Paule De Viguier
Universit y o f Toulouse-III Paul Sabat ier
TSA 70034, 31059 Toulouse cedex 09
France,
Tel: +33-567-**-**-** or 10 46
Fax: +33-567-**-**-**
Email: bujan.l@chu-toulouse. fr
2) Khalid Pervez Lone, PhD
Professor and Head of Physiology Department
University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: 009*-**-**-*** 304 Ext 334
Fax: 009*-**-**-*** 870
Email: ******@*******.***, ******.****@*****.***
3) Kazim Raza Chohan PhD, H CLD
Professor of Pathology and OBGYN
Director Andro logy
SUNY Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Tel: 315-***-****
Fax: 315-***-****
Email: chohank@upst ate.edu, ***********@*******.***
4) Naeem Iqbal, PhD, HCLD
Head ART Lab/Senior Clinical
Scient ist Department of Pathology &
Lab Medicine
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
MBC# J-10, PO Box 40047
Jeddah 21499, Kingdo m of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 -2 -667 7777 Ext: 61432, Pager: 5338
Email: niqivf@ yahoo.com
5) Roger Mieusset, MD, PhD
Associate Prof of Medicine and Reproductive Bio logy
Clinical Andrologist
Head Male Sterilit y Cent re
Universit y Hospital Paule De Viguier
Universit y o f Toulouse-III Paul
Sabat ier TSA 70034, 31059 Toulouse
cedex 09, France,
Tel: +33-567-**-**-**
Email: ********.*@***-********.**
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