Rate My Professor Shahid Nazir

Dr. Shahid Nazir is a sessional lecturer in the discipline of Biomedical Sciences at the University of New England, Australia, having joined the School of Science and Technology faculty in February 2023. He earned his PhD from the University of New England in 2022, where his research investigated the role of specific immune cells in the dissemination of avian herpesvirus (infectious laryngotracheitis virus, ILTV) and their involvement in the host immune response, significantly enhancing understanding of ILTV pathogenesis and immunity. Previously, he obtained a Master of Veterinary Science in Veterinary Pathology from Shere-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir and a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from Shere-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu, India. Prior to his doctoral studies in Australia, Dr. Nazir worked for seven years as an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology in India and Ethiopia, developing strong teaching and research skills while mentoring eight Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students and two master’s students.

Dr. Nazir's research focuses on the pathogenesis and vaccine-induced protection mechanisms in viral infections affecting animals and humans, as well as advancing diagnostics through nanosensor-based biomarker detection. He has published 41 research papers and presented at national and international conferences. Notable publications include 'Precise Identification of Selected Lung Cancer Biomarkers by Nanosensors based on Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXenes' (ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023), 'A preliminary study of the localisation of infectious laryngotracheitis virus glycoprotein E within specific peripheral blood lymphocytes' (Avian Pathology, 2022), 'Marked differences in virulence of three Australian field isolates of infectious laryngotracheitis virus in meat and layer chickens' (Avian Pathology, 2020), 'A Melanin bleaching method to prevent non-specific immunostaining of chicken feathers' (MethodsX, 2020), and 'Detection of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) in tissues and blood fractions from experimentally infected chickens using PCR and immunostaining analyses' (Research in Veterinary Science, 2020). His contributions extend to teaching courses in Pathophysiology, Physiology, and Immunology at UNE. Dr. Nazir has received the UNE RTP scholarship, UNE DCVR, NET India award, and K&D MacKay Postgraduate Research Traveling Award. He serves as a reviewer for BMC Veterinary Research and Veterinary World, and as a board member for The Scope newsletter of the Australian Society for Veterinary Pathology.