People
Members of the Riazuddin and Ahmed labs.
Saima Riazuddin
Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
Off: 513-803-2888
saima.riazuddin@cchmc.org
Zubair Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
Off: 513-636-4718
zubair.ahmed@cchmc.org
Rizwan Yousaf
PhD Student
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
Off: 513-803-2951
rizwan.yousaf@cchmc.org
Shannon Bell
Research Assistant
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
Off: 513-803-2951
shannon.bell@cchmc.org
Sajjad ul Haq
Research Assistant III
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
Off: 513-636-3194
sajjad-ul.haq@cchmc.org
Saima Riazuddin, PhD
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
Secondary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
Assistant Professor, Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Adjunct Associate Professor, National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Contact information
Office: 513-803-2888
Fax: 513-803-2899
Email: saima.riazuddin@cchmc.org
Credentials
MSc: 1998, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Co-major in genetics and molecular biology.
PhD: 2001, Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, The Punjab University, Pakistan.
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2002-09, The National Institute of Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, NIH.
Position History
Apr 2009-present
Assistant Professor, Divisions of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology and Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH 45229.
July 2006-present
Adjunct Associate Professor, National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology(CEMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Dec 2006-Apr 2009
NIH Research Fellow, AD-401, Section on Human Genetics, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health (LMG, NIDCD, NIH), Rockville, MD, USA. Laboratory Chief Dr. Thomas B. Friedman, 301-496-7882.
Dec 2005-Nov 2006
National Research Council Research Associate in the in the Section on Human Genetics, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics (LMG), National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health (LMG, NIDCD, NIH), Rockville, MD, USA. Laboratory Chief Dr. Thomas B. Friedman, 301-496-7882.
July 2003-July 2006
Adjunct Assistant Professor, National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology(CEMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Oct 2001-Dec 2005
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the in the Section on Human Genetics, LMG, NIDCD, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA. Laboratory Chief Dr. Thomas B. Friedman, 301-496-7882.
May 1999-Oct 2001
Pre-IRTA Research Fellow in the Section on Human Genetics, LMG, NIDCD, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA. Laboratory Chief Dr. Thomas B. Friedman, 301-496-7882.
Mar 1998-Sep 2001
Graduate student at CEMB, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Supervisor, Dr. Tayyab Husnain, 011-92-42-5421235.
Awards and Honors
2008 TWAS Young Affiliateship from Central and South Asian region
2007 C.W. Cotterman award by the American Society of Human Genetics
2007 Pride of Performance awarded by the President of Pakistan for Research Excellence
2005 National Research Council Fellowship Research Award
2005 Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal for Research Excellence
1995 Roll of Honors by Lahore College for Women
Zubair M Ahmed, PhD
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
Secondary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
Contact information
Office: 513-636-4718
Lab: 513-636-3194
Email: zubair.ahmed@cchmc.org
Credentials
MSc: 1998, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Co-major in genetics and molecular biology.
PhD: 2002, Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, The Punjab University, Pakistan.
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2003-09, The National Institute of Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, NIH.
Position History
1998-99
Senior Medical Techologist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
2000-02
Pre-doctoral fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIDCD, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA.
2002-03
Postdoctoral fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIDCD, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA.
2003-09
Research fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIDCD, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA.
2003-07
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
2007-present
Adjunct Associate Professor, Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
2009-present
Assistant Professor, Visual Search Group, Divisions of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Awards and Honors
2006 NIH Fellow Award for Research Excellence
2006 Third World Academy of Science Prize in Biology
2007 NIH Fellow Award for Research Excellence
2008 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Civil award) by the President of Pakistan
Financial Support
Molecular Genetics Of Usher Syndrome Type I. NIDCD/NIH 1 K99 DC 009287-01A1. 07/2008-06/2012.
