Muhammad Shahid Mehmood

Recent advances in universal influenza vaccine platforms: paving the way for universal H5N1 vaccines and pandemic readiness

Abstract The H5N1 influenza threat is a significant issue to the overall health of the population in the world, and it demands new approaches in vaccine development and implementation. The critical path forward is the development of universal vaccine platforms, which provide long...

Active gut microbiota resistome identified by metatranscriptomics and its contribution to antimicrobial resistance

Abstract The global health crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is compounded by gut microbiota, which acts as a reservoir for antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs). While DNA-based metagenomics can identify the potential for resistance, the resistome, it cannot determine the ARG...