Dr. Aftab Nadeem

Biography

Aftab Nadeem is a research fellow in the Department of Molecular Biology at Umeå University, focusing on the role of bacterial pore-forming toxins in pathogenesis and host interactions. He started his independent research group in 2022, aiming to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the interactions between bacterial species and host cells, with the goal of providing insights into infectious diseases and developing new therapeutics for treating severe infections. His research also explores the use of bacterial pore-forming toxins as biotechnological tools to investigate cellular processes, such as cell death mechanisms, endocytosis, and autophagy, and their potential in targeting oncogenic signaling pathways in cancer cells. Aftab Nadeem received his Master's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Lahore, Pakistan, followed by a Master's degree in Molecular Biology from Skövde University, Sweden. He completed his Ph.D. at Lund University, where he studied the cellular processes involved in tumor cell death induced by HAMLET (human α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells), and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Umeå University. His interdisciplinary approach to research tackles key questions in both basic and translational science.

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