Dr. Md. Kausar Neyaz, Ph.D
Founder and Managing Director:
Dr. Md. Kausar Neyaz completed his post graduation in Biotechnology from the Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He received his Ph.D in Molecular Biology from the Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He completed his doctoral research in collaboration with the National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (ICMR), Noida, India. His doctoral research focuses on molecular characterization of tumor suppressor genes in Human Papillomavirus infected cervical cancer in the Indian population.
Dr. Neyaz did his post-doctoral research fellowship at the Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA. Here his work focused on understanding tropism and co-receptor preferences of envelopes for entry into primary cells and development of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to block HIV infection.
He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with specialization in Human Resource Management from the Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning, Pune, India.
He has more than a decade of experience in education and research with specialization in development of cancer biomarkers. He has worked with some of the top life science research-based multinational corporations , which are global leaders in molecular diagnostics as well as multi-specialty tertiary care hospitals in India.
Dr. Neyaz proactively engages in creating mass awareness about common diseases in women and girls that are preventable in nature through continuous public engagement programs. He is founder of the ABSF (Aabir Bio-Services Foundation) a “not-for-profit” Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with the vision statement: “A cervical cancer free future for women and girls in India, where cervical cancer screening, vaccination, treatment and palliative care are more affordable, available, accessible and acceptable to the underprivileged population”. In this capacity, he has participated in various scientific conferences and workshops across the country as speaker and panelist.