User:Wajid Hayat

WAJID HAYAT, DVM		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 17, floor 6th, Mailstop G-33, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Phone  :   1-404-639-2223 Cell     :   1-404-886-2367 Fax     : E-mail :    Shiny_khan222@yahoo.com Iau5@cdc.gov

Objective Professional Presentation to apply for research and/or training position in animal health and zoonosis.

Current Position Guest Researcher, ORISE Fellow at Rabies Program at US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Atlanta, Georgia, United States in training on rabies control, diagnosis and Epidemiology.

Professional Experience

Volunteer Work

1. Veterinary Officer Health Department of Livestock & Dairy Development ( FATA) Federal Administered Tribal Area, Peshawar, Pakistan, January 2008 to June 2008 at                                          Orakzai Agency, North West Frontier Province, NWFP. 2. Research Assistant in PARC/ALP Mastitis project in Veterinary Research Institute Peshawar on the study of epidemiological survey of mastitis and evaluation of    economic losses due to clinical and sub-clinical mastitis in NWFP, October 2007 to       March 2008. 3. Assistant Farm Manager in Hi-tech Poultry Breeders Pvt  limited Lahore, Mansehra, Pakistan (March 2007 to July 2007.

1. Vaccination of animals in free Veterinary Medical camps. September 23, 2006, at Hyderabad Karachi. 2.	Participated in Rabies Campaign in 2007 at Hyderabad Karachi. 3.	Participating in the 2009 Oral Rabies Vaccination Program in USA. The Alabama Department of Health is working with the United States Department of Agriculture to distribute an oral rabies vaccine for raccoons in Birmingham, Fort Payne, Oak Mountain park and along Tennessee’s borders with Alabama State. The baiting program administered by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Wildlife Services and CDC. October 6, to Oct 9, 2009.

Extra-curricular Activities 1.	Cooking Club of America (Official Member) 12301 Whitewater drive. Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA 2.	Watching Movies, Music, Travelling and enjoy company with friends

Education 1. Graduated 2007, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Hyderabad, Pakistan Major, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). 2. Higher Secondary School Certificate 1999 to 2001, Mardan, Peshawar Pakistan. Major, Zoology, Chemistry, Botany and Biology.

Research Interest Rabies disease diagnosis and epidemiology

Professional Certifications/ Trainings & Lectures 1. Attended Polio training at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 2009. Successfully completing the Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) training and Orientation at the CDC headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, from May, 12 - 22nd 2009, administered  by World Health Organization, Rotary International, UNICEF, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Canadian Public Health Association. 2. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science AALAS. 9190 Crestwyn Hills Drive Memphis, TN 38125, USA The AALAS Certification Program was developed to recognize professional achievement and provide an authoritative endorsement of competence in laboratory animal’s technology. The following 2009 certificates has been obtain : Working with the IACUC: non- VA version: a. ALAT 16: Mice b. ALAT 18: Hamsters c. ALAT 23: Dogs d. Introduction to Ferrets 3. Training on Poultry Farming in Veterinary Research Institute Peshawar, March, 2007 to April, 2007. 4. Training on “Feed Improvement and Supplementation for Livestock “March 01 to     06, 2006 at NWFP agriculture University of Peshawar. 5. Basic training course in AI ( Artificial Insemination) Department of Livestock and Dairy Development Peshawar. July 31, 2006 to August 19, 2006. 6. The 7th Annual Jeffrey P. Koplan, Global Leadership in Public Health Lecture. Title: “Fighting Disease and Building Hope at the Grassroots” US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 19, 2009 7. OD-OCSO-OSRS- Animal Care and Use Program / Training. CDC, Atlanta. Attend a training session on ZOONOSES  on November 10th, 2009, at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Publication / Abstract International

Review Articles National

Newspapers ( Articles) 1.   Franka R., Wu X., Jackson F.R., Velassco-Villa A., Palmer D.P., Henderson H., Hayat W., Green D.B., Blanton J.D., Greenberg L. and Rupprecht C.E., Rabies virus pathogenesis in relationship to intervention with inactivated and attenuated rabies vaccine. Vaccine 2009; 27(51): 7149 – 55.

2.    DB Green, JA Ellison, R Franka, X Wu, PA Yager, LA Orciari, FR Jackson, Wajid Hayat, CE Rupprecht. The use of gamma – irradiated inactivated neural tissue in rabies diagnosis. (Abstract). Accepted for Oral presentation in 20th International Conference on Rabies in the Americas (RITA). October 18 – 23rd 2009 at Quebec city, Canada.

1.      Joveria Farooqi, Wajid Hayat,  Rabies in the Developing World: The problem Remains. Infect Dis J 2009 ; (18) 3 :77-9. www.idspak.org The Agha Khan University Hospital Karachi, CDC, Atlanta, USA

2.	Wajid Hayat, Aamer Ikram, Can we control dog rabies?. Infect Dis J 2009 ; (18 )3 :80-2. www.idspak.org CDC, Atlanta, USA, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi

1.    Spaying and Neutering  in dogs., The Veterinary News & Views (Weekly) Faisalabad, Pakistan, January, 1-8 2010 Issue. www.agrilive.com.pk

Seminars/ Conferences & Symposiums 1. Advancement of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Surgery and Animal Production in    Pakistan. Karachi animal hospital and Pittston animal hospital USA. ( November 10th    2007 at Marriot Hotel Karachi). 2. 25th Congress of Zoology Pakistan (International) at Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Hyderabad Pakistan. (March 01-03, 2005). 3. 58th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference. April 20 -24, 2009. Crown Plaza Hotel Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Overall Conference Goals: a. Top provide a forum for EIS and alumni to engage in the scientific exchange of          Current epidemiologic topics. b. To highlight the breadth of epidemiologic investigation at CDC. c.  To provide a venue for recruitment of EIS graduates into leadership position at CDC and state and local Department of Health. 4. World Rabies Day Symposium, at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention September, 28 2009. Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Professional Society Membership / Registration 1. Member of Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan (IDSP), Karachi

A-53, Block-2, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan, Phone: +92-21-2040843. E-mail : idsp123@yahoo.com Website : www.idspak.org

2. International Society for Infectious Disease (ISID). 1330 Beacon Street, Suite 228 Brookline, MA 02446. USA Phone: 617-277-0551 E-mail: info@isid.org

3. Vaccine Dinner Club (VDC) Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

VDC exists to facilitate networking, dialogue, collaboration and to advance the practice of vaccine science by stimulating the intellectual potential and research productivity of the vaccine research community in Georgia. Sponsors: Emory Vaccine Center Georgia Research Alliance Centers for AIDS Research at Emory CDC chapter of Sigma Xi       Website:  www.cfar.emory.edu/vdc/index.php

1.	International Veterinary Information Services –IVIS. Ithaca NY, USA

Address: Ithaca, NY 14852, United States Website: www.ivis.org

2.	Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association HSVMA. USA Affiliated with The Humane Society of the United States.

Member ID:   1920583 (One Year) Address: 2100 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, United States. E-mail   : info@hsvma.org

3.	International Animal Rescue-IAR. United States Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA Website: www.internationalanimalrescue.org

Fellowship/Grants

2009 - 2010 ORISE Fellowship, Oake Ridge Institute of Science and Education, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta USA.

References 1. Dr. Charles Rupprecht,  VMD, PhD   Rabies Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA Phone: 404-639-1053

2. Felix R Jackson, MS   Associate Service Fellow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA Phone: 404-639-2695 Cell : 404-316-2390 E-mail: DWT4@cdc.gov

3. Richard Franka, DVM, PhD     Associate Service Fellow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA Phone: 404-639-0857 E-mail: rpf5@cdc.gov