
Abrar Ahmad
Assistant researcher

Current position
Assistant Researcher
Current Project
My general interest is to understand the mechanisms leading to diabetic complications with the aim to discover potentially targetable pathways involved in the initiation and progression of diabetic complications. My current project explores wheter inhibition of the calcium/calcineurin-sensitive transcription factor Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells (NFAT) can represent a novel therapeutic modality to restore vascular endothelial function in diabetes. I am also involved in a project that investigates whether blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) are potential carriers of accessible information about the cardiovascular status of diabetic patients.
Background and techinques/experience
I graduated as a "Doctor of Veterinary Medicine" from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. I developed a passion for science and obtained a PhD in medical science from Lund University, Sweden in November 2018. The main focus of my doctoral thesis was to develop a genetic model for the risk predicition of recurrent venous thromboembolism.
I have experience of working with pyrosequencing, Sanger´s sequencing, immunohistochemistry, computer image analysis, TaqMan PCR, ELISA, western blot, bio-plex luminex assay, ddPCR and standard molecular biology techniques.
Publications
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Inhibition of NFAT signaling restores microvascular endothelial function in diabetic mice
Eliana Garcia-Vaz, Alison D. McNeilly, Lisa M. Berglund, Abrar Ahmad, Jennifer R. Gallagher, et al.
(2020) Diabetes, 69 p.424-435
Journal articleRisk prediction of recurrent venous thromboembolism : a multiple genetic risk model
Abrar Ahmad, Kristina Sundquist, Karolina Palmér, Peter J. Svensson, Jan Sundquist, et al.
(2019) Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 47 p.216-226
Journal articleAlpha 2-macroglobulin 5 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism increases the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism
Abrar Ahmad, Kristina Sundquist, Peter J. Svensson, Jan Sundquist, Bengt Zöller, et al.
(2018) Gene Reports, 13 p.104-109
Journal articlePolymorphisms in PARK2 and MRPL37 are associated with higher risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism in a sex-specific manner
Kristina Sundquist, Abrar Ahmad, Peter J. Svensson, Bengt Zöller, Jan Sundquist, et al.
(2018) Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 46 p.154-165
Journal articleEvaluation of Expression Level of Apolipoprotein M as a Diagnostic Marker for Primary Venous Thromboembolism
Abrar Ahmad, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller, Björn Dahlbäck, Johan Elf, et al.
(2018) Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 24 p.416-422
Journal articleFat mass and obesity-associated gene rs9939609 polymorphism is a potential biomarker of recurrent venous thromboembolism in male but not in female patients
Abrar Ahmad, Ashfaque A Memon, Jan Sundquist, Peter J Svensson, Bengt Zöller, et al.
(2018) Gene, 647 p.136-142
Journal articleIdentification of genetic biomarkers for the risk prediction of recurrent venous thromboembolism. Risk prediction of recurrent VTE.
Abrar Ahmad
(2018) Lund University, Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series, 2018
DissertationRole of IL-8, CRP and epidermal growth factor in depression and anxiety patients treated with mindfulness-based therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy in primary health care
Ashfaque A Memon, Kristina Sundquist, Abrar Ahmad, Xiao Wang, Anna Hedelius, et al.
(2017) Psychiatry Research, 254 p.311-316
Journal articleAssociation between TLR9 rs5743836 polymorphism and risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism
Abrar Ahmad, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller, Peter J Svensson, Jan Sundquist, et al.
(2017) Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 44 p.130-138
Journal articleIdentification of Genetic Aberrations in Thrombomodulin Gene in Patients with Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism
Abrar Ahmad, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller, Peter J. Svensson, Jan Sundquist, et al.
(2017) Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 23 p.319-328
Journal articleIdentification of polymorphisms in Apolipoprotein M gene and their relationship with risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism
Abrar Ahmad, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller, Björn Dahlbäck, Peter J Svensson, et al.
(2016) Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 116 p.41-432
Journal articleThrombomodulin gene c.1418C>T polymorphism and risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism.
Abrar Ahmad, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller, Peter Svensson, Jan Sundquist, et al.
(2016) Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 42 p.135-141
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