Md Atique Ahmed

Dr Md Atique Ahmed is a Scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, based at the Regional Medical Research Centre, NE Region (RMRC, NE), Dibrugarh, Assam. He works in the Malaria Division, focusing on protozoan parasites including Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium knowlesi.

His research expertise centers on Parasitology, Genomics, and Population Genetics of malaria parasites, with emphasis on genetic and functional characterization of plasmodium invasion antigens. He integrates Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology to investigate evolutionary dynamics, population structure, and antigenic diversity in endemic regions.

His scholarly output, exemplified by the 2018 study on Plasmodium knowlesi Pk41 protein diversity, reveals critical insights into natural selection, sub-population differentiation, and geographical clustering of malaria parasites—advancing understanding of pathogen evolution and informing control strategies for infectious diseases.