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Tahira Riaz is a Lecturer and Senior Engineer in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) biofilm formation and drug discovery. She leads a postdoctoral project funded by the EU’s Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR), investigating novel Mycobacterial Tolerance Inhibitors (MTIs) against multidrug-resistant TB. Riaz’s work combines mass spectrometry, proteomics, and mutant analysis to uncover MTIs’ mechanisms of action and synergy with existing TB drugs.
Her teaching roles include supervising Bachelor’s students and leading microbiology laboratory courses for medical students. She has held deputy roles representing temporary academic staff on institutional councils. Key research interests include proteomics, immunology, and bioinformatics, with a focus on understanding bacterial pathogenesis and developing precision medicine strategies.
Riaz’s publications span proteomic analyses of Mtb strains, Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, and bacterial DNA repair mechanisms. She collaborates internationally on projects addressing antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery. Her work bridges fundamental research with clinical applications, emphasizing translational outcomes in infectious disease management.
