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Pir Tariq Shah has completed his Doctoral (PhD) degree in Microbiology, majoring in Infection and Immunity from Shanxi University. He has earned his Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) and BS (Hons) degrees in Microbiology from Hazara University, Pakistan. In August 2018, he served as a visiting lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, University of Haripur, Pakistan. In February 2017, he was selected as a teaching assistant at the School of Biochemistry, Hazara University, Pakistan under the Youth Training Program. In July 2023, he joined the Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

Pir Tariq Shah research focuses on viral and bacterial infections and immune response at the cellular and molecular levels, exploring the role of adaptaion, mutation and recombination in the evolution of viruses, and cancer immunotherapy. He has published many articles in prestigious international journals. Some of the articles published recently are the following;

1. Pir Tariq Shah, Mohammad Ejaz, Kosar Tamanna, Muhammad Nasir Riaz, Zhenyong Wu, Chengjun Wu. Insights into the genetic characteristics, clustering patterns, and phylogeographic dynamics of the JC polyomavirus, 1993 to 2023. Virus Research. June 2024, 346 (2024) 199414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2024.199414

2. Pir Tariq Shah, Li Xing. Reply to Abrantes et al. Recombination-Based Perspectives on Lagovirus Classification, Phylogenetic Patterns, and Evolutionary Dynamics. Viruses. June 2024, 2024, 16, 928. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16060928 

3. Muhammad Sikandar, Pir Tariq Shah†, and Li Xing. Genetic diversity and phylogeographic dynamics of avihepadnavirus: a comprehensive full-length genomic view. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. May 2024, 11:1385033. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1385033 

4. Pir Tariq Shah, Jing Wang, Yue Liu, Behzad Hussain, Zi-Hui Ma, Changxin Wu and Li Xing. 2023. The phylogenetic and phylogeographic landscape of the beak and feather disease virus, 1996–2022. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. Volume 112, August 2023, 105442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2023.105442

5. Pir Tariq Shah, Amina Nawal Bahoussi, Caiting Yang, Guanhan Yao, Changxin Wu, Li Xing. 2023. Genetic diversity, distribution and evolution of chicken anemia virus; a comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis. Frontiers in Microbiology. Volume 14 - 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1145225

6. Pir Tariq Shah, Amina Nawal Bahoussi, Caiting Yang, Guanhan Yao, Li Dong, Changxin Wu, Li Xing. 2023. Genetic Characteristics and Phylogeographic Dynamics of Lagoviruses, 1988–2021. Viruses. 2023, 15(4), 815. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15040815

7. Pir Tariq Shah, Amina Nawal Bahoussi, Aftab Ahmad, Muhammad Sikandar and Li Xing. 2022. Bovine viral diarrhea virus in China: A comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis with complete genome sequences. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Volume 9 - 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.992678

8. Pir Tariq Shah, Muhammad Tufail, Changxin Wu and Li Xing. THP-1 cell line model for tuberculosis: A platform for in vitro macrophage manipulation. Tuberculosis. 136(2022)102243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2022.102243

9. Pir Tariq Shah and Li Xing. 2020. Puzzling increase and decrease in COVID-19 cases in Pakistan. New Microbes and New Infections. 2020;38:100791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100791

10. Amina Nawal Bahoussi†, Pir Tariq Shah†, JQ Zhao, Pei-Hua Wang, Yan-Yan Guo, Changxin Wu and Li Xing. Multiple potential recombination events among Newcastle disease virus genomes in China between 1946 and 2020. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Volume 10 - 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1136855

11. Pei-Hua Wang†, Amina Nawal Bahoussi†, Pir Tariq Shah†, Yan-Yan Guo, Changxin Wu and Li Xing. Genetic comparison of transmissible gastroenteritis coronaviruses. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Volume 10 - 2023 (†Equally Contributed). https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1146648

12. Zi-Hui Ma†, Amina Nawal Bahoussi†, Pir Tariq Shah†, Yan-Yan Guo, Li Dong, Changxin Wu and Li Xing. Phylogeographic dynamics and molecular characteristics of Enterovirus 71 in China. Frontiers in Microbiology. Volume 14 - 2023 (†Equally Contributed). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1182382

13. Amina Nawal Bahoussi†, Pei‑Hua Wang†, Pir Tariq Shah†, Hongli Bu, Changxin Wu and Li Xing. Evolutionary plasticity of zoonotic porcine Deltacoronavirus (PDCoV): genetic characteristics and geographic distribution. BMC Veterinary Research (2022) 18:444 (†Equally Contributed). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03554-4

14. Amina Nawal Bahoussi†, Pir Tariq Shah†, Yan‐Yan Guo†, Yue Liu, Changxin Wu and Li Xing.Evolutionary adaptation of bovine coronavirus (BCoV): Screening of natural recombinations across the complete genomes. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 2022;1–11 (†Equally Contributed). https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202200548

15. Pir Tariq Shah et al. Scorpion venom: A Poison or A Medicine-Mini Review. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences. 47 (4), pp. 773-778. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/44253