Aligarh University, B.S., 1979, Chemistry, Aligarh, India
Aligarh University, M.S., 1982, Biochemistry, Aligarh, India
Central Drug Research Institute, M. Phil., 1983, Microbiology/Biochemistry, Lucknow, India
Central Drug Research Institute, Ph.D., 1987, Microbiology/Biochemistry, Lucknow, India

Experience:

• 1985-1988, Assistant Professor, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, India
• 1988-1992, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.
• 1991-1992, Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.
• 1992-present, Microbiologist, Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas.

Honors:

• Group Recognition Award, Food and Drug Administration, 1998.
• FDA Scientific Achievement Award, 2000.

Current Primary Research Interests:

• Molecular biology of food-borne pathogens
• Isolation and characterization of antibiotic resistant genes from food-borne pathogens
• Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance genes
• Development of molecular methods for the detection of food-borne pathogens and anaerobic microorganisms
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Molecular cloning of metabolic and toxin genes and their biochemical characterization
• Protein purification and expression

Most Recent Publications (from a total of 40 publications):

• Khan, A.A., Nawaz, M.S., Khan, S.A., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Identification of Aeromonas trota (hybridization group 13) by amplification of the aerolysin gene using polymerase chain reaction." Mol. Cell. Probes, 13:93-98 (1999).

• Khan, S.A., Nawaz, M.S., Khan, A.A., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Direct in-gel hybridization of digoxigenin-labeled non-radioactive probes." Mol. Cell. Probes, 13:233-237 (1999).

• Khan, S.A., Nawaz, M.S., Khan, A.A., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Simultaneous detection of erythromycin-resistant methylase genes ermA and ermC from Staphylococcus spp. by multiplex PCR." Mol. Cell Probes, 13: 381-387 (1999).

• Nawaz, M.S., Khan, A.A., Khan, S.A., Paine, D.D., Pothuluri, J.V., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Biochemical and molecular characterization of erythromycin-resistant avian Staphylococcus spp. isolated from chickens." Poultry Sci., 78: 1191-1197 (1999).

• Khan, A.A., Nawaz, M.S., Khan, S.A., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Detection of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104: A virulent pathogen by multiplex polymerase chain reaction." FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 182: 355-360 (2000).

• Khan, S.A., Nawaz, M.S., Khan, A.A., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Transfer of erythromycin resistance from poultry to human clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus." J. Clin. Microbiol., 38: 1832-1838 (2000).

• Khan, S.A., Nawaz, M.S., Khan, A.A., Steele, R.S. and Cerniglia, C.E. "Characterization of erythromycin resistant methylase genes from multiple drug resistant Staphylococcus spp. isolated from the milk of lactating cattle. Am. J. Vet. Res. (2000) (In press).

• Wang, R.-F., Cao, W.-W., Khan, A.A., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the gene encoding enolase from Cunninghamella elegans." Mycol. Res., 104: 175-179 (2000).

• Wang, R.-F., Cao, W.-W., Khan, A.A., and Cerniglia, C.E. "Cloning, sequencing, and expression in Escherichia coli of a cytochrome P450 gene from Cunninghamella elegans." FEMS Microbiol. Lett. (2000) (In press).