Mawra Gohar
Affiliations
Postdoctoral Associate
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Emerging Scholars
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Office: HSCB044
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Background
Educational Background
PhD Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Calgary,, 2026
MPhil. Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, 2014
BS Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, 2012
Biography
Dr. Mawra Gohar is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on bacteriophages as alternatives to antibiotics for the prevention and control of bacterial infections, with particular emphasis on antimicrobial-resistant and pathogenic Escherichia coli.
Her research experience encompasses bacteriophage isolation and characterization, phage-host interactions, phage cocktail development, bacterial resistance to bacteriophages, and the evaluation of phage efficacy using in vitro and in vivo infection models. Her doctoral research investigated bacteriophage-based approaches for controlling avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), including the development of phage cocktails, assessment of phage resistance, and evaluation of therapeutic efficacy in poultry models.
Her current postdoctoral research extends these approaches to extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli, including multidrug-resistant ST131 strains, with a focus on optimizing phage combinations, understanding mechanisms of phage resistance, and evaluating the therapeutic potential of bacteriophages.
Research
Areas of Research
Awards
- CAN-AMR-Net Trainee Scholarship Award (2025), CAN-AMR Net, Canada. 2025
- Second Place – Poster Presentation, One Health: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) & Emerging Zoonoses Conference . 2025
- Top 12 Finalist – Student Poster Competition, , Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) Annual Conference. 2025
- Overseas Scholarship for PhD in Selected Fields, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan. 2021
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- Certification on “Cyberbiosecurity” by International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA)- 2024
- Certification on “Biosecurity” by International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA) - 2023
- Certification on “Biorisk Management” by International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA) - 2022
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