Quran & Science Symposium 2019
Speaker Biographies, Photos, Presentation Slides, and Videos
10 - 11:30am — Session 1
PhotosLaunching awesome research careersModerators: Zia Shah, MD; Hameed Mirza, PhD; Sohaib Awan, MD (Candidate)
Recitation of the Holy Quran [23:13-18] | Khalid Husain, BS (Candidate)
Scaling the academic ladder [Slides] | Sohail Husain, MD | Video
A day in the life of an Industry Scientist [Slides] | Nusrat Sharif, PhD | Video
Getting your first summer research internship [Slides] | Haris Qureshi, BS | Video
Interactive panel discussion | Speakers + Noveera Tahir Ahmed, PhD; Hameed Naseem, PhD; Farhana Khan Sahiba; & Adeel Malik, BS
Message from Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA | Madeel Abdullah, MD | Message
Photography by Mr. Mansoor Ahmad
11:45 - 1:15PM — Session 2
Session 2A (Men’s)
Rapid fire talks by active Ahmadi Muslim scientistsPhotosModerators: Wajeeh Bajwa, PhD; Kamaldeen MuiLi, PhD; Moulana Tariq Naseem
Engineering the best ultrasound machine | Waqas Bin Khalid, PhD (candidate)
The biology of fasting | Lutfur Rahman, MD | Video
The yin and yang of animals in research | Amjad Chaudhry, DVM, MPH | Video
Trace elements on food safety [Slides] | Hameed Mirza, PhD | Video
Optimizing irrigation in agricultural Pakistan [Slides] | Ahmad Zeeshan Bhatti, PhD (Candidate) | Video
Studying Earth with navigation satellites [Slides] | Furqan Ahmed, PhD | Video
Solving the problem of drug-induced pancreatitis [Slides] | Sohail Husain, MD | Video
Interactive panel discussion
Photography by Mr. Mansoor Ahmad
Session 2B (Women’s)
Moderators: Dhiya Tahira Bakr Sahiba & Nusrat Sharif, PhD
Recitation of the Holy Quran | Tayyaba Bhatti, MPH (Candidate)
An adornment of the lowest heaven: Observing the atmospheres of exoplanets [Slides] | Munazza Alam, PhD (candidate)
The science of teaching | Noveera Tahir Ahmed, PhD
The Quran & Healing [Slides] | Ayesha Ahmad, MD
Address by Sadr Lajna Imaillah USA | Dhiya Tahira Bakr Sahiba
Interactive panel discussion
Session 2C (Children’s):
2:15 - 3:15PM — Session 3
Session 3A (Men’s)
PhotosElections, brief updates on operations, and a relaxed meet and greet
Photography by Mr. Mansoor Ahmad
Session 3B (woMen’s)
Recitation of the Holy Quran | Nasra Sultana, PhD
Motivating our youth towards research [Slides] | Amtul Rahman Ahmad, MD
Measuring the effects of perceived discrimination on the health of Muslim Americans [Slides] | Sania Saeed, BS (Candidate)
Studying climate change [Slides] | Farhana Khan, BS
Concluding Remarks | Nusrat Sharif, PhD
Interactive panel discussion
Session 3C
3:30 - 5pm — Session 4 (Concluding Session) - Photos
Moderators: Moulana Azhar Haneef; Sohail Z Husain, MD; Karim Sharif, PhD
Recitation of the Holy Quran [30:23-28] | Adil Agha Khan, MS (Candidate)
What we learned from the science kitchen on perfume making | Ijaz Ahmed, PhD; Atfal/Nasiraat Team Representatives | Video
Keynote address: Why do research? | Atif Mian, PhD
Interactive panel discussion
Concluding remarks | Moulana Azhar Haneef
Photography by Mr. Mansoor Ahmad