Dr Samiullah Khan

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2017 - ongoing	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Adelaide

• Awards and Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
  2019	Award	The University of Adelaide Travelling Award	The University of Adelaide	Australia	1000
  2017	Award	The Houghton Trust Travel Grant 2017	Houghton Trust	United Kingdom	-
  2017	Award	World Poultry Science Association Travel Grant 2017	World Poultry Science Association	Netherlands	-
  2017	Award	World Poultry Science Association Travel Grant 2018	World Poultry Science Association	Netherlands	1500
  2017	Award	Poultry Science Association (USA) Graduate Student Travel Award 2017	Poultry Science Association	United States	2000
  2016	Award	World Poultry Congress 2016 Youth Program	World Poultry Congress, China	China	-
  2016	Research Award	British Poultry Science Travelling Award 2016	British Poultry Science	United Kingdom	-
  2014	Scholarship	Keith & Dorothy Mackay Postgraduate Travelling Scholarship 2014	University of New England	Australia	-
  2013	Scholarship	International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)	University of New England	Australia	-
  2013	Research Award	British Poultry Science Travelling Award 2013	British Poultry Science	United Kingdom	-

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  Panjabi; Punjabi	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  Pushto; Pashto	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  Urdu	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2014 - 2017	University of New England	Australia	PhD (Molecular Biology)
  2010 - 2012	University of New England	Australia	Master of Rural Science (Poultry Science)
  2003 - 2008	Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam	Pakistan	DVM

• Research Interests

  Animal Cell and Molecular Biology Animal Production Microbial Ecology Microbiology Veterinary Immunology Veterinary Microbiology

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Khan, S., McWhorter, A. R., Andrews, D. M., Underwood, G. J., Moore, R. J., Van, T. T. H., . . . Chousalkar, K. K. (2024). A live attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine dose and diluent have minimal effects on the caecal microbiota of layer chickens. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, 1364731-1-1364731-11. DOI
  2024	Khan, S., McWhorter, A. R., Andrews, D. M., Underwood, G. J., Moore, R. J., Van, T. T. H., . . . Chousalkar, K. K. (2024). Dust sprinkling as an effective method for infecting layer chickens with wild-type Salmonella Typhimurium and changes in host gut microbiota. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16(3), e13265-1-e13265-13. DOI Europe PMC1
  2024	Shepherd, E. S., Goldsmith, S., Doyle, L. W., Middleton, P., Marret, S., Rouse, D. J., . . . Crowther, C. A. (2024). Magnesium Sulfate Before Preterm Birth for Neuroprotection. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 144(2), 161-170. DOI Europe PMC1
  2024	Aslannezhad, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., Tang, D., You, Z., Iglauer, S., & Keshavarz, A. (2024). Upscaling relative permeability and capillary pressure from digital core analysis in Otway formation: Considering the order and size effects of facies. Gas Science and Engineering, 128, 28 pages. DOI Scopus2
  2024	Jia, S., McWhorter, A. R., Khan, S., Willson, N. L., Andrews, D. M., Underwood, G. J., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2024). Effect of vaccine diluents on the colonization of Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine in chickens. Veterinary and Animal Science, 26. DOI
  2023	Jia, S., McWhorter, A. R., Khan, S., Andrews, D. M., Underwood, G. J., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2023). Investigation of a gel-based delivery method for the administration of a live, attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine.. Veterinary microbiology, 280, 109721. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC1
  2022	Weerasooriya, G., Khan, S., Chousalkar, K. K., & McWhorter, A. R. (2022). Invasive potential of sub-lethally injured Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella Typhimurium during storage in chicken meat juice. Food Control, 135, 108823-1-108823-13. DOI Scopus10 WoS7
  2021	McWhorter, A. R., Khan, S., Sexton, M., Moyle, T. S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2021). Acidification and extended storage at room temperature of mayonnaise reduce Salmonella Typhimurium virulence and viability. Food Research International, 141, 110117-1-110117-9. DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC1
  2021	Tenzin, S., Ferro, S., Khan, S., Deo, P., & Trott, D. J. (2021). Spray and aerosolised pH-neutral electrochemically activated solution reduces Salmonella Enteritidis and total bacterial load on egg surface. Applied Sciences, 11(2), 732-1-732-12. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2021	Lin, Q., Chousalkar, K. K., McWhorter, A. R., & Khan, S. (2021). Salmonella Hessarek: An emerging food borne pathogen and its role in egg safety. Food Control, 125, 107996-1-107996-10. DOI Scopus14 WoS11
  2021	Joat, N. N., Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. (2021). Understanding the effects of intramuscular injection and feed withdrawal on Salmonella Typhimurium shedding and gut microbiota in pullets. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 12(1), 15 pages. DOI Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC10
  2021	Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2021). Functional enrichment of gut microbiome by early supplementation of Bacillus based probiotic in cage free hens: a field study. Animal Microbiome, 3(1), 1-18. DOI Scopus12 WoS6 Europe PMC8
  2021	Weerasooriya, G., McWhorter, A. R., Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2021). Transcriptomic response of Campylobacter jejuni following exposure to acidified sodium chlorite.. NPJ science of food, 5(1), 9 pages. DOI Scopus12 WoS7 Europe PMC6
  2021	Khan, S., McWhorter, A. R., Moyle, T. S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2021). Refrigeration of eggs influences the virulence of Salmonella Typhimurium.. Sci Rep, 11(1), 1-12. DOI Scopus14 WoS6 Europe PMC5
  2020	Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2020). Short-term feeding of probiotics and synbiotics modulates caecal microbiota during Salmonella Typhimurium infection but does not reduce shedding and invasion in chickens.. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 104(1), 319-334. DOI Scopus25 WoS17 Europe PMC18
  2020	Khan, S., Roberts, J., & Wu, S. -B. (2020). Regulation of Immunity-Related Genes by Infectious Bronchitis Virus Challenge in Spleen of Laying Chickens. VIRAL IMMUNOLOGY, 33(5), 413-420. DOI Scopus7 WoS4 Europe PMC5
  2020	Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2020). Salmonella Typhimurium infection disrupts but continuous feeding of Bacillus based probiotic restores gut microbiota in infected hens.. Journal of animal science and biotechnology, 11(1), 29. DOI Scopus78 WoS55 Europe PMC62
  2020	Khan, S., Moore, R. J., Stanley, D., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2020). Gut microbiota of laying hens and its manipulation with prebiotics and probiotics to enhance gut health and food safety.. Applied and environmental microbiology, 86(13), 1-18. DOI Scopus185 WoS111 Europe PMC124
  2020	Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2020). Transcriptome profiling analysis of caeca in chicks challenged with Salmonella Typhimurium reveals differential expression of genes involved in host mucosal immune response.. Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 104(21), 9327-9342. DOI Scopus16 WoS12 Europe PMC15
  2020	Zhang, J., Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. K. (2020). Development of PMAxx<sup>TM</sup>-Based qPCR for the Quantification of Viable and Non-viable Load of Salmonella From Poultry Environment. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 581201. DOI Scopus17 WoS12 Europe PMC13
  2020	Chousalkar, K. K., Khan, S., & McWhorter, A. R. (2020). Microbial quality, safety and storage of eggs. Current Opinion in Food Science, 38, 91-95. DOI Scopus24 WoS14
  2019	Chousalkar, K., Sims, S., McWhorter, A., Khan, S., & Sexton, M. (2019). The Effect of Sanitizers on Microbial Levels of Chicken Meat Collected from Commercial Processing Plants.. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(23), 11 pages. DOI Scopus21 WoS13 Europe PMC9
  2019	Khan, S., Wu, S., & Roberts, J. (2019). RNA-sequencing analysis of shell gland shows differences in gene expression profile at two time-points of eggshell formation in laying chickens. BMC Genomics, 20(1), 20 pages. DOI Scopus26 WoS19 Europe PMC15
  2019	Khan, S., Roberts, J., & Wu, S. B. (2019). Genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and function may not show synchronised responses to mitochondria in shell gland of laying chickens under infectious bronchitis virus challenge. BMC Molecular and Cell Biology, 20(1), 13 pages. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
  2017	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Wu, S. B. (2017). Downregulation of ALAS1 by nicarbazin treatment underlies the reduced synthesis of protoporphyrin IX in shell gland of laying hens. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 13 pages. DOI Scopus20 WoS11 Europe PMC12
  2017	Khan, S., Roberts, J., & Wu, S. (2017). Reference gene selection for gene expression study in shell gland and spleen of laying hens challenged with infectious bronchitis virus. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 12 pages. DOI Scopus23 WoS21 Europe PMC17
  2017	Samiullah, S., Omar, A. S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2017). Effect of production system and flock age on eggshell and egg internal quality measurements. POULTRY SCIENCE, 96(1), 246-258. DOI Scopus77 WoS52 Europe PMC32
  2017	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Wu, S. (2017). Reference gene selection for the shell gland of laying hens in response to time-points of eggshell formation and nicarbazin. PLoS ONE, 12(7), 20 pages. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC3
  2016	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2016). Infectious bronchitis virus and brown shell colour: Australian strains of infectious bronchitis virus affect brown eggshell colour in commercial laying hens differently. Avian Pathology, 45(5), 552-558. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC2
  2016	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2016). Oviposition time, flock age, and egg position in clutch in relation to brown eggshell color in laying hens. Poultry Science, 95(9), 2052-2057. DOI Scopus26 WoS13 Europe PMC10
  2015	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2015). Eggshell color in brown-egg laying hens - a review. Poultry Science, 94(10), 2566-2575. DOI Scopus99 WoS72 Europe PMC46
  2014	Samiullah., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2014). Effect of production system and flock age on egg quality and total bacterial load in commercial laying hens. Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 23(1), 59-70. DOI Scopus63 WoS46
  2014	Samiullah, S., & Roberts, J. (2014). The eggshell cuticle of the laying hen. World's Poultry Science Journal, 70(4), 693-708. DOI Scopus33 WoS27
  2013	Samiullah, S. (2013). Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and its current picture in Pakistan: a review. Veterinarni Medicina, 58(8), 389-398. DOI Scopus21 WoS13
  2013	Samiullah, S., & Roberts, J. (2013). The location of protoporphyrin in the eggshell of brown-shelled eggs. Poultry Science, 92(10), 2783-2788. DOI Scopus50 WoS45 Europe PMC30
  2013	Samiullah, S. (2013). Salmonella infantis, a potential human pathogen has an association with table eggs. International Journal of Poultry Science, 12(3), 185-191. DOI Scopus7
  2013	Roberts, J., Chousalkar, K., & Samiullah, S. (2013). Egg quality and age of laying hens: Implications for product safety. Animal Production Science, 53(12), 1291-1297. DOI Scopus48 WoS35
  2013	Samiullah, S., Chousalkar, K., Roberts, J., Sexton, M., May, D., & Kiermeier, A. (2013). Effects of egg shell quality and washing on Salmonella Infantis penetration. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 165(2), 77-83. DOI Scopus40 WoS30 Europe PMC15

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2019	Khan, S., Chousalkar, K., & McWhorter, A. (2019). Salmonella interventions and their limitations. In Australian Veterinary Poultry Association Scientific Meeting. Sydney.
  2018	Khan, S., & Chousalkar, K. (2018). Cecal luminal microbial diversity profiling of laying chicks is manipulated by probiotics supplementation and Salmonella Typhimurium challenge.. In Australian Society of Microbiology. Adelaide.
  2017	Samiullah, S., Wu, S. -B., & Robert, J. (2017). RNA-Seq analysis of the shell gland region of oviduct in laying hens challenged with T strain of infectious bronchitis virus. In Australian Veterinary Poultry Association, Scientific Meeting. Sydney.
  2017	Khan, S., Wu, S. -B., & Roberts, J. (2017). Quantification of mitochondrial count and protoporphyrin ix associated gene expression in relation to different stages of eggshell formation and nicarbazin challenge in the shell gland of laying hen. In Proceedings of the 28th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium (pp. 78-83). Australia: Poultry Research Foundation.
  2016	Khan, S., Omar, A., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2016). Effect of production system and flock age on egg quality. In Proceedings of Australian Poultry Science Symposium (pp. 133-136). online: Poultry Research Foundation.
  2015	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2015). Effect of infectious bronchitis virus strains (N1/88, T) on eggshell colour in unvaccinated brown egg laying hens. In XVI European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products. France.
  2015	Samiullah, K., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2015). Quantification of protoporphyrin ix from eggshell of brown egg laying hens challenged with vaccine and wild strains of infectious bronchitis virus. In Proceedings of Australian Poultry Science Symposium. Sydney.
  2014	Samiullah, K., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2014). Effect of infectious bronchitis virus strains on eggshell pigment in vaccinated and unvaccinated brown egg laying hens. In 10th Asian Pacific Poultry Conference. South Korea.
  2014	Roberts, J., Scott, P., Samiullah, S., Fernando, N., & Anwar, A. M. (2014). Factors affecting egg shell colour. In 10th Asian Pacific Poultry Conference. Thailand.
  2014	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2014). Protoporphyrin quantification from eggshells of laying hens challenged with infectious bronchitis virus strains (N1/88 and T Strains). In Proceedings of Australian Poultry Science Symposium. Sydney.
  2014	Roberts, J., Scott, P., Samiullah, S., Fernando, N., & Anwar, A. M. (2014). Maintenance of shell colour in free range laying hens. In Proceedings of Australian Poultry Science Symposium. Sydney.
  2013	Samiullah, S., & Roberts, J. (2013). Protoporphyrin IX in shell and cuticle of brown shelled eggs. In Proceedings of Australian Poultry Science Symposium. Sydney.
  2013	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2013). Study of penetration of washed and unwashed table eggs with Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis. In XV European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products. Italy.
  2013	Roberts, J., & Samiullah, S. (2013). Maintenance of shell colour in laying hens in free range production. In XV European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products. Italy.
  2012	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2012). Egg quality and food safety of table eggs: Egg quality and age of flock – A longitudinal study. In Proceedings of Australian Poultry Science Symposium. Sydney.
  2012	Samiullah, S., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2012). Egg quality and food safety of table eggs- A longitudinal study. In 24th World Poultry Congress. Brazil.

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2018	Khan, S., Wu, S. -B., Roberts, J., & Chousalkar, K. (2018). Mitochondrial count in oviduct of laying hens challenged with infectious bronchitis virus. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 11th Asia Pacific Poultry Conference (APPC). Bangkok, Thailand: APPC.
  2017	Khan, S., Roberts, J., & Wu, S. -B. (2017). RNA Sequencing analysis of the shell gland region of oviduct in laying hens challenged with infectious bronchitis virus. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 106th Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting (PSA 2017). Orlando, Florida, USA: Oxford University Press (OUP).
  2016	Samiullah, S., Wu, S. -B., & Roberts, J. (2016). Mitochondrial quantification and expression of genes associated with protoporphyrin IX synthesis in the shell gland of laying hens in response to nicarbazin. Poster session presented at the meeting of World Poultry Congress. China.

April 2022– till present

Rôle : Course coordinator

• Biosecurity, Epidemiology and Food Safety for Veterinary Technologists

April 2022 –till present

Rôle : lecturing/workshops/tuturials/practicals

• Animal Handling and Husbandry I (combined)
• Animal Reproduction
• Prof Skills II
• Animal Health II
• Animal Health III
• Livestock Production Science II
• Advanced Animal Husbandry for Veterinary Technologists II

July 2021- April 2022

Rôle : Course co co-ordinator

• Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Food Security II

July 2019- till present

Role: Lecturing

• Laboratory Animals III

Jan 2018- Dec 2019

Rôle : Demonstrator

• Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology II
• Livestock Production Science II
• Professional Skills in Veterinary Bioscience II
• Animal Health III
• Animal Handling and Husbandry I (combined)

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2021	Co-Supervisor	Study of gut microbiota in hens	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Jiawei Zhang
  2020	Co-Supervisor	iPhD with Bioproperties Pty Ltd: Improving the efficacy of Salmonella Typhimurium vaccination	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Siyuan Jia

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2019 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Study of Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Gayani Kuriyawe Muhandiramlage

• Other Supervision Activities

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024 - ongoing	Co-Supervisor	Salmonella vaccine efficacy in poultry	The University of Adelaide	-	Doctorate	Full Time	Milad Yaghoubi
  2020 - ongoing	Principal Supervisor	Use of alternative diluents to increase the efficacy of a live, attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine	The University of Adelaide	Master of Biotechnology	Master	Full Time	Boyang Xu
  2020 - ongoing	Co-Supervisor	Quorum Sensing and Shikimate molecules as microbial stimulants for a live-attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine	The University of Adelaide	Master of Biotechlology	Master	Full Time	Trairong Chokwassanasakulkit
  2020 - ongoing	Co-Supervisor	Virulence study of Salmonella Enteritidis	The University of Adelaide	Master of Biotechnology	Master	Full Time	Vishnu Tikku
  2020 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Optimisation of decontamination protocol for poultry farms in Australia	The University of Adelaide	-	Honours	Full Time	Shruti Vijay Kumar
  2019 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Development of qPCR for quantification of viable and total load of Salmonella from poultry environment	The University of Adelaide	Master of Biotechnology	Master	Full Time	Jiawei Zhang
  2019 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Growth and gene expression of Salmonella Hessarek and Salmonella Typhimurium in eggs	The University of Adelaide	Master of Biotechnology	Master	Full Time	Qixing Lin
  2019 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Study of Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine	The University of Adelaide	Master of Biotechnology	Master	Full Time	Siyuan Jia

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2019 - 2020	Member	Australian Society of Microbiology	Australia
  2013 - 2017	Member	Poultry Science Association	United States
  2013 - 2017	Member	American Association of Microbiology	United States
  2012 - ongoing	Member	World Poultry Science Association	Australia
  2008 - ongoing	Member	Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council	Pakistan

• Editorial Boards

  Date	Role	Editorial Board Name	Institution	Country
  2021 - ongoing	Consulting Editor	Zoonotic Diseases	MDPI Zoonotic Diseases	Switzerland
  2021 - ongoing	Associate Editor	BMC Microbiology	BioMed Central Ltd	Australia

• Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
• Phone: 83130081
• Email: samiullah.khan@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: Roseworthy
• Building: Corridor Block, floor 1
• Org Unit: School of Animal and Veterinary Science