Seminar on lungs and bronchial diseases

LAHORE

Asthma Genetics Research Group of Punjab University’s Centre for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB) organised a seminar about lungs and bronchial diseases on Thursday. 

Director CAMB Dr Nadeem Sheikh chaired the event organised in collaboration with Pakistan Chest Society and Gulls Association. A team of students headed by Dr Muhammad Farooq Sabar had arranged the event. 

Dr Iqbal Bano, Prof Dr Muhammad Ashraf Jamal and Prof Dr Tayyab Husnain were the speakers.  Dr Iqbal Bano addressed the status of asthma disease in Pakistan, its bio-burden, prevalence, and general public concerns.

Dr Ashraf Jamal explained COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) to provide access to state-of-the-art, cutting-edge care to different COPD patients in Pakistan and beyond. 

In charge Asthma Genetics Research Group Dr Muhammad Farooq Sabar briefed the participants about identified genomic variants associated with asthma in country.