The COVID19 pandemic has exposed gross inequalities in the global health care system including the lack of understanding on how the disease is affecting populations and individuals differently. Low and middle income countries or LMICs, have clearly been at a disadvantage, with lack of access to testing kits and reagents, lack of skilled manpower [...]
The Precision Medicine Lab hosted four of the brightest high schoolers around as part of our first edition of the Summer Internship programme. This was a 6-weeks [...]
The PML Cancer Symposium was held on August 31, 2020 at the RMC Auditorium that for the first time showcased what has been happening at Precision Medicine Lab and its collaborators. The symposium was attended by a pre-registered group of students, scientists, trainees and consultants from the biomedical community in Phase V and beyond. [...]
Interviews are an integral part of any recruitment process and play a pivotal role in the assessment of a candidate. It goes without saying that it takes a lot from both sides to commit to and be part of an interview. Interviewees usually have to spare half a day atleast to prepare, commute and [...]
We, at PML, are back to work in full swing since June 1, 2020. Right before the whole country went into lockdown we were in the middle of acquiring new talent for the lab through a selection conference on a national level. Almost over a hundred people were interviewed after short listing which was [...]
The PML hosted around 30 Bachelor and Master students from IIB ,CECOS University on 17th January 2020. Technical Lead Dr. Habib Jan welcomed the students and gave an overview of the Lab's purpose, goals and the importance of precision medicine in general. Dr Habib went on to introduce the entire team of PML and [...]
Precision Medicine Lab attended the annual the workshop on Big Data and Cloud Computing (BigC 2019) at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) at LUMS. The objective of the workshop was to provide a platform to researchers, students, and practitioners to discuss the cutting edge research and state-of-the-art industry solutions in the [...]
The 18th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium was held from the 1st to the 3rd of November, 2019 in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. This symposium was the largest oncology meeting in Pakistan, attracting more than 3000 delegates and over a hundred guest speakers. It was a gathering of experts, researchers and practitioners involved in delivering [...]
The Digital Youth Summit (DYS) is a technology focused conference that takes place annually in Peshawar, Pakistan. Since its inception in 2014, DYS has quickly become one of the premier tech conferences in Pakistan—differentiated by its focus on youth empowerment; its ability to attract high-profile domestic and international attendees and speakers and its unique [...]
Google DevFest Peshawar 2019 is a celebration of Peshawar’s innovation with the help of technology gathering speakers, trainers, and attendees from all around the globe. It has been happening globally for years but is Peshawar's first event. PI Dr. Faisal Khan was part of the panel on 4th Industrial Revolution in Peshawar and gave an overview [...]
