Publications

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• 2026
  Gene Expression Signatures and Hub Genes in Cervical Cancer: A Bioinformatics-Based Roadmap to Early Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy

  Yahya Ibrahim Hassan, Murtala Muhammad Jibril, Umar Ahmad

  Research Squarepreprintopen accessdoi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-10695486/v1
• 2026
  Scholarly Publishing in Resources-Limited Settings Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for High-Impact Publication

  Umar Ahmad

  Zenodoopen accessdoi:10.5281/zenodo.21491906
• 2026
  Sociodemographic Predictors of Insecticide-Treated Nets Utilization in Katsina State, Nigeria: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

  Mansir Muhammed, Abdullahi Mohammed Isyaku, Umar Ahmad, Umar Aminu Mohammed, Saidu Isah, Sani Buba

  West African Journal of Allied Health Sciencesopen accessdoi:10.67891/dg04w626
• 2026
  The need to strengthen laboratory leadership, systems, and networks to enhance outbreak detection and resilience in Africa: proceedings of a regional workshop

  Harris Onywera, Richard Njouom, Dorcas Waruguru Wanjohi, Jackson Peter Mushumbusi, Abdou Moindze, Abebaw Kebede, Alisen Ayitewala, Ambele Mwafulango, Anne von Gottberg, Collins Kipngetich Tanui, … and 35 more

  BMC Proceedingsopen accessdoi:10.1186/s12919-026-00382-4
• 2025
  Computed Tomography-Based Analysis of Foramen Magnum and Occipital Condyles in Adult Nigerians: An Anatomical Study

  Fatima Muhammad, Umar Ahmad, Tawfiq Y. T. Zyoud, Murtala Muhammad Jibril, Suleiman Hamidu Kwairanga, Subapriya Suppiah

  International Journal of Morphologyopen access1 citationdoi:10.4067/s0717-95022025000301021
• 2025
  Determinants of obesity and overweight among school-aged children in Bauchi, Nigeria: A mixed-methods study

  Umar Ahmad, Nazif Yakubu, Grace Joseph, Murtala Muhammad Jibril, Aminu Umar Kura

  Gadau Journal of Pure and Allied Sciencesopen accessdoi:10.54117/m2vdh424
• 2025
  Evolutionary Insights of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes and Profiles of Mutations in Surface and Basal Core Promoter/Pre-Core Genes Among HBsAg-Positive Patients in North-Central and Southwestern Nigeria

  Priscilla Abechi, Uwem Etop George, Olawale A. Adejumobi, Umar Ahmad, Olamide Y. Aborisade, Arthur Obinna Oragwa, Oluremi Israel Ajayi, Oluwasemilogo O. Akinlo, Christian Tientcha Happi, Onikepe A. Folarin

  Virusesopen access3 citationsdoi:10.3390/v17081101
• 2025
  Genomic alterations in persistently infecting oncolytic Newcastle disease virus reveal mechanisms of viral persistence in bladder cancer cells

  Umar Ahmad, De Ming Chau, Soon Choy Chan, Khatijah Yusoff, Abhi Veerakumarasivam, Syahril Abdullah

  bioRxivpreprintopen accessdoi:10.1101/2025.05.06.652422
• 2025
  Oncolytic mechanisms and immunotherapeutic potential of Newcastle disease virus in cancer therapy

  Umar Ahmad, Harun, Surializa, Moussa Moïse Diagne, Syahril Abdullah, Khatijah Yusoff, Abhi Veerakumarasivam

  arXivpreprintopen accessdoi:10.48550/arxiv.2505.06067
• 2024
  A systematic review on diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for bladder cancer

  Umar Muhammad, Umar Ahmad, Buhari Ibrahim, Aliyu Adamu Ahmad, Haruna Usman Liman

  medRxivpreprintopen access1 citationdoi:10.1101/2024.06.02.24308331
• 2024
  CDC Trioplex diagnostic assay underperforms in detection of circulating Chikungunya West African genotype

  Mignane Ndiaye, Mouhamed Kane, Diamilatou Balde, Safiétou Sankhe, Maïmouna Mbanne, Seynabou Mbaye Ba Souna Diop, Umar Ahmad, Gerald Mboowa, Samba Niang Sagne, Mamadou Cisse, … and 8 more

  Journal of Clinical Microbiologyopen access4 citationsdoi:10.1128/jcm.00405-24
• 2024
  Default mode network perturbations in Alzheimer's disease: an fMRI study in Klang Valley, Malaysia

  Nur Hafizah Mohad Azmi, Subapriya Suppiah, Nur Shahidatul Nabila Ibrahim, Buhari Ibrahim, Umar Ahmad

  Neuroscience Research Notes
• 2024
  DOG BITE TRAUMA-INDUCED VERTEBRAL FRACTURE IN A 2-YEAR-OLD TOM-CAT: A CASE REPORT

  Nura Abubakar, Shehu Zaid, Ashiru Dahiru, Hassan Abubakar Bodinga, Umar Ahmad, Muhammad Jibrin

  Journal of Research in Veterinary Sciencesdoi:10.5455/jrvs.20240624100551
• 2024
  Lighting the Torch of Knowledge in the Darkness of the Middle Ages: The Arab-Islamic influence on Ophthalmology

  Umar Ahmad, John Delieu, Sami A. Al-Ani

  Zenodoopen accessdoi:10.5281/zenodo.20833374
• 2024
  Practical Approach to Learning Bioinformatics

  Umar Ahmad

  Bookbook
• 2024
  Review of MR spectroscopy analysis and artificial intelligence applications for the detection of cerebral inflammation and neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease

  Vijayakumar Palaniappan Seriramulu, Subapriya Suppiah, Hyeon-Ho Lee, Jae-Hyeok Jang, Umar Ahmad

  The Medical Journal of Malaysia
• 2024
  The Sensitivity and Specificity of Susceptibility Weighted Imaging Phase (Swip) in Detecting Intracranial Large Artery Calcium Stenosis Compared to Cone Beam CT

  Tawfiq Y. T. Zyoud, Muhammad Hasif Bin Kamaruddin, Suzana Ab Hamid, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez Bin Md Noh, Umar Ahmad, Kabeer Abubakar, Saiful Nizam Abdul Rashid, Subapriya Suppiah, Rozi Mahmud, Ezamin Bin Abdul Rahim

  South Eastern European Journal of Public Healthopen accessdoi:10.70135/seejph.vi.1418
• 2023
  A comprehensive review of cystic fibrosis in Africa and Asia

  Khadijat Abubakar Bobbo, Umar Ahmad, De-Ming Chau, Norshariza Nordin, Syahril Abdullah

  Saudi Journal of Biological Sciencesopen access15 citationsdoi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103685
• 2023
  A systematic review of genome-wide association studies on bladder cancer

  Aliyu Adamu Ahmad, Umar Muhammad, Buhari Ibrahim, Suleiman Hamidu Kwairanga, ⁠Usman Adamu Garkuwa, Murtala Muhammad Jibril, Umar Ahmad, Haruna Usman Liman

  medRxivpreprintopen accessdoi:10.1101/2023.09.17.23295670
• 2023
  Analysis of PPI networks of transcriptomic expression identifies hub genes associated with Newcastle disease virus persistent infection in bladder cancer

  Umar Ahmad, Syahril Abdullah, De Ming Chau, Suet Lin Chia, Khatijah Yusoff, Soon Choy Chan, Teng Aik Ong, Azad Hassan Abdul Razack, Abhi Veerakumarasivam

  Scientific Reportsopen access8 citationsdoi:10.1038/s41598-022-20521-z
• 2023
  Body weight estimation based on the anterior abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and autopsy weight measured using post-mortem computed tomographic scans in Malaysian

  Tawfiq Y. T. Zyoud, Saiful Nizam Abdul Rashid, Suppiah Subapriya, Rozi Mahmud, Umar Ahmad, Kabeer Abubakar, Ab Hamid Suzana, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez Bin Md Noh, Ezamin Abdul Rahim

  Asian Journal of Health Sciencesopen accessdoi:10.15419/ajhs.v9i2.526
• 2023
  Datasets and figures for simple models of neuroscience research discoveries

  S. K. Hamidu, Umar Ahmad, R. Abdulazeez, Zaid Muhammad, Abdulrahman Idris Alkhamis, M. Umar, A. A. Ladan, Fayza Eid Nasr, A. A. Ahmad, Sunday Abraham Musa, … and 6 more

  Zenododatasetopen accessdoi:10.5281/zenodo.7641747
• 2023
  Seed-based morphometry of nodes in the default mode network among patients with Alzheimer's disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia

  Nur Hafizah Mohad Azmi, Subapriya Suppiah, Nur Shahidatul Nabila Ibrahim, Buhari Ibrahim, Umar Ahmad

  medRxivpreprintdoi:10.1101/2023.08.29.23294758
• 2023
  Simple models for neuroscience research discoveries: how often are these models used in Africa?

  Suleiman Hamidu Kwairanga, Umar Ahmad, Rashidat Abdulazeez, Zaid Muhammad, Abdulrahman Idris Alkhamis, M. Umar, Ahmad Aliyu Ladan, Fayza Eid Nasr, Aisha Ahmad, Sunday Abraham Musa, … and 7 more

  Molecular Psychology Brain Behavior and Societyopen access1 citationdoi:10.12688/molpsychol.17511.1
• 2023
  Transcriptome profiling research in urothelial cell carcinoma

  Umar Ahmad, Buhari Ibrahim, Mustapha Mohammed, Ahmed Faris Aldoghachi, Mahmood Usman, Abdulbasit Haliru Yakubu, Abubakar Sadiq Tanko, Khadijat Abubakar Bobbo, ⁠Usman Adamu Garkuwa, Abdullahi Adamu Faggo, … and 5 more

  Applied Researchopen accessdoi:10.1002/appl.202300002
• 2022
  Evaluation of EN2 gene as a potential biomarker for bladder cancer

  Ahmed Faris Aldoghachi, Aminuddin Baharudin, Umar Ahmad, Soon Choy Chan, Aik T. Ong, Rosna Yunus, Azad Hassan Abdul Razack, Khatijah Yusoff, Abhi Veerakumarasivam

  bioRxivpreprintopen accessdoi:10.1101/2022.06.28.497337
• 2021
  Two decades of neuroscience publication trends in Africa

  Mahmoud Bukar Maina, Umar Ahmad, Ibrahim Harun Arrashid, S. K. Hamidu, Fayza Eid Nasr, Abubakar Tijjani Salihu, Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, Muhammad Abdurrazak, Mosab Ali Awadelkareem, Abdulbasit Amin, … and 12 more

  Nature Communicationsopen access49 citationsdoi:10.1038/s41467-021-23784-8
• 2020
  20 years of African Neuroscience: Waking a sleeping giant

  Mahmoud Bukar Maina, Umar Ahmad, HA Ibrahim, S. K. Hamidu, Fayza Eid Nasr, Abubakar Tijjani Salihu, AI Abushouk, Muhammad Abdurrazak, MA Awadelkareem, Abdulbasit Amin, … and 11 more

  bioRxivpreprintopen access5 citationsdoi:10.1101/2020.06.03.131391
• 2020
  A Cross-Sectional Survey on Smartphone Usage Pattern, the Level of Mobile Phone Dependence and Psychosocial Effects among Undergraduate Students in a Malaysian University

  Nisha Syed Nasser, Loh Jia Ling, Aida Abdul Rashid, Hamed Sharifat, Umar Ahmad, Buhari Ibrahim, M. Salasiah, Hoo Fan Kee, Ching Siew Mooi, Subapriya Suppiah

  medRxivpreprintopen access8 citationsdoi:10.1101/2020.01.06.20016592
• 2020
  A survey on smartphone dependence and psychological effects among undergraduate students in a Malaysian University.

  Nisha Syed Nasser, Jia Ling Loh, Aneesa Abdul Rashid, Hamed Sharifat, Umar Ahmad, Buhari Ibrahim, S. Mustafa, Fan Kee Hoo, Siew Mooi Ching, S Suppiah S

  PubMed7 citations
• 2020
  Ask A Scientist - Your COVID-19 Questions Answered

  Lazarus Joseph Goje, Jamilu Ibrahim Nikau, Abdulrazak B. Ibrahim, Umar Ahmad, Mahmoud Bukar Maina

  preprintopen accessdoi:10.21428/3b2160cd.313e2a51
• 2020
  COVID-19 Response in Nigeria: successes, challenges and ways forward

  Umar Ahmad

  preprintopen accessdoi:10.21428/3b2160cd.dc27fb4c
• 2020
  Functional Transcriptome Analysis of Bladder Cancer Cell Lines Persistently Infected with Oncolytic Newcastle Disease Virus

  Umar Ahmad, Arcana Thirumorthy, Syahril Abdullah, De Ming Chau, Suet Lin Chia, Khatijah Yusoff, Soon Choy Chan, Teng Aik Ong, Azad Hassan Abdul Razack, Abhi Veerakumarasivam

  bioRxivpreprintopen access7 citationsdoi:10.1101/2020.12.14.422610
• 2020
  How to write a good scientific paper for publication: Writing compelling papers

  Umar Ahmad, Buhari Ibrahim, Abdussamad Abubakar, Balkisu Ibrahim, Kabiru Bello Illela, Sani Muhammad Yau

  preprintopen accessdoi:10.21428/3b2160cd.5fdb0add
• 2020
  How to write compelling scientific review papers

  Umar Ahmad, Buhari Ibrahim, Abdussamad Abubakar, Balkisu Ibrahim, Sani Muhammad Yau, Kabiru Bello Illela

  preprintopen accessdoi:10.21428/3b2160cd.15ef392c
• 2020
  Identification of molecular pathways associated with Newcastle disease virus (AF2240) persistent infection in urothelial cell carcinoma

  Umar Ahmad

  UPM Institutional Repositorythesisopen access
• 2020
  Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases during outbreaks

  Bootan Rahman, Mahmoud Bukar Maina, Umar Ahmad

  preprintopen accessdoi:10.21428/3b2160cd.150e4ca4
• 2020
  Preprint Server

  Umar Ahmad

  Definitionsotheropen accessdoi:10.32388/u0p9yf
• 2020
  The African Open Access portal as a Covid-19 information hub

  Pricilla Mensah, Umar Ahmad, Luke Okelo

  UNISA Institutional Repositoryotheropen access
• 2020
  The Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network (NBGN): a collaborative platform to advance bioinformatics and genomics in Nigeria

  Segun Fatumo, ThankGod E. Ebenezer, Chinwe Ekenna, Itunuoluwa Isewon, Umar Ahmad, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Elijah Kolawole Oladipo, Marion O. Adebiyi, Ezekiel Femi Adebiyi, Oyekanmi Nashiru, … and 1 more

  Global Healthopen access22 citationsdoi:10.1017/gheg.2020.3
• 2020
  Webcast entry - guideline

  Umar Ahmad, Jo Havemann

  preprintopen accessdoi:10.21428/3b2160cd.18b0e78a
• 2020
  Your COVID-19 Questions Answered

  Mahmoud Bukar Maina, Jamilu Ibrahim Nikau, Mohammed Auwal Ibrahim, Umar Ahmad

  preprintopen accessdoi:10.21428/3b2160cd.121bc60a
• 2019
  African neuroscience on the global stage: Nigeria as a model

  Mahmoud Bukar Maina, Yunusa Garba Mohammed, Ali Maina Bukar, Umar Ahmad, Abubakar Tijjani Salihu, Harun A. Ibrahim, Muhammad Abdurrazak, Suleiman Hamidu Kwairanga, Aisha Umar Yaro, Mosab Ali Awadelkareem, … and 2 more

  European Journal of Neuroscienceopen access16 citationsdoi:10.1111/ejn.14372
• 2019
  Correction to: Regression of solid breast tumours in mice by Newcastle disease virus is associated with production of apoptosis related-cytokines

  Juraimi Raihan, Umar Ahmad, Yoke Keong Yong, Zolkapli Eshak, Fauziah Othman, Aini Ideris

  BMC Cancerotheropen accessdoi:10.1186/s12885-019-5588-2
• 2019
  Evaluation of CERS2 Gene as a Potential Biomarker for Bladder Cancer

  Ahmed Faris Aldoghachi, Aminuddin Baharudin, Umar Ahmad, Soon Choy Chan, Teng Aik Ong, Rosna Yunus, Azad Hassan Abdul Razack, Khatijah Yusoff, Abhi Veerakumarasivam

  Disease Markersopen access11 citationsdoi:10.1155/2019/3875147
• 2019
  First Nigerian Bioinformatics Conference (FNBC): towards a dynamic bioinformatics community

  ThankGod E. Ebenezer, Itunuoluwa Isewon, Elijah K. Oladipo, Olaitan Awe, Umar Ahmad

  First Nigerian Bioinformatics Conferenceconference
• 2019
  Regression of solid breast tumours in mice by Newcastle disease virus is associated with production of apoptosis related-cytokines

  Umar Ahmad, Juraimi Raihan, Yoke Keong Yong, Zolkapli Eshak, Fauziah Othman, Aini Ideris

  BMC Canceropen access20 citationsdoi:10.1186/s12885-019-5516-5
• 2017
  Anatomic Variation in Morphometry of Human Coracoid Process among Asian Population

  Manal Fathi, Pike-See Cheah, Umar Ahmad, M. Nizlan Nasir, Aye Aye San, Ezamin Bin Abdul Rahim, Paisal Hussin, Rozi Mahmud, Fauziah Othman

  BioMed Research Internationalopen access40 citationsdoi:10.1155/2017/6307019
• 2016
  Discovery of anatomic variant of saphenous nerve from human cadaver dissection

  Umar Ahmad, Aung San, Pike-See Cheah, Che Norma Mat Taib, Mohamad Aris Mohd Moklas, Fauziah Othman

  Journal of Morphological Sciencesopen access1 citationdoi:10.4322/jms.081514
• 2015
  Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS educational intervention in increasing knowledge, attitude and practices for primary school teachers in some part of Africa

  Abdu Mustapha, Umar Ahmad, Bin Hj. Ibrahim Faisal, Syed Hassan Syed Tajuddin, Binti Ismail Suria, Musa Garba Yakasai

  HIV & AIDS Reviewopen access15 citationsdoi:10.1016/j.hivar.2015.05.004
• 2015
  Inhibitory and Apoptosis-Inducing Effects of Newcastle Disease Virus Strain AF2240 on Mammary Carcinoma Cell Line

  Umar Ahmad, Ismaila Ahmed, Yong Yoke Keong, Nizar Abd Manan, Fauziah Othman

  BioMed Research Internationalopen access31 citationsdoi:10.1155/2015/127828
• 2014
  Effectiveness of Haemagglutination Test in Detection of Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) AF2240 Strain from Harvested Allantoic Fluids of Infected Chicken Eggs

  Umar Ahmad, Ismaila Ahmed, Fauziah Othma, Young Yoke Keong

  International Journal of Biomedical Researchopen accessdoi:10.7439/ijbr.v5i10.751
• 2014
  Non-Specific Immunostimulatory Capacity of Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) and Suppression of Breast Cancer Cells

  Ismaila Ahmed, Umar Ahmad, Fauziah Othman, Yoke Keong Yong

  UPM Institutional Repositoryopen access

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