Breakfast
10 - 11:30am — Session 1
A career path to reaching the top of scienceModerators: (1) Nusrat Sharif, PhD, (2) Imam Abdullah Dibba, (3) Sohail Husain, MD
Recitation of the Holy Quran: Chapter 17: Verse 83-85 | Khalid Husain, BS (candidate)
Welcome address
Tools to study the Quran as a scientist | Tauseef Khan, PhD | Video
The ABCs of graduate programs and higher education [Slides] | Asma Awan, MBBS | Video
Cracking the code on linguistics through the Quran: Arabic the Mother of languages [Slides] | Zia Shah, MD | Video
Panel discussion
11:30 - 11:45AM — Coffee & Tea Break
11:45 - 1:15PM — Session 2
Session 2A (AdultS):
Rapid fire snippets from active Ahmadi ScientistsModerators: (1) Nusrat Sharif, PhD, (2) Sharjeel Chaudhry, MD (Candidate), (3) Zaid SaFIullah, MD (Candidate)
Novel biomarkers for diagnosing autism [Slides] | Fatir Qureshi, PhD (Candidate) | Video
Nutrients and healthy living from the Quran [Slides] | Sana Maryam Idrees, MBBS | Video
Applying biophysics to embryonic development | Abdul Naseer Malmi Kakkada, PhD | Video
Honey bees [Slides] | Mohamed Alburaki, PhD | Video
Fuel for thought (Chemical Engineering) [Slides] | Bareah Alam, MS
Honey and sugars [Slides] | Tauseef Khan, PhD
Engineering the Best Ultrasound Machine [Slides] | Waqas bin Khalid, PhD | Video
Materials science archaeology and recent discoveries [Slides] | Naila Razzaq, PhD (Candidate)
Neural circuits in the Quran [Slides] | Athar Malik, MD, PhD | Video
Panel discussion
Session 2b (Children):
Atfal and Nasirat Chemistry Kitchen: Experiment
Ijaz Ahmed, PhD; Nayyar Ahmed Khokhar, PhD; Khulood Sharif, MS; Alfiya Akhmed; Abeeha Alam BS
1:15 - 2:30PM — Session 3
Prayers, lunch with mentorsAbdus Salam Science Fair tour:
Khaled Ata, PhD; Noveera Tahir, PhD
2:30 - 3:15 pm — Session 4
Session 4a (Men's)
Networking nodes: Building collaborationsKeynote: Why choose a career in academics? | Fizan Abdullah, MD, PhD | Video
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Networking node breakouts (all members will pick one breakout session to participate in):
Economics - Public Policy - Social Sciences | Led by Ahmad Tariq, PhD (Candidate) & Mansoor Bhatty, PhD (Candidate)
Engineering - Information Technology - Big Data
Biology - Biochemistry - Bioengineering - Medicine | Led by Sohail Husain, MD
Session 4B (Women’s)
Rising as eminent Ahmadi Women ScientistsFinding the Kitaabum Mubeen for micro algae | Dr. Noveera Ahmed
Dementia - Global burden of the disease [Slides] | Dr. Nailah Kauser
Address by: Sister Dhiya Bakr (Sadr Lajna Imaillah USA)
Panel discussion
Session 4c (Children’s)
Atfal and Nasirat Jeopardy3:15 - 3:30PM — Coffee & Tea Break
3:30 - 5 pm — Session 5
Concluding sessionRecitation of the Holy Quran: Chapter 3: Verse 191-192 | Adeel Malik, BS
Video excerpts on research excellence from Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih (aba) | Video
Keynote: Reminiscences of Professor Abdus Salam | Wajeeh Bajwa, PhD | Video
Youth report on the Chemistry Kitchen and the Abdus Salam Science Fair prize distribution | Ijaz Ahmed, PhD
Brief reports from the Presidents of the Men and Women Ahmadi Scientists [Slides] | Nusrat Sharif, PhD & Sohail Husain, MD | AWSA Update Video | Travel Award Distribution | Remarks from AAMS President
Concluding remarks | Video