Dr. Shaukat Khan
Profile & Professional Background
"Shaukat Khan brings over 19 years of national-level experience in project management, disease surveillance, laboratory capacity building, livestock management, and biorisk management. As BRM Technical Director for enhancing biological laboratories in Pakistan, he has led national initiatives to strengthen biosafety and biosecurity systems, including comprehensive risk assessments, laboratory upgrades, and the development of competency-based training curricula."
Shaukat Khan brings over 19 years of national-level experience in project management, disease surveillance, laboratory capacity building, livestock management, and biorisk management. As BRM Technical Director for enhancing biological laboratories in Pakistan, he has led national initiatives to strengthen biosafety and biosecurity systems, including comprehensive risk assessments, laboratory upgrades, and the development of competency-based training curricula.
He has directed more than 100 national and regional capacity-building events, overseen biosafety and biosecurity enhancements for 170+ laboratories, and authored standardized training manuals and assessment tools aligned with international standards. His career spans leadership roles with the Association for Biorisk Management and Relief International, where he advanced zoonotic disease surveillance, laboratory practices, and biosecurity policies in close collaboration with government institutions and academia.
Shaukat Khan holds a postgraduate Diploma in Molecular Biology, along with professional certifications as an IFBA BRM Professional, IFBA Cyberbiosecurity, and ISO 35001 Lead Auditor.