Irfan Khan, Program Manager

Irfan Khan

Program Manager

Dosti Welfare Organization

Location
Pakistan - Peshawar
Education
Master's degree, M.Phil. Molecular Biology and Genetics
Experience
5 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 10 Months

Program Manager at Dosti Welfare Organization
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • My current job since October 2022

• Overseeing Ending Illiteracy in Pakistan project designed for out-of-school children.
• Contribute to program design aligned with organizational goals.
• Research community needs for program identification.
• Oversee program implementation and ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners.

Genetic Counselor at Dosti Welfare Organization
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • My current job since July 2021

• Organized National Seminars on Genetic Disorders.
• Led the No More Thalassemia in Pakistan project.
• Research on cost-effective screening kits for hemoglobinopathies.
• Genetic counseling of patients and families.
• Arranged medical camps and conducted awareness sessions.

Event Coordinator at Peshawar Literature Festival
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • My current job since February 2022

• Planning meetings and liaising with organizers
• Executed events from idea to final execution.
• Managed day-to-day activities.

Senior Genetic Counselor at Zhwandoon Welfare Organization
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • October 2021 to January 2022

• Provided exceptional service to patients.
• Conducted genetic counseling for Thalassemia patients and families.
• Worked in the diagnostic laboratory and organized medical camps.

Research Intern at Khyber Medical University
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • July 2019 to December 2019

• Worked on a WHO project.
• Used ELISA and RT-PCR to quantify vitamins and minerals.

Internship Student at Hayatabad Medical Complex hospital Peshawar
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • July 2019 to October 2019

• Worked in OPD, sample collection, and Hematology department.
• Run diagnostic tests in the microbiology department.

University Research Assistant at University of Peshawar
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • January 2017 to January 2019

• Implemented performance improvement strategies.
• Conducted DNA extraction and plasmid isolation.
• Bacteria isolation from milk samples.

Science Subject Teacher at Al-Hamra Public School and College
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • August 2016 to September 2017

• Taught Science subjects to higher classes.
• Designed lab experiments.

Education

Master's degree, M.Phil. Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • at Khyber Medical University
  • January 2024
Bachelor's degree, BS Biotechnology
  • at University of Peshawar
  • January 2021
Diploma, Diploma in Pathology (Online)
  • at European Open University
  • January 2021

Specialties & Skills

Bioinformatics
Program Management
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
GENETIC DISORDERS
DNA EXTRACTION
GENETIC COUNSELING
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
PLANNING
RESEARCH
BIOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROPOSAL WRITING
RESEARCH WRITNG
EVENT MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Pushto
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

American Association of Cancer Research
  • Associate Member
  • November 2021
Genetics Society of America
  • Member
  • April 2022
United Nation Association of Pakistan
  • Youth Member
  • May 2022

Training and Certifications

One Month Basic Bioinformatics Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Khyber Medical University
Safe Handling of High Consequence Pathogen for Personnel Working in Labs with Heightened Containment (Training)
Training Institute:
UK Health Security Agency
Personal Protective Equipment training for Health workers-Government of Pakistan (Training)
Training Institute:
Government of Pakistan
One Day CRISPR Pro Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Codon Corps, Islamabad
Duration:
8 hours
Integrated Pest Management And MSDS-USAID Project (Training)
Training Institute:
USAID

Hobbies

  • Reading