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KARACHI: Dr Anila Yasmeen has earned the distinction of becoming the first PhD in Health Sciences from the Aga Khan University (AKU). Her thesis titled ‘The Hepatitis C Virus Persistence: Virus and Host Related Factors’ was evaluated by an external evaluator from the Bonn University, Germany, and was defended successfully in the presence of internal and external evaluators. A part of her thesis has also been accepted for publication in the ‘Journal of Viral Hepatitis’ during-2005. Dr Anila attained her Masters and M Phil degrees in Biochemistry from the University of Karachi. In 1999, through a competitive process, she was offered a place in AKU’s PhD programme, during the course of which she also did part of her research at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, under a sponsorship programme. The research project, which was the basis of her dissertation, was funded by a grant from the University Research Council of AKU.