QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD Molecular Biology

       Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab (2021)

• Phil Molecular Biology

       Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab (2015)

• BSc (Hons.) Biotechnology

       Forman Christian College University (2013)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Molecular biology, biotechnological exploitation of algal expression system, biocontrol agents, synthetic biology tools, recombinant proteins, in silico protein-protein interactions, Bacillus thuringiensis toxins, yeast expression system and biopharmaceuticals.

EXPERIENCE

• Forman Christian College (2023)

Temporary Assistant Professor

• National Institutes of Health, King Edward Medical University (2021)

Visiting Researcher

• University College London, UK (2019)

Research Scholar

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS  

• IRSIP HEC Fellowship Award (2019)
• HEC Indigenous PhD Scholarship Award (2015)
• Cum Laude Honors Award (2013)
• Participant of one-day seminar on “Evidence-Based Approaches in Eastern Medicine”, held at Qarshi University, Lahore (2023)
• Member Organizing Committee of “4^th International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plants & Health Sciences”, held at CEMB, Lahore (2021)
• Member Organizing Committee of “One-Day International Symposium on Development of CKC Technology”, held at CEMB, Lahore (2020)
• Participant of workshop on “Moving Towards Success: Strategic Time Management”, held at CEMB, Lahore (2019)
• Winner Poster Presentation at “3^rd International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plants and Health Sciences”, held at CEMB, Lahore (2018)
• Participant of “International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plants and Health Sciences”, held at CEMB, Lahore (2015)
• Member Senior Biology Society as Information Secretary at FCCU, Lahore (2013)
• Published 5 research articles and 4 abstracts in international journals. 

Patent

• Khan, M. A., Ahmed, N., Pervaiz, R., Bhattie, R., Malik, K., Shahid, A. A., Purton, S., & Taunt, H. N. (2021). Genetically engineered algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) strain expressing constitutively mosquito larvicidal cry11Ba gene and its derivatives (IPO Patent Application No. 359/2021). Government of Pakistan, Intellectual Property Organization, The Patent Office, Karachi.