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Dr. RABBIA PERVAIZ

Assistant Professor

EDUCATION

  • 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)

Visiting 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)
  • Member Organizing Committee of “4th 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 “3rd 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)

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Research articles

  • Khan, H., Khan, M. A., Ahmed, N., Tawakkal, F., Amjad, F., & Pervaiz, R. (2023). A 90-day subchronic oral toxicity assessment of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii biomass, genetically modified to express Cry11Ba protein, by using Han Wistar rats. Journal of Applied Phycology, 1-13.
  • Akram, M., Khan, M. A., Ahmed, N., Bhatti, R., Pervaiz, R., Malik, K., … & Ali, Q. (2023). Cloning and expression of an anti-cancerous cytokine: human IL-29 gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. AMB Express, 13(1), 1-9.
  • Pervaiz, R., Khan, M. A., Raza, F. A., Ahmad, S., Zafar, A. U., Ahmed, N., & Akram, M. (2022). Expression of a mosquito larvicidal gene in chloroplast and nuclear compartments of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Journal of Biotechnology, 360, 182-191.
  • Pervaiz, R., Khan, M. A., Ahmed, N., Naeem, H., & Zafar, A. (2018). Determination of Mosquito Larvicidal Potential of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry11Ba Fusion Protein Through Molecular Docking. Biologia, 1-9.

 

Patent

  • Khan, M. A., Ahmed, N., Pervaiz, R., Bhattie, R., Malik, K., & Shahid, A. A. (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.

 

Abstracts

  • Pervaiz, R., Khan, M.A., Zafar, A.U., Raza, F.A., Ahmad, S., Akram, M., Tahir, S., & Ahmed, N. (2021). Towards: Self-sustainable mosquito larvicidal biocontrol agent. (Abstract). 4th International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plant and Health Sciences.
  • Fatima, A., Khan, M.A., Nadeem, A., Pervaiz, R., Ahmed, S., Akram, M., & Zarmeena, R. (2021). Enhanced expression of human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) by point mutation S2A in hEGF gene expressed in Pichia pastoris. (Abstract). 4th International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plant and Health Sciences.
  • Rahman, Z.U., Khan, M.A., Nadeem, A., Zafar, A.U., Nadeem, T., Pervaiz, R., Kanwal, H., Saleem, S., Khan, F., Bashir, H., & Shakoor, A. (2015). Knock down studies of Pichia pastoris derived OCH1 through shRNA. (Abstract). International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plant and Health Science. http://www.alsjournal.com/downloads/Proceedings.pdf
  • Khan, M.A., Ahmed, N., Zafar, A.U., Khan, M.I., Pervaiz, R. Rahman, Z.U., & Husnain, T. (2015). Bioactivity studies of Huh7 cells derived human epidermal growth factor expressed Pichia pastoris. (Abstract). International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plant and Health Science. http://www.als-journal.com/downloads/Proceedings.pdf
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