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Dr. Muhammad Idrees

Associate Professor


Qualification: PhD Biosciences (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan, 2015)
Research Interests: Molecular Microbiology, NewDrugs designs & Discovery, Public Health
Publication Count: 22
Tel: (051) 9157772
Email: muhammad.idrees@uow.edu.pk

Education

Year Degree University/Institute
2015PhD Biosciences
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
2007MS Biosciences
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
2004B. Pharmacy
Punjab University, Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan

Research/Teaching Experience

Year Position University/Institute
2015-PresentAssistant ProfessorUniversity of Wah
Wah Cantt, Pakistan

Honors and Awards

  • • Biosciences Lab Incharge • Coordinator MS program • Conference Secretary, Multidisciplinary Students Research Conference, (MDSRC-2017)• Member, GEC, Department of Biosciences, University of Wah • Subject expert for Thesis and Research evaluation • Member Agro-tech Park (Research and Development ) • Member Anti-dengue Committee • Member Purchase committee, Department of Bioscience, University of Wah • Member Examination committee, Department of Biosciences, University of Wah • Moderator MDSRC (Multidisciplinary Students Research Conference), 2015, University of Wah • Judge (Debating competition), 2014, University of Wah

Professional Societies

  • Punjab Pharmacy Council

List of Publications


Journal Publications
  1. Asghar, M.S., Uzma G., Idrees, M., Irshad, M.S., Zeenat H., Javed, M.Q., Hassan, S.Z., Rizwan, M., "In vitro controlled drug delivery of cationic substituted hydroxyapatite nanoparticles; enhanced anti-chelating and antibacterial response"", KJS, Vol. 50, Issue No. 2, 2023. 1.2 (pp. 97-104) IF:1.2 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.02.014
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  2. 14. Rafique, S., Bashir, S., Akram, R., Mehmood, A., Khan, J. S., Haq, Z., & Idrees, M., "Green-microfluidics synthesis of thermally stable silver–chitosan composites for antibacterial activity.", Chemical Papers, Vol. 76, Issue No. 0, 2022. IF:2.097 (pp. 3879-3889) Category: X
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02144-w
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  3. Muhammad Waqar, Muhammad Idrees, "Datura innoxia antimicrobial activities against E. coli isolated from infections of type 2 diabetic patients", Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences (Accepted), Vol. 0, Issue No. 0, 2022. 1.103 (pp. 0-0) IF:1.103
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  4. Zeeshan Siddique, Nasir Shad, Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Abid Naeem, Liu Yali, Muhammad Hasnain, Arshad Mahmood, Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Idrees and Ilyas Khan, "Exploration of ethnomedicinal plants and their practices in human and livestock healthcare in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan", Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, Vol. 17, Issue No. 55, 2021. 2.26 (pp. 1-22) IF:2.26 Category: W
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  5. Saima, M. idrees, et. al.,, "Reusable, non-Invasive, and sensitive fluorescence enhanced ZnO-nanorods based Microarrays for quantitative detection of AFP in human serum", BioMed Research International, Vol. 0, Issue No. 0, 2021. 2.3 (pp. 0-0) IF:2.3 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9916909
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being,9-Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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  6. Muhammad Sohail Asghar, Jinhua Li, Iftikhar Ahmed, Uzma Ghazanfar, Muhammad Sultan Irshad, Muhammad Idrees, ZeenatHaq, Muhammad Rizwan, Farzeen Sheikh, Farhat Yasmeen, "Antioxidant, and enhanced flexible nano porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications", Nano Select, Vol. 1, Issue No. 1, 2021. (pp. 1-12)
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202000261
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  7. Muhammad Waqar, Hira Gul, Sonehra, ZeenatHaq and Muhammad Idrees, "Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from type 2 diabetes patients", BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH, Vol. 17, Issue No. 2, 2020. 0.737 (pp. 726-732) IF:0.737 Category: W
    DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2019-0122
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  8. Rafique, S., Idrees, M.,Bokhari, H., & Bhatti, A. S, "Ellipsometric-based novel DNA biosensor for label-free, real-time detection of Bordetella parapertussis", Journal of biological physics, Vol. 45, Issue No. 3, 2019. 1.135 (pp. 275-291) IF:1.135 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10867-019-09528-2
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  9. Siddique, Z., Shah, G. M., Ahmed, H. M., Nisa, S., Khan, A., Idrees, M., Naz, S., Waqas Hassan, S. & Mohiuddin, M, "Ethnophytotherapy Practices for Wound Healing among Populations of District Haripur, KPK, Pakistan", Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 2019, Issue No. 1, 2019. 2.064 (pp. 1-11) IF:2.064 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4591675
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  10. S. Naz, M. Idrees, Shehzadi, Z. Haq, A. Sultana and S. R. Batool, "Determination of Antimicrobial Activity of Mulberry Fruit Extracts against Water-borne Microbial Pathogens Isolated from Different Water Samples", University of Wah Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 2, Issue No. 1, 2018. (pp. 19-29)
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  11. Idrees, M., Siddiqi, A. R., Ajmal, M., Akram, M., Khalid, R. R., Hussain, A., Qamar, R. &Bokhari, H, "Decreased serum PON1 arylesterase activity in familial hypercholesterolemia patients with a mutated LDLR gene", Genetics and molecular biology, Vol. 41, Issue No. 3, 2018. 1.876 (pp. 570-577) IF:1.876 Category: W
    DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2016-0287
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  12. Samina Shabbir Raja, Zeeshan Siddique, Aneel Gilani, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Zafar, Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Raees Khan, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Mohiuddin &Mian Muhammad Aman Ullah, "Traditional phytoremedies for wounds healing used by local community of Tehsil Kahuta, District Rawalpindi, Pakistan.", Int. J. Biosci, Vol. 12, Issue No. 4, 2018. 0.032 (pp. 241-254) IF:0.032
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/12.4.241-254
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  13. Zehra, Syeda Abbas, Syed Naz, Dr Hassan, Dr Idrees, "Contamination of soils with heavy metals (Fe,Ni and Cr) around cement factory bahtar, Pakistan", Experiment Journal, Vol. 41, Issue No. 2, 2017. (pp. 2406-2410)
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being,9-Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,11-Sustainable Cities and Communities
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  14. Idrees, M.,Thangavelu, K., Sikaroodi, M., Smith, C., Sivaraman, J., Gillevet, P. M., &Bokhari, H, "Novel fluorescent protein from Hydnophora rigida possesses green emission", Biochemical and biophysical research communications, Vol. 448, Issue No. 1, 2014. 2.985 (pp. 33-38) IF:2.985 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.136
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being,9-Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,14-Life Below Water,Others
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  15. Idrees, M., Eqani, S. A. M. A. S., & Bokhari, H, "Sol-gel immobilisation of methyl parathion degrading bacteria isolated from agricultural areas of Pakistan.", Chemistry and Ecology, Vol. 29, Issue No. 8, 2013. 1.19 (pp. 733-744) IF:1.19 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2013.820714
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being,6-Clean Water and Sanitation,11-Sustainable Cities and Communities,12-Responsible Consumption and Production,13-Climate Action,15-Life on Land
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  16. Idrees, M., Shah, M. A., Michael, S., Qamar, R., &Bokhari, H, "Antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli strains isolated from food animals in Pakistan.", Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Vol. 43, Issue No. 2, 2011. 0.790 (pp. 303-310) IF:0.790 Category: W
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being,13-Climate Action,15-Life on Land
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  17. Muhammad, I.,Uzma, M., Yasmin, B., Mehmood, Q., & Habib, B, "Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and integrons in Escherichia coli from Punjab, Pakistan", Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, Vol. 42, Issue No. 2, 2011. 2.428 (pp. 462-466) IF:2.428 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1517-83822011000200008
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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  18. Mahmood Qureshi, A., Qadir, M., Rauf, A., Idrees, M., Mumtaz, S., Najam-ul-Haq, M., Ismail, M., Athar, M., Khushal, R., Riaz, S. & Bokhari, H., "Antimicrobial efficacy of metal-barbiturate conjugates against pathogenic strains of escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus.", Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, Vol. 8, Issue No. 10, 2011. 1.169 (pp. 980-987) IF:1.169 Category: W
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/157018011797655232
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
  19. Idress, M., Mussarat, U., Badshah, Y., Qamar, R., & Bokhari, H, "Virulence factors profile of drug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from urinary tract infections in Punjab, Pakistan.", European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, Vol. 29, Issue No. 12, 2010. 2.837 (pp. 1533-1537) IF:2.837 Category: W
    DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1036-6
    SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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Conference Publications
  1. Summaiya, Z. Haq, M. Idrees, "Antibacterial Effect of Baccharis salicifoliaon Oral and Dental Bacterial Isolates in a Pakistani Population", 8th International Conference on Biological and Computational Sciences (C-BICS 2020), Pakistan, 2020. (pp. 65-65)
  2. Z. Rehman, Z. Haq, M. Idrees, "Antimicrobial Activity of Datura innoxiaLeave Extracts Against Staphylococcus aureusIsolates Associated With Skin Infections", 8th International Conference on Biological and Computational Sciences (C-BICS 2020), , Pakistan, 2020. (pp. 64-64)
  3. N. Naseem, Z. Haq, M. Idrees, "Comparative Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Escherichia coli Isolates from Clinical and Environmental Samples", 8th International Conference on Biological and Computational Sciences (C-BICS 2020), , Pakistan, 2020. (pp. 22-22)

Conferences organized

  • Conference Secretary: Multidisciplinary Students Research Conference (MDSRC-2017)

Courses taught

  • Biopharmaceutics (MS, PhD Level classes)
  • Bioinformatics (MS, PhD Level classes)
  • Microbiology (BS, MSc, MS, PhD Level classes)
  • Biostatistics (BS, MSc Level classes)
  • Biodiversity and Conservation (BS, MSc Level classes)
  • Biosafety and Bioethics (BS, MSc Level classes)
  • General Ecology (BS, MSc Level classes)

Responsibilities at University of Wah

  • Coordinator Graduate Programs, University of Wah
  • Incharge, Biosciences Lab
  • Member/Chairperson Graduate Evaluation Committees

Books

  1. NA

Book Chapters

  1. NA

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