Faculty Profiles
Prof. Dr. Shumaila Naz
Chairperson / Professor
Qualification: PhD Biochemistry/Biotechnology (University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 2009)
Research Interests: Biochemistry/Biotechnology
Publication Count: 41
Tel: (051) 9157790
Email: dr.shumaila.naz@uow.edu.pk
Prof. Dr. Syed Waqas Hassan
Professor
Qualification: PhD Biotechnology (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria, 2012)
Research Interests: Biotechnology/Molecular Biology
Publication Count: 33
Tel: (051) 9157732
Email: waqas.hassan@uow.edu.pk
Prof. Dr. Asghari Bano
Professor (On Leave)
Qualification: PhD Plant Physiology (University of Glasgow, UK, 1983)
Research Interests: Plant Physiology, Plant Harmones, Plant Microbe Interaction
Publication Count: 184
Tel: (051) 9157760
Email: asghari.bano@uow.edu.pk
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
Dr. Razia
Assistant Professor
Qualification: PhD Animal Sciences (Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan, 2021)
Research Interests: Physiology (Human and Animal Physiology), Developmental Biology
Publication Count: 20
Tel: (051) 9157772
Email: razia.virk@uow.edu.pk
Dr. Farhat Yasmeen
Assistant Professor
Qualification: PhD Botany (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Pakistan, 2017)
Research Interests: Nanotechnology, Plant stress physiology
Publication Count: 30
Tel: (051) 9157772
Email: farhat.yasmeen@uow.edu.pk
Ms. Naheed Malik
Lecturer
Qualification: MPhil Botany (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Pakistan, 2009) - PhD in progress
Research Interests: Plant Biotechnology, Plant Microbe Interaction
Publication Count: 2
Tel: (051) 9157772
Email: naheed.malik@uow.edu.pk
Ms. Zeenat Haq
Lecturer
Qualification: MPhil Biosciences (University of Wah, Pakistan, 2016) - PhD in progress
Research Interests: Ethno Botany, Plant Taxonomy, Micro biology and Molecular Biology
Publication Count: 53
Tel: (051) 9157772
Email: zeenat.haq@uow.edu.pk
Mr. Jehangir khan
Lecturer
Qualification: MPhil Biotechnology (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Pakistan, 2017) - PhD in progress
Research Interests: Biotechnology, enzymology, plants systematics and taxonomy
Publication Count: 10
Tel: (051) 9157772
Email: jehangir.khan@uow.edu.pk
Ms. Bilqees Bano
Lecturer
Qualification: MPhil Zoology (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Pakistan, 2015)
Research Interests: Endocrinology, Animal Reproduction
Publication Count: 4
Tel: (051) 9157772
Email: bilqees.bano@uow.edu.pk
Adjunct Faculty
Muhammad Wajid Ullah
Professor (Pulp & Paper Engineering)
Nanjing Forestry University, China
Qualification: PhD Bio-Chemical Engineering (Kyungpook National University, South Korea, 2016)
Publication Count: 288
Research Interests: Functional biomaterials; 3D Bioprinting; Microbial fermentation; Skin and bone tissue engineering; Drug delivery; Food packaging; Biosensing; Cell-free biosynthesis.
Email: wajid_kundi@uow.edu.pk
Prof. Dr. Akhtar Ali
Professor (Health & Natural Sciences: Biological Science)
The University of Tulsa, USA
Qualification: PhD Plant Virology (University of Adelaide, Australia, 1999)
Publication Count: 131
Research Interests: Applied Virology, Molecular Virology, Evolutionary Virology, Mycoviruses
Email: akhtar.ali@uow.edu.pk
Dr. Sehrish Mannan
Associate Professor (College of Light Industry and Food Engineering)
Nanjing Forestry University, China
Qualification: PhD Crop Genetics and Breeding (Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 2017)
Publication Count: 48
Research Interests: Mycelium and bacterial cellulose -based functional biomaterials, Optimization, synthesis, and characterization of biomaterials for food packaging, Metabolic Engineering of plants for nutritional improvement, Metabolic regulation of energy crops for biofuel production, Relation between plant development and storage reserves, Lipidomic of edible oil crops to improve oil quality
Email: sehrish_mannan@uow.edu.pk
Dr. Azra Meadows, OBE
Honorary Senior Lecturer (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
University of Glasgow
Qualification: PhD Biosciences (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1990)
Publication Count: 24
Research Interests: Applied and strategic research and consultancy on the management and sustainability of coastal, marine, and mountain environments, and their associated rural communities in developing countries. Areas of focus include rural community uplift, access to clean water, sustainable use of natural resources, the role of biodiversity in controlling sediment and enhancing soil stability, and the impacts of natural hazards on rural communities.
Email: azra.meadows@uow.edu.pk
Dr. George Lazarovits
(Department of Biology)
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Qualification: PhD Botany (Plant Pathology) (University of Toronto, Canada, 1977)
Publication Count: 185
Research Interests: Biological control of soilborne plant pathogens, Organic soil amendments for disease suppression, Rhizosphere and soil microbiome interactions, Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), Sustainable, nonchemical disease management, Microbial ecology in agricultural systems, Verticillium wilt and nematode suppression, Soil health and crop productivity enhancement
Email: george.lazarovits@uow.edu.pk