Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences
Faculty Fazal Adnan

Fazal Adnan

HOD Department of Industrial Biotechnology
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Summary

Dr. Fazal Adnan, Associate Professor and Head of Department of Industrial Biotechnology at the Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST). He aquired his PhD in Molecular Microbiology from University of Giessen Germany in 2015.

Academic Background
PhD (Bacterial Gene Expression/Regulation) Justus Liebig Universität Gießen November 01, 2010 - February 05, 2015
Honours and Awards
Lab Rotation I was selected among 15 PhD scholars who were awarded with two months lab rotation fellowship to Australia. June 01, 2012
As. Prof. Dr. Fazal Adnan Best Teacher of the Year 2017-2018 award January 17, 2019
Publications
Biomineralization and corrosion inhibition of steel in simulated bio-inspired self-healing concrete April 01, 2024 Maria Kanwal, Fazal Adnan, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Amna Jalil, Hammad Anis Khan, Abdul Ghafar Wattoo, Sajid Rasheed, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 82, Article Number 108224
Combating Cariogenic Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation and Disruption with Coumaric Acid on Dentin Surface January 13, 2024 Syed Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui , Ihsan Ullah, Fazal Adnan, Aqel Albutti , Noorah Alsowayeh , Ziaur Rahman, Molecules - Volume: 29, Issue: 02, Article Number: 397
Designing of fragment based inhibitors with improved activity against E. coli AmpC β-lactamase compared to the conventional antibiotics January 01, 2024 Sidrah Hafeez, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Fazal Adnan, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences - Volume 31, Issue 1, Article Number 103884
Biochar alleviated the toxic effects of PVC microplastic in a soil-plant system by upregulating soil enzyme activities and microbial abundance September 01, 2023 Attia Rubab Khalid, Tariq Shah, Muhammad Asad, Ahmad Ali, Eisha Samee, Fazal Adnan, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Sven Marhan, Claudia I. Kammann, Ghulam Haider, Environmental Pollution - Volume 332, Article Number 121810
High resistance of fluoroquinolone and macrolide reported in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from the humid subtropical regions of Pakistan June 01, 2023 Amna Jalil, Saleha Masood, Qurtaul Ain, Saadia Andleeb, Edward G. Dudley, Fazal Adnan, Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Volume 33, Pages 5-17
Functional annotation and comparative analysis of four Botrytis cinerea mitogenomes reported from Punjab, Pakistan April 01, 2023 Tehsin Fatma, Haris Ahmed Khan, Aqeel Ahmed, Fazal Adnan, Zeshan, Nasar Um Minullah, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences - Volume 30, Issue 4, Article Number 103605
Assessment of the MICP potential and corrosion inhibition of steel bars by biofilm forming bacteria in corrosive environment March 01, 2023 Maria Kanwal, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Fazal Adnan, Abdul Ghafar Wattoo, Amna Jalil, Cement and Concrete Composites - Volume 137, Article Number 104937
Biocatalysts in Biohydrogen Production February 15, 2023 Junaid Ahmad, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Lakhveer Singh, Farhana Maqbool, Ihsan Ullah, Fazal Adnan, Muhammad Ajmal Shah, Book on Transition Metal-Based Electrocatalysts: Applications in Green Hydrogen Production and Storage - Chapter 8, Pages 205-217
Feasibility assessment of newly isolated calcifying bacterial strains in self-healing concrete January 02, 2023 Nafeesa Shaheen, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Shazim Ali Memon, Fazal Adnan, Construction and Building Materials - Volume 362, Article Number 129662
High Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains in Bovine Fecal Samples from Healthy Cows Serves as Rich Reservoir for AMR Transmission December 20, 2022 Amna Jalil, Shabana Gul, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Fazal Adnan, Antibiotics-Basel - Volume 12(1), Article Number 37
Targeting Microbial Biofouling by Controlling Biofilm Formation and Dispersal Using Rhamnolipids on RO Membrane September 25, 2022 Zahidullah, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Shamas Tabraiz, Farhana Maqbool, Fazal Adnan, Ihsan Ullah, Muhammad Ajmal Shah, Waqar Azeem Jadoon, Tariq Mehmood, Sadia Qayyum, Ziaur Rahman, Membranes - Volume 12, Issue 10, Article Number 928
Synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking studies of methotrexate’s novel Schiff base derivatives against malignant glioma cell lines July 01, 2022 Aifa Nemat, Ishaq Naseeb Khan, Saima Kalsoom, Shoaib Ahmad Malik, Shahid Ayub, Fazal Adnan, Muhammad Amjad, Mudassir Iqbal, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics - Volume 40, No. 7, Pages 2865-2877
Prevalence and assessment of associated risk factors of hepatitis B and C infections in low-socioeconomic communities May 01, 2022 Aisha Noreen, Naik Alam, Zainab Syed, Aroosa Aftab, Farah Shamim, Syed Najeebullah, Dilawar Khan, Salik Javed Kakar, Tahir Ahmed, Fazal Adnan, Future Virology - Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 291-303
Extensively Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Counteracts Fitness and Virulence Costs That Accompanied Ceftazidime-Avibactam Resistance Acquisition April 18, 2022 Elias Eger, Michael Schwabe, Lukas Schulig, Nils-Olaf Hübner, Jürgen A. Bohnert, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Stefan E. Heiden, Justus U. Müller, Fazal Adnan, Karsten Becker , Carlos L. Correa-Martinez, Sebastian Guenther, Evgeny A. Idelevich, Daniel Baecker, Katharina Schaufler, Microbiology Spectrum - Accepted
Synthesis of non-cytotoxic Co3O4 nanocatalysts for thermocatalytic methane decomposition by resource recovery March 25, 2022 Sheeza Mughal, Hafiz Ali Haider Sehole, Asad Mumtaz , Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Fazal Adnan, Hongbo Zhao, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua , Biomass Conversion and Biorefnery - Pages 1-19
Targeting Acyl Homoserine Lactones (AHLs) by the quorum quenching bacterial strains to control biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa March 01, 2022 Sayeda Javariya Khalid, Quratul ain , Sher Jamal Khan, Amna Jalil, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Tahir Ahmed, Malik Badshah, Fazal Adnan, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences - Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 1673-1682
Silencing of Curlin Protein via M13 Phagemid‐Mediated Synthetic sRNA Expression Reduces Virulence in the Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC) February 14, 2022 Sayed Abdullah, Quratul Ain, Amna Jalil, Dilawar Khan, Arsalan Khan, Muhammad Qasim, Malik Badshah, Fazal Adnan, Current Microbiology - Volume 79, Article Number: 105
Enrichment of the hydrogenotrophic methanogens for, in-situ biogas up-gradation by recirculation of gases and supply of hydrogen in methanogenic reactor February 01, 2022 Alam Khan, Sedrah Akbar, Valentine Okonkwo, Cindy Smith, Samiullah Khan, Aamer Ali Shah, Fazal Adnan, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, Safia Ahmed, Malik Badshah, Bioresource Technology - Volume 345, Article Number 126219
Lactobacillus reuteri and Enterococcus faecium from Poultry Gut Reduce Mucin Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of Cephalosporin and Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica December 01, 2021 Abubakar Siddique, Sara Azim, Amjad Ali , Fazal Adnan , Maryum Arif , Muhammad Imran, Erika Ganda, Abdur Rahman , Animals - Volume 11(12), Article Number 3435
Combating Biofilm by Targeting Its Formation and Dispersal Using Gallic Acid against Single and Multispecies Bacteria Causing Dental Plaque November 15, 2021 Aqel Albutti, Muhammad Shoaib Gul, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Farhana Maqbool, Fazal Adnan, Ihsan Ullah, Ziaur Rahman , Sadia Qayyum , Muhammad Ajmal Shah, Muhammad Ajmal Shah, Muhammad Salman, Pathogens - Volume 10(11), Article 1486
Computational Assessment of Botrytis cinerea Lipase for Biofuel Production October 30, 2021 Tehsin Fatma, Zeeshan Zafar , Sidra Fatima, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Fazal Adnan, Zeshan, Nasar Virk, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Catalysts - Volume 11(11), Article Number 1319
Starved Spirodela polyrhiza and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a potent combination for sustainable bioethanol production October 01, 2021 Qurrat ul ain Rana, Muhammad Adil Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Samiullah Khan, Safia Ahmed, Fazal Adnan, Weizun L, Meiting Ju, Malik Badshah, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Volume 11, Pages 1665–1674
Hepatitis E virus genotyping in Pakistan: a regional study to explore the implications for pregnant females September 02, 2021 Mahnoor Nadeem, Tahir Ahmed, Salik Javed Kakar, Fazal Adnan, Sadia Anjum, Future Virology - Volume 16(9), Pages 611-617
Virulence profiling of Shigella flexneri and emergence of serotype 2b as a highly virulent shigellosis causing strain in Pakistan September 01, 2021 Iqbql Nisa, Muhammad Qasim , Arnold Driessen, Jeroen Nijland, Fazal Adnan, Malik Nawaz Shuja, Hazir Rahman , Infection, Genetics and Evolution - Volume 93, Article Number 104922
TRAP transporter TakP; A key player in the resistance against selenite-induced oxidative stress in Rhodobacter sphaeroides August 08, 2021 Fazal Adnan, Amna Jalil, Tahir Ahmed, Afra Rahman, Nawal Dawood, Ghulam Haider, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Leon Rostock, Sebastian Guenther, Katharina Schaufler, Microbiological Research - Volume 252, Article Number 126828
AXL Receptor Tyrosine Kinase: A Possible Therapeutic Target in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia June 17, 2021 Mariam Fatima, Salik Javed Kakar, Fazal Adnan, Khalid Khan, Afsar Ali Mian, Dilawar Khan, BMC Cancer - Volume 21, Article Number 713
Photodynamic Therapy: A Rational Approach Toward COVID-19 Management March 11, 2021 Roha Tariq, Usama Ahmed, Samra Kanwal, Fazal Adnan, Muhammad Qasim, Journal of Exploratory Research in Pharmacology - Volume 6(2), Pages 44-52
Isolation of alkaliphilic calcifying bacteria and their feasibility for enhanced CaCO3 precipitation in bio‐based cementitious composites February 25, 2021 Nafeesa Shaheen, Amna Jalil , Fazal Adnan, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Microbial Biotechnology - Pages 1-16
Phage-Encoded Endolysins January 28, 2021 Fatma Abdelrahman , Fatma Abdelrahman , Maheswaran Easwaran , Maheswaran Easwaran , Oluwasegun I. Daramola , Oluwasegun I. Daramola , Samar Ragab , Samar Ragab , Stephanie Lynch, Stephanie Lynch, Tolulope J. Oduselu, Tolulope J. Oduselu, Fazal Mehmood Khan , Fazal Mehmood Khan , Akomolafe Ayobami , Akomolafe Ayobami , Fazal Adnan , Eduard Torrents , Eduard Torrents , Swapnil Sanmukh , Swapnil Sanmukh , Ayman El-Shibiny, Ayman El-Shibiny, Antibiotics - Volume 10(2), Article Number 124
Encapsulated virgin coconut oil as a nanoscale in vitro solution against multiple drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus December 29, 2020 Ayesha Talib, K N Manzoor, A. Ijaz, Fazal Adnan, Farukh Javed, Abid ali khan, Micro & Nano Letters - Pages 1-7
Role of bioelectrochemical systems for bioremediation of wastewaters and bioenergy production November 27, 2020 Muhammad FaisalSiddiqui, Zahid Ullah, Lakhveer Singh, Farhana Maqbool, Sadia Qayyum, Ihsan Ullah, Ziaur Rahman, Fazal Adnan, Book on Delivering Low-Carbon Biofuels with Bioproduct Recovery - Chapter 4, Pages 85-100
Microbial Biofilm Cell Systems for Bioremediation of Wastewater January 27, 2020 Muhammad Faisal Siddiqi, Lakhvir Singh, Farhana Maqbool, Ziau Rahman , Abdul Rehman, Fazal Adnan, Sadia Qayyum, sadia Qayyum, Ajmal Khan, Book on Bioremediation and Biotechnology - Chapter 14, Pages 293-303
Tannic acid treatment to deter microbial biofouling in flow cell system and on RO membrane in drip flow reactor December 01, 2019 Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Harvey Winters, Farhana Maqbool, Sadia Qayyum, Lakhveer Singh, Ihsan Ullah, Zia Ur Rahman, Fazal Adnan, Abdul Rehman, Desalination and Water Treatment - Vol.171, Pages 62–66
Assessment of the risk for human health of Enterovirus and Hepatitis A virus in clinical and water sources from three metropolitan cities of Pakistan December 20, 2018 Tahir Ahmad, Fazal Adnan, Mahnoor Nadeem, Salik Javed Kakar, Sadia Anjum, Ayesha Saad, Abdul Waheed, Najma Arshad, Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 708-713
Association of Metronidazole with Cancer: A Potential Risk Factor or Inconsistent Deductions? January 13, 2018 Muhammad Adil, Waheed Iqbal , Fazal Adnan, Shabnam Wazir, Imran Khan, M. Umar Khayam , Mohammad Amjad Kamal, Shafiq Ahmad, Ahmed Jawad, Ishaq N. Khan, Current Drug Metabolism - NULL
Use of Effective Micro-organisms (EM) technology and self-compacting concrete (SCC) technology improved the response of cementitious systems October 15, 2017 Syed Rizwan Ali, Hasnain Khan, Thomas A. Bier, Fazal Adnan, Construction and Building Materials - NULL
Prevalence of rotavirus, adenovirus, hepatitis a virus and enterovirus in water samples collected from different region of Peshawar, Pakistan December 01, 2016 Tahir Ahmad, Najma Arshad, Fazal Adnan, Najam-us-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, Muhammad Talha Shahid, Usman Zahoor, Muhammad S Afzal, Sadia Anjum, Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages 576-580
The sRNA SorY confers resistance during photooxidative stress by affecting a metabolite transporter in Rhodobacter sphaeroides May 06, 2015 Fazal Adnan, Lennart Weber, Gabriele Klug, RNA Biology - Volume 12, Pages 569-577
DegS and RseP Homologous Proteases Are Involved in Singlet Oxygen Dependent Activation of RpoE in Rhodobacter sphaeroides November 05, 2013 Aaron Nuss , Fazal Adnan, Lennar Weber, Bork Berghoff, Jens Glesser, Gabrielle Klug, Plos ONE - Volume 8(11), Article Number e79520
Kinetics & thermodynamic studies of alpha amylase from Bacillus licheniformis mutant January 01, 2010 Ikram ul haq, Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Uzma Hameed, Fazal Adnan, Pakistan Journal of Botany - Volume 42 (5), Pages 3507-3516
Production of alpha amylase from a randomly induced Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and its application as a desizer in textile industry January 01, 2010 Ikram Ul Haq, Sikandar Ali, Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Uzma Hameed, Ayesha Saleem, Fazal Adnan, MA Qadeer, Pakistan Journal of Botany - Volume 42 (1), Pages 473-484
Conferences
ANTIBIOTICS; A POSSIBLE ALTERNATE TREATMENT OPTION FOR MYELOID LEUKEMIA June 08, 2023 - June 11, 2023 Syeda Maham, Saba Naseem Awan, Fazal Adnan, Salik Javed Kakar, Afsar Ali Mian, Dilawar Khan, European Hematology association congress 2023
Understanding the Diversity of Antibiotic Resistance and Emergence of Hybrid e. Coli Strains; a Cross-Sectional Study of Mammary Pathogenic e. Coli (MPEC) Isolates from Mastitic Milk September 15, 2022 - September 17, 2022 Amna Jalil, Sahibzadi Noor Nisa, Yezhi Fu, Qurat ul Ain, Edward G. Dudley, Dr. Fazal Adnan, Fourth International Conference on emerging trends in Bioinformatics and Biosciences
Therapeutic and Prophylactic Evaluation of Phage Cocktail In Combating Mild and Severe Colibacillosis in Poultry September 15, 2022 - September 17, 2022 Hira Niaz, Andleeb Khizar, Anza Abbas, Saleha Masood, Dr. Fazal Adnan, 4th International Conference on emerging trends in Bioinformatics and Biosciences (ICETBB-2022)
Pathogenicity Evaluation of Crispr-Cas Mediated Mutants Lacking Ligase Associated with O-Antigen Polysaccharide in The Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli (Apec O1) Causing Colibacillosis September 15, 2022 - September 17, 2022 Anza Abbas, Qurat ul Ain, Afra, Amna Jalil, Mashkoor Mohsin Gilani, Dr. Fazal Adnan, 14th International Conference on emerging trends in Bioinformatics and Biosciences
Analytical Microbiologist Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) June 18, 2008 - August 01, 2009
Research Officer Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Punjab University May 01, 2007 - May 31, 2008