Summary
PhD Molecular Biology, Imperial College London, UK & Post Doctoral Research Fellow ( CIBIO, UNTIN,Italy)
Academic Background
PhD
(Microbial Molecular Biology) Imperial College London
May 01, 2000 - May 31, 2005
Honours and Awards
Post Doc Fellow
Post Doctoral Research Fellowship was awarded on NRF project at IMBM, UWC Cape Town South Africa in June 2005
Title of the project: Fungal Solubilization of Low Rank Coal
June 21, 2005
Sen Post Doc Fellow
Funding was awarded by Provincia Autonoma Di Trento, Italy for Post Doctoral Research at CIBIO, UNITN, Trento, Italy.
Title of the Project: Genome plasticity in pseudomonas aeruginosa: from comparative genomics to virulence
July 16, 2007
Overseas Research Scholor
Overseas Research Scholarship Award for PhD Research at Imperial College London
September 03, 2000
Travel Grant Intl Conf
Travel Grant to attend conference in Malaysia 5th-9th February 2018 “Promoting Safe and Secure science in Middle East/North Africa and South/ South East Asia
January 16, 2018
Publications
Plant growth promoting Dictyosphaerium DHM2 derived magnesium peroxide nanoparticles with antibacterial, antioxidant and photocatalytic properties
August 13, 2024
Kausar Chaudhary , Shafia Maryam , Sajid Iqbal, Abdullah Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Algal Research - Volume 82, Article Number 103647
Universal 1H Spin–Lattice NMR Relaxation Features of Sugar—A Step towards Quality Markers
May 21, 2024
Hafiz Imran Fakhar, Adam Kasparek, Karol Kolodziejski, Leonid Grunin, Mecit Halil Öztop, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Danuta Kruk,
Molecules - Volume 29(11), Article Number 2422
Ultrafiltration polyanionic poly (3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) membranes with enhanced antifouling and water flux
March 18, 2024
Raja Muhammad Asif Khan, Habib Nasir, Azhar Mahmood, Mudassir Iqbal, Hussnain A. Janjua, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad,
Polymers Advanced Technologies - Volume 35, Issue 3, Article Number e6350
Lipid extraction and analysis of microalgae strain pectinodesmus PHM3 for biodiesel production
July 10, 2023
Dania Akram Kiyani, Shafia Maryam, Sundus Jabeen Amina, Abdullah Ahmad, Dr. Muhammad Waqas Alam Chattha, Hussnain Ahmad Janjua,
BMC Biotechnology - Volume:23, Issue:1, Article number: 20
Antifouling and Water Flux Enhancement in Polyethersulfone Ultrafiltration Membranes by Incorporating Water-Soluble Cationic Polymer of Poly [2-(Dimethyl amino) ethyl Methacrylate]
June 29, 2023
Raja Muhammad Asif Khan, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad, Habib Nasir, Azhar Mahmood, Mudassir Iqbal, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Polymers - Volume 15(13), Article Number 2868
Antibacterial PES/Vancomycin ultrafiltration membranes with enhanced water flux and low BSA rejection
April 03, 2023
Zubia Abid, M. Asad Abbas, Hussnain Junjua, Naveed Ahmed, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad,
Water and Environment Journal - Pages 1-12
Probing the behavior and kinetic studies of amphiphilic acrylate copolymers with bovine serum albumin
March 20, 2023
Shehla Mushtaq, Muhammad Asad Abbas, Habib Nasir, Azhar Mahmood, Mudassir Iqbal, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad,
Scientific Reports - Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Article number: 4572
Genome mining, antimicrobial and plant growth-promoting potentials of halotolerant Bacillus paralicheniformis ES-1 isolated from salt mine
October 27, 2022
Sajid Iqbal, Muhammad Qasim, Hazir Rahman, Naeem Khan, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Aneela Javed, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Molecular Genetics and Genomics - Pages 1-15
Integrated analysis to study the interplay between post-translational modifications (PTM) in hepatitis C virus proteins and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development
September 19, 2022
Aqsa Ikram, Bisma Rauff, Badr Alzahrani, Faryal Mahwish Awan, Ayesha Obaid, Anam Naz, Salik Javed Kakar, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Scientific Reports - Volume 12, Issue 1, Article Number 15648
Whole-genome sequence of a putative pathogenic Bacillus sp. strain SD-4 isolated from cattle feed
June 01, 2022
Sajid Iqbal, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti , Aneela Javed , Kashif Rahim, Rehan Zafar Paracha , Hussnain Ahmed Janjua ,
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Volume 29, Pages 293-295
Production, Optimization, and Partial Purification of Alkali-Thermotolerant Proteases from Newly Isolated Bacillus subtilis S1 and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens KSM12
May 25, 2022
Sidra Hashmi, Sajid Iqbal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Processes - Volume 10, Issue 6, Article Number 1050
An Extensive Review on Preclinical and Clinical Trials of Oncolytic Viruses Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
May 24, 2022
Maryum Nisar, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Sidra Adil, Sumair Naseem Qureshi, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Frontiers in Oncology - Volume 12, Article Number 875188
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
Amphiphilic copolymers of dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate with controlled hydrophilicity for antialgal activity
February 05, 2022
Shehla Mushtaq, Muhammad Asad Abbas, Habib Nasir , Azhar Mahmood , Mudassir Iqbal , Hussnain Ahmed Janjua , Qamar Malik, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad ,
Journal of Applied Polymer Science - Volume 139, Issue 5, Article Number 51578
Assessment of mycoviral diversity in Pakistani fungal isolates revealed infection by 11 novel viruses of a single strain of Fusarium mangiferae isolate SP1
December 01, 2021
Haris Ahmed Khan, Wajeeha Shamsi, Atif Jamal, Memoona Javaied, Mashal Sadiq, Tehsin fatma, Aqeel Ahmed, Maleeha Arshad, Mubashra Waseem, Samra Babar, Midhat Mustafa Dogar, Nasar Virk, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Hideki Kondo, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti,
Journal of General Virology - Volume 102(12), Article Number 001690
In Vitro Evaluation and Genome Mining of Bacillus subtilis Strain RS10 Reveals Its Biocontrol and Plant Growth-Promoting Potential
December 01, 2021
Sajid Iqba, Nimat Ullah, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Agriculture-Basel - Volume, 11(12), Article Number 1273
Antialgal Synergistic Polystyrene Blended with Polyethylene Glycol and Silver Sulfadiazine for Healthcare Applications
November 25, 2021
M. Raheel Anjum, Shehla Mushtaq, M. Asad Abbas, Azhar Mahmood , Habib Nasir , Hussnain Ahmed Janjua , Qamar Malik, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad ,
Advances in Polymer Technology - Volume 2021, Article ID 6627736, 9 pages
Whole‑genome sequence and broad‑spectrum antibacterial activity of Chryseobacterium cucumeris strain MW‑6 isolated from the Arabian Sea
November 07, 2021
Sajid Iqbal, Muhammad Sufyan Vohra, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua ,
3 Biotech - Volume 11, Article Number 489
Genome Mining and Comparative Genome Analysis Revealed Niche-Specific Genome Expansion in Antibacterial Bacillus pumilus Strain SF-4
July 12, 2021
Sajid Iqbal, John Vollmers, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua ,
Genes - Volume 12(7), Article Number 1060
Synthesis of diosgenin conjugated gold nanoparticles using algal extract of Dictyosphaerium sp. and in-vitro application of their antiproliferative activities
June 01, 2021
Sundus Jabeen Amina, Maheen Iqbal, Amir Faisal, Zunaira Shoaib, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad, Nauman Khalid, Hussnain A. Janjua,
Materials Today Communications - Volume 27, Article Number 102360
Coding-Complete Genome Sequence of a SARS-CoV-2 Strain Isolated in Gilgit, Pakistan
April 01, 2021
Aneela Javed, Saifullah Khan Niazi, Eijaz Ghani, Maham Yamin, Muhammad Saqib, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Ali Zohaib,
Microbiology Resource Announcements - Volume 10, Issue 13, Article Number e01151
The emerging role and significance of circular RNAs in viral infections and antiviral immune responses: possible implication as theranostic agents
January 01, 2021
Faryal Mehwish Awan, Burton B. Yang, Anam Naz, Aneeqa Hanif, Aqsa Ikram, Ayesha Obaid, Arif Malik, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Amjad Ali , Sumaira Sharif,
RNA Biology - Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 1-15
Transpicuous-Cum-Fouling Resistant Copolymers of 3-Sulfopropyl Methacrylate and Methyl Methacrylate for Optronics Applications in Aquatic Medium and Healthcare
October 05, 2020
Shehla Mushtaq, Shehla Mushtaq, Nasir M. Ahmad, Habib Nasir, Azhar Mahmood, Hussnain A. Janjua,
Advances in Polymer Technology - Volume 2020, Article ID 5392074, 11 pages
Effect of Flavonoid-Coated Gold Nanoparticles on Bacterial Colonization in Mice Organs
September 07, 2020
Sundus Riaz, Nosheen Fatima Rana, Irshad Hussain, Tahreem Tanweer, Afrah Nawaz, Farid Menaa , Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Tahseen Alam, Amna Batool , Ayesha Naeem, Maryam Hameed, Syed Mohsin Ali,
Nanomaterials - Volume 10(9), Article Number 1769
Screening and stability testing of commercially applicable Heliotropium crispum silver nanoparticle formulation with control over aging and biostability
June 01, 2020
Faria Khan, Sajid Iqbal, Nauman Khalid, Irshad Hussain, Zajif Hussain, Rafal Szmigielski, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Applied Nanoscience - Volume 10, Pages 1941–1956
In-Vitro and In-Vivo Study of Superabsorbent PVA/Starch/g-C3N4/Ag@TiO2 NPs Hydrogel Membranes for Wound Dressing
May 05, 2020
Arooj Ahmed, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Zaib Jahan, Tahir Ahmad, Arshad Hussain, Erum Pervaiz, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Zakir Hussain,
European Polymer Journal - Volume 130, Article Number 109650
Comparative safety analysis of bactericidal nano-colloids: Assessment of potential functional toxicity and radical scavenging action
December 01, 2019
Muhammad Uzair Hashmi, Nauman Khalid, Tehseen Alam, Rumeza Hanif, Hussnain A. Janjua,
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces - Volume 184
Interactions between marmatite and bornite during the oxidative dissolution process in abiotic and biotic systems
August 27, 2019
Yanjun Zhang, Hongbo Zhao, Yisheng Zhang, Lu Qian, Luyuan Zhang, Xiaoyu Meng, Xin Lv, Abhilash, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Guanzhou Qiuab,
RSC Advances - Volume 9, Issue 46, Pages 26609-26618
Hydrothermal synthesis of carbon nanodots from bovine gelatin and PHM3 microalgae strain for anticancer and bioimaging applications
August 01, 2019
Mishal Amjad, Maheen Iqbal, Amir Faisal, Arshad Mahmood Junjua, Irshad Hussain, Syed Zajif Hussain, Hamed A. Ghramh, Khalid Ali Khan, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Nanoscale Advances - Volume 1, Issue 8, Pages 2924-2936
Formulation of active packaging system using Artemisia scoparia for enhancing shelf life of fresh fruits
July 03, 2019
Javaria Hanif, Nauman Khalid, Rao Sanaullah Khan, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Mohammad Qasim Hayat, Muhammad Ismail, Saadia Andleeb, Qaiser Mansoor, Faria Khan, Fahim Ameen, Rumeza Hanif, Muhammad Uzair Hashmi, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Materials Science and Engineering C - Volume 100, Pages 82-93
Carbon-dot wrapped ZnO nanoparticle-based photoelectrochemical sensor for selective monitoring of H2O2 released from cancer cells
February 01, 2019
Faria Khan, Naeem Akhtar, Nasir Jalal, Irshad Hussain, Rafal Szmigielski, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Hafiz B. Ahmad, Waleed A. El-Said, Minghui Yang, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Microchimica Acta - Volume 186, Issue 2
Characterization of Recombinant Poliovirus 2A Protease; A Potential Anti-Viral Drug Target
November 22, 2018
Amna Younus , Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nasar Virk, Muhammad Arshad, Hussnain Janjua, Robert Coutts,
Characterization of Recombinant Poliovirus 2A Protease; A Potential Anti-Viral Drug Target - 2018110550
Graphene Oxide-PES-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes for Controllable Antibacterial Activity against Salmonella typhi and Water Treatment
November 18, 2018
Haleema Tariq Bhatti, Nasir Mahmood Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Muhammad Azeem-ur-Rehman Alvi, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Nabeel Anwar, Waqas Akram Cheema, Sheraz Tariq, Mehwish Batool, Zaeem Aman, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Asim Laeeq Khan, Asad U. Khan,
The International Journal of Polymer Science - NULL
Anaerobic digestion restricted to phase I for nutrient release and energy production using waste-water grown Chlorella vulgaris
November 15, 2018
Muneeba Khalid, Evan Johnson, Akshat Vij, Edward J. Bouwer, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Michael J. Betenbaugh,
Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume: 352, Pages: 756-764
Exploring NS3/4A, NS5A and NS5B proteins to design conserved subunit multi-epitope vaccine against HCV utilizing immunoinformatics approaches
October 31, 2018
Aqsa Ikram, Tahreem Zaheer, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Ayesha Obaid, Anam Naz, Rumeza Hanif, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Abdul Khaliq Naveed, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Scientific Reports - Volume 8, Article Number 16107
In silico functional and tumor suppressor role of hypothetical protein PCNXL2 with regulation of the Notch signaling pathway
June 12, 2018
Muhammad Naveed, Komal Imran, Ayesha Mushtaq, Abdul Samad Mumtaz, Hussnain A Janjua, Nauman Khalid,
RSC Advances - NULL
Structure-Function Mutational Analysis and Prediction of the Potential Impact of High Risk Non-Synonymous Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism on Poliovirus 2A Protease Stability Using Comprehensive Informatics Approaches
April 26, 2018
Amna Younus, Saba Munawar, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Aqsa Ikram, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Ishrat Jabeen, Nasar Um Minullah, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Muhammad Arshad,
Genes - Volume 9(5), Article Number 228
Hydrogels incorporated with silver nanocolloids prepared from antioxidant rich Aerva javanica as disruptive agents against burn wound infections
September 20, 2017
Muhammad Uzair Hashmi, Faria Khan, Nauman Khalid, Asad Abdullah Shahid, Aqib Javed, Tehsin Alam , Nasir Jalal, Muhammad Qasim Hayat , Shah Rukh Abbas, Hussnain Ahmed Janjuaa,
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Volume 529, Pages 475-486
MicroRNA pharmacogenomics based integrated model of miR-17-92 cluster in sorafenib resistant HCC cells reveals a strategy to forestall drug resistance
September 13, 2017
Faryal Mehwish Awan, Anam Naz, Ayesha Obaid, Aqsa Ikram, Amjad Ali, Jamil Ahmad, Abdul Khaliq Naveed, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Scientific Reports - Vol.7(1):11448
Comparative studies of three novel freshwater microalgae strains for synthesis of silver nanoparticles: insights of characterization, antibacterial, cytotoxicity and antiviral activities
August 01, 2017
Muneeba Khalid, Nauman Khalid, Iftikhar Ahmed, Rumeza Hanif, Muhammad Ismail, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Journal of Applied Phycology - Volume 29, Pages1851–1863
Formal modeling of mTOR Associated biological regulatory network reveals novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer
June 13, 2017
Zurah Bibi, Jamil Ahmad, Amnah Siddiqa, Rehan Zafar Paracha , Tariq Saeed, Amjad Ali, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua , Shakir Ullah, Emna Ben Abdallah , Olivier Roux,
Frontiers in Physiology - Volume: 8, Article Number 416
Comparative analysis of stability and biological activities of violacein and starch capped silver nanoparticles
January 16, 2017
Sania Arif, Aamina Batool, Nauman Khalid, Iftikhar Ahmed , Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
RSC Advances - Vol.7(8), Pages 4468-4478
Identification of drug resistance and immune-driven variations in hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A, NS5A and NS5B regions reveals a new approach toward personalized medicine
January 15, 2017
Aqsa Ikram, Ayesha Obaid, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Rumeza Hanif, Anam Naz, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Amjad Ali, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Antiviral Research - Volume: 137, Pages: 112-124, Published: JAN 2017
Mutation-Structure-Function Relationship Based Integrated Strategy Reveals the Potential Impact of Deleterious Missense Mutations in Autophagy Related Proteins on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): A Comprehensive Informatics Approach
January 11, 2017
Faryal Mehwish Awan, Ayesha Obaid, Aqsa Ikram , Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
International Journal of Molecular Sciences - Vol. 18(1), Article Number 139
Controlled assembly of silver nano-fluid in Heliotropium crispum extract: A potent anti-biofilm and bactericidal formulation
November 30, 2016
Faria Khan, Muhammad Uzair Hashmi, Nauman Khalid, Muhammad Qasim Hayat , Aamer Ikram, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Applied Surface Science - Volume 387, Pages 317-331
Protein Structure Modelling, Ligand Docking and Active Site Analysis of Mutated Poliovirus 2a Protease Gene Isolated From the Blood of Pakistani Polio Infected Patients
October 22, 2016
Amna Younus, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti , Tahir Ahmed , Nasar Um Minullah , Muhammad Arshad, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua ,
International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology - Vol-4, Iss-3, Spl. Issue-2
Pangenome and immuno-proteomics analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii strains revealed the core peptide vaccine targets
July 19, 2016
Afreenish Hassan, Anam Naz, Ayesha Obaid, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Kanwal Naz, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Syed Aun Muhmmad, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Jamil Ahmad, Amjad Ali,
BMC Genomics - Volume 17, Article Number 732
On the modeling and analysis of the biological regulatory network of NF‑κB activation in HIV‑1 infection
January 08, 2016
Zurah Bibi, Jamil Ahmad, Amjad Ali, Amnah Siddiqa, Shaheen Shahzad, Samar HK Tareen, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Shah Khusro,
Complex Adaptive Systems Modeling - Volume 4, Article Number UNSP 1
Identification of Circulating Biomarker Candidates for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): An Integrated Prioritization Approach
September 28, 2015
Faryal Mehwish Awan, Anam Naz, Ayesha Obaid, Amjad Ali, Jamil Ahmad, Sadia Anjum, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
PLoS ONE - Volume 10(9), Article Number e0138913
Lysozyme-coated silver nanoparticles for differentiating bacterial strains on the basis of antibacterial activity
October 11, 2014
Sumaira Ashraf , Mariyam Asghar Chatha, Wardah Ejaz, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua , Irshad Hussain,
Nanoscale Research Letters - Volume 9, Article Number 565
In-silico analysis of claudin-5 reveals novel putative sites for post-translational modifications: Insights into potential molecular determinants of blood-brain barrier breach during HIV-1 infiltration
October 01, 2014
Faryal Mehwish Awan, Sadia Anjum, Ayesha Obaid, Amjad Ali, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua,
Infection, Genetics and Evolution - Volume 27, Pages 355-365
Clinical populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from acute infections show a wide virulence range partially correlated with population structure and virulence gene expression
August 01, 2012
Hussnain A. Janjua, Nicola Segata, Paola Bernabo, Sabrina Tamburini, Albert Ellen, Olivier Jousson,
Microbiology - Volume 158 Pages 2089-2098 Part 8
Mathematical modeling of bacterial virulence and host–pathogen interactions in the Dictyostelium/Pseudomonas system
February 07, 2011
Laura Fumanelli, Laura Fumanelli, Mimmo Iannelli, Mimmo Iannelli, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Olivier Jousson , Olivier Jousson ,
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY - Volume 270, Issue 1, Pages 19-24
Degradation of low rank coal by Trichoderma atroviride ES11
September 01, 2007
M. Estela Silva-Stenico, Caryn J. Vengadajellum, Hussnain A. Janjua, Sue T. L. Harrison, Stephanie G. Burton, Don A. Cowan ,
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology - Volume 34, Issue 9, Pages 625-631
Conferences
Qualitative modeling and analysis of the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase regulatory network in homeostasis and disease
August 19, 2014 - August 21, 2014
Kashif Asghar , Jamil Ahmed, Javaria Ashraf, Amjad Ali, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Sheeba Murad,
2014 11th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biosciences, LUMS, Lahore
February 01, 2012 - August 31, 2012
HEC Visiting Foreign Professor
Department of Pharmacy QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan
September 12, 2011 - January 31, 2012
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
CIBIO, UNITN, TRENTO, ITALY
November 01, 2007 - June 10, 2011
Post–Doctoral Research Fellow
IMBM UWC Cape Town South Africa
August 10, 2005 - October 29, 2007