Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences
Faculty Muhammad Faraz Bhatti

MUHAMMAD FARAZ BHATTI

HOD Department of Plant Biotechnology
Summary

PhD Imperial College London, (UK) Charles Wallace Fellow (The university of Manchester)

Academic Background
PhD (Molecular Biology) Imperial College London October 01, 2007 - October 01, 2011
Honours and Awards
Best Comm service teacher Best Community Service Teacher Award 2014-15
Best Teacher Award Best Teacher Award 2015-16
Bursary for Int. Course Bursary was awarded to attend the prestigious International Course (Fungal Pathogen Genomics) at Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton Cambridge, UK (13-18) May. May 12, 2018
Best Comm service teacher Best Community Service Teacher Award 2016-17 November 03, 2016
Bet Poster Award Best poster award in conference on promoting safe and secure science organized by Academy of Sciences Malaysia and National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA) Feb. 2018 February 08, 2018
Conference Travel Award Travel sponsorship was awarded to attend and present a poster at conference on promoting safe and secure science organized by Academy of Sciences Malaysia and National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA) at Sunway University Malaysia 5-9 Feb. 2018 February 05, 2018
Charles Wallace Fellow Charles Wallace Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by British Council for year 2019-20 University of Manchester, UK September 16, 2019
Publications
The complete mitochondrial genome of Penicillium expansum: Insights into the fungal evolution and phylogeny June 05, 2024 Mahnoor Malik, Fatima Malik, Tehsin Fatma, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Atif Jamal, Alvina Gul, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Gene - Volume 910, Article Number 148315
Mycovirus-induced hypovirulence in notorious fungi Sclerotinia: a comprehensive review September 01, 2023 Haris Ahmed Khan, Mamuna Mukhtar, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology - Volume: 54, Pages: 1459-1478,
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
Self-healing of recycled aggregate fungi concrete using Fusarium oxysporum and Trichoderma longibrachiatum August 15, 2023 Nangyaley Khan, Hammad Anis Khan, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Danish Ilyas Baig, Construction and Building Materials - Volume 392, Article Number 131910
Genome-wide identification and comparative in-silico characterization of β-galactosidase (GH-35) in ascomycetes and its role in germ tube development of Aspergillus fumigatus via RNA-seq analysis June 22, 2023 Danish Ilyas Baig, Zeeshan Zafar, Haris Ahmed Khan, Amna Younus, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Plos One - Volume 18, Issue 6, Article Number e0286428
The presence of mycoviral infection attenuates the growth and pathogenicity of the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea collected from strawberry felds in Pakistan May 12, 2023 Aqeel Ahmed, Haris Ahmed Khan, Atif Jamal, Danish Ilyas Baig, Tehsin Fatma, Nasar Um Minullah, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, European Journal of Plant Pathology - Pages 1-11
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
Phytohormones, plant growth and development March 17, 2023 Noor Ul Ain Malik, Oushna Fajer, Laiba Amin, Attiya Rubab Khalid, Nabia Khan, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Faiza Munir, Ghulam Haider, Rabia Amir, Alvina Gul, Phytohormones and Stress Responsive Secondary Metabolites - Chapter 14, Page:175-186
An Overview of Mycoviral Curing Strategies Used in Evaluating Fungal Host Fitness January 25, 2023 Haris Ahmed Khan, Danish Ilyas Baig, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Molecular Biotechnology - Pages 1-18
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hadakaviridae 2023 January 05, 2023 Yukiyo Sato, Massimo Turina, Sotaro Chiba, Ryo Okada, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Ioly Kotta-Loizou, Robert H. A. Coutts, Hideki Kondo, Sead Sabanadzovic, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Journal of General Virology - Volume 104, Issue 1, Article Number 001820
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
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
Identification of novel totiviruses from the ascomycetous fungus Geotrichum candidum October 22, 2022 Haris Ahmed Khan, Hideki Kondo, Sabitree Shahi, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Archives of Virology - Pages 1-6
Mycovirus Hunting Revealed the Presence of Diverse Viruses in a Single Isolate of the Phytopathogenic Fungus Diplodia seriata From Pakistan June 29, 2022 Haris Ahmed Khan, Paul Kipkemboi Telengech, Hideki Kondo, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology - Volume 12, Article Number 913619
Self-healing fungi concrete using potential strains Rhizopus oryzae and Trichoderma longibrachiatum June 01, 2022 Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Ateeb Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Haris Ahmed Khan, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 50, Article Number 104155
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
Odorant Binding Proteins (OBPs) and Odorant Receptors (ORs) of Anopheles stephensi: Identification and comparative insights March 22, 2022 Zeeshan Zafar, Sidra Fatima, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Farooq A Shah, Zack Saud, Tariq M. Butt, Plos One - Volume 17(3), Article Number e0265896
A novel victorivirus from the phytopathogenic fungus Neofusicoccum parvum March 01, 2022 Haris Ahmed Khan, Yukiyo Sato, Hideki Kondo, Atif Jamal, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Archives of Virology - Volume 167, Pages 923-929
Genome-Wide Identification of Stress-Associated Proteins (SAPs) Encoding A20/AN1 Zinc Finger in Almond (Prunus dulcis) and Their Differential Expression during Fruit Development December 31, 2021 Sidra Fatima, Zeeshan Zafar, Alvina Gul, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Plants-Basel - Volume 11(1), Article Number 117
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
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
Comprehensive Analyses of NAC Transcription Factor Family in Almond (Prunus dulcis) and Their Differential Gene Expression during Fruit Development October 16, 2021 Zeeshan Zafar, Sidra Fatima, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Plants - Volume 10(10), Article Number 2200
Indoor and outdoor microbiological air quality in naturally and mechanically ventilated university libraries August 01, 2021 Ahmad Hassan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Atmospheric Pollution Research - Volume 12, Issue 8, Article Number 101136
A second capsidless hadakavirus strain with 10 positive-sense single-stranded RNA genomic segments from Fusarium nygamai July 27, 2021 Haris Ahmed Khan, Yukiyo Sato, Hideki Kondo, Atif Jamal, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Archives of Virology - Pages 1-12
Scouting the receptor-binding domain of SARS coronavirus 2: a comprehensive immunoinformatics inquisition February 22, 2021 Zaira Rehman, Ammad Fahim, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Future Virology - Volume 16(2), Pages 117-132
Molecular Characterization of Medically Important Fungi: Current Research and Future Prospects February 04, 2021 Amber Malik, Tehsin Fatma, Wajeeha Shamsi, Haris Ahmad Khan, Alvina Gul Kazi, Atif Jamal, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Book on Recent Trends in Mycological Research - Chapter 15, Pages 335-369
Growth responses and rubisco activity influenced by antibiotics and organic amendments used for stress alleviation in Lactuca sativa February 01, 2021 Fakhria Wahid, Sofia Baig, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Maria Manzoor, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Arshad, Chemosphere - Volume 264, Article Number 128433
Hadaka Virus 1: a Capsidless Eleven-Segmented Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Virus from a Phytopathogenic Fungus, Fusarium oxysporum May 26, 2020 Yukiyo Sato, Wajeeha Shamsi, Atif Jamal, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Hideki Kondo, Nobuhiro Suzuki, mBio - Volume 11, Issue 3, Article Number e00450-20
Plant uptake and leaching potential upon application of amendments in soils spiked with heavy metals (Cd and Pb) November 01, 2019 Iram Gul, Maria Manzoor, Imran Hashmi, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Jean Kallerhof, Muhammad Arshad, Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 249, Article Number UNSP 109408
The Route to 'Chemobrain' - Computational probing of neuronal LTP pathway July 03, 2019 Ammad Fahim, Zaira Rehman, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nasar um Minullah Virk, Amjad Ali, Amir Rashid, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Nature Scientific Reports - Volume 9, Article Number 9630
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
Molecular and biological characterization of a novel botybirnavirus identified from a Pakistani isolate of Alternaria alternata April 02, 2019 Wajeeha Shamsi, Yukiyo Sato, Atif Jamal, Sabitree Shahi, Hideki Kondo, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Virus Research - Volume 263, Pages 119-128
Quaternized trimethyl functionalized chitosan based antifungal membranes for drinking water treatment March 01, 2019 Ayesha Tabriz, Muhammad Azeem Ur Rehman Alvi, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Mehwish Batool, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Asim Laeeq Khan, Asad U. Khan, Tahir Jamil, NASIR MEHMOOD AHMED, Carbohydrate Polymers - Volume 207, Pages 17-25
Hallmark Attributes of Plant Transcription Factors and Potentials of WRKY, MYB and NAC in Abiotic Stresses January 21, 2019 Sami Ullah Jan, Muhammad Jamil, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Dr Alvina Gul Kazi, Book on Approaches for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants - Chapter 25, Pages 441-458
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
Homology Modeling of CTR1 Protein Kinase Domain in Solanaceae Species for Identification of Salient Features in terms of Structure and Function, and Interaction Analysis with Lipids October 01, 2018 Hira Iftikhar, Nasar Virk, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Current Proteomics - -
Structural insights and characterization of human Npas4 protein June 14, 2018 Ammad Fahim, Zaira Rehman, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Amjad Ali, Nasar Virk, Amir Rashid, Rehan Zafar Paracha, PeerJ - NULL
Microbial quality assessment of indoor air in a large hospital building during winter and spring seasons May 01, 2018 Ayesha Asif, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali Khan, Imran Hashmi, Uzma Zahid, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Building and Environment - 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 May 01, 2018 Amna Younus, Saba Munawar, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Aqsa Ikram, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Ishrat Jabeen, Nasar Virk, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Muhammad Arshad, Genes - Volume 9(5), Article Number 228
Structure function mutation analysis and prediction of the potential impact of high risk non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism on Poliovirus 2A protease stability using comprehensive proteomics approach 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
The mycovirus database an e-bank for mycoviral genomes January 01, 2018 Wajeeha Shamsi, Atif Jamal, Nasir Virk, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology - Special Issue ICRMR-2018, Vol 12, Issue 6, Page 007-011
A Comprehensive Computational Mutation-Structure-Function Approach for G350 Sites among Poliovirus 2A Protease December 01, 2017 Amna Younus, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Vol.16 (12), Pages 2831-2841
comprehensive computational mutation structurefunction approach for determining potential drug target sites in poliovirus 2A protease December 01, 2017 Amna Younus, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - NULL
Genome-wide analysis of wheat calcium ATPases and potential role of selected ACAs and ECAs in calcium stress October 27, 2017 Roohi Aslam, Lorraine E. Williams, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nasar Virk, BMC Plant Biology - Volume 17, Article Number 174
Analysis of Salinity Tolerance Potential In Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat August 01, 2017 Sami ullah Jan, Muhammad Jamil, Hadi Alipour , Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Alvina Gul, Pakistan Journal of Botany - Volume 49, Issue 4, Pages 1269-1278
In silico analysis reveals widespread presence of three gene families, MAPK, MAPKK and MAPKKK, of the MAPK cascade from crop plants of Solanaceae in comparison to the distantly-related syntenic species from Rubiaceae, coffee. June 06, 2017 Hira Iftikhar, Nayab Naveed, Nasar Virk, Muhammad Faraz Bhatt, Fengming Song, PeerJ - Volume: 5
New Biofunctional Loading of Natural Antimicrobial Agent in Biodegradable Polymeric Films for Biomedical Applications November 14, 2016 Bakhtawar Ghafoor, Murtaza Najabat Ali, Umar Ansari, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Mariam Mir, Hafsah Akhtar, Fatima Darakhshan, International Journal of Biomaterials - Volume 2016, Article ID 6964938, 9 page
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
IN SILICO ANALYSIS REVEALS MULTIPLE GENES OF MAPK, MAPKK AND MAPKKK GENE FAMILIES OF THE MAPK CASCADE IN NICOTIANA TABACUM October 01, 2016 HIRA IFTIKHAR, NASAR VIRK, XIAOFEI CHENG, MUHAMMAD F. BHATTI, International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology - Vol-4, Iss-3, Spl. Issue-2
Genetic variation of high-risk HPV-16 from a cervical cancer biopsy collected in Pakistan January 01, 2016 Abida Siddiqa, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Future Virology - Volume 11, No. 1, Pages 31-38
Phytoextraction: The use of plants to remove heavy metals from soils January 01, 2016 Zoya Ghori, Hira Iftikhar, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nasar Um Minullah, Iti Sharma, Alvina Gul, Parvaiz Ahmad, Book on Plant-Metal Interaction: Emerging Remediation Techniques - Chapter 15, Pages Pages 385-409
The human papillomavirus type 16 L1 protein directly interacts with E2 and enhances E2-dependent replication and transcription activation August 01, 2015 Abida Siddiqa, Karen Campos Léon, Claire D. James, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Sally Roberts, Joanna L. Parish, Journal of General Virology - Volume 96(8), Pages 2274-2285
A novel dsRNA element isolated from the Aspergillus foetidus mycovirus complex December 01, 2013 Zisis Kozlakidis, Noemi Herrero, Selin Ozkan, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Robert H. A. Coutts, Archives of Virology - Volume158, Page 2625-2628.
Incidence of dsRNA Mycoviruses in a Collection of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates October 01, 2012 Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Atif Jamal, Elaine M Bignell, Michael A Petrou, Robert H A Coutts, Mycopathologia - Volume 174 (4), Pages 323-326
The effects of dsRNA mycoviruses on growth and murine virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus November 01, 2011 Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Atif Jamal, Michael A Petrou, Timothy C. Cairns, Elaine M Bignell, Robert H A Coutts, Fungal Genetics and Biology - Volume 48, Issue 11, Pages 1071-1075
Complete nucleotide sequences of two dsRNAs associated with a new partitivirus infecting Aspergillus fumigatus September 01, 2011 Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Elaine M. Bignell, Robert H. A. Coutts, Archives of virology - Volume 156, Pages 1677-1680
Conferences
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NPAS4-ARNT DIMERIZATION THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION May 28, 2019 - May 28, 2019 Ammad Fahim, Zaira Rehman, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nasar Virk, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Proceeding of the International Conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology