Summary
Completed PhD on May 2009 from University of the Punjab. Post doctorate from USA, Appointed as Assistant Professor at NUST, currently serving as Tenured Associate Professor at ASAB, NUST
Academic Background
PhD
(Plant Virology) University of the Punjab
April 10, 2004 - May 11, 2009
Honours and Awards
Abdus Salam Prize
Abdus Salam Prize was awarded for achievements in science for young Pakistani scientist - biology 2010
December 12, 2011
Borlaug Fellowship award
2014 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology
Fellowship Program
May 02, 2014
Young Scientist Award
Young Scientist award was given by IUBMB and FAOBMB
June 23, 2006
KSBMB Travel Award
19th FAOBMB Seol Conference Organizing Committee and the local FAOBMB constituent Society, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB) awarded KSBMB travel award.
May 27, 2007
IRSIP Scholarship
Award of Scholarship under International Research Support Initiative Program by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
August 21, 2007
Travel Grant
Travel grant was awarded by higher Education Commission of Pakistan to attend International Geminivirus symposium in Brazil.
April 03, 2007
Roll of Honour
Roll of Honour was awarded by Govt. Forman Christian College, Lahore on securing second position in MSc.
August 12, 1997
Best Researcher Award
Best Researcher Award for the year 2013-2014 was given by ASAB
September 18, 2014
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
Genetic engineering techniques in potato
July 18, 2024
Muhammad Abu Bakar Zia, Muhammad Ijaz, Sami-ul-Allah, Roohi Aslam, Muhammad Naeem, Alvina Gul, Razmia Sabahat Butt, Muhammad Tahir,
Book on Targeted Genome Engineering via CRISPR/Cas9 in Plants - 1st Edition, Chapter 7, Pages 135-157
Cloning and overexpression of the DREB30 gene enhances drought and osmotic stress tolerance in transgenic potato
June 12, 2024
Qurat Ul Ain Ali, Faiza Munir, Muhammad Tahir, Rabia Amir, Alvina Gul,
Journal of Plant Interactions - Volume 19, No. 1, Article Number 2364656
In Vivo Validation of Novel Synthetic tbp1 Peptide-Based Vaccine Candidates against Haemophilus influenzae Strains in BALB/c Mice
October 27, 2023
Naseeha Bibi, Amtul Wadood Wajeeha, Mamuna Mukhtar, Muhammad Tahir, Najam Us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi,
Vaccines - Volume: 11, Issue: 11, Article Number:1651
Development of polyclonal antibodies against the recombinant protein of Barley yellow dwarf virus
October 15, 2023
Muhammad Khalid, Najam us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, Naeem Rashid, Muhammad Tahir,
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology - Pages 1-15
First report of cotton leaf curl Multan virus infecting Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in Pakistan
September 21, 2023
Salliha Khalid, Muhammad Tahir,
Journal of Plant Pathology - Pages 1-1
Genetic diversity and molecular evolution of sugarcane mosaic virus, comparing whole genome and coat protein sequence phylogenies
August 23, 2022
Muhammad Khalid, Venura Herath, Khadija Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir, Jeanmarrie Verchot, Jeanmarrie Verchot,
Archives of Virology - Vol:167, Pages:2239–2247
Genome-wide promoter analysis, homology modeling and protein interaction network of Dehydration Responsive Element Binding (DREB) gene family in Solanum tuberosum
December 16, 2021
Qurat-ul-ain Ali, Nida Mushtaq, Rabia Amir, Alvina Gul, Muhammad Tahir, Faiza Munir,
PLoS One - Volume 16(12), Article Number e0261215
In silico Evaluation of Molecular Virus-Virus Interactions Taking Place Between Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus- Burewala strain and Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus.
October 19, 2021
Nida Fatima Ali, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Muhammad Tahir,
PeerJ - Volume 9, Article Number e12018
Vaccinomics-driven proteome-wide screening of Haemophilus influenzae for the prediction of common putative vaccine candidates
August 07, 2021
Naseeha Bibi, Najam us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, Prof Muhammad Tahir, Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar,
Canadian Journal of Microbiology - Volume 67(11), Pages 799-812
Complete genome sequence of hollyhock vein yellowing virus, a novel monopartite begomovirus infecting hollyhock in Pakistan.
June 11, 2021
Azkia Khan, Yaqoot Imtiaz, Muhammad Tahir, Rob W. Briddon,
Archives of Virology - Volume 166, Pages 2607-2610
Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Artemisia scoparia: Comparative Analyses and Screening of Mutational Hotspots
November 06, 2019
Shabina Iram, Shabina Iram, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Muhammad Tahir, Alvina Gul Kazi, Abdullah, Abdullah, Ibrar Ahmed, Ibrar Ahmed,
Plants - Vol.8(11), Article Number 476
Identification of a new begomovirus infecting Duranta repens in Pakistan
March 01, 2018
Sidra Anwar, Muhammad Tahir,
Archives of Virology - Volume 163, Issue 3, Pages 809-813
Occurrence of a recombinant molecule carrying sequences derived from an alphasatellite and the helper virus in cotton affected with cotton leaf curl disease
September 30, 2017
Malik Nawaz Shuja, Muhammad Tahir, Rob W. Briddon,
Tropical Plant Pathology - NULL
Isolation and identification of flavonoids from anticancer and neuroprotective extracts of Trigonella foenum graecum
June 30, 2017
Shabina Ishtiaq Ahmed, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Saadia Zahid, Muhammad Tahir1, Qaisar Mansoor, Muhammad Ismail, Kristen Keck, Robert Bates,
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Volume: 16 Issue: 6 Pages: 1391-1398
Phylogenetic and Genome-Wide Pairwise Distance Analysis of the Genus Luteovirus
June 15, 2017
Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Tahir , Shahid Hameed,
Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Volume: 54 Issue: 2 Pages: 363-371
Characterization of Coat Protein (CP) Gene of Sugarcane Mosaicvirus (SCMV) From Isolates of Pakistan and Its Phylogenetic Relationships
February 01, 2017
Sehrish Akbar, Muhammad Tahir, S. Afghan,
Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences - Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 268-276, February 2017
Expression Analysis of Hairpin RNA Carrying Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) Derived Sequences and Transgenic Resistance Development in a Model Rice Plant
January 01, 2017
Sehrish Akbar, Muhammad Tahir, Ming-Bo Wang, Qing Liu,
BioMed Research International - Article Number: 1646140
Pharmacologically active flavonoids from the anticancer, antioxidant and antimicrobial extracts of Cassia angustifolia Vahl
November 11, 2016
Shabina Ishtiaq Ahmed, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Muhammad Tahir, Qaisar Mansoor, Muhammad Ismail, Kristen Keck, Robert B. Bates,
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Volume: 16, Article Number: 460,
Cloning and Partial Characterizaion of Cotton Leaf Curl Burewala Virus from Khanewal
July 09, 2015
Fizza Akhter Butt, Muhammad Tahir,
NUST Journal of Natural Sciences - Vol. 3, No. 1, Pages 27-33
Ageratum enation virus-A Begomovirus of Weeds with the Potential to Infect Crops
February 10, 2015
Muhammad Tahir, Imran Amin , Muhammad Saleem Haider , Shahid Mansoor , Rob W. Briddon ,
Viruses-Basel - Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 647-665
Global geno-proteomic analysis reveals cross-continental sequence conservation and druggable sites among influenza virus polymerases
December 01, 2014
Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar, Najam-us-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi , Muhammad Tahir,
Antiviral Research - Volume 112, Pages 120-13
Luteovirus: insights into pathogenicity
November 14, 2014
Muhammad Ali , Shahid Hameed, Muhammad Tahir,
Archives of Virology - Volume 159, Issue 11, Pages: 2853-2860
Identification of a distinct strain of cotton leaf curl Burewala virus
October 02, 2014
Malik Nawaz Shuja, Rob W. Briddon, Muhammad Tahir,
Archives of Virology - Volume: 159 Issue: 10 Pages: 2787-2790
In Silico Identification and Conservation Analysis of B-cell and T-Cell Epitopes of Hepatitis C Virus 3a Genotype Enveloped Glycoprotein 2 From Pakistan: A Step Towards Heterologous Vaccine Design
June 01, 2014
Aqsa Ikram, Sadia Anjum, Muhammad Tahir,
Hepatitis Monthly - Volume 14, Issue 6, Article Number e9832
Coat protein Based Molecular Characterization of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Isolates Identified on oat Plants in Pakistan
August 01, 2013
M. ALI, Muhammad Tahir, S. Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf,
Acta Virologica - Volume 57, No.3, Pages 383-385
First report of Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus infecting Ricinus communis
December 01, 2012
Muhammad Irfan Fareed, Muhammad Tahir, R.W. Briddon,
Journal of Plant Pathology - Volume 94, Issue SUPPL. 4, Page 102
First report of Clerodendron yellow mosaic virus infecting croton
December 01, 2012
Sidra Anwar, Muhammad Tahir, Najam us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, Rob W. Briddon,
Journal of Plant Pathology - Volume 94, Issue SUPPL. 4, Pages 101
Development of Robust in Vitro Serine Protease Assay based on Recombinant Pakistani HCV NS3-4A Protease
September 01, 2011
Kaneez Fatima, Muhammad Tahir, Ishtiaq Qadri,
Journal of Virus Research - Volume 160, Issues 1-2, Pages 230-237
An efficient, short and costeffective regeneration system for transformation studies of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.).
April 01, 2011
M. SALEEM HAIDER, SHAHID AFGHAN, HAROON RIAZ, M. TAHIR, M. ARSHAD JAVED, NAEEM RASHID, JAVED IQBAL,
Pakistan journal of Botany - Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 1157-1162
Identification of two sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) variants from naturally infected sugarcane crop in Pakistan.
April 01, 2011
M. SALEEM HAIDER, SHAHID AFGHAN, HAROON RIAZ, M. TAHIR, M. ARSHAD JAVED, NAEEM RASHID, JAVED IQBAL,
Pakistan Journal of Botany - Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 1157-1162
First report of Squash leaf curl China virus in Pakistan
December 07, 2010
M. Tahir, M. S. Haider, R. W. Briddon,
Australasian Plant Disease Notes - Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 21–24
Complete nucleotide sequences of a distinct bipartite begomovirus, bitter gourd yellow vein virus, infecting Momordica charantia
November 01, 2010
Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Rob W. Briddon,
Archives of Virology - Volume 155, Issue 11, Pages 1901-1905
Chili leaf curl betasatellite is associated with a distinct recombinant begomovirus, Pepper leaf curl Lahore virus, in Capsicum in Pakistan.
April 15, 2010
Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Rob W. Briddon,
Virus Research - Volume 149, Issue 1, Pages 109-114
Association of a distinct begomovirus and betasatellite with leaf curl symptoms of Pedilanthus tithymaloides.
March 01, 2009
Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Javed Iqbal, Rob William Briddon,
Journal of Phytopathology - Volume 157, Issue 3, Pages 188-193
First report of a begomovirus infecting the ornamental plant Vinca minor L.
December 01, 2008
M. Saleem Haider, M. Tahir, A. Saeed, A. Saeed, R. Parveen, N. Rashid,
AUSTRALASIAN PLANT DISEASE NOTES - Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages150–151
Coat protein gene sequence analysis of three begomovirus isolates from Pakistan and their affinities. with other begomoviruses
June 04, 2007
M. S. HAIDER, M. TAHIR, A. A. F. EVANS, P. G. MARKHAM,
Pakistan Journal of Zoology - Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 165-170
First report of a begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of bell pepper in Pakistan
July 18, 2006
Muhammad Tahir, M. S. Haider,
Plant pathology - Volume 55, Issue 4, Pages 570-570
First report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infecting Eclipta prostrata in Pakistan
April 01, 2006
M. S. Haider, M. Tahir, S. Latif, R. W. Briddon,
Plant pathology - Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 285-285
First report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infecting bitter gourd in Pakistan
December 01, 2005
Muhammad Tahir, M. S. Haider,
Plant pathology - Volume 54, Issue 6, Pages 807-807
Conferences
School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab
University of the Punjab
June 04, 2009 - February 01, 2010
School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab
Uni. of the Punjab
July 02, 2008 - June 10, 2009