Summary
HoD Industrial Biotechnology
Academic Background
PhD
(Microbiology) Quaid-i-Azam University
January 01, 2006 - July 10, 2010
Honours and Awards
best researcher award
Best researcher for the year 2014-2015
October 27, 2015
Research productivity(RPA
Governament of Pakistan PCST RPA Award for the year 2016
first position
First position in the conference AWTR 2009
November 14, 2009
Indigenous scholarship
Indigenous scholarship for PhD
September 20, 2004
Publications
Unveiling water quality patterns in the non-industrial mountainous region of northern Pakistan: A hydrological perspective
February 01, 2026
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances - Volume 21, Article Number 100987
Advancing ASFV Vaccine Development: A Multi-epitope Vaccine Design via in silico Techniques
January 01, 2026
Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry - Volume 25, No. 07, Pages:1079-1101
l-Glycine and l-leucine derived multifunctional ionic liquids for potential antibacterial applications: in-vitro and in-silico studies
November 21, 2025
BMC Chemistry - Volume:19, Issue:1, Article Number 31
Typhi Mykrobe: fast and accurate lineage identification and antimicrobial resistance genotyping directly from sequence reads for the typhoid fever agent Salmonella Typhi
October 24, 2025
Genome Medicine - Volume:17, Issue:1, Article Number 130
Host associated probiotics Lactobacillus reuteri and Enterococcus faecium Mitigate multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica in broiler chicks
October 01, 2025
Microbial Pathogenesis - Volume:207, Article Number 107859
The TyphiNET data visualisation dashboard: unlocking Salmonella Typhi genomics data to support public health
May 09, 2025
Genome Medicine - Volume:17, Issue:1, Article Number: 51
Nature-inspired designing of KLR- and KLS-rich antimicrobial peptides: unleashing the antibiofilm potential of RbP12 against MDR S. aureus and P. aeruginosa
May 01, 2025
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Volume:80, Issue:5, Page:1331-1341
Role of Cell Signaling in Drug Development
April 17, 2025
Cell Signaling: Interplay, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications - 1st Edition, Chapter 18, Pages 384-409
Study of shape of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the in-vitro and in-vivo performance of polymeric hydrogels for wound dressing
April 15, 2025
International Journal of Pharmaceutics - Volume:674, Article Number 125482
Comprehensive insights into Klebsiella pneumoniae: unravelling clinical impact, epidemiological trends and antibiotic-resistance challenges
June 04, 2024
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Volume 79, Issue 7, Pages 1484-1492
Exploring the resistome, virulome, and mobilome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates: deciphering the molecular basis of carbapenem resistance
April 25, 2024
BMC Genomics - Vol:25, Article number: 408, Pages: 22
Development and characterization of SA/PEG hydrogel membranes with Ag/ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced wound dressing
April 15, 2024
Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume 317, Article Number 129170
A multifunctional vanillin-infused chitosan-PVA hydrogel reinforced by nanocellulose and CuO-Ag nanoparticles as antibacterial wound dressing
February 01, 2024
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Volume:258, Article Number: 128831
Navigating the Brain: The Role of Exosomal Shuttles in Precision Therapeutics
January 18, 2024
Frontiers in Neurology - Volume 14, Article Number: 1324216, Pages: 17
Characterization of exclusively non-commensal Neisseria gonorrhoeae pangenome to prioritize globally conserved and thermodynamically stable vaccine candidates using immune-molecular dynamic simulations
December 01, 2023
Microbial Pathogenesis - Volume 185, Article Number 106439
Global diversity and antimicrobial resistance of typhoid fever pathogens: Insights from a meta-analysis of 13,000 Salmonella Typhi genomes
September 12, 2023
eLife - Pages 1-46
Assesment of polyphenolic compounds against biofilms produced by clinical Acinetobacter baumannii strains using in silico and in vitro models
September 01, 2023
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences - Volume:30, Issue:9, Article Number:103743
Foodborne Pathogens and their Associated Infections: An Introduction
August 01, 2023
Book on Global Food Safety: Microbial Interventions and Molecular Advancements - 1st Edition, Chapter 1, Pages 3-38
Intensive care unit sinks are persistently colonized with multidrug resistant bacteria and mobilizable, resistance-conferring plasmids
July 13, 2023
mSystems - Vol:08, No. 4, Article Number: e00206-23
High resistance of fluoroquinolone and macrolide reported in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from the humid subtropical regions of Pakistan
June 01, 2023
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Volume 33, Pages 5-17
Foodborne pathogens and their associated infections
January 01, 2023
Book on Global Food Safety: Microbial Interventions and Molecular Advancements - 1st Edition, Chapter 1, Pages 3-38
Genomic Surveillance of Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Reveals an Additive Effect of Carbapenemase Production on Carbapenem Resistance
June 01, 2022
Microbiology Spectrum - Volume 10, Issue 3, Article Number e00766-22
Evaluation of Blood-Brain-Barrier Permeability, Neurotoxicity, and Potential Cognitive Impairment by Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s Virulence Factor Pyocyanin
March 17, 2022
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity - Volume 2022, Article ID 3060579
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A brief review of virulence and resistance
March 01, 2022
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - Volume 72, Issue 3, Pages 509-515
In-Silico Vaccine Design Based on a Novel Vaccine Candidate Against Infections Caused by Acinetobacter baumannii
December 02, 2021
International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Volume 28, Issue 1, Article Number 16
Quest for Novel Preventive and Therapeutic Options Against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
December 01, 2021
International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 2313-2331
Antimicrobial Resistance and Genomic Characterization of Six New Sequence Types in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates from Pakistan
November 12, 2021
Antibiotics-Basel - Volume 10, Issue 11, Article Number 1386
Antibiotic-mediated expression analysis of Shiga toxin 1 and 2 in multi-drug-resistant Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli
October 01, 2021
Folia Microbiologica - Volume 66, Issue 5, Pages 809-817
Genomic Investigation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST113 Strains Isolated from Tertiary Care Hospitals in Pakistan
September 17, 2021
Antibiotics-Basel - Volume 10(9), Article Number 1121
Identification of Vancomycin Resistance Determinants in Twin Cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad
September 11, 2021
Abasyn Journal of Life Sciences - Volume 4(1), Pages 112-118
Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling of Biofilm Forming Non Typhoidal Salmonella enterica Isolates from Poultry and Its Associated Food Products from Pakistan
June 28, 2021
Antibiotics - Volume 10(7), Article Number 785
Chemical Synthesis and Antipseudomonal Activity of Al-Doped NiO Nanoparticles
April 20, 2021
Frontiers in Materials - Volume 8, Article Number 673458
Draft genome sequence of an extensively drug-resistant neonatal Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate harbouring multiple plasmids contributing to antibiotic resistance
December 01, 2020
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Volume 23, Pages 100-101
Association of hepatitis E seropositivity and altered progesterone levels in pregnant women of low socioeconomic status from capital region of Pakistan
December 01, 2020
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - Volume 70, Issue 12, Pages 2119-2123
Immunoinformatics Driven Prediction of Multiepitopic Vaccine Against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Coinfection and Its Validation via In Silico Expression
November 30, 2020
International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Pages 1-13
Novel Antibiotic Combinations of Diverse Subclasses for Effective Suppression of Extensively Drug-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
October 29, 2020
International Journal of Microbiology - Volume 2020, Article ID 8831322, 10 pages
Superbugs, silver bullets, and new battlefields
July 24, 2020
Book on Biodiversity and Biomedicine - Chapter 6, Pages 81-106
Tetracycline-inactivating enzymes from environmental, human commensal, and pathogenic bacteria cause broad-spectrum tetracycline resistance
May 15, 2020
Communications Biology - Volume 3, Article Number 241
Evaluation of Pyocyanin induced systemic pathogenicity of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
May 01, 2020
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Volume 33, No.3, Pages 915-922
Trends in Antimicrobial Use in Food Animals, Aquaculture, and Hospital Waste
April 08, 2020
Book on Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes - Chapter 5, Pages 95-138
Bio-management of Antibiotics
April 08, 2020
Book on Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes - Chapter 20, Pages 435-444
Isolation and characterization of bacteriophage to control multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa planktonic cells and biofilm
January 01, 2020
Biologicals - Volume 63, Pages 89-96
Designing a multi-epitopic vaccine against the enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis based on immunoinformatics approach
December 24, 2019
Scientific Reports - Volume: 9, Article Number: 19780
Environmental and public health effects of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs
December 06, 2019
Book on Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Environment - Chapter 18, Pages 269-291
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium from the USA and Pakistan
December 01, 2019
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Volume 74, Issue 12, Pages 3445-3452
Spatiotemporal dynamics of multidrug resistant bacteria on intensive care unit surfaces
October 08, 2019
Nature Communications - Volume 10, Article Number 4569
Formulation of active packaging system using Artemisia scoparia for enhancing shelf life of fresh fruits
July 03, 2019
Materials Science and Engineering C - Volume 100, Pages 82-93
Fishing for vaccines against Vibrio cholerae using in silico pan-proteomic reverse vaccinology approach
June 19, 2019
PeerJ - Volume: 7, Article Number: e6223
Draft Genome Sequence of a blaNDM and blaPME-1 Harboring Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolate from Pakistan
April 01, 2019
Microbiology Resource Announcements - Volume: 8, Issue: 17, Article Number: e00107-19
Bacteriophages: an overview of the control strategies against multiple bacterial infections in different fields
February 01, 2019
Journal of Basic Microbiology - Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-133
Isolation, characterization and efficacy of phage MJ2 against biofilm forming multi-drug resistant Enterobacter cloacae
January 15, 2019
Folia Microbiologica - Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-111
Functional Annotation and Analysis of Dual Oxidase 1 (DUOX1): a Potential Anti-pyocyanin Immune Component
October 24, 2018
Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences - Volume: 10, 27 November 2018
Superficieibacter electus gen. nov., sp. nov., an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Possessing Member of the Enterobacteriaceae Family, Isolated From Intensive Care Unit Surfaces
July 20, 2018
Frontiers in Microbiology - 2018, 9:1629
Vancomycin resistant Enterococci: A brief review
May 05, 2018
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - Volume 68, Pages 768-772
In silico drug repurposing via chemical-protein interaction analysis, a proof-of-concept study: targeting pyocyanin based virulence of antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
March 15, 2018
International Journal of Biosciences - NULL
Bacterial biofilm and associated infections
January 15, 2018
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 7-11, January 2018
Isolation and characterization of a bacteriophage and its utilization against multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa-2995.
December 01, 2017
Life Sciences, 2017. 190:21-28 - NULL
Draft genome sequence of a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi strain resistant to fourth-generation cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone antibiotics
October 19, 2017
Genome Announcements - Vol.5, Article No.e00850-17
Effectiveness of a Lytic Phage SRG1 against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Compost and Soil
September 24, 2017
BioMed Research International - NULL
Effectiveness of a lytic phage SRGI against vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecalis in compost and soil
September 24, 2017
BioMed Research International - Volume 2017, Article ID 9351017, 8 pages
Draft Genome Sequence of the blaOXA-436- and blaNDM-1-Harboring Shewanella putrefaciens SA70 Isolate
July 20, 2017
Genome Announcement - Volume: 5, Issue: 29, Article Number: e00644-17
Prediction of vaccine candidates against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An integrated genomics and proteomics approach
July 19, 2017
Genomics - GENOMICS Volume: 109 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 274-283
Synergy and Order Effects of Antibiotics and Phages in Killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
January 11, 2017
PLoS ONE - Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Evaluation of machine learning and rules-based approaches for predicting antimicrobial resistance profiles in gram-negative bacilli from whole genome sequence data
November 28, 2016
Frontiers in Microbiology - Volume: 7, Article Number: 1887
Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase producing Cephalosporin resistant Salmonella Typhi, reported from Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
August 05, 2016
Journal Of Pakistan Medical Association - Volume: 66, Issue: 8, Pages: 1035-1036
A New Broad-Spectrum Peptide Antibiotic Produced by Bacillus brevis Strain MH9 Isolated from Margalla Hills of Islamabad, Pakistan
June 01, 2016
International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Pages: 271-279
Survivability of Polyethylene Degrading Microbes in the Presence of Titania Nanoparticles
May 10, 2016
Journal of Nanomaterials and Molecular Nanotechnology - Published 2016
Dissemination of SHV Beta-Lactamase Genes amongst Clinical Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates
May 01, 2016
Value in Health - Volume:19, Issue:3, Pages: A213-A213 Meeting Abstract: PIN12
Clinico-microbiological study and antibiotic resistance profile of mecA and ESBL gene prevalence in patients with diabetic foot infections
March 01, 2016
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages: 1031-1038
Isolation and Characterization of a Myoviridae MJ1 Bacteriophage Against Multi-Drug Resistant Escherichia coli 3
November 21, 2015
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology - Volume: 8, Issue: 11, Article Number: e25917
Inhibition of clinical multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm by Siphoviridae bacteriophage Z
August 11, 2015
Science Letters - Volume 3, Issue 3, Pages 122-126
Bacterial Biofilm: Its Composition, Formation and Role in Human Infections
July 20, 2015
Research & Reviews: Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages 1-14
KPC and NDM-1 Genes in Related Enterobacteriaceae Strains and Plasmids from Pakistan and the United States
June 06, 2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases - Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages 1034-1037
Dengue: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment - A mini review
May 25, 2015
Advancements in Life Sciences - Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 110-114
Characterization of new Myoviridae bacteriophage WZ1 against multi-drug resistant (MDR) Shigella dysenteriae
April 01, 2015
Journal of Basic Microbiology - Volume 54(4), Pages 420-431
Characterization of Siphoviridae phage Z and studying its efficacy against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae planktonic cells and biofilm
April 01, 2015
Journal of Medical Microbiology - Volume 64, No. 4, Pages 454-462
Blueprint of quartz crystal microbalance biosensor for early detection of breast cancer through salivary autoantibodies against ATP6AP1.
March 15, 2015
Biosensors and Bioelectronics - Volume: 65, Pages: 62-70
An introduction to tetracycline antibiotics: applications and resistance
February 01, 2015
International Journal of Microbiology and Allied Sciences - Volume 1(3), Pages 42-48
3rd Generation Cephalosporin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Pus Samples
November 01, 2014
World Journal of Zoology - Volume 9(4), Pages 276-280
Broad spectrum antibiotics and resistance in non-target bacteria: An example from tetracycline
August 01, 2014
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology - Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 2667-2671
Characterization of a virulent bacteriophage LK1 specific for Citrobacter freundii isolated from sewage water
June 01, 2014
Journal of Basic Microbiology - Volume: 54, Issue: 6, Pages: 531-541, Special Issue: SI
Susceptibility Profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Pus to -Lactam/ -Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations
June 01, 2014
World Journal of Zoology - Volume 9(2), Pages 115-120
Sequence and Structural Analysis of 3' Untranslated Region of Hepatitis C Virus, Genotype 3a, From Pakistani Isolates
May 09, 2013
Hepatitis Monthly - Volume: 13, Issue: 5, Article Number: UNSP e8390
An investigation of anthraquinone dye biodegradation by Aspergillus flavus SA2 in self-designed fluidized bed bioreactor
June 01, 2012
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 1728-1737
Isolation and Partial Characterization of a Virulent Bacteriophage IHQ1 Specific for Aeromonas punctata from Stream Water
May 01, 2012
Microbial Ecology - Volume: 63, Issue: 4, Pages: 954-963
Determination of antibiotic resistance prototype and in vitro R plasmid transfer by conjugation between faecal Escherichia coli isolates from Broiler feces
March 08, 2012
Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-93
Determination of antibiotic resistance patteren in Escherchia. Coli strains isolated from animal feaces in a farm house
March 05, 2012
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research - Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 250-254
Bacteriophages and their implications on future biotechnology: a review
January 10, 2012
Virology Journal - Volume 9, Number 1, Article 9, Pages 8
An HPLC Method development for the assessment of degradation products of Anthraquinone dye
May 01, 2011
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment - Volume: 176, Issue: 1-4, Pages: 597-604
Biodegradation of anthraquinone dye by Aspergillus niger SA1 in self-designed fluidized bed bioreactor
November 12, 2010
Environmental Health and Public Health - Volume: 7, Issue: 5, Pages: 371-376, Supplement: S
Isolation and identification of polystyrene biodegrading bacteria from soil
July 18, 2010
African Journal of Microbiology Research - Volume: 4, Issue: 14, Pages: 1537-1541
Biological Treatment of Textile Effluent in Stirred Tank Bioreactor
March 01, 2010
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology - Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 256-260, Published: MAR 2010
Up-flow immobilized fungal Column Reactor for the Treatment of Anthraquinone dye Drimarene blue Ksub>2RL
October 19, 2009
African Journal of Biotechnology - Volume: 8, Issue: 20, Pages: 5570-5577
Studies on Biodegradation of Cellulose Blended Polyvinyl Chloride Films
September 01, 2009
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology - Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Pages: 577-580
Conferences
Pyocyanin yield improvement for enhancement of Pseudomonas aeruginosa inoculated Microbial Fuel Cell efficiency
September 10, 2018 - September 12, 2018
Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid, Saadia Andleeb,
International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (PGSRET)
Understanding and Combatting Antibiotic Resistome Exchange Across Commensal, Environmental, and Pathogenic Microbes
April 06, 2018 - April 06, 2018
Robert F. Potter, Alaric W. D’Souza, Meghan A. Wallace, Angela Shupe, Sanket Patel, Danish Gul, Jennie H. Kwon, Wandy Beatty, Saadia Andleeb, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas,
6th Annual Global Health and Infectious Diseases Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance
Superficieibacter electus gen. nov., sp. nov., an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Possessing Member of the Enterobacteriaceae Family, Isolated From Intensive Care Unit Surfaces
November 22, 2017 - November 24, 2017
Robert F. Potter, Alaric W. D'Souza, Meghan A. Wallace, Angela Shupe, Sanket Patel, Danish Gul, Jennie H. Kwon, Wandy Beatty, Saadia Andleeb, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas,
11th International Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society for Microbiology
Associate Professor
ASAB
September 20, 2010 - March 01, 2022