VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Dr. Saleha Noureen
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology


PhD (Zoology)


Zoology
Official Email saleha.noureen@vu.edu.pk
Contact +92 (42) 111 880 880 (Ext: 2725)
Dr. Saleha Noureen is a dedicated, hardworking faculty member at the Virtual University of Pakistan. She earned her Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of the Punjab, Lahore in 2019. She has valuable experience from her roles in the Higher Education Commission’s Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (HEC-IPFP). She has received awards and scholarships. Her studies focus on the antioxidant properties of lactic acid bacteria and are published in national and international journals. She is known for her innovative teaching and active participation in conferences and workshops, making her a key member of the Virtual University of Pakistan. In November 2020, she joined the Virtual University of Pakistan as an HEC IPFP Fellow. Currently, she holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Virtual University of Pakistan.
Experience
HEC-IPFP
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Nov 30, 2020 To present
NIP-Internee
District office of Fisheries multan
From Mar 03, 2008 To Mar 02, 2009
Honors And Awards
Awarded one year IPFP-Fellowship on merit basis in 2020-2021
Year: 2020
3rd Prize in Poster Presentation in 8th invention to innovation Summit University of Punjab 02 to 03 -04-2019.
Year: 2019
Indigenous Scholarship awarded by Higher Education Commission Pakistan 2012, Batch 1 phase 2.
Year: 2013
Awarded Prime Minister Laptop on merit basis in 2012
Year: 2012
Awarded one year internship in National Internship program for year 2008-2009
Year: 2008
Awarded Fuji Foundation scholarship on merit for year 1998-2003, 2004-2008
Year: 1998
Six sequences of Lactic acid bacteria (Accession number: MH185807, MH185808, MG882402, MG882401, MG000874, MH375410 ) has been submitted to GenBank
Year:
Organized 3 day 38th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) at Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore (27th-1st March, 2018).
Year:
Hands on training and National Workshop on Potential of Sericulture for employment and income generation, Organized by Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab (13th March, 2018).
Year:
Successfully completed four weeks online training HEC-National Faculty Development Programme 2020 from 13-09-2020 to 15-10-2020.
Year:
Memberships
Student
Member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM) 2012
Publications
Category: W
Effect of Lactobacillus brevis (MG000874) on antioxidant-related gene expression of the liver and kidney in D-galactose-induced oxidative stress mice model.
Noureen, S., Hussain, T., Noureen, A., & Altyar, A. E. (2023). Effect of Lactobacillus brevis (MG000874) on antioxidant-related gene expression of the liver and kidney in D-galactose-induced oxidative stress mice model. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(35), 84099-84109. IF= 5.8
Year: 2023
Category: X
Evaluation of L. brevis MG000874 in behavioural and in vitro antioxidant enzyme activity of murine brain.
Noureen, S., Liaqat, I., Riaz, A., Rana, M., & Arshad, N. (2022). Evaluation of Lactobacillus brevis MG000874 in behavioral and in vitro antioxidant enzyme activity of murine brain. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 65, e22210294. IF= 1.181
Year: 2022
Category: X
Isolation and identification of antioxidant constituents from extracellular metabolites of Lactobacillus brevis.
Noureen, S., Riaz, A., Ali, E., Sajid, I., Zaman, W., & Arshad, N. (2022). Isolation and identification of antioxidant constituents from extracellular metabolites of Lactobacillus brevis. Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 32(2), 604-608. IF= 0.70
Year: 2022
Category: X
In vitro selection and in vivo confirmation of the antioxidant ability of Lactobacillus brevis MG000874. 2019 Saleha Noureen, Ayesha Riaz, Muhammad Arshad and Najma Arshad.
Noureen, S., Riaz, A., Arshad, M., & Arshad, N. (2019). In vitro selection and in vivo confirmation of the antioxidant ability of Lactobacillus brevis MG000874. Journal of applied microbiology, 126(4), 1221-1232. IF: 3.2
Year: 2019
Category: X
Antilisterial efficacy of Lactobacillus brevis MF179529 from cow: an in vivo evidence.
Riaz, A., Noureen, S., Liqat, I., Arshad, M., & Arshad, N. (2019). Antilisterial efficacy of Lactobacillus brevis MF179529 from cow: an in vivo evidence. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 19, 1-9. IF: 4.78
Year: 2019
Category: X
Characterization of Bacteriocin like Inhibitory Substances from Enterococcus ratti MF183967.
Riaz, A., Noureen, S., Qamar, M. F., Liaqat, I., Arshad, M., & Arshad, N. (2018). Characterization of Bacteriocin like inhibitory substances from Enterococcus ratti MF183967. Pak Vet J, 10. IF: 3.8
Year: 2018
Category: X
Antioxidant properties of Lactobacillus brevis of Horse Origin and Commercial Lactic Acid Bacterial Strains.
Noureen, S., Riaz, A., Saif, A., Arshad, M., Qamar, M. F., & Arshad, N. (2018). Antioxidant properties of Lactobacillus brevis of Horse Origin and Commercial Lactic Acid Bacterial Strains: A Comparison. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 38(3). IF: 3.8
Year: 2018
Research Grants
DateTitleAgency / OrganizationHeadingAmount (Rs.)
2021HEC- SRGPHECCompleted1000000.0000
Presentation
1 • Presented Research work in 1st international conference on emerging trends in zoology organized by Department of Zoology University of Sargodha, Sargodha (8th - 9th December, 2017).
2 • Presented Research work in International Conference on Recent advances in clinical research” organized by Department of Physiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore (19-20 December, 2017).
3 • Participated in One day Hands –on workshop on “HPLC” organized by School of Physical Sciences University of the Punjab, Lahore (26th November, 2016).
4 • Presented Research work in 1st National Conference on “Recent Trends in Microbiology” organized by Department of Microbiology, Abottabad University of Science & Technology (20-21 December, 2016).
5 • Participated in One day Hands –on workshop on “Graph prism” organized by Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics (24th November, 2015).
6 • Presented Research work in One Health International Conference organized by Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary & animal Sciences (CVAS) Jhang (13th -15th November, 2017) .
7 • Participated in two day Hands –workshop on “Craft of scientific writing ” organized by Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics (6th -7th December, 2016)
8 • Presented in 10th Biennial International Conference of Pakistan Society for Microbiology, Exploring Microbes for Future Endeavors (25-28TH March, 2015).