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


PhD (Biological Sciences)


Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Official Email sana.khurshid@vu.edu.pk
Contact +92 (42) 111 880 880 (Ext: 5722)
Dr. Sana Khurshid completed BSc (Hons.) from Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in 2008 with 3rd Position. Then completed PhD in 2015 from The University of the Punjab as HEC indigenous scholar. She has more than six years teaching experience to BS,MS, M.Phil and PhD students. Two PhD and more than 20 M.Phil students have completed their thesis under her supervision. She has several International and national publications in peer- reviewed journals. Her area of interest and expertise are molecular diagnostics and molecular therapeutics using conventional and modern genomics and gene manipulation techniques.
Experience
Assistant Profesor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Dec 08, 2021 To present
Assistant Profesor
University of Lahore
From May 28, 2015 To Dec 07, 2021
Honors And Awards
Research Productivity Award for year 2021
Year: 2022
HEC approved Supervisor
Year: 2018
Prof. ZafarZaidi Memorial Award for poster presentation in Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Year: 2010
Merit certificate on third position in BSc(Hons.) Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Punjab
Year: 2008
Memberships
Member
American Society for Microbiology
Member
Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Member
Microbiology Society
Publications
Category: Research Paper
Evaluation of Aloe Vera Gel Combined with Cinnamon Oil with Antibacterial Activity for Wound Healing Application
2024
Year: 2024
Category: Research Paper
Advancing oral cancer diagnosis via TGFB signaling pathway
2024
Year: 2024
Category: Article
The Role of miRNAs, circRNAs and Their Interactions in Development and Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Insilico Approach.
2023
Year: 2023
Category: Research paper
Doxorubicin Loaded Gold Nanoparticles Mitigate Liver Fibrosis and Inflammatory Cytokines Gene Expression in Rat.
2022
Year: 2022
Category: Research Paper
Novel rrs mutations in second-line injectable drug-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the Punjab province of Pakistan.
2022
Year: 2022