ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Post-Doc (Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, Orlando (Florida), United States (2013)

Ph.D (Botany/Biotechnology) Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan (2010)

Ph.D (Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics) Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (2008)

M.Phil. (Microbiology) Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan (1995-1997)

M.Sc. (Biological Sciences) Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan (1993-1995)

B.Sc. (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry) Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan (1990-1992)

F.Sc. (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Govt. College of Science, Lahore, Pakistan (1988-90)

Matric (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Crescent Model School, Lahore, Pakistan (1988)

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

One year Diploma in Islamic Banking (Technical Education and Manpower Training (2010-2011)

2 week workshop on Islamic Banking (Alhuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics) (June, 2012)

4 week Arabic language course (July, 2010)

6 week Arabic course (July, 2009)

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Assistant Professor, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan (19^th July, 2008 to-date)

Lecturer in Biology, Govt. Degree College Daska, Pakistan (April, 2008 to 18^th July, 2008)

Proceeded to China on deputation for completion of Ph.D, (1^st July, 2004 to April, 2008)

Lecturer in Biology at Jinnah Islamia College Sialkot (4th^th Jan, 2000 to 30^th June, 2004)

Section Officer, Education Department, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Lahore (30^th June, 1999 to 3^rd Jan, 2000)

Lecturer in Biology at Government College Gogera, Okara (30^th May, 1997 to 29^th June, 1999)

Junior Research Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

(15^th October, 1995 to 29^th May,1997)

ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS         

Second position in M.Phil (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1997)

First position in B.Sc. (Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 1992)

SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS

·    PhD scholarship for completion of PhD in China, sponsored by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan in 2004

·    Awarded Post-Doc Fellowship by Higher Education Commission.

COURSES BEING TAUGHT

·    Molecular Biology (PhD class)

·    Bioinformatics (PhD class)

·    Genomics and Bioinformatics (M.Phil class)

·    Molecular Biology (B.Sc honors class)

·    Bioinformatics (B.Sc honors class)

·    Genetic Engineering (B.Sc honors class)

·    Microbial Genetics (B.Sc honors class)

DEVELOPMENT OF DATABASES

Developed 3 databases available online.

Database of small non-coding RNAs (http://www.NcRPdb.com)

Database of proteins containing unusual amino acids, pyrrolysine and selenocystein-Pyrro-Seleno (http://www.pyroseleno.com)

Database of genome of all serotypes of dengue virus (will be uploaded soon)

DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1-         PhD Program Coordinator

2-         Controller Examinations

3-         Member Board of Studies

4-         Member M.Phil Admission Committee

5-         Departmental representation for external links

6-         Member Departmental Purchase Committee

7-         Departmental Sports coordinator

SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS

·    Member of the team that has successfully accomplished the project “Production of antibiotic Zn-bacitracin by Bacillus licheniformis to supplement the poultry feed”, sponsored by Pakistan Science Foundation (Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2002-2004)

·    Member of the team that has successfully accomplished the project “Microarray analysis of ncRNA expression patterns in Caenorhabditis elegans” sponsored by National Sciences Foundation, China (2005-2008).

·    Member of the team currently working on the project “Production of biofuel” sponsored by Pakistan Science Foundation (Government College University, Lahore, 2008-2014).

·    Member of the team that has successfully accomplished project “Development of biomarkers for the early detection of prostate cancer” sponsored by National Institute of Health, US (2012-2013).

HEC APPROVED SUPERVISOR

PhD supervisor approved by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan since November, 2008.

SECRETARY CURRIVULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE

Serving as Secretary, National Curriculum Review Committee for Bioinformatics under the guidance of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.

TRAININGS/WORSHOPS

·    3-week In-service training course in the subject of Biology at Directorate of Staff Development, Punjab, Lahore from 25-01-1999 to 13-02-1999.

·    Four months training in Medical Transcription, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, October, 2001

·    Three week Master Trainers Workshop of Biology (New Curriculum) Secondary level held at Directorate of Staff Development, Lahore from 07-07-2002 to 27-07-2002.

·    Three day training at Quality Enhancement Cell, Government College University, Lahore from 24-01-2009 to 26-01-2009.

·    Training workshop for Biology Teachers (New Curriculum) at Government College of Science, from 10^th June to 19^th June, 2002.

·    Three day Academic retreat for HEC approved Ph.D Supervisors held at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad from June 3-5, 2010.

·    One day workshop on Network Performance Monitoring at HEC Regional Centre Lahore on 29^th September, 2010.

·    One day workshop “Introduction to responsible conduct of research (RCR) and research ethics” held at Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute Orlando, Florida, United States (March, 19, 2013).

TRAINING CONDUCTED

·    Four week Training of secondary school teachers in the subject of Biology at Government Pilot Higher Secondary School, Wahdat Road, Lahore from 5^th August to 31^st August, 2002.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION

Ph.D STUDENTS (Completed)

1-         Saima Aftab (2013)

2-         Irfana Iqbal (2014)

Ph.D STUDENTS (On going)

1-         Asma Zafar

2-         Zia-ud-Din

3-         Shagufta Tabbassum

4-         Bilqees Fatima

M.Phil.  STUDENTS (completed)

12 students completed M.Phil degree

M.Phil.  STUDENTS (ongoing)

Currently 5 students are performing research work

B.Sc. (Hons) Students (completed)

24 completed B.Sc (H) degree

B.Sc. (Hons) Students (ongoing)

Currently 7 students are performing research work

PUBLICATIONS

1-        Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Ikram-ul-Haq and Shah Jehan Baig. Systematic mutagenesis method for enhanced production of bacitracin by  Bacillus licheniformis mutant strain UV-MN-HN-8. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. vol.43, n.1, pp. 78-88, 2012.  (IF: 0.9)

2-         Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Muhammad Mohsin Javed and Ikram-ul-Haq. Depletion of Y associated proteins by RNAi down regulates the Y RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans. Pak. J. Bot., 44: 199-202, 2012. (IF: 0.87)

3-        Saima Aftab, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Ikram-Ul-Haq, Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Asma Zafar and Irfana Iqbal. Cloning and expression of endo-1, 4-β-Glucanase gene from Bacillus licheniformis 14580 into E. coli BL 21 (DE 3). African Journal of Biotechnology. 11(12), 2846-2854, 2012. (IF: 0.5)

4-        Sana Zahoor, Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Nauman Aftab and Ikram-ul-Haq. Isolation and Molecular identification of a facultatively anaerobic bacterium from hot springs of Azad Kashmir. Pak. J. Bot., 44: 329-333, Special Issue, 2012. (IF: 0.87)

5-        Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Sana Zahoor, Sarah Shafaat, Iffat Mehmooda, Ambreen Gul, Huma Rasheed, Ali Imran Bukhari, Muhammad Nauman Aftab and Ikram-ul-Haq. Wheat bran as a brown gold: Nutritious value and its biotechnological applications. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 6(4), 724-733, 2012. (IF:  0.54)

6-        Tehreema Iftikhar, Mubashir Niaz, M. Anjum Zia, Rukhsana Jabeen, and Muhammad Nauman Aftab. Production of lipase from Trichoderma spp and studies of kinetic parameters. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(5): 2587-2591, 2011. (IF: 0.87)

7-        Sana Zahoor, Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Nauman Aftab & Ikram-ul-Haq. Cloning and expression of β-glucosidase gene from Bacillus licheniformis into E. coli BL 21 (DE3). Biologia. 66 (2): 213-220. 2011. (IF: 0.50)

8-        Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Ikram-ul-Haq and Shah Jehan Baig. Enhanced production of bacitracin by a mutant strain Bacillus licheniformis UV-MN-HN-8. Pakistan Journal of Botany 42(3): 2095-2103. 2010. (IF: 0.94)

9-        Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Ikram-ul-Haq and Shah Jehan Baig. Optimization of different parameters for the production of bacitracin in synthetic medium by Bacillus licheniformis mutant strain UV-MN-HN-8 Pakistan journal of Science. 62 (2): 99-107, 2010.

10-    Muhammad Nauman Aftab, He Huosheng, Geir Skogerbo and Chen Rensheng. Microarray analysis of ncRNA expression pattern in Caenorhabditis elegans after RNAi against snoRNA associated proteins. BMC Genomics. 9:278, 2008. (IF: 4.4)

11-    Jia D, Cai L, He H, Skogerbo G, Li T T, Aftab M Nauman, Chen R. Systematic identification of non-coding RNA 2,2,7-trimethylguanosine cap structures in Caenorhabditis elegans. BMC Molecular Biology. 8: 86, 2007. (IF: 3.37)

12-    Ikram-ul-Haq, Roheena Abdullah, Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Nauman Aftab. Fermentation Kinetics of Media Optimization for the Production of Alpha Amylase by a New Isolate of Aspergillus Oryzae. Microbiology. 2007.

13-    Housheng He, Lun Cai,Geir Skogerbø,Wei Deng,Tao Liu, Xiaopeng Zhu, Yudong Wang, Dong Jia, Zhihua Zhang, Yong Tao, Haipan Zeng, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Yan Cui, Guozhen Liu, and Runsheng Chen. Profiling Caenorhabditis elegans non-coding RNA expression with a combined microarray. Nucleic Acid Research. 34 (10): 2976-2983, 2006. (IF: 8.3)

14-    Bilal Haider Abbasi, Khalique Ahmed, Feeroza Khalique, Najma Ayub, Hai Jun Liu, Syed Asad Raza Kazmi and Muhammad Nauman Aftab. Rearing the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera,on a tapioca-based artificial diet. Journal of Insect Science. 7: 1-7, 2006. (IF: 0.88)

15-    Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Abdul Hameed, Ikram-ul-Haq, Runsheng Chen. Biodegradation of Leather Waste by Enzymatic Treatment. The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering. 6 (3): 462-465, 2005.

16-     Joseph Mazar, Wei Zhao, Ahmad M. Khalil, Bongyong Lee, John Shelley, Subramaniam S. Govindarajan, Fumiko Yamamoto, Maya Ratnam, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Sheila Collins, Brian N. Finck, Xianlin Han, John S. Mattick, Marcel E. Dinger, and Ranjan J. Perera. The functional characterization of long noncoding RNA SPRY4-IT1 in human melanoma cells. Oncotarget (IF: 6.64).

17-     Bongyong Lee; Joseph Mazar; Muhammad Nauman Aftab; Feng Qi; John Shelley; Jian-Liang Li; Subramaniam Shyamalagovindarajan. Long Noncoding RNAs as Putative Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Detection. The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. (3.95).

18-     Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Dinger Marcel and Ranjan J Perera. The role of microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in the pathology, diagnosis, and management of melanoma. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (3.370).

19-     Irfana Iqbal, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Asad-ur-Rehman, Afzal, Attique-ur-Rehman, Zia-ud-Din and Ikram-ul-Haq. Purification and characterization of cloned alkaline protease gene of Geobacillus stearothermophilus. (1.882).