VU Virtual University of Pakistan
Department of English
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
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: Article
Yasmeen Ishaq, Aqsa Ikram, Badr Alzahrani, and Sana Khurshid. 2023. The Role of miRNAs, circRNAs and Their Interactions in Development and Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Insilico Approach. Genes. 2023. 14(1):13.
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Category: Chapter
A Brief Introduction to Major Diagnostic Methods Used for TB
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Category: Research Paper
Khurshid S, Khalid R, Afzal M, Waheed Akhtar M. Truncation of PstS1 antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis improves diagnostic efficiency. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2013 Nov;93(6):654-9.
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Category: Research paper
Khurshid S, Afzal M, Khalid R, Khan IH, Akhtar MW. Improving sensitivity for serodiagnosis of tuberculosis using TB16.3-echA1 fusion protein. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2014 Sep;94(5):519-24.
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Category: Research paper
Afzal M, Khurshid S, Khalid R, Paracha RZ, Khan IH, Akhtar MW. Fusion of selected regions of mycobacterial antigens for enhancing sensitivity in serodiagnosis of tuberculosis. J Microbiol Methods. 2015 Aug;115:104-11.
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Category: Research paper
Khalid R, Afzal M, Khurshid S, Paracha RZ, Khan IH, Akhtar MW. Fusion Molecules of Heat Shock Protein HSPX with Other Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Show High Potential in Serodiagnosis of Tuberculosis. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 21;11(9):e0163349.
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Category: Research paper
Khurshid S, Afzal M, Khalid R, Akhtar MW, Qazi MH. Potential of multi-component antigens for tuberculosis diagnosis. Biologicals. 2017 Jul;48:109-113.
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Category: Research paper
Khurshid, S., Zahid, C., & Husnain, S. (2017). Indoleacetic acid production and chromium reduction by cyanobacteria Synechocystis SP. P2A (Chroococcales) immobilized in alginate beads. Biosci. j.(Online), 1592-1600.
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Category: Research paper
Ahmed SS, Akhter M, Sajjad M, Gul R, Khurshid S. Soluble Production, Characterization, and Structural Aesthetics of an Industrially Important Thermostable ß-Glucosidase from Clostridium thermocellum in Escherichia coli. Biomed Res Int. 2019 Nov 7;201
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Category: Research paper
Tariq A, Khurshid S, Sajjad M. Evaluation of the High Resolution Melting Approach for Detection of ß-Thalassemia Gene Mutations. Hemoglobin. 2021 Jan;45(1):20-24.
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Category: Research paper
Tabbasam R, Khursid S, Ishaq Y, Malik A. In Vivo Evaluation of Inorganic Nanoparticle Complexes against CCL4 Induced Hepatotoxicity. Curr Drug Deliv. 2021;18(8):1197-1203.
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Category: Research Paper
Munir, S., Khurshid, S., Iqbal, Q. J., Iqbal, N., & Masood, Z. (2021). Effect of Basil Seed and Chia Seed Extracts on Blood Lipid Profile. group, 247(2.6), 20-47.
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Category: Research paper
Khurshid, S., Awan, S.J., Naz, A., Hayat Khan, S., & Fiaz, S. (2021). Mechanism of Anticancer Activity of Compounds Isolated from Two Species of Ziziphus (Z. jujube and Z. mauritiana). Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International.170-183.
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Category: Research paper
Ishaq Y, Naeem H, Khurshid S, Tabbasam R, Haider Z. Doxorubicin Loaded Gold Nanoparticles Mitigate Liver Fibrosis and Inflammatory Cytokines Gene Expression in Rat. Recent Adv Drug Deliv Formul. 2022 Oct 20.
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Category: Research Paper
Sarwer MI, Khan MT, Khurshid S. Novel rrs mutations in second-line injectable drug-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the Punjab province of Pakistan. J Infect Chemother. 2022 Aug;28(8):1119-1124.
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