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


PhD (Natural Sciences in Molecular Medicine)


Molecular Medicine, Neurobiology, Animal models
Official Email ayesha.maqbool@vu.edu.pk
Assistant Professor
Experience
Assistant Professor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From May 16, 2016 To present
Post Doc Fellow
Adnan Menderes University, Aydin University
From May 08, 2015 To present
Honors And Awards
HEC-Approved Supervisor
Year: 2021
Scholarship from TUBITAK, Turkey
Year: 2016
Scholarship from Graduate College of Medical Faculty (GRK) Ulm, Germany
Year: 2012
Scholarship from International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm, Germany
Year: 2008
Nestle Cash Award by Chancellor, Governor of Punjab, Lahore
Year: 2008
3rd position throughout all semesters. (Bronze Medal in D.V.M)
Year: 2008
Quaid-e-Azam Talent Award by UVAS Lahore
Year: 2007
Merit scholarship granted by the Vice Chancellor, UVAS, Lahore, Pakistan
Year: 2003
Memberships
Member
Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council
Member
Member of Alzheimer’s Association
Member
Member of British Neuroscience Association
Publications
Category: Research article
Yasir Ali, Qurat-ul-Ain Hira, Waqas Khan, Tanveer Hussain, Ayesha Maqbool. “Molecular analysis of tetracycline resistant gene in gram-negative bacteria isolated from dairy farms”. Biomedical Letters 2020; 6(2):214-217
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Category: Review paper
Maria, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Tariq Pervez, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Rabia Bibi and Ayesha Maqbool. “Applications of metagenomics in the Investigation and Analysis of Microbial Diversity from Un-Cultured Soil of Hospitals”. Pak. J. Biochem. Mol. B
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Category: Research paper
Afifa Zaeem, Muhammad Sultan Abbasi, Ayesha Maqbool, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Tanveer Hussain. “UV Radiations from Sunlight as a Potential Carcinogen for the Development of Skin Malignancy: A Review of the Current Status and Future Prospects”. (2019)
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Category: Research Paper
Aman Ullah, Tanveer Tara, Ayesha Maqbool, Muhammad Asif Zeb, Shah Faisal Jamal, Ahsan Saida. Staphylococcus Cassette Chromosome Mec Typing of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Prevailing in Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
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Category: Research Paper
Zulnairah Rehman, Azmatullah Khan, Abdul Wajid and Ayesha Maqbool. “Detection of Salmonella species in poultry eggs and egg storing trays collected from poultry farms and local stores of Mianwali, Pakistan”. June,2020, 66 (I), 93-97. BIOLOGIA
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Category: Research Paper
Farkhanda Haroon, Ayesha Maqbool, Rabia Rafiq, Fatima Azhar and Muhammad Nazer Ul Islam Haroon. “Characterization of inhibin alpha in patients of Polycystic ovarian syndrome”. Journal of Bioengineering and biomedical Sciences. 2019, 9: 259
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Category: Review paper
Rabia Bibi, Ayesha Maqbool, Samea Khan and Jangrez Khan. “Microcephaly – A Neurodevelopmental hereditary disorder with emerging drifts of ZIKV, (2018) FUUAST J. BIOL., 8(1): 123-132
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Category: Research paper
Ayesha Maqbool, Sadia Kousar, Akhtar Ali, Tanveer Hussain, Masroor Ellahi Babar and Yasir Ali. AR gene polymorphism rs6152 is associated with androgenetic alopecia. Biomedical Letters 2019; 5(2):120-125.
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Category: Y
Munazza Makhdoom, Ayesha Maqbool, Hafsah Muhammad, Sheeba Makhdoom, Hamna Ashraf, Mirza Jawad ul Hasnain, Waseem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Irfan. “Antidiabetic and Pancreas-Protective Potential of Parthenium Hysterophorous (Carrot Grass) in Alloxan Induce
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Category: W
Zainab Bibi, Anam Fatima, Rehana Rani, Ayesha Maqbool, Samea Khan, Shumaila Naz and s Shahid Waseem (2021). “Genetic Characterization of Plasmodium vivax Isolates from Pakistan Using Circumsporozoite Protein (PvCSP) and Merozoite Surface Protein-1
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Category: X
Asim Shah, Yasir Ali, Ayesha Maqbool, Shahid Abbasi. “Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus isolates in Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi”. 2020, Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA), 69
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Category: X
Asim Ali Shah, Yasir Ali, Ayesha Maqbool, Shahid Ahmad Abbasi. Phenotypic detection of beta lactamase in multi-drug resistant acinetobacter isolated in Fauji foundation hospital”(2021). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 71(4), 1144- 114
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Category: X
Asim Ali Shah, Shahid Ahmad Abbasi, Yasir Ali, Ayesha Maqbool. (2020). “In vitro efficacy of Daptomycin against clinical isolates of Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)”. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1-9.
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Category: Y
Muhammad Asghar Qazi, Shahid Sherzada, Akhtar Ali, Muhammad Tariq Pervez, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Tanveer Hussain, Abdul Wajid, Rabia Bibi, Ayesha Maqbool, Yasir Ali, Shahzad Iqbal and Usman Atique. “Molecular Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Isol
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Category: X
Kanwal Habib, Tanveer Ahmad, I. Arif, Saima Parveen, Ayesha Riaz, Ayesha Maqbool and Shakira Ghazanfar. “Molecular identification of Lactic acid bacteria isolated from lactating cattle lower gut as a potential probiotic species” Indian Journal of
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Category: X
Azeem Abdul Aziz Budhwani, Ayesha Maqbool, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Noman Syed. Production of Biodiesel by enzymatic transesterification of non-edible Salvadora persica (Pilu) Oil and Crude Coconut Oil in a solvent-free system. Bioresources and B
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Category: X
Umm-i-Habiba, Ayesha Maqbool, Muhammad Safdar, Nida Zia, Altaf Mehmood, Muhammad Usman, Mehwish Sharif, Amanullah Khan and Sajid Umar. “Detection and Phylogeny of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) during Field Outbreaks in Broilers”. Pakista
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Category: X
Nida Zia, Ayesha Maqbool, Muhammad Safdar, Umm-I-Habiba, Altaf Mehmood, Muhammad Usman, Zahid Iqbal, Javed Iqbal, Shahid Mehmood, Amanullah Khan and Sajid Umar. “Detection and Phylogeny of Fowl Adenovirus Associated with Hydropericardium Hepatitis
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Category: X
Shujjah Haider, Ayesha Maqbool, Tariq Pervez, Saima Parveen, Arfan Ahmad, Zahid Iqbal, Javed Iqbal, Shahid Mehmood, Amanullah Khan and Sajid Umar. “Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in Commercial Poultry Birds Showing Respiratory Clinical
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Category: W
Schmeisser MJ, Baumann B, Johannsen S, Vindedal GF, Jensen V, Hvalby OC, Sprengel R, Seither J, Maqbool A, Magnutzki A, Lattke M, Oswald F, Boeckers TM, Wirth T (2012). “IkappaB Kinase/Nuclear Factor kappaB-Dependent Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2
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Category: W
Maqbool A, Lattke M, Wirth T and Baumann B. “Sustained, neuron-specific IKK/NF-kB activation generates a selective neuroinflammatory response promoting neurodegeneration with aging”. (impact factor: 6.56). Mol Neurodegener. 2013 Oct 12;8:40. Doi:
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Research Grants
DateTitleAgency / OrganizationHeadingAmount (Rs.)
2015Expression of Bdnf in mice produced by embryo cultureTUBITAK, TurkeyCompleted375152.0000
Presentation
1 Neurological outcomes of invitrofertilization/embryo culture" at 6th Annual Neuroscience Conference (6ANC) Organised by Pakistan Society of Basic and Applied Neuroscience (PASBAN)
2 Effect of embryo culture on the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus" At 17th International conference on Pathology & Cancer Epidemiology 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland
3 How to Handle and discard laboratory chemicals during One day workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity, at Virtual University of Pakistan, Islamabad Campus
4 Role of IKK/NF-kappaB signalling in Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation during Final Symposium of GRK1041, Ulm, Germany
5 Role of IKK/NF-kappaB signalling in Learning and memory during Retreat in Scotland (Faces of Neuroscience-Development, Plasticity and Disease)