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Dr Irum Shahzadi

Assistant Professor/ Graduate Coordinator
Area of Interest: Environmental Biotechnology, Molecular Genetics
Email: irumayaz@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: (92)992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees

·        PhD 2012       Department of Environmental Sciences, CUI, Abbottabad, Pakistan

·        MSc 2001       Chemistry (specialization of Biochemistry), Gomal University, D. I. Khan, Pakistan

 
Journal Publications
1. Fatima Rehman,M.Siddique,R.Khan,Asim Yaqub,I.Shahzadi,Asmat Ali,Ummara Waheed Microwave-Assisted Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Chitosan Nanocomposites for the Removal of Reactive Blue-19, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05674-w, 2024
2. Ummara Waheed,M.Siddique,I.Shahzadi,M.M.Shah Understanding the role of the fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase gene for enhancing the photosynthetic rate in Arabidopsis thaliana, Functional Plant Biology, 2024
3. Syed Haseeb Shah,A. Baig,Bushra Ismail,M.Siddique,I.Shahzadi,S.Nawazish,Xiaoliang Shan,Sofia Baig,Hongwei Zhao,Zahid Majeed First identification of potato tuber rot caused by Penicillium solitum, its silver nanoparticles synthesis, characterization and use against harmful pathogens, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
4. Nosheen Kabir,M.Siddique,I.Shahzadi Identification and comparative analysis of Histidine phosphotransfer (HP) genes reveal their role in cotton development and stress tolerance, South African Journal of Botany, 2023
5. Dr. Nighat Fatima,T.Khan,I.Shahzadi Assessment of Cytotoxic potential of newly isolated Betulinic triterpenes from the Bark of Bauhinia variegata Linn. (Caesalpiniaceae), South African Journal of Botany, 2023
6. Ummara Waheed,M.Siddique,I.Shahzadi,Dr. Raza Ahmad,M.M.Shah Pakistani Wheat Cultivars Depict Genotype Dependent Callus and Regeneration Response, Journal of Agriculture and Food, 2023
7. Aliya Yousaf,A. Baig,Muhammad Waseem,Aneela Javed,Sofia Baig,Bushra Ismail,I.Shahzadi,S.Nawazish,Iftikhar Zaman Augmented anticancer effect and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized by using Taxus wallichiana leaf extract, Peer J, 2022
8. Dr. Zia ur Rehman,T.Khan,I.Shahzadi UHPLC-MS/MS-GNPS based phytochemical investigation of Dryopteris ramosa (Hope) C. Chr. and Evaluation of Cytotoxicity against Liver and Prostate Cancer Cell Lines, Heliyon, 2022
9. I.Shahzadi,M.Shah,T.Ismail,Dr. Raza Ahmad,M.Siddique,A. Baig Comparative Arsenic Tolerance and Accumulation Potential Between Wild Tagetes patula and Tagetes minuta, Sains Malaysiana, 2022
10. M.Siddique,I.Shahzadi Global Genetic Diversity and Evolutionary Patterns among Potato leafroll virus Populations, Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
11. I.Shahzadi,M.Shah,A. Baig,M.Siddique,T.Ismail,Dr. Nighat Fatima,Syed Munawar Aziz Shah Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, and Antimicrobial Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized using Tradescantia pallida Extract, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
12. Jean P. Dzoyem,G. Murtaza,I.Shahzadi,A. Mannan,Dr. M. Arfat Yameen,T.Ismail,Dr. Nighat Fatima,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,,Roland T. Tchuenguem Anticandidal activity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles and extract loaded, chitosan nanoparticles of Euphorbia prostata, Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2022
13. Asmat Ali,M.Siddique,M.Bilal,R.Khan,I.Shahzadi,Ummara Waheed,Wei Chen,Zhixin Han Promising Low-Cost Adsorbent from Waste Green Tea Leaves for Phenol Removal in Aqueous Solution, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
14. T.Ismail,I.Shahzadi Parkinsonism Attenuation by Antihistamines via Downregulating the Oxidative Stress, Histamine, and Inflammation., ACS Omega 05 May, 2022
15. Dr. Nighat Fatima,I.Shahzadi,A. Mannan,Dr. M. Arfat Yameen,T.Ismail,I.Amirzada,Syed Aun Muhammad,Hina Tariq,G. Murtaza Photodynamic cytotoxic and antibacterial evaluation of Tecoma stans and Narcissus tazetta mediated silver nanoparticles, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2022
16. M.Siddique,Dr. AM Abbasi,M.Bilal,R.Khan,I.Shahzadi,Dr. Nighat Fatima Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Nano-Adsorbents Having Potential in Ultrasound-Assisted Adsorptive Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Wastewater and Antimicrobial Activity, Materials, 2022
17. Dr. Nighat Fatima,I.Shahzadi,A. Mannan,T.Ismail,T.Khan,K.Yousaf,Ihsan-ul-Haq,Saniya Zahra,MH Asim Phytochemical and biological attributes of Bauhinia variegata L. (Caesalpiniaceae). , Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022
18. Ummara Waheed,M.Siddique,R.Ahmad,I.Shahzadi Fruit drop in cotton: some causes, Journal of Agriculture and Food, 2021, 2021
19. Sajid Bashir,I.Shahzadi Optimization and validation of an analytical method for the estimation of methotrexate in rabbit plasma. , Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2021, 2021
20. A. Baig,Iftikhar Zaman,Nadia Gul,M.Shah,R.Ahmad,I.Shahzadi,Sofia Baig Conservation of an Endangered Medicinal Tree Species Taxus wallichian through Callus Induction and Shoot Regeneration, PTCB, 28th June 2020, 2020
21. Dr. Nighat Fatima,Dr. M. Arfat Yameen,I.Shahzadi,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,Muhammad Raf Datura suaveolens and Verbena tenuisecta mediated silver nanoparticles, their photodynamic cytotoxic and antimicrobial evaluation, 11, February , 2020
22. M.Shah,I.Shahzadi,R.Ahmad GENETIC DIVERSITY ANALYSIS OF TAGETES SPECIES USING PCR BASED MOLECULAR MARKERS, Pak J Bot, 2016
23. Zainab Gul Kanwal,Abdul Hafeez,Ihsan Ul Haq,Tofeeq-Ur-Rehman,Syed Aun Muhammad,I.Shahzadi,Dr. Nighat Fatima,.Nisar-ur-Rahman Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Antileishmanial Study of Different Parts of Peganum harmala, July 18, 2016
24. Hina Tariq,Muhammad Soaib Said,Muhammad Dawood,Dr. Nighat Fatima,A.Mumtaz,I.Shahzadi,Syed Aun Muhammad Fungal Metabolites and Leishmaniasis: A Review, 20 June, 2016
25. Dr. Nighat Fatima,Syed Aun Muhammad,Ibrar Khan,I.Shahzadi,A.Mumtaz,Muneer Ahmed Qazi,Muhammad Ali Hashmi,Abida K Khan,T.Ismail Chaetomium endophytes: a repository of pharmacologically active metabolites, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2016
26. Amara Mumtaz,Syed Aun Muhammad,Sidra Rehman,Dr. Nighat Fatima,I.Shahzadi,Q.Mahmood,Muhammad Dawood Molecular Docking Studies of Sesquiterpenoids against Helicobacter pylori Peptide Deformylase, British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research , 2016
27. U.W.Khan,R.Ahmad,I.Shahzadi,M.Shah Some Important Factors Influencing Tissue Culture Response in Wheat, Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 2015
28. M.Shah,I.Shahzadi AcylatedflavonolglycosidesfromTagetesminutawithantibacterialactivity, FrontiersinPharmacology,2015, 2015
29. I.Shahzadi,M.Shah Acylated flavonol glycosides from Tagetes minuta with antibacterial activity, Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2015
30. I.Shahzadi,A.Hassan,M.Shah Evaluating biological activities of the seed extracts from Tagetes minuta L. found in Northern Pakistan, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2010
31. M.Shah,I.Shahzadi Comparisons of DNA marker-based genetic diversity with phenotypic estimates in maize grown in Pakistan, GMR, 2010
32. I.Shahzadi,R.Ahmad,A.Hassan,M.Shah Optimization of DNA extraction from seeds and fresh leaf tissues of wild marigold (Tagetes minuta) for polymerase chain reaction analysis, GMR, 2010
 
Profile/Bio
  • 2012 to Continued: Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • 2003-2001: Lecturer, FFE Degree College, Mansehra, Pakistan
 
 
Research Interests
  •  Analysis and determination of biochemical active compounds from plants using advanced molecular and spectroscopic methods
  • Natural product research
  • Molecular biology and plant biotechnology 
 
Awards
  • Six months Scholarship under International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) of HEC for University of Bergen, Norway
  • Secondary School Merit Scholarship, Government of NWFP, Pakistan. 1993–1994
 
Research Projects
  • Awarded research project, “Isolation and biochemical analyses of therapeutic compounds in Tagetes species” funded by CIIT Islamabad worth 0.2 million
 
Students Supervised

1.      Isolation and Characterization of Flavonoids with their Antioxidant Power for Drug Discovery from Selected Medicinal Plants, Aasia Latif, PhD – Registered Fall 2018

2.      Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Tradescantia Pallida and Evaluation of their Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Potential, Syed Munawar Aziz Shah MS - Registered Fall 2018

3.      Biochemical Evaluation of Roscoea alpine  and Perilla  frutescens Species for Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities, Amina  Bibi MS - Registered Fall 2018

4.      Biochemical Characterization of Tradescantia pallida for Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential, Syeda Amina Ali MS - Completed Spring 2018

5.      Biochemical Characterization of Sauromatum venosum for Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antioxidant Potential, Humaira Jamil MS - Completed Spring 2018

6.      Determination of p53 Gene Codon 273 Polymorphism in Breast Cancer Patients of Abbottabad, Hoor Ul Ain MS - Completed Spring 2017

7.      Biochemical characterization of Dicliptera Species with Antioxidant Potential for Drug Discovery, Sidra tul Muntaha MS – Completed Fall 2016

8.      Molecular Analysis of Genes Involved in Flavonols, Anthocyanin and Proanthocyanidins Biosynthesis in Diospyros Species, Fizza Batool MS – Completed Spring 2016

9.      Isolation and Molecular characterization of Flavonoid synthase genes in Tagetes, Aisha Sajjad Shah MS – Completed Spring 2015

10.  Study of biochemical and genotoxic effect of heavy metals (As and Pb) on Tagetes species using various biomarkers, Irum Saleem Akhtar MS – Completed Spring 2014