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Dr. Syed Tatheer Alam Naqvi

Tenured Associate Professor
Area of Interest: Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
Email: tatheer@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: (92)992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees

·         PhD (Biological Sciences), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan (March 2005-January 2010)

·         M.Phil (Biotechnology), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan (February 2002- February 2004)

·         M.Sc (Botany), University of Arid Agriculture, Rawal pindi, Pakistan (September 1999-September 2002)

·         B.Sc (Botany, Chemistry), University of The Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (May, 1995-May, 1997)

·         F.Sc (Pre-Medical), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, (April, 1992-May, 1995)

·         Matric (Science), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, (March, 1990-March, 1992)

 
Journal Publications
1. J.Hussain,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,M.Shah,Iftikhar Zeb Cyclic guanosine monophosphate improves salt tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum, Journal of Plant Research, 2024
2. S.Naqvi Glycosyl hydrolase from Pseudomonas fluorescens inhibits the biofilm formation of Pseudomonads, Biofilm, 2023
3. Kainat Saeed,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,M.Ali,Iftikhar Zeb,A. Baig,SYED Kamarn ul Hassan Naqvi,Ismat Nawaz,Sania Riaz,Abdullah Adil Characterization of alkaline metalloprotease isolated from halophilic bacterium Bacillus cereus and its applications in various industrial processes, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências | Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 2023
4. Palwasha Khan,S.Naqvi,M.Ali,.JamshedIqbal,M. Azeem,Dr. M. Arfat Yameen,Amara Waheed,Awal Noor,Sadaf Qayuum,Amna Parveen,Shiwei Wang Essential Oil from Tagetes minuta Has Antiquorum Sensing and Antibiofilm Potential against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1, ACS Omega, 2023
5. Hassan Javed Chaudhary,S.Naqvi Biodegradation of monocrotophos by Brucella intermedia Msd2 isolated from cotton plant., World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023
6. S.Naqvi,J.Hussain,M.Bilal,H.Zaffar Decolorization of azo dyes by a novel aerobic bacterial strain Bacillus cereus strain ROC, PLOS ONE, 2022
7. Anum Fareed ,S.Naqvi,H.Zaffar,M.Bilal,Colin Jackson ,Jamshaid Hussain Decolorization of azo dyes by a novel aerobic bacterial strain Bacillus cereus strain ROC. , PLOS ONE , 2022
8. Hassan Javed Chaudhary,S.Naqvi Dimethoate residues in Pakistan and mitigation strategies through microbial degradation: a review, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022
9. Sobia Zaman,R.Ahmad,S.Naqvi,A.Hassan,M.Shah,J.Hussain,Aziz Ullah Sayal,Dr. AM Abbasi,K. Shah,Bakht Zaman Determination of genetic diversity, sinigrin contents, and elicitors-induced enhancement of sinigrin in Nasturtium officinale L., Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2022
10. S.Naqvi,He,Y.W,Fang, Y.L. H-NS family protein MvaU downregulates phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) biosynthesis via binding to an AT-rich region within the promoter of the phz2 gene cluster in the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas strain PA1201, Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2021
11. H.Zaffar,S.Naqvi,M.Ali,R.Ahmad Kinetic Modeling of Endosulfan Degradation by Mixed Bacterial Culture, Soil and Sediments Contamination, An international Journal, 2021
12. R.Ahmad,Ghazal Khurshid,Anum Zeb Abbasi,M. Farhan Khalid,Mahnoor Naseer Gondal,S.Naqvi,M.Shah,Safee Ullah Chaudhary A cyanobacterial photorespiratory bypass model to enhance photosynthesis by rerouting photorespiratory pathway in ­C3 plants, Scientific Reports, 2020
13. S.Naqvi,Khan Alam Anti-biofilm activity of plant derived extracts against infectious pathogen-Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, Journal of Infection and Public Health., 2020
14. J.Hussain,M.Shah,A. Baig,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,M.Bilal Evaluation of salt tolerance in Eruca sativa accessions based on morpho-physiological traits, PeerJ, 2020
15. S.Naqvi Lead tolerant endophyte Trametes hirsuta improved the growth and lead accumulation in the vegetative parts of Triticum aestivum L. , Heliyon , 2020
16. S.Naqvi Evaluation and characterization of the predicted diguanylate cyclase-encoding genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa." , MicrobiologyOpen, 2020
17. Mazhar Iqbal,Azhar Hussain,Sania Riaz,Azhar Rashid,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,I. Nawaz,J.Hussain,Anum Fareed Immobilized cells of a novel bacterium increased the degradation of N-methylated carbamates under low temperature conditions, Heliyon, 2019
18. M.Bilal,Muhammad Shahid,Sana Khalid,Arshid Pervez,Muhammad Arif Ali,Ghulam Abbas,Wajid Nasim,H.Zaffar,S.Naqvi,Ashfaq Ahmad Residues of endosulfan in cotton growing area of Vehari, Pakistan: an assessment of knowledge and awareness of pesticide use and health risks, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019
19. R.Ahmad,S.Naqvi,J.Hussain,M.Shah The expression of cyanobacterial glycolate–decarboxylation pathway genes improves biomass accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana, Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2019
20. R.Ahmad,I. Nawaz,S.Naqvi,M.Shah,J.Hussain Successful Callogenesis from Leaf and Petiole of Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb and Antibacterial Activity of Callus Extracts., Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2019
21. Ali Z, ,I. Nawaz,Yousaf S,S.Naqvi,Mahmood T, ,Khan N,,Iqbal I, Wheat straw biochar promotes the growth and reduces the uptake of lead, cadmium and copper in Allium cepa L. , International Journal of Agriculture and Biology , 2019
22. U.Irshad,R.Nazir,A.Pervez,S.Naqvi Bacterial feeder Nematodes: Facilitator or competitor for Plant Phosphorus in soil, Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, 2019
23. H.Zaffar,R.Ahmad,A.Pervez,S.Naqvi A newly isolated Pseudomonas sp. can degrade endosulfan via hydrolytic pathway, 10-09-2018, 2018
24. H.Zaffar,Muhammad Shahid,Sana Khalid,Muhammad Arif Ali,Ghulam Abbas, ,Wajid Nasim,S.Naqvi,A.Pervez,M.Bilal,Ashfaq Ahmad Residues of endosulfan in cotton growing area of Vehari, Pakistan: an assessment of knowledge and awareness of pesticide use and health risks, 6-9-2018, 2018
25. S.Naqvi,H.Zaffar,A.Pervez,Syeda Raheel Sabir Kinetics of Endosulfan Biodegradation by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia EN-1 Isolated From Pesticide-Contaminated Soil, Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 2018
26. Anum Fareed,H.Zaffar,Azhar Rashid,M.Shah,S.Naqvi Biodegradation of N-methylated carbamates by free and immobilized cells of newly isolated strain Enterobacter cloacae strain TA7., Bioremediation Journal, 2017
27. Alam ZEB, Syed A. ALI, Nasr U. KHAN,J.Hussain,S.Naqvi,T.Ahmad,Yasser DURRANI Effects of chemical preservatives on mango squash stored under different temperature regimes, September 2016, 2016
28. S.Naqvi,M.Bilal,U.Irshad,M.Shah,J.Hussain Biodegradation of organophosphorus insecticides by indigenous soil bacterium isolated from agricultural contaminated soil, september 2016, 2016
29. Mehreen Khalid,Sumreen Rasul,A.Pervez,J.Hussain,R.Ahmad,Anjum Zia,M.Bilal,S.Naqvi Biodegradation of Organophosphorus Insecticides, Chlorpyrifos, by Pseudomonas putida CP-1, Pak J Zool, 2016
30. H.Zaffar,U.Irshad,A.Pervez,S.Naqvi Mode of action, toxicity and biodegradation of organochlorinated pesticides: A mini overview, Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, 2016
31. Sara Khan,Habiba Zaffar,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,Abdul Rehman Khan,M.Shah,M.Bilal,Dr. Mazhar Iqbal,U.Irshad Biodegradation of Malathion by Bacillus licheniformis strain ML-1, Archives of Biological Sciences, 2016
32. J.Hussain,Wajeeha Saeed,S.Naqvi,M.Shah,R.Ahmad,A.Hassan,Q.Mahmood Dietary Toxicity of Lead and Hyper-Accumulation in Petroselinum crispum, July 2015, 2015
33. Sara Khan,H.Zaffar,U.Irshad,R.Ahmad,Abdul Rehman Khan,M.Shah,M.Bilal,M. Iqbal,S.Naqvi Biodegradation of malathion by Bacillus licheniformis strain ML-1, Archives of Biological Sciences, 2015
34. S.Naqvi A 5000-Fold Increase in the Specificity of a Bacterial Phosphotriesterase for Malathion through Combinatorial Active Site Mutagenesis., PLOS ONE, 2014
35. S.Naqvi,Armughan A,Ahmed N,Ahmed S Biodegradation of carbamates by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Minerva Biotechnologica , 2013
36. Nisar Ahmed, Ameer Ahmed Mirbahar, Ghulam Sarwar Markhand,Abdul Hussain Shar,S.Naqvi DEGRADATION OF 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY ACETIC ACID IN SOIL BY BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM , INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH, 2013
37. M.Ali,S.Naqvi,Kanwal, M.,,Rasheed, F., ,Hameed, A.,,Ahmed, S. Detection of the organophosphate degrading gene opdA in the newly isolated bacterial strain Bacillus pumilus W1, Annals of Microbiology, 2012
38. Shar, A.H., Hussain, M., Ahmed, S,Kanhar, N.A.,S.Naqvi Microcosm studies for the biodegradation of carbaryl in soil, Pakistan Journal Of Botany, 2011
39. Khan DA,Hashmi I,Mahjabeen W,S.Naqvi Monitoring health implications of pesticide exposure in factory workers in Pakistan, Environmental Monitoring and Assesssment, 2010
40. Khan, D.A.,Shabbir. S.,Majid, M.,Ahad, K.,S.Naqvi,Khan, F.A Risk assessment of pesticide exposure on health of Pakistani Tobacco farmers. , Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology , 2010
41. S.Naqvi,Cheesman, M.J. ,Williams,M.R., Campbell, P.M., Ahmed, S.,Russell, R.J.,Scott, C.,Oakshott,J.G Heterologous expression of the Methyl Carbamate-Degrading hydrolase MCD., Journal of Biotechnology, 2009
 
Profile/Bio
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan (to date)

  •       Assistant Professor (TTS), Department of Biotechnolohy, 19, March 2012-Present
  •          Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses
  •          Research supervisor for graduate and undergraduate students

Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academyof Sciences, Beijing, China

  •         Post Doctorate Research Fellow, September 2016-August 2017 Research in field of glycosyl hydrolases that dirupt pathogenic biofilms

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Canberra, Australia

  •          Post Doctorate Research Fellow, August, 2011- February 2012.
  •          Research in field of Enzyme Engineering

Karakaram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

  •         Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Feb 2010-Aug 2011.
  •          Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses
  •          Research supervisor for graduate and undergraduate students

National Agriculture Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan

  •         Research Fellow, 2009-2010
  •          Research in field of Environmental Monitoring and Toxicology
  •          Research in field of Bioremediation

Army Medical College, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

  •          Scientific Officer, April 2007-Dec 2008
  •         Research in field of Pesticide monitoring and Toxicology

 
Associations
  •    American Society of Microbiology 
  •    Pakistan Society of Microbiology
 
Research Interests
  • Explore microbial based technologies for the remediation of xenobiotics
  • Characterization of Microbial enzymes
  • Rational and irrational designing of proteins
  • Explore some efficient anti-biofilm agents against the microbial biofilms
 
Awards
  Post-Doctoral Fellowship under CAS President’s International Fellowship (2016-2017)

Endeavour Research Fellowship (2011-2012), Endeavour Awards, Australian Government

IRSIP Awards (2008) for six months PhD Research in foreign country, HEC, Pakistan

Research Productivity Awards (2012-2013), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Research Productivity Awards (2013-2014), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Research Productivity Awards (2014-2015), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Research Productivity Awards (2015-2016), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Research Productivity Awards (2016-2017), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Research Productivity Awards (2017-2018), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Best Researcher Award (2019-2020) Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan

Research Productivity Awards (2020-2021), COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan

 
Research Projects

  •          Bioremediation and detoxification of textile wasterwater by using microbial based bioreactor (5.79 million By NRPU-HEC Pakistan) 2022-PI-In Progress
  •          Molecular diagnosis of aflatoxin producing fungi and its contamination level in various food stuffs in Gilgit-Baltistan (3.5 M By NRPU-HEC Pakistan) 2012-PI
  •         Isolation and characterization of novel bacterial strain and its use in seed priming for protection of tomato against nematode damage (2.65 M By NRPU-HEC Pakistan) 2018 Co-PI
  •          Genetic characterization of endophytic and rhizospheric diazotrophs and their application for organophosphorus degradation and plant growth promotion in cotton. (2.8 M By NRPU-HEC Pakistan) 2018 Co-PI
  •          Utilization of Complex Network of Microbial Interactions for Mobilization of Soil Phosphorus Inaccessible for Plant Growth  (2.7 M By NRPU-HEC Pakistan) 2015 Co-PI
  •          Biodegradation of selected pesticides by soil bacteria. CSIRO-Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra, Australia. Worth 0.6 M (2011)-PI

 
Students Supervised
  1. Antibiofilm and Antibacterial Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Hifza Khan 2022
  2. Purification of Bacterial Enzyme that Disrupt and Inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm. Sadaf Salim 2021
  3. Evaluation of Antibiofilm Potential of Extract of Calotropis Procera against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1. Rabia Khatak 2021
  4. Screening and Characterization of Halophilic Proteases. Kainat Saeed M.S Spring 2020
  5. Antibiofilm and Antivirulence Efficacy of Essential Oils against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1. Palwasha Khan Spring 2020
  6. Characterization of Thermostable Amylase from Lactobacillus plantarum TS 1. Sania Riaz. MS Spring 2019
  7. Antibiofilm Potential of Plant Derived Extracts Against Biofilm of Various Pathogenic Strains. Mahnoor.MS Fall 2019
  8. Antibiofilm Potential of Plant Derived Extracts Against Biofilm of Various Pathogenic Strains. Khan Alam. MS Spring 2018
  9. Identification and Characterization of cellulose degrading bacteria from different solid wastes. Natasha Khurshid. MS Spring 2017
  10. Identification and Characterization of N-methylated Carbamate Degrading Bacteria from Indigenous Soil. Anum Fareed MS Spring 2016
  11. Kinetic Analysis of Bacterium for the Biodegradation of Endosulfan. Syeda Raheela Sabir. Spring 2015
  12. Enzyme-Based Degradation of Organophosphorus Insecticides. MS Sara Khan. Spring 2014
  13. Isolation and Characterization of Profenofos Degrading Bacteria. Saba Munir. MS Spring 2013
  14. Identification of Organophosphate Degrading Genes in Bacterial Strains. Mehreen Khalid. MS Spring 2013.

 

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