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Dr. Syed Tatheer Alam Naqvi

  /  Dr. Syed Tatheer Alam Naqvi
Tenured Associate Professor, Biotechnology
Specialization:

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. S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad A DNase from halophilic bacterium Bacillus pacificus targets two notorious biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Staphylococcus aureus, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2025
2. S.Naqvi,M.Ali,Iftikhar Zeb Isolation, identification, andcharacterisation of the malachitegreen detoxifying bacterial strainBacillus pacificus ROC1 and theazoreductase AzrC, Scientific Reports, 2025
3. H.Zaffar,S.Naqvi,Khurshid.G Biodegradation Study of Used Engine Oil by Free and Immobilized Cells of the Pseudomonas oleovorans Strain NMA and Their Growth Kinetics, ACS Omega, 2025
4. M.Shah,S.Naqvi Antimicrobial, phytochemical, and antioxidant characterization of the leaf extracts of Clematis montana and Clematis grata., Kuwait Journal of Science., 2025
5. J.Hussain,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,M.Shah,Iftikhar Zeb Cyclic guanosine monophosphate improves salt tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum, Journal of Plant Research, 2024
6. S.Naqvi Glycosyl hydrolase from Pseudomonas fluorescens inhibits the biofilm formation of Pseudomonads, Biofilm, 2023
7. 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
8. 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
9. Hassan Javed Chaudhary,S.Naqvi Biodegradation of monocrotophos by Brucella intermedia Msd2 isolated from cotton plant., World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023
10. 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
11. 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
12. Hassan Javed Chaudhary,S.Naqvi Dimethoate residues in Pakistan and mitigation strategies through microbial degradation: a review, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. S.Naqvi,Khan Alam Anti-biofilm activity of plant derived extracts against infectious pathogen-Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, Journal of Infection and Public Health., 2020
18. 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
19. S.Naqvi Lead tolerant endophyte Trametes hirsuta improved the growth and lead accumulation in the vegetative parts of Triticum aestivum L. , Heliyon , 2020
20. S.Naqvi Evaluation and characterization of the predicted diguanylate cyclase-encoding genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa." , MicrobiologyOpen, 2020
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. H.Zaffar,R.Ahmad,A.Pervez,S.Naqvi A newly isolated Pseudomonas sp. can degrade endosulfan via hydrolytic pathway, 10-09-2018, 2018
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. S.Naqvi A 5000-Fold Increase in the Specificity of a Bacterial Phosphotriesterase for Malathion through Combinatorial Active Site Mutagenesis., PLOS ONE, 2014
39. S.Naqvi,Armughan A,Ahmed N,Ahmed S Biodegradation of carbamates by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Minerva Biotechnologica , 2013
40. 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
41. 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
42. 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
43. Khan DA,Hashmi I,Mahjabeen W,S.Naqvi Monitoring health implications of pesticide exposure in factory workers in Pakistan, Environmental Monitoring and Assesssment, 2010
44. 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
45. 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)
  • Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  •  

    Visiting Scientist under CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (May, 2024-October 2024)

  • 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

Visiting Scientist under CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (2024)

 
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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