Hafsa Amat Ur Rasool
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
PhD (Microbiology & Molecular Genetics)
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
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Dr. Hafsa has completed her PhD from the Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan with a two years research fellowship at the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK. Her main research expertise include: Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery and Design, Vaccine Design, Neuronal Cell Culture, Drug Testing and other fields of Biological Sciences. Previously, she has completer her M.Phil. in Molecular Biology and BS in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. She has international research publications as well as teaching experience.
BIOINFORMATICS AREAS OF RESEARCH: Drug Discovery, Drug Designing, Molecular Docking, Visual Molecular Dynamics, ADME Prediction Tools, Cytotoxicity Prediction Tools, Vaccine Designing, Antigenic Epitope Prediction Tools, Drug Synergism Softwares, Online Databases, Sequence Analysis, Phylogenetic Analysis.
WET LAB RESEARCH SKILLS: Molecular Biology Lab Techniques, Gene Transformation, Gene Expression, Tissue Culture, Cell Culture, Cytotoxicity Assays (MTT) and Enzyme Activity Assays using Neuroblastoma cell-line, Neuronal Cells Differentiation and Maintenance, Medicinal Extract Preparation, Enzyme-Drug Inhibition, Anti-Oxidant Assays, Microbial Culturing, Characterization, Microscopy and Identification. |
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Assistant Professor
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Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan
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Mar 24, 2023
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present
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Lecturer
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Johar Institute of Professional Studies, Lahore, Pakistan
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Mar 17, 2022
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Aug 17, 2022
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Practical Demonstrator
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University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Jan 20, 2020
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May 31, 2020
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SSE (BPS-16)
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Punjab School Education Department, Lahore, Pakistan
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May 08, 2015
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Dec 31, 2015
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| Honors And Awards |
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Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Fellowship Award, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, UK |
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2019 |
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British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Bursary for Oxford/Berlin Summer School, University of Oxford, UK |
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2019 |
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IRSIP Fellowship award of HEC Pakistan for University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, UK |
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2018 |
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Indigenous PhD Fellowship award of HEC Pakistan for University of the Punjab, Pakistan |
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2016 |
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American Society of Microbiology (ASM) |
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Member |
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British Neuroscience Association (BNA) |
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Associate Member |
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The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
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| Publications |
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Ali, U.A., Iftikhar, N., Amat-ur-Rasool, H., Ahmed, A., Carter, W. G. (2022) The Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on its survivors Reporting to a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Pakistan. Healthcare, 10 (6): 104. (IF= 3.16)
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Amat-ur-Rasool, H., Latif, A…, Husnain, T., Rao, A. Q., Carter, W. G. and Shahid, A. (2022) Enhanced Expression of Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Protein 2 Improves Cotton Fiber Length in Gossypium arboreum. Mol. Biol. Reports, 49: (6): 5419. (IF=2.742)
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Amat-Ur-Rasool, H. Ahmed, M., Hasnain, S. Ahmed, A. and Carter, W. G. (2021) In Silico Design of Dual-Binding Site Anti-Cholinesterase Phytochemical Heterodimers as Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disease. CIMB, 44 (1): 152. (IF=2.976)
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Amat-Ur-Rasool, H. Ahmed, M., Hasnain, S. and Carter, W. G. (2021) Anti-Cholinesterase Combination Drug Therapy as a Potential Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease. Brain Sciences, 11 (2): 184. (IF= 3.333)
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Amat-Ur-Rasool, H., Symes, F., Tooth, D., Schaffert, L.-N., Elmorsy, E., Ahmed, M., Hasnain, S. and Carter, W. G. (2020) Potential nutraceutical properties of leaves from several commonly cultivated plants. Biomolecules. 10 (11): 1556. (IF= 6.064)
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Amat-ur-Rasool, H., Saghir, A. and Idrees, M. (2015). Computational prediction and analysis of envelop glycoprotein epitopes of DENV-2 and DENV-3 Pakistani Isolates: a first step towards Dengue vaccine development. PloS One, 10 (3): 854. (IF=3.752)
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Amat-ur-Rasool, H. and Ahmed, M. (2015). Designing Second Generation Anti-Alzheimer Compounds as Inhibitors of Human Acetylcholinesterase: Computational Screening of Synthetic Molecules and Dietary Phytochemicals. PloS One, 10 (9): 509. (IF=3.752)
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Presented at two days Conference on “Bio-Physicochemical Basis for Technopreneurship” held on 2nd to 3rd April, 2013 at University of the Punjab, Lahore. |
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Presented at “2nd Annual Computational Science Conference” held at International Islamic University, Islamabad from Oct 20 - 25, 2013. |
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Presented at “10th Biennial International Conference of Pakistan Society for Microbiology (PSM)” held on 25th to 28th March, 2015. |
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Presented at 1st National Conference on “Recent Trends in Microbiology” held on 20th to 21st Dec 2016 at The Department of Microbiology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology. |
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Presented at “Symposium & Hands-on Workshop on Modern Strategies in Drug Discovery & Vaccine Design”, 2016 at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). |
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Presented at “3rd International Conference on Biotechnology” held on 8th to 9th Feb 2017 at University of South Asia, Pakistan. |
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Organized/Presented One Day Symposium “Awareness on Neurodegenerative Disorders” held on 21st Sept 2017 at Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Pakistan. |
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Organized/Presented at “MMG18 International Conference” held on 7th to 8th Feb 2018 at Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Pakistan. |
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Presented at “Neuroscience at Nottingham Poster and Lecture Day” on 16th Jan 2019 at University of Nottingham, UK. |
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Delivered an “External Lecture organized by Alzheimer’s Society UK” on 2nd April 2019 at Lincoln University, UK. |
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Presented at “7th International BAU Drug Design Congress” on 19th to 21st Dec 2019 at BAU School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. |
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