Dr. Saffora Riaz
Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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Joined LCWU since |
Serving as Assistant Professor since 2018 |
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Work Experience |
Assistant Professor (BPS-19); Department of Zoology, LCWU, Lahore (2018 to date) |
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MEMBERSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
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1. Member of Entomological Society of America 2. Member of Royal Entomological Society |
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GRANTS AND PROJECTS |
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1. Project awarded “Therapeutic effects of honey bee venom on different Diseases and anti-metastatic effect on carcinoma cell proliferation” Project under HEC Start-Up Research Grant Program. |
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RESEARCH STUDENTS SUPERVISED |
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Supervised 50 research students of BS/M.Sc./MS. |
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RESEARCH INTERESTS |
Entomology |
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Brief Statement of Research Interest |
A young researcher with a vision to advance the Molecular and Agricultural Entomology through mission-oriented research and extension. As entomologist my goal is to advance the molecular and agricultural entomology through mission-oriented research and extension. Currently my research program is directed at improving our understanding of pest biology and ecology and to understand how to protect pollinators from the pesticides and other toxins they encounter. Currently A significant portion of my research effort focuses on structure-activity relationships of venom enzymes/toxins; anti-venoms; venom proteomics; and pharmacological applications of insects’ venoms, demonstrating the potential usefulness and application of nonchemical alternatives, such as conservation biological control, and less toxic protectants derived from nontraditional sources such as microbial, entomopathogens, botanicals and oils. |
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1. Riaz, S., Manzoor, F., Mahmood, N. and Shahid, S. 2017. Molecular detection of M. tuberculosis & M. bovis and hematological & biochemical analyses in agricultural sprayers exposed to pesticides: a cross sectional study in Punjab, Pakistan during 2014-2016. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (2017) 27, 434–443; doi:10.1038/jes.2016.88 (Impact factor= 3.14) 2. Riaz, S., Manzoor, F., Mahmood, N. Hassan, A. and Memona, H. Serum immunoglobulins (IgA, IgM, IgE) and acetylcholinesterase level determination in agricultural spray workers exposed to organophosphates pesticides in district Gujranwala. 2017. Global Advanced Research Journal of Agricultural Science (ISSN: 2315-5094) 6(11): 374-380. (Impact factor= 1.2) 3. Memona, H., Manzoor, F. and Riaz, S. 2017. Species Diversity and Distributional Pattern of Cockroaches in Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 11(2):249-259 (Impact factor= 1.0) 4. Kausar, M., Saffora, R. 2011. Immunoassay based screening of pathogenic E.coli in food samples collected from different localities of Lahore and Gujranwala. IJCMB, 2(1): 446-451. ISSN (2220-7589). (Impact factor= 1.8) 5. Kausar, M., Saman, S., Hafsa, M., Saffora, R. and Khansa. 2011. Microbiological and immunological studies of pathogenic E. coli in raw milk samples collected from different localities of Lahore. IJCMB, 2(1): 362-368. ISSN (2220-7589). (Impact factor= 1.8) |
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| BOOKS AND CHAPTERS PUBLISHED |
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1. Riaz, S., Manzoor, F., Deqiang, D. and Rahman, N. 2021. The COVID-19 Pandemic: An overview of covid -19 treatment, Apple Academic Press exclusively co-publishes with CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, pp.531-562. 2. Study of pathogenic E.coli: Its prevalence and immunodetection, Part II. pp. 150 ISBN: 978-3-639-6069-5. |
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SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS |
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1. Awarded certificate for invaluable services as an organizer in hands on training workshop on Molecular Biology Techniques organized by Department of Zoology on April 23rd to 25th, 2024. 2. Awarded certificate of appreciation for organizing one Day Seminar on “Entrepreneurship AI & Apiculture” on 20th May, 2024. 3. Awarded certificate for attending three days training “Workshop on Leveraging AI in academia, fostering innovation and building AI Ecosystem” held on 14th – 16th May, 2024. 4. Awarded certificate in recognition of completion of the three day workshop on “STATA” held on 6th March, 2024 organized by Department of Statistics, LCWU. 5. Awarded certificate of appreciation as oral presenter in the 6th International Conference on Applied Zoology organized by Government College University, Faisalabad on December 18th -19th , 2023. 6. Awarded certificate of completion for successful completion of induction training held from 17th July to 2nd August, 2023 at Lahore College for Women University. 7. Awarded certificate of participation in the workshop titled “Bridging the gender gap: Creating women leaders through mentorship coaching program in Pakistan from 15th to 19th August, 2023. 8. Awarded certificate of Completion as participant in the workshop titled “ Bridging the gender gap: Creating women leaders through mentorship coaching program in Pakistan August- December, 2023. 9. Awarded certificate of appreciation for organizing three day training workshop on statistical tools (Endnote, Mendeley, Thesis Writing and Plagiarism) at Department of Zoology, LCWU, Lahore June 14th to 16th 2022. 10. Awarded certificate for organizing one day training on SAS university edition for data analysis on 11 May, 2018 organized at department of Zoology. 11. Awarded certificate for Contributing in organizing committee for 2nd international conference NTNS II, 2018 jointly organized by department of Biotechnology and Zoology 24th -26th October, 2018. 12. Awarded certificate for organizing ‘one day training workshop on Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity’ on 14th December, 2018 at department of Zoology, LCWU, Lahore. 13. Awarded certificate of organizer in three days’ workshop on “New trends in biological techniques” on 13th-15th September, 2017. 14. Awarded certificate of participation for two weeks training in floriculture from directorate of floriculture. 15. Attended hands on training workshop in clinical electrocardiography organized by the department of Physiology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. 1st January, 2022. 16. Participated in Two days’ Workshop on Biostatistical tools in Biological Research and Data Analysis on 23rd- 24th January, 2020. Organized by Department of Zoology, LCWU, and Lahore. 17. Awarded certificate of Participation for Social and Creative Incubation Program Cohort -1 from March 2019 to August 2019. 18. Awarded the certificate of Professional Development for attending the Curriculum Orientation Workshop on Zoology held at LCWU, on April 22-24, 2019. 19. Awarded certificate of honor ‘one day national training on histopathology held on 20 April, 2018 organized by department of Pathology’. 20. Attended one day training course on “Epidemiological methods” as participant Higher Education Commission –British council jhelp II 22 November, 2008. 21. Participated as intern on campus internship program for three months in department of Zoology from 03-03-2014 to 02-06-2014. |