Dr. Saiqa Ilyas
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
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Experience
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Date |
Title |
Institute |
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February, 2018-to date |
Assistant Professor (BPS) |
Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. |
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May, 2010 - February, 2018 |
Research Officer |
Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. |
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April, 2008 - May, 2010 |
Research Associate |
Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. |
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September, 2005 - April, 2008 |
Lecturer |
Queens College for girls, Lahore, Pakistan. |
Graduate Students/Postdocs/Undergraduate/Students/Honour Students
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MS Students Supervised |
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Year |
Name |
Title |
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2021 |
Ayesha Qamar |
Association of TNF-α 308 gene polymorphism with the severity of hepatitis E
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2021 |
Ghazala Akhtar |
Effects of Nanoparticles on In vitro Clonal Propagation of Amaryllis belladonna |
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2021 |
Iqra Siddique
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RNA-SEQ based Transcriptomic AND GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF SELECTED CANDIDATE GENES REGULATING THE SUCROSE LEVEL IN SUGARCANE CULTIVARS |
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2020 |
Saba sardar |
experimental analysis of antimicrobial and anti-proliferative activity of various extracts of dodonaea viscosa |
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2020 |
FARIHA PERVAIZ |
EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITIES OF CANNABIS SATIVA |
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2020 |
SYEDA MASOOMA BATOOL |
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF RUPESTRIS STEM PITTING ASSOCIATED VIRUS AND PRODUCTION OF DISEASE FREE PLANT OF VITIS VINIFERA THROUGH MICROPROPAGATION |
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2020 |
FARWA AMJAD |
EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY OF VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF FICUS CARICA |
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2019 |
Sunniya Zia |
Detection of grapevine leafroll associated viruses (GLRaV-6, GLRaV-7) and vitivirus (GVA, GVB) in Pakistan germplasm |
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2019 |
Mahum Khalid |
Detection of grapevine viruses (GFLV, GFKV, GRSPaV) in Pakistan germplasm |
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2019 |
Abida Ibrahim |
Co-infection of huanglongbing and citrus blast in citrus germplasm of Lahore |
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2019 |
Zaib Sadiq |
Molecular detection of genes mutation in possible genetic elements (wt1, idh1) in leukemia patients |
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2018 |
Ayesha Khalid |
Screening of pierce’s disease (Xylella fastidiosa) in different commercial cultivars of grapes |
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2018 |
Mehnaz Tahira |
Moleculer identification of a phytoplasma infecting grapevine (Vitis vinifera) in Lahore. |
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2018 |
Farzana Majeed
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Comparative study of antioxidant potential of in vivo and in vitro micropropagated varieties of bulbous plant Lilium. |
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BS/Msc students Supervised |
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2021 |
Aqsa Islam |
Developmental effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wild-life and human |
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2021 |
Arshia Tariq |
Hormonal imbalance: current knowledge and disease in females |
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2021 |
Fakhra Bashir |
Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic |
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2021 |
Hamna Yousaf |
Oral Cancer: Current aspects & future strategies |
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2021 |
Jessica gill |
Breast Cancer: current knowledge, awareness, and attitude of female for breast cancer |
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2021 |
Afshan Akram |
Anemia and iron deficiency in children with potential celiac disease |
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2021 |
Aliya Batool |
Immune System: Disease, Disorders & Function |
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2021 |
Ateeba Hafeez |
Typhoid Fever: Background, pathophysiology, Epidemiology |
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2021 |
ZILLEHUMA AKRAM
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ESTIMATION OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF FOENICULUM VULGARE (FENNEL) SEEDS AGAINST VARIOUS BACTERIA |
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2021 |
FARAH AKRAM
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF FENUGREEK SEEDS AGAINST VARIOUS BACTERIA |
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2021 |
ARIFA CH |
Antimicrobial activity of Alkanna tinctoria against drug resistant aerobic human pathogenic and non pathogenic bacteria |
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2020 |
Sadia Habib |
Effect of nanoparticles on in vitro propagation of grapes
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2020 |
Saleha Ibadat Raja |
Influence of nanoparticles on micro propagation of Vitis vinifera
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2020 |
Laiqa Sarwar |
Impetigo: Causes, complications and treatments
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2020 |
Sidra Ayyub |
Challenges in the commercialization of algal biofuel as next generation fuel
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2019 |
Sana Tabassum
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Fortification of instant flavoured yogurt powder by freeze drying method and its physico-chemical analysis |
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2019 |
Farwa Afzal |
Production of flavoured yogurt powder using freeze drying technique and their quality assessment |
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2019 |
Sumaiya Liaquat |
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of curcuminoids from turmeric |
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2019 |
Maryam Bilal |
Optimization of dose for anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential of curcumin analogs in animal model |
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2019 |
Noureen Ashraf |
Effect of nanoparticles on the growth of in vitro cultures of Date Palm (Phoenix dactilyfera) |
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2019 |
Adeela Mukhtar |
Effect of Silver nanoparticles on grapevine (Vitis vinefera) production at surface sterilization phase and culture media |
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2019 |
Sana Ghaffar |
High frequency multiplication and open field trials of acclimatized plantlets of peach (Prunus persica) |
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2019 |
Soha Rasheed |
Optimization of protocol for the production of black pepper (Piper nigrum) through micropopagation |
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2018 |
Fariha Shoukat |
Evaluation of nutritional content and shelf life enhancement of gamma irradiated and Ethylene oxide treated Lentil (Lens culinaris) |
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2018 |
Aminah Sajjad
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Studies on effects of Ethylene oxide treatment and gamma irradiation on the proximate and microbial analysis of Basmati Rice |
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2018 |
Rida Khurram |
Comparative study of gamma irradiation and Ethylene oxide treatment on the microbial and proximate analysis of chickpea. |
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2018 |
Sidra Yaqoob |
Sensory attributes, proximate and microbial analysis of Ethylene oxide and gamma irradiated dates |
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2018 |
Amna Yasin |
Effect of different methods of Seed Priming on Germination and growth of dates |
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2018 |
Maryam Shahbaz |
Influence of Seed Priming on sprouting percentage and growth of Medjool variety of dates |
Service Activity
- Coordinator MS Program
- Incharge of plant tissue culture laboratory in Bagh-e-Jinnah
- Maintenance of green house for hardening of plantlets
• Plant Biotechnology
Publications
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Neelma Munir, Armish Riaz, Esha Mehmood, Saba Ghulam Mustafa, Rukhama Haq, Saiqa Ilyas and Shagufta Naz. (2021) View of Effect of Different Treatments on Nutritional, Microbiological and Rheological Properties of Flours. Progress in Nutrition, 23(2):
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Saiqa Ilyas, Nida Asghar, Mahwish Aftab, Neelma Munir and Shagufta Naz. (2020). Genetic transformation of carrot (Daucas carota l.) To express hepatitis B surface antigen gene for edible vaccine of HBV. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 30(5): 1263-1272. (IF = 0.529)
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Saiqa Ilyas, Maham Khalid and Shagufta Naz. (2019). Microshoot tip culture therapy for disease elimination in different varieties of grapes cvs. Princess seedless and golden Italian musact in Pakistan. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 29(6): 1733-1742. (IF = 0.529)
- Sumera Javad, Ammara Tahir, Nadia Ghaffar, Saiqa Ilyas, Iqra Akhtar. (2019). Augmentation of anti-bacterial efficacy of Augmentin- an antibiotic by Foeniculum vulgare extract. Pure Appl. Biol., 8(2): 1818-1823.
- Saiqa Ilyas, Shagufta Naz, Sumera Javad and Kiran Shahzadi. (2018). Genetic divergence among Curcuma longa (turmeric) germplasm from Pakistan using RAPD markers. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 28(2): 597-603. (IF = 0.407)
- Saiqa Ilyas, Shagufta Naz, Sumera Javad, Rukhama Haq and Neelma Munir. (2017). Quantification of curcuminoids and essential oil contents from rhizomes of in vivo and in vitro grown indigenous turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) germplasm from Pakistan. Journal of Innovative Sciences, 3(2): 27-44.
- Saiqa Ilyas, Shagufta Naz, Noureen Ashraf, Sumera Javad and Kiran Shahzadi. (2017). Effect of plant growth regulators on micropropagation of Hedera helix. Journal of Innovative Sciences, 3(1): 13-21.
- Sumera Javad, Shagufta Naz, Saiqa Ilyas and Arusa Aftab (2016). Production of Stevioside from callus and cell Suspension cultures of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.). Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 26(5): 1374-1382. (IF = 0.422)
- Saiqa Ilyas, Noureen Ashraf, Neelma Munir and Shagufta Naz. (2016). In vitro clonal propagation and acclimatization of Philodendron erubescens “Rojo Congo”. Journal of Innovative Sciences, 2(2): 56-63.
- Kiran Shahzadi, Shagufta Naz and Saiqa Ilyas. (2016). Genetic diversity of Citrus germplasm in Pakistan based on Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 26(4): 1094-1100. (IF = 0.422)
- Amina Tariq, Shagufta Naz, Kiran Shahzadi, Saiqa Ilyas and Sumera Javad. (2015). Study of genetic stability in in vitro conserved Podophyllum hexandrum using RAPD markers. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 25(4): 1114-1120. (IF = 0.448)
- Shagufta Naz, Intiaz Shehzadi, Kiran Shahzadi and Saiqa Ilyas. (2015). Assessment of genetic variability in different chrysanthemum varieties of Pakistan using RAPD markers. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 25(2): 554-560. (IF = 0.448)
- Shagufta Naz, Rukhama Haq, Farah Aslam and Saiqa Ilyas. (2015). Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of extracts of in vivo and in vitro grown Vinca rosea L. (Catharanthus roseus) against pathogens. Pakistan Journal of pharmaceutical Sciences, 28(3): 849-853. (IF = 0.95)
- Saiqa Ilyas, Farah Aslam, Kiran Shahzadi, Rukhama Haq and Shagufta Naz. (2015). In vitro shoot proliferation of Euonymus Japonicas (an ornamental plant). Journal of Innovative Sciences, 1(1): 15-22. (ISSN: 2411-2240)
- Saiqa Ilyas and Shagufta Naz. (2014). Effect of Gamma irradiation on morphological characteristics and isolation of curcuminoids and oleoresins of Curcuma longa L. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 24(5): 1396-1404. (IF = 0.634)
- Saiqa Ilyas, Shagufta Naz, Farah Aslam, Zahida Parveen and Aamir Ali. (2014). Chemical composition of essential oil from leaves of in vitro grown plants of Peperomia obtusifolia. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 46(2): 667-672. (IF = 0.9)
- Sumera Javad, Shagufta Naz, Saiqa Ilyas, Amina Tariq and Farah Aslam. (2014). Optimization of the Microwave assisted extraction and its comparison with different conventional extraction methods for isolation of stevioside from Stevia rebaudiana. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(23): 8043-8048. (IF = 0.3)
- Farah Aslam, Shagufta Naz, Amina Tariq, Saiqa Ilyas and Kiran Shahzadi. (2013). Rapid multiplication of ornamental bulbous plants of Lilium orientalis and Lilium longiflorum. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 45(6): 2051-2055. (IF = 0.9)
- Saiqa Ilyas, Shagufta Naz, Sumera Javad, Kiran Shahzadi, Amina Tariq, Neelma Munir and Aamir Ali. (2013). Influence of cytokinins, sucrose and pH on adventitious shoot regeneration of Polyscias balfouriana (Balfour aralia). Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 7(42): 3098-3104. (IF = 0.5)
- Ambreen Zafarullah, Saiqa Ilyas, Shagufta Naz, Farah Aslam and Farkhanda Manzoor. (2013). Effect of culture media and growth regulators on in vitro propagation of Chrysanthemum indicum L. Pakistan Journal of Science, 65(4): 462-466.
- Sumera Javad, Shagufta Naz, Saiqa Ilyas and Bushra Mateen. (2013). Establishment of the honey crop (Stevia rebaudiana) in hot semi-arid climate. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 23(1): 108-113. (IF = 0.634)
- Shagufta Naz, Farah Aslam, Saiqa Ilyas, Kiran Shahzadi and Amina Tariq. (2012). In vitro propagation of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa). Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 6(24): 4107-4112. (IF = 0.5)
- Sana Rashid, Saiqa Ilyas, Shagufta Naz, Farah Aslam and Aamir Ali. (2012). In vitro propagation of Gypsophila paniculata L. through plant tissue culture techniques. Pakistan Journal of Science, 64(1): 6-10.
- Sumera Javad, Shagufta Naz, Saiqa Ilyas, Aamir Ali, Farah Aslam and Neelma Munir. (2012). Study of the effect of physical state of medium and different concentrations of sucrose, ferric ethylene diamine-tetraacetic acid (Fe-EDTA) and CuSO4 in enhancing the micropropagation system of Stevia rebaudiana. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 6(9): 1800-1805. (IF = 0.5)
- Shagufta Naz, Irum Akber, Saiqa Ilyas and Safia Jabeen. (2012). Antibacterial activity of different varieties of Curcuma longa rhizome extracts against pathogenic bacteria. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 24(7): 2875-2877. (IF = 0.4)
- Kiran Shahzadi, Shagufta Naz, Amina Tariq, Saiqa Ilyas, M A Qadeer and A U Haq. (2012). Production of calcium gluconate by Aspergillus niger GCU-1. Pakistan Journal of Science, 64(3): 214-218.
- Shagufta Naz, Saiqa Ilyas, Safia Jabeen and Zahida Parveen. (2011). Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from the rhizome of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(4): 1639-1642. (IF = 0.4)
- Shagufta Naz, Fozia Tabassum, Sumera Javad, Saiqa Ilyas, Farah Aslam, Neelma Munir and Aamir Ali. (2011). Micropropagation and callogenesis of a recalcitrant species Ricinus communis. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43(5): 2419-2422. (IF = 0.9)
- Shagufta Naz, Saiqa Ilyas, Zahida Parveen and Sumera Javad. (2010). Chemical analysis of essential oils from turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome through GCMS. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 22(4): 3153-3158. (IF = 0.4)
- Shagufta Naz, Safia Jabeen, Saiqa Ilyas, Farkhanda Manzoor, Farah Aslam and Aamir Ali. (2010). Antibacterial activity of Curcuma longa varieties against different strains of bacteria. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(1): 455-462. (IF = 0.947)
- Shagufta Naz, Saiqa Ilyas, Sumera Javad and Aamir Ali. (2009). In vitro clonal multiplication and acclimatization of different varieties of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(6): 2807-2816. (IF = 0.9)
- Shagufta Naz, Sumera Javad, Saiqa Ilyas and Aamir Ali. (2009). An efficient protocol for rapid multiplication of Bryophyllum Pinnatum and Bryophyllum daigrrimontianum. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(5): 2347-2355. (IF = 0.9)
Research Grants and Contracts.
- Research grant as PI in HEC funded project no. 1959/SRGP/R&D/HEC/2018 entitled “Comparison of curcuminoids and essential oil isolated from in vivo and in vitro grown plants of Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) through modern extraction methods” awarded by HEC of 0.5 million (on going)
Other Research or Creative Accomplishments
Patent filed
- ‘Modified DNA extraction method with CTAB for enhancing the quality and quantity of DNA” by Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz, Ms. Saiqa Ilyas, Ms. Kiran Shahzadi, Ms. Ambreen Zufrullah, Dr. Neelma Munir, Dr. Faiza Saleem Gazette No. 206/2015 dated 10-04-2015
- “A novel and cost effective process for in vitro clonal multiplication of pine apple “Amamas comosus)” by Dr. Saiqa Ilyas Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz Dr. Neelma Munir in Gazette No. 398/2016 dated 29-6-2016.
Selected Professional Presentations
- International Symposium on Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Magic Bullets Against Cancer on 13th November 2018, organized by Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
- 2nd International conference on New Trends in Natural Sciences II: Public health, Food Nutrition and Safety on 24-26th October 2018, organized by Department of Biotechnology & Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
- Pipette clinic workshop on 9th October 2018, organized by Eco Biosciences in collaboration with Eppendorf.
- 1st International conference on current Scenario of research in plant sciences challenges and opportunities on 09-11th May 2018, organized by Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Participated in “7th Invention to Innovation Summit 2018 for Buy and Sell Technology” on 07 - 08th March 2018, organized by ORIC, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
- International symposium on recent trends in biotechnology on 25-27th October 2017, organized by Department of Biotechnology & Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
- International symposium on recent trends in biotechnology on 30th March 2017, organized by Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
- Participated and won technology award in “6th Invention to Innovation Summit 2017 for Buy and Sell Technology” on 08 - 09th March 2017, ORIC, organized by University of the Punjab, Lahore.
- Seminar on “Transgenic plants in perspectives of microbiological applications” on 25th Feb, jointly organized by Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore and The American Society for Microbiology.
- International workshop on “Molecular diagnostics for robust disease detection” from 7th to 24th Oct, organized by Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore and Ministry of Education, Training & Standards in Higher Education Government of Pakistan.
- Biotech poster Competition on the theme of “Colours of Biotechnology” on 20th Dec, organized by Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore and Ministry of Education, Training & Standards in Higher Education Government of Pakistan.
- “Principles of plant breeding and advancement of molecular techniques to breeding of bioscience” from 21th May to 7th June, organized by department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
- 7th Annual national training course on “Modern techniques in Biotechnology” on 22-27 March, arranged by National Institutes for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad.
- Participated in the National Symposium on “Pharmacological studies of Medicinal Plants” on 20th June, 2009 organized by Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for university, Lahore.
- 1st “International seminar on medicinal plants (ISMP)” organized by Chemistry Department of Lahore College for Women University, Lahore on 15-17 May.
- Three days 9th Biennial conference on Advances in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, organized by Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi on December 17-20.