Department of Biotechnology

Dr. Mahwish Aftab

Dr. Mahwish Aftab
Dr. Mahwish Aftab

Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
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EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Professor     July, 2019 – Till date
    Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University,
    Lahore, Pakistan
  • Lecture                         Jan, 2013 – June, 2019
    Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University,
    Lahore, Pakistan
  • Lecturer                      July, 2012 – Jan, 2013
    Government Fatima Jinnah College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Research Assistant         Aug, 2008 – Feb, 2009
    Molecular Virology Research Laboratory, Centre of Excellence in
    Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • HDIN Travel Grant Award (2022)
A travel grant in young investigators category from German Liver foundation for giving oral presentation at HDIN meeting on 22nd June 2022.
  • IRSIP award (2017)
Six months research fellowship at CDC, Atlanta, USA, awarded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
  • Research Incentive Award
Research incentive award for years 2016, 2017 and 2021, awarded by Lahore College for Women University.
  • HEC Indigenous Scholarship (2015)
Indigenous scholarship for PhD, awarded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
  • Gold Medal in MPhil (2012)
1st position in MPhil Molecular Biology from Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab
  • Gold Medal in BS (2010)
1st position in BSc. (Hons.) from Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

  • Teaching courses to BS and MS classes
  • Research supervision of BS and MS students
  • Facilitator Active Citizen Program
  • Member Departmental Chemical Purchase committee
  • Ex-Member, Board of Studies of Biotechnology Department, LCWU
  • Ex-Member, Board of Faculty of Science & Technology, LCWU
  • Member Admission committee
  • Coordinator BS Program
  • Member of Doctoral committee
  • Member of Departmental equipment purchase and stock committee
  • Department QEC Coordinator
  • Departmental representative to Career Council and Job Placement office.
  • Member SAR assessment team, QEC
  • Member of Young Scientist Division, Asian Federation of Biotechnology (Pakistan Chapter).

STUDENTS SUPERVISED

  • PhD: 2
  • MS: 20
  • Sc:18
  • BS: 33

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS

  • A Training Session on ‘Literature Review with IEEE Xplore Digital Library’ on August 21, 2024.
  • A Training Session on ‘Incorporating IEEE Xplore resources into your teaching: A dedicated session for lecturers’ on August 19, 2024.
  • A Training Session on ‘Promoting your research articles: Tools & services’ on August 8, 2024.
  • A Training Session on ‘Integrating IEEE eLearning Courses into your teaching: A dedicated session for lecturers’ on June 05, 2024.
  • A Training Session on ‘From research to Publication: An overview on IEEE Publication Process’ on May 21, 2024.
  • Organized and participated in “Model and Poster Competition; Biotechnology Brilliance & Innovation” May16, 2024, at Biotechnology Department, LCWU.
  • Participated in ‘Leveraging AI in Academia, Fostering Innovation and Building a Sustainable AI Ecosystem’, May 14 – 16, 2024, a 3-day workshop organized by LCWU and NPO, Pakistan.
  • Completed ‘Get Connected Course’ offered by Cisco Networking Academy – May 16, 2024.
  • Completed the ‘Creating Compelling Reports course’ offered by Cisco Networking Academy – May 21, 2024.
  • A Training Session on ‘From research to Publication: An overview on IEEE Publication Process’ on May 21, 2024.
  • Participated in a webinar, ‘Planning and Drafting your research article’, May 8, 2024, organized by De Gruyter.
  • Participated in 6th International Conference on “Advances in Bio Sciences (ICABS-2024)”, 18 – 19 April, 2024, GCU, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Oral presentation in International Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Autumn School of Hepatology In Tashkent’, October 10 – 11, 2023, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  • ‘EASL Congress’ June 21 – 24, 2023, Vienna, Austria.
  • Incorporating IEEE Xplore resources into your teaching: A dedicated session for lecturers, 11 May 2023, Pakistan.
  • Oral presentation in HDIN meeting held at EASL International Liver Congress, 22 – 26 June, 2022, London, United Kingdom & Online.
  • “The Growth Mindset” – completed an online course authorized by University of California, Davis and offered through Coursera, Feb, 20, 2022.
  • “Forecasting Skills: See the Future Before It Happens” – completed an online course authorized by University of California, Davis and offered through Coursera, Feb, 16, 2022.
  • “Critical Thinking Skills for the Professional” – completed an online course authorized by University of California, Davis and offered through Coursera, Jan, 25, 2022.
  • “Emotional and Social Intelligence” – completed an online course authorized by University of California, Davis and offered through Coursera, Jan, 23, 2022.
  • Seminar on ‘The world of Vaccines, Viruses and Pandemic’ July 16, 2021, Organized by Milwaukee School of Engineering, Wisconsin, USA, and Department of Biotechnology, LCWU, Lahore.
  • Participated in ‘One-day Training Workshop on Vegetative Propagation of Ornamental Plants’ January 17, 2020. Department of Biological Sciences, UVAS, Ravi Campus.
  • Participated in “Seminar on Genomic Applications of PCR, qPCR and NGS” December 12th, 2019. Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore.
  • Participated in ‘One-day Training Workshop on Kitchen Gardening, Growing Winter Vegetables’ December 6, 2019. Department of Biological Sciences, UVAS, Ravi Campus.
  • Organized and participated in “National Symposium on Awareness, Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis” November 27th, 2019. Biotechnology Department, LCWU.
  • Organized and participated in “International Symposium on Dissociating inflammation from fibrosis in systemic sclerosis” November 5th, 2019. Biotechnology Department, LCWU.
  • “Scientific Writing and Publishing” October 15, 2019, Department of Immunology, University of Health Sciences Lahore and The American Society for Microbiology.
  • Participated in five days workshop on ‘Applied Economics Using Software (Excel, Eviews, SPSS, Stata, QGIS)’ July 22 – 26, 2019, School of Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
  • “Basic Bioinformatics Tools for Functional Genomics” July 5, 2019, Department of Biological Sciences, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki.
  • Organized and participated in “Symposium and Model Competition on Biotechnology Insight 2019” April 4, 2019. Biotechnology Department, LCWU.
  • New Trends in Natural Sciences II: Public Health, Food Nutrition & Safety” October 24-26, 2018, Department of Biotechnology and Zoology, LCWU.
  • “A Mendeley Presentation Hosted by Mendeley Advisor” December 9, 2017.
  • “International Conference on New Trends in Natural Sciences: From Basic to Applied” October 25-27, 2017, Department of Biotechnology and Zoology, LCWU.
  • Organized and participated in “International Symposium on Recent Trends in Biotechnology” March 30, 2017, LCWU, Lahore
  • Organized and participated in “International Workshop on Cancer and Proteomics” November 8-10, 2016. LCWU, Lahore.
  • Oral presentation in “2nd International Conference on Biotechnology: Challenges and opportunities in Pakistan” February 24 - 25, 2016. Held at University of South Asia, Lahore
  • “Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” August 27, 2015. GC University, Lahore.
  • “Workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity” August 18 - 19, 2015. Zoology Department, LCWU.
  • Two Credit Hour course on “Leadership Skills for Educators”. 18 May 2015 till 22 June 2015. Organized by DFDI, Lahore College for Women University.
  • “Workshop on An Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing and its Application in Agricultural Sciences”. April 14, 2015. Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  • Three Credit Hour course on “Critical Thinking and Reflective Pedagogy”. 9 February 2015 till 2 April 2015. Organized by DFDI, Lahore College for Women University.
  • Three-day course on “Academic Writing for Publication”. March 4 - 6, 2015. DFDI, Lahore College for Women University.
  • “Halal Awareness course”. December 10, 2014. Held at PARAS, ATCOP.
  • Oral presentation in Conference on “Defeating the Public Enemy, The Mosquito: A Real Challenge”. December 3 - 4, 2014. Organized by Dengue Prevention and Control Cell, LCWU, Lahore and INSPIRE-Transnational Education Partnership Program.
  • “2nd International conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Development”. November 26 - 28, 2014. Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University, Lahore.
  • “1st International Conference on Forensic Science & Justice”. October 22 - 24, 2014, Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore.
  • “Active Citizen Training of Facilitators” September 2-5, 2014, Organized by British Council and LCWU.
  • Organized and Participated in Workshop on “The Awareness of Emerging Issues of Cancers in Pakistan” May 6, 2014, Organized by Department of Biotechnology, LCWU.
  • Organized and participated in 2nd Women Inter Collegiate and University Science Symposium and Model/Poster Competition on “The Revolution of Biotechnology” April 18, 2014, Organized by Department of Biotechnology, LCWU.
  • Workshop on “Molecular Diagnostics for Robust Disease Detection” October 7 - 24, 2013, conducted by Dr. Sumaira Riaz, organized by DFDI, LCWU.
  • Organized and participated in Seminar on “Awareness of Emerging Issues of Cancers in Pakistan” on November 21, 2013.
  • Three-day workshop on “Teaching by the Case Study Methods” May 27 - 29, 2013, organized by Quality enhancement cell (QEC), LCWU.
  • Five-day workshop on “Advances in Scientific Research Methodology and Ethics” April 1 - 5, 2013, conducted by Dr. Naila Rabbani Associate Professor, Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, Organized by Directorate of Faculty Development & Internationalization, LCWU.
  • Work shop on ‘High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)’ March 30th, 2013, organized by Department of School of Physical Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  • ‘1st Women Inter Collegiate and University Science Model and poster competition on Impact of Biotechnology in today’s world’ March 12, 2013, organized by Department of Biotechnology, LCWU, Lahore.
  • Course on “Climate Change: Issues and strategies” March 4 - 8, 2013, INSPIRE-Transnational Education Partnership Programme, LCWU.
  • Workshop on “IPR, patents and patenting” February 22, 2013, conducted by Barisstor Ahmad Farooq Malik, organized by Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), LCWU.
  • ‘11th Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Symposium’ November 9 - 11, 2012, Held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore.
  • Workshop on ‘Quantitative Data Analysis using SPSS’ September 29, 2012, Held at University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  • ‘Sixth Annual Conference on Infectious Diseases’ April 04, 2009.
  • ‘26th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International)’ April 4 - 6, 2006, University of The Punjab, Lahore.

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Health Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases

Publications

  • Riaz, A., Kaleem, A., Abdullah, R., Iqtedar, M., Hoessli, D. C., Aftab, M. In silico approaches to study the human asparagine synthetase: An insight of the interaction between the enzyme active sites and its substrates. PLOS One, 19(8): e0307448.
  • Kaleem, A., Anwar, T., Iftikhar, A., Abdullah, R., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M. Investigation of Phosphorylated and O-Glycosylated Proteins in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Sains Malaysiana, 53(3): 681-689.
  • Abdullah, R., Younas, Q., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M., Saleem, F. 2024. Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of different plants and in silico investigation of their bioactive compounds in wound healing and rheumatism. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 31(3): 103942.
  • Zulfiqar, A., Arooj, F., Aftab, M., Rashid, M., Luqman, M., Kashif, S. R., Naseer, R. 2023. A Sustainable Approach to Dyed Cotton Fabric Stripping Using Ozone. Sustainability, 15: 7467.
  • Abdullah, R., Zaheer, S., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M., Saleem, F. 2023. Formulation of herbal tea using Cymbopogon citratus, Foeniculum vulgare and murraya koenigii and its anti-obesity potential. Journal of King Saud University Science, 35(6): 102734.
  • Abdullah, R., Arshad, H., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M., Saleem, F. 2023. Assessment of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity and quality attributes of yoghurt enriched with Cinnamomum verum, Elettaria cardamomum, Beta vulgaris and Brassica oleracea. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 30(2023): 103556.
  • Nisar, K., Abdullah, R., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M., Saleem, F.. 2022. Purification, characterization and thermodynamic analysis of cellulases produced from Thermomyces dupontii and its industrial applications. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29(2022): 103483.
  • Abdullah, R., Cheema, J. S., Aftab, M., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Saleem, F., Iftikhar, T. 2022. Application of synergistic phenomena for enhanced production of alpha 1,4 D- glucan glucanohydrolase using submerged fermentation. Cellular and Molecular Biology, 68(9): 51-56.
  • Iqtedar, M., Riaz, S., Mirza, S. S., Aftab, M., Kaleem, A., Abdullah, R., Aeihtesham, A., Aslam, F., Wasim, M. 2021. Bioethanol production from urban cellulosic waste employing alcaligenes faecalis HI-1 isolated from gut of termite Heterotermes indicola. Bioscience Journal, 37; e.3723.
  • Abdullah, R., Tahseen, M., Nisar, K., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Saleem, F., Aftab, M. Statistical optimization of cellulases by Talaromyces thermophiles utilizing Saccharum spontaneum, a novel substrate. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 51(2021): 79-87.
  • Iftikhar, S., Iqtedar, M., Saeed, H., Aftab, M., Abdullah, R., Kaleem, A., Aslam, F. 2021. Comparative and combinatorial study of biogenic bismuth nanoparticles with silver nanoparticles and doxycycline against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus BTCB02 and Salmonella typhi Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química, 20(1): 271-280.
  • Kaleem, A., Shafique, R., Iqtedar, M., Abdullah, R., Saleem, F., Aftab, M., Naz, S., Sharif, S., Ilyas, S. 2020. Influence of gamma radiation on nutritional quality and shelf life of fresh red chilies (Capsicum annuum). Progress in Nutrition, 22(4): e202006.
  • Ilyas, S., Asghar, N., Munir, N., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 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.
  • Aftab, M., Naz, S., Aftab, B., Ali, A., Rafique, S., Fatima, Z., Inamullah, Idrees, M. 2019. Characterization of Hepatitis Delta Virus among pregnant women of Pakistan. Viral Immunology, doi: 10.1089/vim.2019.0048.
  • Chaires, L. G., Garcia-juarez, I., Sanchez-Avila, J. F., Kamili, S., Drobeniuc, J., Tejada, A., Aftab, M., Tepox, A., Muñoz-Martinez, S. G. 2019. Prevalence of Hepatitis E virus infection in a cohort of patients with liver transplantation in a high-volume center in Mexico. Gastroenterology, 156(6): S-1054.
  • Aftab, M., Amin, I., Idrees, M., Ali, A., Rafique, S., Naz, S. 2018. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis delta and hepatitis B viruses circulating in two major provinces (East and North-West) of Pakistan. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 64: 65-69.
  • Abdullah, R., Naeem, N., Aftab, M., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Iftikhar, T., Naz, S. 2018. Enhanced production of alpha amylase by exploiting novel bacterial co-culture technique employing solid state fermentation. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science, 42(2): 305-318.
  • Abdullah, R., Qaiser, H., Farooq, A., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2017. Evaluation of microbial potential and ripening behavior of pre-climacteric bananas following gamma irradiation. Bioscience Journal, 33(1): 57-65.
  • Abdullah, R., Suman, M., Naz, S., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M. Evaluation of microbial potential, sensory and nutritional quality of Mangoes following gamma irradiation. Progress in Nutrition, 19(4): 473-483.
  • Iqtedar, M., Amjad, H., Sarwar, U., Asim, R., Kaleem, A., Abdullah, R., Aftab, M., Iftikhar, T., Naz, S. 2016. Effect of 60Co gamma radiation on microbial flora and shelf life of Malus domestica Borkh. International Journal of Biosciences, 9(3): 47-52.
  • Abdullah, R., Bashir, N., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2016. Reduction of microbial flora to prolong the shelf life of Cucumis sativus through gamma irradiation. Sindh Research Journal, 48(4): 935-940.
  • Iqtedar, M., Kiran, S., Sarwar, U., Abdullah, R., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2016. Effect of Co60 gamma radiation on shelf life of Pakistani mangoes evaluated through sensory and microbial analysis. Fuuast Journal of Biology, 6(1): 121-125.
  • Kaleem, A., Nazir, H., Pervaiz, S., Iqtedar, M., Abdullah, R., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2016. Investigation of the effect of temperature on vitamin C in fresh and packed fruit juices. Fuuast Journal of Biology, 6(1): 117-120.
  • Aftab, M., Akram, A., Abdullah, R., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, B., Saleem, F., Naz, S. 2016. Gamma irradiation of disposable syringes using cobalt-60 source. Fuuast Journal of Biology, 6(2): 237-239.
  • Abdullah, R., Akbar, M., Qaiser, H., Farooq, A., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2015. Targeting the residential microflora to enhance the mean life of raw Lycopersicum esculentum by gamma Irradiation. Journal of pure and Applied Microbiology, 9(1): 265-271.
  • Iqtedar, M., Sarwar, U., Abdullah, R., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M., Naz, S., Fakhar-un-Nisa, Sharif, S., Aftab, S., Naz, S. 2015. Increasing shelf life of Pakistani peaches using gamma irradiation to overcome quarantine barriers in fruit exports from Pakistan. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 9(1): 313-318.
  • Kaleem, A., Munir, F., Iqtedar, M., Abdullah, R., Fakhar-un-Nisa, Iqbal, I., Saleem, F., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2015. Genetic analysis of gene responsive to tuberculosis in under developing areas of Pakistan. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 9(1): 319-325.
  • Abdullah, R., Rafique, T., Kaleem, A., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M., Iftikhar, T., Saleem, F., Naz, S.  Minimization of residential microbial flora on spinach leaves using cobalt 60 to enhance its export potential. International Journal of Biosciences, 7(2): 127-134.
  • Iftikhar, T., Abdullah, R., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M., Niaz, M., Tabassum, B., Majeed, H. 2015. Production of lipases by Alternaria sp. (mbl 2810) through optimization of environmental conditions using submerged fermentation technique. International Journal of Biosciences, 7(2): 178-186.
  • Abdullah, R., Zubair, M., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M., Saleem, F., Naz, S. 2015. Effect of gamma irradiation on sensory quality and microbial control of table grapes (Sundar khani grapes). International Journal of Biosciences, 7(4): 57-67.
  • Kaleem, A., Tanveer, A., Iqbal, I., Abbas, M., Abdullah, R., Iqtedar, M., Aftab, M., Iftikhar, T., Naz, S. 2015. The effect of packaging and storage of vitamin-C in fresh and commercial orange juices. International Journal of Biosciences, 7(4): 22-30.
  • Aftab, M., Rafaqat, I., Saleem, F., Aftab, B., Abdullah, R., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Iftikhar, T., Naz, S. 2015. Enhancement of shelf life and wholesomeness of goat meat by gamma irradiation treatment. International Journal of Biosciences, 7(4): 177-185.
  • Aftab, M., Khalid, S., Saleem, F., Abdullah, R., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Aftab, B., Naz, S. 2015. Evaluation of nutritional content and shelf-life enhancement of gamma irradiated broiler chicken meat. International Journal of Biosciences, 7(5): 1-8.
  • Abdullah, R., Athar, U., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2015. Reduction of microflora and frequency of sprouting in gamma irradiated potatoes. Fuuast Journal of Biology, 5(2): 213-217.
  • Kaleem, A., Aziz, S., Iqtedar, M., Abdullah, R., Aftab, M., Rashid, F., Shakoori, F. R., Naz, S. 2015. Investigating changes and effect of peroxide values in cooking oils subject to light and heat. Fuuast Journal of Biology, 5(2): 191-196.
  • Iqtedar, M., Arif, I., Kaleem, A., Abdullah, R., Aftab, M., Naz, S. 2015. Effects of low Co60 gamma radiation on microbial flora and shelf life of peanuts. Fuuast Journal of Biology, 5(2): 219-224.
  • Saleem, F., Rani, N., Shakoori, F. R., Aftab, M., Abdullah, R., Iqtedar, M., Kaleem, A., Naz, S. 2015. Effect of gamma irradiation on microbial load of sheep meat. Fuuast Journal of Biology, 5(2): 257-261.
  • Aftab, B., Shahid, M. N., Riaz, S., Jamal, A., Mohamed, B. B., Zahur, M., Aftab, M., Rashid, B., Husnain, T. 2014. Identification and expression profiling of CLCuV-responsive transcripts in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Turkish Journal of Biology, 38: 226-237.
  • Badar, S., Khubaib, B., Idrees, M., Hussain, A., Awan, Z., Butt, S., Afzal, S., Akram, M., Fatima, Z., Aftab, M., Saleem, S., Munir, S., Rauff, B., Naudhani, M., Ali, L., Ali, M., Rehman, I. 2012. Association of Hepatitis C Virus with Insulin Resistance: Evidences from Animal Studies and Clinical Studies. Hepatitis Monthly, 12(1): 11–15.
  • Fatima, Z., Idrees, M., Bajwa, M. A., Tahir, Z., Ullah, O., Zia, M. Q., Hussain, A., Akram, M., Khubaib, B., Afzal, S., Munir, S., Saleem, S., Rauff, B., Badar, S., Naudhani, M., Butt, S., Aftab, M., Ali, L. Ali, M. 2011. Serotype and genotype analysis of Dengue Virus by Sequencing followed by Phylogenetic analysis using samples from three mini outbreaks-2007-2009 in Pakistan. BMC Microbiology, 11: 200.
  • Akram, M., Idrees, M., Hussain, A., Afzal, S., Ilyas, M., Zafar, S., Aftab, M., Badar, S., Khubaib, B. 2011. Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus genotype 3a Hypervariable region 1 in patients achieved rapid virological response to alpha interferon and Ribavirin Combination therapy. Virology Journal, 8:253.
  • Munir, S., Saleem, S., Idrees, M., Tariq, A., Butt, S., Rauff, B., Hussain, A., Badar, S., Naudhani, M., Fatima, Z., Ali, M., Ali, L., Akram, M., Aftab, M., Khubaib, B., Awan, Z. 2010. Hepatitis C Treatment: current and future perspectives. Virology Journal, 7:296.
  • Afzal, S., Idrees, M., Akram, M., Awan, Z., Khubaib, B., Aftab, M., Fatima, Z., Badar, S., Hussain, A. 2010. Mutations in the E2-PePHD region of hepatitis C virus genotype-3a and correlation with response to interferon and ribavirin combination therapy in Pakistani patients. Virology Journal, 7:377.
  • Idrees, M., Rafique, S., Rehman, I., Akbar, H., Yousaf, M. Z., Butt, S., Awan, Z., Manzoor, S., Akram, M., Aftab, M., Khubaib, B., Riazuddin, S. 2009. Hepatitis C virus genotype 3a infection and hepatocellular carcinoma: Pakistan experience. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 15(40): 5080-5085.
  • Idrees, M., Butt, S., Awan, Z., Aftab, M., Khubaib, B., Rehman, I., Akram, M., Manzoor, S., Akbar, H., Rafique, S., Riazuddin, S. 2009. Nucleotide identity and variability among different Pakistani hepatitis C virus isolates. Virology Journal, 6:130.
  • Akbar, H., Idrees, M., Manzoor, S., Rehman, I., Butt, S., Yousaf, M. Z., Rafique, S., Awan, Z., Khubaib, B., Akram, M., Aftab, M. Hepatitis C virus infection: A review of the current and future aspects and concerns in Pakistan. Journal of General and Molecular Virology, 1(2): 012-018.

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