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Dr. Isfahan Tauseef is one of the pioneer faculty members of the Microbiology department with a distinguished academic and research career. He holds an MPhil in Microbiology (2004-2006) from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and earned his PhD (2008-2012) from the University of Leicester, UK. His Doctoral thesis research on bacterial phase variation and immune modulation advanced insights into host-pathogen interactions, immune evasion mechanisms and vaccine development. Currently, his research interests span host-pathogen interactions, microbial bioproduct development, and gut microbiome-based health interventions. Supported by the HEC-funded project, Dr. Tauseef is the inventor of a novel 3D biocompatible scaffold, developed from bacterial cellulose and fish collagen peptides, aimed at wound healing and skin regeneration. Dr Tauseef leads and supervises advanced research in host-pathogen dynamics, microbial fermentation-based scaffold fabrication, and gut microbiota responses under physiological stress, with impactful findings published in reputed scientific journals.
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Publications (54)
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Histopathological and hematological Investigations of Mice Model inoculated with Nickel oxide nanoparticles and bacterial pathogens: In-vitro and in-vivo antibacterial studies...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 102456Category: W -
In-vivo toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of Paeonia emodi-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles: In-vitro study...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1059-910X Online: 1097-0029Category: W -
A review on recent advances and applications of fish collagen...
Discipline : Biomedical Engineering
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1040-8398 Online: 1549-7852Category: W -
Preparation, characterization and stability studies of cross-linked α-amylase aggregates (CLAAs) for continuous liquefaction of starc...
Discipline : Microbial Biotechnology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0141-8130 Online: 1879-0003Category: W -
Environmentally benign and economical bio-fabrication of ZnO and Cr-doped ZnO nanoparticles using leaf extract of Citrus reticulata for biological activities...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 2352-4928Category: W -
In-Vitro and In-Vivo Tolerance and Therapeutic Investigations of Phyto-Fabricated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles against Selected Pathogens...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 2305-6304Category: W -
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using leaves of Catharanthus roseus and their antimicrobial activity...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 2190-5509 Online: 2190-5517Category: W -
Numerical simulations for the equilibrium state and solution behaviors in the multi-phase catalytic reaction mechanism...
Discipline : Catalytic Reactions
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0735-1933 Online: 1879-0178Category: W -
Catalytic Efficiency of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for Bioleaching Copper from Chalcocite Containing Sulfide Ore from Reko Diq Deposits in Pakistan...
Discipline : Biocatalysis
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1230-1485Category: W -
An Overview of the Plant Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Antimicrobial Potential...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 2470-1556 Online: 2470-1556Category: W -
Fabrication of Biochar from Organic Wastes and its Effect on Wheat Growth and Soil Microflora...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1230-1485Category: W -
Mycoremediation: a treatment for heavy metal-polluted soil using indigenous metallotolerant fungi ...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0167-6369 Online: 1573-2959Category: W -
Biological and biochemical characteristics of male reproductive system, serum metabolites and carcass quality of Japanese quails by supplementation of Pinus ponderosa needle and α-tocopherol acetate...
Discipline : Biochemical Studies
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0936-6768, Online: 1439-0531Category: W -
Mycoremediation of heavy metal (Cd and Cr)–polluted soil through indigenous metallotolerant fungal isolates...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0167-6369 Online: 1573-2959Category: W -
Contributions and Challenges of High Throughput qPCR for Determining Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment: A Critical Review...
Discipline : Molecular Biology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1420-3049Category: W -
Characterization of cross-linked amyloglucosidase aggregates from Aspergillus fumigatus KIBGE-IB33 for continuous production of glucose...
Discipline : Microbial Biotechnology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0141-8130 Online: 1879-0003Category: W -
Impact of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on yield and disease control of Nicotiana tabacum...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 0354-4664Category: W -
Scorpion Venom: A Poison or a Medicine-Mini Review...
Discipline : Medical Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0379-5136 Online: 0975-1033Category: W -
Age-related variations in the in vitro bactericidal activity of human sera against Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
Discipline : Immunology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1426-3912 Online: 1644-4124Category: W -
Isolation, identification, and pathological effects of beach sand bacterial extract on human skin keratinocytes in vitro...
Discipline : Biomedical Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: 2167-8359Category: W -
PGPRs of plum (Prunus domestica) rhizosphere enhance plant growth and antagonise fungal activity in vitro...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0906-4710 Online: 1651-1913Category: W -
Medicinal Plants; A repository of Anti-viral Metabolites...
Discipline : Virology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1746-0794 Online: 1746-0808Category: W -
Cloning and characterization of pyruvate carboxylase gene responsible for calcium malate overproduction in Penicillium viticola 152 and its expression analysis...
Discipline : Molecular Biology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0378-1119 Online: 1879-0038Category: W -
Characterization of Bacterial Consortia from anaerobic digester treating organic waste for biogas production...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1230-1485Category: W -
Investigation into the Antigenic Properties and Contributions to Growth in Blood of the Meningococcal Haemoglobin Receptors, HpuAB and HmbR...
Discipline : Biomedical Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1932-6203Category: W -
Prevalence of goiter and iodine nutritional status in school age children of district Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan...
Discipline : Biological Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1841-0987, Online: 1843-066XCategory: W -
Synthesis, spectral characterization, Antibacterial and Antitumor studies of some diorganotin(IV) complexes derived from 2-phenylmonomethylglutarate...
Discipline : Biomedical and Chemical Studies
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0020-1693 Online: 1873-3255Category: W -
Phase Variation of PorA, a Major Outer Membrane Protein, Mediates Escape of Bactericidal Antibodies by Neisseria meningitidis...
Discipline : Immunology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0019-9567 Online: 1098-5522Category: W -
Influence of the combination and phase variation status of the haemoglobin receptors HmbR and HpuAB on meningococcal virulence...
Discipline : Biomedical Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1350-0872 Online: 1465-2080Category: W -
Synthesis, characterization and Anti-inflammatory activity of some Organotin (IV) complexes...
Discipline : Biomedical and Chemical Studies
P-ISSN/ISBN: Old ISSN: 0137-5083 New ISSN: 1434-1948Category: W -
Identification of HBV core mutants by PCR-RFLP method in chronic Hepatitis B patients from Punjab, Pakistan...
Discipline : Virology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 0304-8608 Online: 1432-8798Category: W -
Fish collagen peptides’ modulating effect on human skin microbiota against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1746-0913, 1746-0921Category: X -
The Role of 4-Phenylbutyric Acid in Gut Microbial Dysbiosis in a Mouse Model of Simulated Microgravity...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 2075-1729Category: X -
Brassica oleracea L. (Acephala Group) based zinc oxide nanoparticles and their efficacy as antibacterial agent...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 259351Category: X -
Isolation and Characterization of a Cholesterol-Lowering Bacteria from Bubalus bubalis Raw Mil...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 2311-5637Category: X -
Quantitative Estimation of Aflatoxin Level in Poultry Feed in Selected Poultry Farms...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 2314-6133 Online: 2314-6141Category: X -
Age, gender, and infectious status-wise assessments of hematological parameters among patients with dengue infection. ...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 2405-8440Category: Y -
Footprint of green synthesizing ingredients on the environment and pharmaceuticals...
Discipline : Environment and Medical Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1735-1472, 1735-2630Category: Y -
Enhancing microbial diversity as well as multi-organ health in hind-limb unloaded mice...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 2214-5524, 2214-5532Category: Y -
Extraction of Fish Collagen Peptides from Fish Waste through Fermentation using Lactobacillus Bacteria...
Discipline : Biomedical Engineering
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print ISSN: 2521-0475; Online ISSN: 2708-2970; I.F: 0).Category: Y -
Individual and Combined Efficacy of Antibiotics and Probiotics on the Growth of Broiler Chicken...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print ISSN: 1996-7195; Online ISSN: 2957-899X).Category: Y -
Cloning and periplasmic soluble expression of hepatitis B surface antigen gene in Escherichia coli...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 128-3602, 2284-0729Category: Y -
Exploitation Of Selected Plant Extracts As Bio-Control Against Fungal Contaminants In Animal Feed...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1018-3647, 2213-686XCategory: Y -
Therapeutic and vaccine strategies against SARS-CoV-2: past, present and future...
Discipline : Virology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1746-0794 Online: 1746-0808Category: Y -
Synthesis and Antiurease & Antioxidant activites of Bis-Schiff bases of Isophthalaldehyde. ...
Discipline : Biochemical Studies
P-ISSN/ISBN: 0970-7077).Category: Y -
Prevalence Of Gastrointestinal Nematodes In Equines Of Bajaur And Mohmand Agencies, North-West Pakistan...
Discipline : Parasitology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1018-7081 Online: 2309-8694Category: W -
Analysis of paint degradation by fungal and bacterial species...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 0556-3321Category: W -
A PCR-RFLP based protocol for the detection of hepatitis B virus variants in some lamivudine-untreated chronic hepatitis B virus carriers in Pakistan...
Discipline : Virology
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1011-601XCategory: W -
Pattern of Leukemia Patients admitted in Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad...
Discipline : Medical Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1025-9589Category: X -
Ichthyodiversity in relation to physico-chemical parameters of River Swat...
Discipline : Biological Sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: 1813-1743Category: X -
Curcumin: From Ancient Spice to Modern Anti-Viral Drug in COVID-19 Pandemic...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: (Print ISSN: 2521-0475; Online ISSN: 2708-2970Category: Y -
Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Domain-8 (EGFL8) in Mammals: The Story so far. ...
Discipline : Life sciences
P-ISSN/ISBN: (Print ISSN: 2521-0475; Online ISSN: 2708-2970Category: Y -
Molecular and biochemical characterization of echinococcus spp. in hydatid cyst fluid collected from human and livestock in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan...
Discipline : Parasitology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1018-7081 Online: 2309-8694Category: Y -
High rate of ESBL producing Escherichia coli from retail chicken carrying BLACTX-M gene on plasmids mainly carrying FREPB replicon...
Discipline : Microbiology
P-ISSN/ISBN: Print: 1018-7081 Online: 2309-8694Category: Y
Research Projects (4)
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Construction Of 3D Cell Culture Bio-Model Using Bacterial Cellulose And Bacterial Fermented Fish Waste Product And Its Applications In Skin Regeneration...
Objectives : 1. To use fermented collagen peptide from fish wastes so as to increase its application in Pakistan at industrial level. 2. To construct a 3D hybrid bio-models of fish collagen and bacterial cellulose for in vitro cell culture.
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Age-Related Variations In The Activation Of Complement System Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
Objectives : 1. To investigate the binding of recognition molecules of the lectin and classical pathways of complement to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sera collected from children and adults 2. To identify and suggest complement proteins as potential candidate for immunotherapy/alternative treatment approach to reduce the use of antibiotics
Type : researchStatus: completd -
Preparation And Characterization Of Cross-Linked Amylase Aggregates For Continuous Liquefaction Of Starch...
Objectives : Preparation, characterization and stability studies of cross-linked α-amylase aggregates
Type : researchStatus: completd -
Fabrication Of Fermented Fish Waste-Bacterial Cellulose Hybrid Scaffold For Biomedical Applications...
Objectives : Application of bacteria for fermentation of fish waste to produce modified Type-I collagen.
Type : researchStatus: completd