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IJAZ ALI, PhD, Post doc [Fulbright]
Associate Professor
Head of Virology Group
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad
Department of Biosciences, Biosciences Building, Park Road,
Chak Shehzad, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan.
Permanent Address: Tehsil Razar, District Swabi, Turlandi, Amir Khel, KPK, Pakistan.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Mob: 0331-9378337
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Transcriptional regulation of genes involved in antiviral immunity, viral evolution, molecular epidemiology of
Infectious diseases and drug-resistance mechanisms.
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
2015-Date
Associate Professor
2013-14
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad .
Fulbright Visiting Scholar (Post-doctoral fellow)
The University of Tulsa, Department of Biological Sciences, Oklahoma, USA.
2009-2015
Assistant Professor3
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture Peshawar,
Pakistan
2008-09
Assistant Professor2
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture Peshawar,
Pakistan.
2005
Research Officer1
National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.
EDUCATION
2013-14
Post Doctorate [Fulbright]
The University of Tulsa, Department of Biological Sciences, Oklahoma, USA.
2005-08
PhD
Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, IOZ, Beijing, China.
2003-05
Master of Philosophy
National Centre Of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.
1994-2000
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Sciences Lahore, Faculty of University of Agriculture Faisal Abad.
AWARDS and HONORS
2005-08
2013
2013
2013
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan's Scholarship for PhD-abroad.
R&D best product award 2013 by the Directorate of Science and Technology KPK.
Fulbright Scholar Award 2013.
Research Productivity Award by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology.
BOOKS
Farzana Rashid and Dr.Ijaz Ali. 2010. An optimized expression of recombinant hepcidin using Pichia Pastoris.
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr.Muller Akteingesellshaft & Co.KG. Dudweiler Landster 99, 66123 Saarbrucken,
Germany ISBN 978-3-639-28324-2.
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RESEARCH PAPERS
1. Akhtar Ali, Ijaz Ali. The Complete Genome Phylogeny of Geographically Distinct Dengue Virus
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Serotype 2 Isolates (1944-2013) Supports Further Groupings within the Cosmopolitan Genotype. PLoS
ONE 10(9): e0138900. doi:10.1371/journal.
Amina Gul , Jawad Ahmed, Fazli Zahir, Imtiaz Ali Khand, Ijaz Ali. New patterns of HCV subtypes
distribution in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. braz j infect dis . 2015
doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2015.09.007
Abid Ali, Sardar Khan, Ijaz Ali et al. Probing the functional role of tick metalloproteases. Physiological
Entomology (2015), DOI: 10.1111/phen.12104.
Abdul Jabbar, Jafar Khan, Aman Ullah, Hazir Rehman and Ijaz Ali. Detection of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis from human sputum samples through multiplex PCR. Pak. J.
Pharm. Sci., Vol.28, No.4, July 2015, pp.1275-1280
Ibrar Alam, Said Hassan, Iftikhar Alam, Rahmat Gul, Farhad Al1, Ijaz Ali, Sana Ullah, Imtiaz Ali Khan,
Aasif Awan. PAIgG and PAIgM levels in secondary dengue virus infections leads to thrombocytopenia
in patients. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2015; 5(10):
Ijaz Ali, Maria Khan Panni, Aqib Iqbal, Iqbal Munir, Sohail Ahmad & Abid Ali. Molecular
Characterization of Echinococcus Species in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Acta Scientiae
Veterinariae, 2015. 43: 1277.
Shahid Niaz Khan, Asif Khan, Sanaullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sobia Attaullah, Jabbar Khan, Muhammad
Asim Khan, Ijaz Ali and Abdul Haleem Shah. PCR/RFLP-Based Analysis of Genetically Distinct
Plasmodium vivax Population of Pvmsp-3alpha and Pvmsp-3beta genes in Pakistan. Malaria Journal,
2014, 13:355 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-13-355.
Ijaz Ali and Akhtar Ali. First Report of Pepper mild mottle virus in peppers in Oklahoma. plant disease,
2014, dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-14-1144-PDN.
Ibrar Alam, Iftikhar Alam, Ijaz Ali and Muhammad Ali. Weight loss in HCV patients can be used as a
surrogate marker for evaluation of interferon (IFN-α) treatment efficacy –A prospective pilot study. Pak.
J. Pharm. Sci, 2014, 27(.3): 571-576.
Muti ur Rehman Khan, Ijaz Ali, Wei Jiao, Yun Wang, Saima Masood,. Muhammad Zubair Yousaf,
Aqeel Javaid, Shafique Ahmad, and Meifu Feng. Ex Vivo Expansion of Functional Human UCBHSCs/HPCs by Co-culture with AFT024-hkirre Cells. BioMed Research International, 2014, 412075,
12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/412075.
Ijaz Ali, Muti Ur Rehman, Farzana Rashid, Sanaullah Khan, Aqib Iqbal, Xia Laixin, Naeem Uddin
Ahmed, A. Zahoor Swati. 2010. Cis-regulatory elements affecting the Nanos gene promoter in the
germline stem cells . Journal of Biotechnology, Elsevier, 145:323-329.
Amjad Ali, Habib Ahmad, Ijaz Ali, Sheema Khan, Gulshan Zaidi, and Muhammad Idrees. 2010.
Prevalence of active hepatitis c virus infection in district mansehra Pakistan. Virology Journal, 7: 334.
Najib ullah khan, Lubna Siddique, Ijaz Ali*, Aqib Iqbal, Iqbal Munir, Farzana Rashid, Sajid Ali, Fazal
Raziq, Zahoor Ahmad Swati. Prevalence of Hepatitis B in the blood donors of N-W.F.P and FATA
regions and the current scenario of HBV Infection in Pakistan.African Journal of Biotechnology,2011, 9
(37):6162-6166.
Ruqiya Pervaiz, Ijaz Ali, Sajid Ali, Najib ur Rehman, Farzana, Ahmad ur Rehman Saljoqi. Increasing
resistance to combination therapy among the chronic HCV 3a infected patients in KPK. Life Science
Journal, 2013;10 (12s)
Amjad Ali, Zeeshan Nasim, Rafi Ur Rehman, Farzana, Sajid Ali ,Fazli Zahir, Aqib Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Abdul
Waheed Khan1. Dengue virus serotype 2 and 3 causing high morbidity and mortality in Swat, Pakistan.
Biohelikon: Immunity and Diseases, 2013, Vol 1, a6.
Abida Arshad, Khaleeq-Uz-Zaman, Ijaz Ali, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Saad Ahmed, Mukhtar
Alam, Ahmad ur Rehman Saljoqi, Aqeel Javed, Naeemud Din Ahmad, Zahoor Ahmad Swati.
Development of duplex PCR assay for the detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma
synoviae prevalence in Pakistan" International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. International
Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 2013, 5(3): 114-119.
Bashir Ahmad, Sajid Ali*, Ijaz Ali, Nourin Mahmood, Shumaila Bashir and Shoaib Nawaz.
Conventional Interferon Therapy Response among Chronic HCV Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.J
Infect Dis Therapy 2013, 1:1.
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Jahangiri, Najib U Khan, Aqib Iqbal, Jehan Bakht and Zahoor A Swati. Duplex PCR assay for the
detection of Avian Adeno virus and Chicken Anemia virus prevalent in Pakistan. Virology Journal, 2011,
8/1/440.
Sanaullah Khan, Ijaz Ali, Sobia Attaullah, Sultan Ayaz, Shahid N Khan, Sami Siraj and Jabbar Khan.
Rising burden of Hepatitis C Virus in Hemodialysis patients. Virology Journal, 2011, 8/1/438.
Shahid Niaz Khan, Sanaullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Abdul Hamid Jan, Shakir Jehangir, Sobia Ataullah,
Ijaz Ali, Sumaira Shams. Seroprevalance and Risk Factors of Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women in
District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. World Applied Sciences Journal 2011, 14 (7): 1032-1036.
Sanaullah Khan, Sobia Attaullah and Ijaz Ali. Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Pakistan; a systemic
review. Virology Journal, 2011, 8/1/433.
Latif ur Rehman, Ihasn Ullah, Ijaz Ali*, Imtiaz Ali Khan, Aqib Iqbal, Sanaullah
Khan, Sher Hayat Khan, Khaleeq Uz Zaman, Najib ullah Khan, Zahoor Ahmed
Swati, Anila Tariq Jahangiri. Active hepatitis C infection and HCV genotypes prevalent among the IDUs
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Virology Journal, 2011, 8:327.
Ijaz Ali, Lubna Siddique, Iqbal Munir, Latifur rehman, Aqib Iqbal, Farzana Rashid, Zahoor Ahmad
Swati. 2011. Prevalence of HCV among the High risk groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Virology Journal,
2011, 8:296.
Sobia Ataullah, Saif ur Rehman, Sanaullah Khan, Ijaz Ali, Sajid Ali and Shahid Niaz khan. Prevalence of
HBV genotypes in HBsAg positive individuals of Afghanistan. Virology Journal, 2011, 8/1/281.
Sobia Attaullah, Sanaullah Khan, Naseemullah, S Ayaz, Shahid Niaz Khan, Ijaz Ali, Naseruddin Hoti
and Sami Siraj. Prevalence of HBV and HBV vaccination coverage in health care workers of tertiary
hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan. Virology Journal 2011, 8:275.
Ijaz Ali, Sanaullah Khan, Sobia Attaullah, Shahid N Khan, Jabbar Khan, Sami Siraj, Aqib Iqbal, Zahoor
A Swati and Muhammad Idrees. 2011. Response to combination therapy of HCV 3a Infected Pakistani
patients and the role of NS5A protein. Virology Journal 2011, 8:258.
Najib ullah, Ijaz Ali, Naeem ud din Ahmed, Aqib Iqbal1, Iqbal Munir, Latif ur Rehman, Lubna Siddiq,
Muti ur Rehman2, Sajid Ali4, Zahoor Ahmed Swati1. Prevalence of active HCV infection among the
blood donors of Khyber Pakhtunkwa and FATA region of Pakistan and evaluation of the screening tests
for anti-HCV. Virology Journal 2011, 8:154.
Farzana Rashid, Hira Fatima, Ijaz Ali, Nadia Sharif, Husna Malik and Sumera Sajjad. Heavy Metal
Contamination of Drinking Water Nearby Hadiara Drain. Pakistan J. Zool, 2014, 46(4): 1161-1163.
Mehtab Ullah Khattak, Iqbal Munir, Zeeshan Nasim, Aqib Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Mian AfaqAhmad, Javed
Abbas Bangash and Muhammad Sayyar Khan Kazi. Incidence of HIV/AIDS in Healthy Blood Donors
ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Int. J. Pure Appl. Sci. Technol, 2014, 22(2):18-24.
Muhammad qasim kakar, Farman ullah, ahmad ur rahman saljoqi, Sajjad ahmad and Ijaz ali.
Determination of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) infestation in guava, peach and bitter gourd orchards in
khyber pakhtunkhwa during 2010 and 2011. Sarhad J. Agric, 2014, 30(2).
Ume Kalsoom Afridi, Muhammad Arif Lodhi, Ijaz Ali et al. Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus:
A Major Risk Factor for Chronic Pediatric HBV Infection: A Case Report. J. Appl. Environ. Biol. Sci,
2014, 4(9S): 520-522.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Sana Ashfaq, Rasheed Akbar, Sajjad Hussain, Komal Habib,Walija Fayaz, Muhammad
Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, MukhtarAlam, Ruidar Ali Shah. Population dynamics of insect pests and
their natural enemies on okra, Hibiscus esculentus L. (Malvales:Malvaceae), in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(6): 88-90
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Safi Ullah, Rasheed Akbar, Sajjad Hussain, MuhammadSaeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali,
Mukhtar Alam, Walija Fayaz, BismillahShah, Ruidar Ali Shah, Mir Manzar Ud Din. Study on synthetic
and botanical insecticidal controlof Aulacophora foveicollis (Lucas) (Chrysomelidae:Coleoptera) on
three pumpkin varieties in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(6): 103-107
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Saad Jan, Rasheed Akbar, Sajjad Hussain, MuhammadSaeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali,
Mukhtar Alam, Walija Fayaz, BismillahShah, Ruidar Ali Shah, Mir Manzar Ud Din. Efficacy of a
parasitoid and synthetic insecticide against Woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann)
(Homoptera: Pemphigidae) on appleat Skardu-Baltistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
2015; 3(6): 108-111
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Prevalence of Dengue Virus outbreak in District Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. International
Journal of Biosciences, 2015, 6 (2) :106-111.
Farzana Rashid, Nadia Sharif, Ijaz Ali, Shagufta Naz, Saima Sharif and Fakhar - un – Nisa.
Antimicrobial potential of Lactococcus lactis bacteriocin against Salmonella typh. African Journal of
Microbiology Research, 2013 Vol. 7(6): 436-439.
Farzana Rashid, Nadia Sharif*, Ijaz Ali, Saima Sharif, Fakhar Un Nisa and Shagufta Naz. Phytochemical
analysis and inhibitory activity of Ornamental Plant (Bougainvillea spectabilis). Asian Journal of Plant
Science and Research, 2013, 3(2):1-5.
Sajid Ali, Bashir Ahmad, Ijaz Ali, Nourin Mehmood.. Frequency of active HCV infection among anti
HCV positive patients in selected districts of KPK, Pakistan. Journal of Microbio & Infectious Di, 2013,
3 (4): 199-202JMID.
Ibrar Alam, Niamat Ullah, Iftikhar Alam, and Ijaz Ali. The effects and underlying mechanism of
interferon therapy on body weight and body composition . Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.26, No.6, November
2013, pp.1251-1257.
Abida Arshad, Habib Ullah Khan, Farzana, Mehwish Saba Aslam, Tayyab Rehman Muhammad
Arshad,*Muhammad Saad Ahmed, Ijaz Ali and Ahmad Ur Rehman Saljoqi. Seropositivity and Active
HCV Infection in Patients from Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Pakistan
J. Zool, 2013, 45(6):1579-1584.
Muhammad nazir Uddin, Saifullah, Musharaf Ahmad, Ijaz Ali, aqib iqbal* and naqib ullah khan. Genetic
characterization of verticillium chlamydosporium isolated from Pakistan using random amplified
polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers. Pak. J. Bot., 45(2): 467-472, 2013.
Ibrar Alam, Ijaz Ali, Sajid Ali, Iftikhar Alam, Farzana1 and Zeeshan Naseem. Impact of Combination
Interferon Therapy on the Body Weight, Body Fat and Lean Body Mass of Chronic HCV Infected
Patients. J Antivir Antiretrovir 2013, 6:1 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jaa.1000087.
Shahid Niaz Khan*, Sultan Ayaz, Ijaz Ali, Sobia Attaullah, Sumaira Shams, Shehzad Zareen,
Muhammad Asim Khan, Farzana Rashid and Sanaullah Khan. Burden of malaria infection among
neonates in highly epidemic region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of
Advancements in Research & Technology, 2013, 2(4): 84, ISSN 2278-7763.
Shahid Niaz Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Sobia Attullah, Muhammad Azim Khan, Naqibullah,
Muhammad Aamir Khan, and Ijaz Ali. Malaria: Still a Health Problem in the General Population of
Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Annual Review and Research in Biology. 2013. 3
(4):835-845.
Sumaira Shams, Sultan Ayaz*, Ijaz Ali, Sanuallah Khan, Irum Gul, Naila Gul and Shahid Niaz Khan.
Sensitivity and Specificity of PCR & Microscopy in detection of Babesiosis in domesticated cattle of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology,
2013, 2(5):37.
Shahid Niaz Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Abdul Hamid Jan, Sobia Attaullah, Mehmood ur
Rehman, Ijaz ALi, Mukhtar Alam and Jabbar Khan. Molecular Epidemiology of Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis in Southern Belt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of
Advancements in Research & Technology. 2(4).
Hazrat Hussain, Abida Arshad, Ijaz Ali et al. Evaluation of genetic diversity in peafowl color mutants.
Sci. Int (Lahore), 2013, 25(1),107-110.
Abida Arshad, Muhammad Arshad, Ruqiya Pervaiz, Farzana, Aqeel Javed, Naeem ud din Ahmad, Ijaz
Ali, Ahmad ur Rehman Saljoqi. Prevalence of active Hepatitis C virus infection in the general population
of district mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. JPHBS, 2012, 1/1/3-8.
Muzammal Hussain, Aqeel Javeed, Muhammad Ashraf, Amjad Riaz, Ijaz Ali, Aamir Ghafoor. 2012. Can
airways tolerance be promoted immunopharmacologically with aspirin in aspirin-insensitive allergic
bronchial asthmatics by T regulatory cells (Tregs) - directed immunoregulatory therapy?Journal of
Medical Hypothesis and Ideas, Elsevier; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmhi.2012.08.004.
Bashir Ahmad, Sajid Ali, Ijaz Ali, Sadiq Azam and Shumaila Bashir. Response rates of standard
interferon therapy in chronic HCV patients of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K.P.K). Virology Journal 2012,
9:18.
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Bilal, Sami SIraj. Molecular Epidemiology of HCV among Health Care Workers of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. Virology Journal. 8:105.
Sajid Ali, Ijaz ALi, Sadiq Aman and Bashir Ahmad. Frequency distribution of HCV genotypes among
the chronic HCV patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Virology Journal. 2011. 8:193.
Rizwan Alam, Aqib Iqbal*, Ikhtiar Khan, Ijaz Ali, Iqbal Munir, Arshad Javed, Inayat-ur-Rehman and
Zahoor Ahmad Swati. 2011. Enhanced antioxidant defense after exogenous application of Ca2+ and K+
in Brassica napus seedlings under water deficit stress.African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 10(64), pp.
14052-14060.
Shahid Ali, Iqbal Munir, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Arif, Ijaz Ali, Farhatullah, Sayed Jaffar Abbas,
and Zahoor Ahmed Swati. 2011. Characterization of Brassica napus germplasm based on molecular
markers. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10 (16), pp. 3035-3039.
Wisal M. Khan, Iqbal Munir, Farhatullah, M. Arif, Aqib Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Dawood Ahmad, Mushtaq
Ahmad, Afaq Mian , Jehan Bakht, Inamullah and Zahoor A. Swati. Assessment of genetic diversity of
Brassica juncea germplasm using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. African
Journal of Biotechnology, 2011, 10(19): 3654-3658.
Malik Nawaz Shuja, Wajid Ali, Aqib Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Mohammad Iqbal, Gulzar Ahmad and Zahoor
Ahmad Swati. 2010. Maize breeding for marginal lands; an integrated approach to decipher response of
maize lines to water deficit. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10(18), pp. 3521-3527.
Ihsan Ullah, Aqib Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Iqbal Munir et al. Role of dietary supplementation in the protein
content of bovine milk. African Journal of Biotechnology, 2011, 10(18), pp. 3624-3627.
Rizwan Alam, Aqib Iqbal, Ikhtiar Khan, Ijaz Ali, Iqbal Munir, Muhammad Tahir, Nazir Jan and Zahoor
Ahmad Swati. Carbon and nitrogen stoichiometry in Brassica napus L. seedlings after supplementation
with Ca2+ and K+ under irrigated and drought stress conditions. 2011. AJB, pp. 18418-18424.
Komal Habib, Imtiaz Ali Khan, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar Alam.
Response of Brinjal, Solanum Melongena L. (Solanales: Solanaceae), Genotypes against Insect Pests in
Peshawar, Pakistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(3): 423-427.
Imtiaz Ali Khan,*Maid Zaman, Rasheed Akbar, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar Alam, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid.
Efficacy of single and mixed particles Sand Size as physical barrier against Heterotermes indicola under
laboratory conditions. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(4): 106-109.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Walija Fayaz, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar Alam.
Correlation between proximate chemical composition and insect pests of loofah, Luffa cylindrica Mill.,
(Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae) cultivars in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015;
3(4): 152-156.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Ashraf Khan, Komal Habib, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali,
Mukhtar Alam. Population density and percent parasitism ofnatural enemies of pea pests on seven pea
(Pisumsativum L.) (Fabales: Fabaceae) varieties in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology
Studies 2015; 3(4): 160-163.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Sajjad Hussain, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar
Alam, Bismillah Shah. Efficacy of a biopesticide and synthetic pesticides against tobacco aphid, Myzus
persicae Sulz. (Homoptera, Aphididae), on tobacco in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology
Studies 2015; 3(4): 371-373.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Sajjad Hussain, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar
Alam, Bismillah Shah. Efficacy of bio- and synthetic pesticides against pea leaf miner, Phytomyza
atricornis Goureau (Diptera: Agromyzidae), on pea in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology
Studies 2015; 3(4): 368-370.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Sajjad Hussain, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar
Alam, Bismillah Shah. Comparison of a biopesticide with three synthetic pesticides against pea aphid,
Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (Aphididae: Homoptera), on pea in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and
Zoology Studies 2015; 3(4): 340-343.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Hameed Khan, Inamullah Khan, Rasheed Akbar, Mukhtar Alam, Muhammad Saeed,
Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Komal Habib, Walija Fayaz. Efficacy of some plant extracts on larval mortality of
Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology
Studies 2015; 3(4): 331-333.
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Mukhtar Alam, Komal Habib, Walija Fayaz, Sajjad Hussain, Bismillah Shah, Syed Ruidar Ali Shah.
Assessment of different control methods for the control of maize stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in
maize crop at Nowshera-Pakistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(4): 327-330.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali,
Mukhtar Alam, Komal Habib, Walija Fayaz, Sajjad Hussain, Bismillah Shah, Syed Ruidar Ali Shah.
Efficacy of insecticides against insect pests of maize crop and its influence on natural enemy in
Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(4): 323-326.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Ashraf Khan, Komal Habib, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali,
Mukhtar Alam. Population density and percent parasitism of natural enemies of pea pests on seven pea
(Pisumsativum L.) (Fabales: Fabaceae) varieties in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology
Studies 2015; 3(4): 160-163.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Walija Fayaz, Rasheed Akbar, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar Alam.
Correlation between proximate chemical composition and insect pests of loofah, Luffa cylindrica Mill.,
(Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae) cultivars in Peshawar. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015;
3(4): 152-156.
Imtiaz Ali Khan, Maid Zaman, Rasheed Akbar, Ijaz Ali, Mukhtar Alam, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Farid.
Efficacy of single and mixed particles sand size as physical barrier against Heterotermes indicola under
laboratory conditions. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3(4): 106-109
Farzana Rashid, Ali I, Sajid I, Elamin S, Yuan QP. 2009. Recombinant Expression of an Antimicrobial
Peptide Hepcidin in Pichia pastoris. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 41(5):349-362.
Farzana Rashid, Ijaz Ali, Yuan QP, Xiaoxin S, Fei L. 2009. Secretory Expression and Purification of a
Human Hepcidin in P. pastoris. Biotechnology Bulletin, (9), 121-124.
Ijaz Ali, Farzana Rashid, Muhammad Arshad, Muti-ur-rehman and Atta-ur-rehman. 2008. Ligationmediated IR-PCR; a novel and easy way to make RNAi constructs. J Biotechnol, 136.
DOI:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.07.413.
Farzana Rashid, Ijaz Ali and Qipeng Yuan. 2008. Expression studies of Human anti-microbial peptide
Hepcidin. J Biotechnol, 01/2008; 136. DOI:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.07.1274.
Muhammad Riaz, Zumir Ahmed Ansari, Fouzia Iqbal, Ijaz Ali, Tauqeer Ahmad and Muhammad Akram.
2007. Influence of Medium Components and Physical Factors on Vitamin B12 Production by
Pseudomonas sp. PCSIR 99. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 50(6) 401-407.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
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12th Annual Fulbright & Humphrey Alumni Conference on Innovation for Development – Towards a
Sustainable Future on 4-6 December 2015 at the National University of Sciences and Technology in
Islamabad.
Fulbright Enrichment Seminar, Austin, Texas, USA on March 19 – 22, 2014.
Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on Environmental changes, Florida, USA, November, 2014.
Research Colloquium at the University of Tulsa, USA. Title: Recent outbreaks of Dengue virus
serotypes in Pakistan, March 2014.
Conference and Year: World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology at PERTH,
Australia, Sep 2013. Title: Ecinococcosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Ijaz Ali, Ibrar Alam, Iftekhar Alam. Bio-Electric Impedance reveals the consequences of IFN therapy
for chronic HCV infected Patients. 2nd national conference in Biotechnology. Baragali, Pakistan, 6-10
July 2012.
Ijaz Ali. Current progress in biotechnology. Plenary lecture at the 2nd national conference in
Biotechnology. Plenary lecture at the 2nd national conference in Biotechnology. Baragali, Pakistan, 610 July 2012.
Ijaz Ali, Aqib Iqbal and Zahhor A Swati. 2010. Transcriptional regulation of drosophila nanos gene.
Oral presentation in the 1st National Conference on Biotechnology and Microbiology, Baragali, 3-7
July 2010.
Farzana Rashid, Ijaz Ali, Imran Sajid, Qipeng Yuan. Pishia pastoris a facilitated expression host for the
liver expressed protein. Oral presentation at International symposium on Advanced Bio, Nano and
Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (BNPST), May 3-6, 2009. BUCT, Beijing, China.
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10. Farzana Rashid, Ijaz Ali, SanaullahKhan, Muhammad Riaz, Qipeng Yuan. Mutations within the HCV
NS5A and its correlation with treatment response in Hepatitis C virussubtype 3a infected patients. Oral
presentation at International symposium on Advanced Bio, Nano and Pharmaceutical Science and
Technology (BNPST), May 3-6, 2009. BUCT, Beijing, China.
11. Ijaz Ali. Educational issues in war-effected Swat. PUTA/FAPUASA seminar on Educational policy.
July 2009.
12. Organized and conducted workshop on ‘‘ Applications and Techniques of Biotechnology and Genetic
Engineering 2009’ from July 27 – August 01, at the Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic
Engineering, AUP.
13. Farzana Rashid, Ijaz Ali and Qipeng Yuan. Expression studies of Human anti- microbial peptide
Hepcidin. Oral presentation at IBS-2008 Dalian China.
14. Ijaz Ali, Farzana Rashid, Muhammad Arshad, Muti-ur-rehman and Atta-ur-rehman. Ligation-mediated
IR-PCR; a novel and easy way to make RNAi constructs. Poster presentation at IBS-2008 Dalian
China.
15. Organized and conducted a one day seminar on 'The use of Endnote X5 in scientific writing' at IBGE
in October 2011.
16. Attended a workshop on Project formulation organized by Pakistan Science Foundation in February
2012 at Agricultural University Peshawar.
INVITED SPEAKER AT SEMINARS
1. Lecture delivered on Research Areas at a One Day Student Seminar on Raising Awareness and
Encouraging Students on Zoonotic & Environmental Diseases Research & Response at Kohat University of
Science & Technology, March 29, 2013.
2. Ijaz Ali. Zoonoses in KPK. Lecture delivered at a one day seminar organized by Relief International and
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan on March 21, 2013.
3. Ijaz Ali. Research priorities of veterinary-public health importance in Pakistan. Lecture delivered at a one
day consultative workshop organized by Relief International under the title 'fighting zoonosis in Pakistan'
on January 9, 2013.
4. Invited speaker at the seminar 'Biological control of Dengue' held at Islamia College University Peshawar
on 26 September 2011.
5. Invited speaker at the seminar organized by KohatUniversity of Science and Technology and SAPCIDon
'Biological control of Dengue and modern research' on 6 October 2011.
6. Invited speaker at the seminar 'Immunopathogenesis of Dengue' organized by SAPCID and
KhyberMedicalUniversity on 13 October 2011.
7. Invited speaker at a seminar ''Research areas in dengue virus infection' organized by University of
Peshawar on 12 October 2011.
8. Invited speaker at a seminar 'Control of Dengue virus infection' organized by the department of Chemistry,
university of Peshawar on 20 October 2011.
9. Invited speaker at a seminar 'Dengue awareness, control and management' organized by the United states
Consulate at Lincoln corner on 21 October 2011.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
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Determination of the Dengue Virus genotypes in the sera collection of patients affected by the 2011 dengue
outbreak in Pakistan funded by Pakistan medical research council, 2012. (No. 4-238/11/Dengue/RDC/IBGE/3476)
Development of a diagnostic Kit for the Genotyping of Dengue viruses prevalent in Pakistan funded by
Directorate of Science and Technology Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2012. (1-22/2011-12-4326)
Development of reliable and efficient diagnostic kits for the genotypes of Hepatitis C virus prevalent in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa funded by Directorate of Science and Technology Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2012.
(2011-12/ 4265)
Two IBGE funded projects on prevalence of HBV and Evaluation of HCV risk factors have been
completed. [0.2 million]
Development of duplex/Multiplex PCR assays and RFLP-based genotyping for Avian Adeno Virus,
Chicken Anemia Virus, Mycoplasma species and ILTV has been completed. The project was sponsored by
Big Bird and Grand-Parent Laboratories, Pakistan.
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6.
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Genotyping of Echinococcus species in Human beings and animals funded by Relief International in 2012.
Genotypes of Dengue Virus prevalent in Pakistan funded by Relief International in 2012-13.
Genotypes of Dengue Virus prevalent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa funded by Relief International in 2012-13.
Identification of risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection and HCV genotyping in hemophiliac patients of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Co-PI], funded by Pakistan Science Foundation.
10. Analysis of Zoonotic Pathogens near major health care facilities funded by Relief International, 2013-14.
11. Full length characterization and comparative genomics of HCV genotypes prevalent in Pakistan, University
of Tulsa USA, supported by Fulbright USA.
STUDENTS SUPERVISION
1. PhD students supervised or co-supervised: 7
2..M.Phil. Thesis supervised: 20
3. M.Phil Thesis co-supervised: 13
4. B.Sc. (Hons) reports supervised: 15
TEACHING
1. Animal Biotechnology [BSc Hons].
2. Health Biotechnology [BSc Hons]
3. Molecular and Microbial Genetics [PhD.
4. Microbial Biotechnology [M.Phil].
5. Plant Biotechnology [PhD]
6. Immunology [BSc Hons]
7. Research Techniques [Ms/PhD]
8. Principles of Genetics-II [BSc Hons]
9. Food Biotechnology [BSc Hons]
10. Bio-informatics [BSc Hons].
11. Advance Molecular Biology [PhD]
12. DNA Tech. Lab [PhD]
13. Genetics [M.Phil]
REFERENCES
1.
Dr. Ihsan Ul Haq.
Principal ICT
Department of Electronics Engineering, IIUI, [email protected]
2.
Dr. Mohammad A Fakhr
Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Email:[email protected]
3.
Dr. Akhtar Ali
Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Email:[email protected]