Dr. Muhammad Nauman Aftab
Assistant ProfessorGC University Lahore, Pakistan
Highest Degree
PostDoc Fellow in Cancer Biology from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Biography
Dr. Muhammad Nauman Aftab is currently working as Assistant Professor at Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan. He has completed his PhD in Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics from Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, and PhD in Botany/Biotechnology from Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, and M.Phil in Microbiology from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. Previously he was appointed as Lecturer in Biology at Government College Gogera, Okara, Section Officer at Education Department, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Lahore, Lecturer in Biology at Jinnah Islamia College Sialkot, and Lecturer in Biology from Govt Degree College Daska, Pakistan. Dr. Muhammad Nauman received honors include Second position in M.Phil (Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1997), First position in B.Sc. (Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 1992), and received Post-Doc Fellowship by Higher Education Commission. He has published 6 books, 24 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author. He also worked on 4 research projects as member of team. He has supervised 2 PhD thesis, 17 M.Phil and 24 B.Sc students thesis, and currently supervising 3 PhD and 5 M.Phil students thesis. He is president of Biological Society, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, and Junior Chemical Society, Government College of Science, Lahore, Vice President, Biological Society in Government College of Science, Lahore and member of Pakistan Botanical Society, and Microbiology Society of Pakistan.
Area of Interest:
Molecular Sciences
100%
RNA Biology
62%
Gene Cloning
90%
Molecular Biology
75%
Cancer Biology
55%
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Selected Publications
- Zafar, A., N.A. Muhammad, U.D. Zia, A. Saima, I.Irfana, S. Anam, T. Arifa and T. Ikram, 2015. Cloning, Expression, and Purification of Xylanase Gene from Bacillus licheniformis for use in Saccharification of Plant Biomass. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 2015: 1-18.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zafar, A., M.N. Aftab, Z. Din, S. Aftab, I. Iqbal and I. Haq, 2015. Cloning, Purification and Characterization of a Highly Thermostable Amylase Gene of Thermotoga petrophila into Escherichia coli. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 10.1007/s12010-015-1912-8.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Iqbal, I., M.N. Aftab, M. Afzal., A. Rehman, S. Aftab, A. Zafar and Z. Din et al., 2015. Purification and characterization of cloned alkaline protease gene of Geobacillus stearothermophilus. J. Basic Microbiol., 55: 160-171.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Mazar, J., Z. Wei, M.K. Ahmad, L. Bongyong and John Shelley et al., 2014. The functional characterization of long noncoding RNA SPRY4-IT1 in human melanoma cells. Oncotarget, 5: 8959-8969.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Lee, B., J. Mazar, M.N. Aftab, F. Qi, J. Shelley and L. Jian-Liang et al., 2014. Long noncoding RNAs as putative biomarkers for prostate cancer detection. J. Mol. Diagn., 16: 615-626.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aftab, M.N., E.D. Marcel and J.P. Ranjan, 2014. The role of microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in the pathology, diagnosis, and management of melanoma. Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 563: 60-70.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zahoor, S., M.J. Muhammad, N.A. Muhammad and Ikram-ul-Haq, 2012. Isolation and molecular identification of a facultatively anaerobic bacterium from hot springs of azad kashmir. Pak. J. Bot., 44: 329-333.
Direct Link | - Javed, M.M., Z. Sana, S. Sarah, M. Iffat and G. Ambreen et al., 2012. Wheat bran as a brown gold: Nutritious value and its biotechnological applications. Afr. J. Microbiol. Res., 6: 724-733.
Direct Link | - Aftab, S., M.N. Aftab, I.U. Haq, M.M. Javed, A. Zafar and I. Iqbal, 2012. Cloning and expression of endo-1, 4—β-glucanase gene from Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580 into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE 3). African J. Biotechnol., 11: 2846-2854.
Direct Link | - Aftab, M.N., M.J. Muhammad and Ikram-ul-Haq, 2012. Depletion of Y associated proteins by RNAi down regulates the Y RNA in Caenorhabditiselegans. Pak. J. Bot., 44: 199-202.
Direct Link | - Aftab, M.N., Ikram-ul-Haq and J.B. Shah, 2012. Systematic mutagenesis method for enhanced production of bacitracin by Bacillus licheniformis mutant strain UV-MN-HN-8. Braz. J. Microbiol., 43: 78-88.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zahoor, S., M.J. Muhammad, N.A. Muhammad and Ikram-ul-Haq, 2011. Cloning and expression of β-glucosidase gene from Bacillus licheniformis into E. coli BL 21 (DE3). Biol., 66: 213-220.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Iftikhar, T., N. Mubashir, M.Z. Anjum, J. Rukhsana and N.A. Muhammad, 2011. Biosynthesis of extracellular lipases by Bacillus sp. (MBLB-3) in relation to the nutritional conditions. Pak. J. Bot., 43: 2587-2591.
Direct Link | - Aftab, M.N., Ikram-ul-Haq and J.B. Shah, 2010. Optimization of different parameters for the production of bacitracin in synthetic medium by Bacillus licheniformis mutant strain UV-MN-HN-8. Pak. J. Sci., 62: 99-107.
- Aftab, M.N., Ikram-ul-Haq and J.B. Shah, 2010. Enhanced production of bacitracin by a mutant strain Bacillus licheniformis UV-MN-HN-8. Pak. J. Bot., 42: 2095-2103.
Direct Link | - Aftab, M.N., H. He, S. Geir and R. Chen, 2008. Microarray analysis of ncRNA expression pattern in Caenorhabditis elegans after RNAi against snoRNA associated proteins. BMC Genomics, 10.1186/1471-2164-9-278.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Jia, D., L. Cai, H. He, G. Skogerbo, T.T. Li, M.N. Aftab and R. Chen, 2007. Systematic identification of non-coding RNA 2,2,7-trimethylguanosine cap structures in Caenorhabditis elegans. BMC Mol. Biol., 10.1186/1471-2199-8-86.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ikram-ul-Haq, A. Roheena, M. Hamid andd N.A. Muhammad, 2007. Fermentation kinetics of media optimization for the production of alpha amylase by a new isolate of aspergillus oryzae. Microbiol., .
Direct Link | - Housheng, He., C. Lun, S. Geir, D. Wei and L. Tao et al., 2006. Profiling caenorhabditis elegans non-coding rna expression with a combined microarray. Nucleic Acid Res., 34: 2976-2983.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Abbasi, B.H., A. Khalique, K. Feeroza, A. Najma and J.L. Hai et al., 2006. Rearing the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera,on a tapioca-based artificial diet. J. Insect Sci., 10.1673/031.007.3501.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aftab, M.N., H. Abdul, Ikram-ul-Haq and C. Runsheng, 2005. Biodegradation of leather waste by enzymatic treatment. Chin. J. Process Eng., 6: 462-465.
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