Dr. Muhammad Safdar
LecturerDepartment of Breeding and Genetics, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Animal Genetics from Gaziantep University, Turkiye
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Department of Breeding and Genetics, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Safdar is Lecturer in the Department of Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore–Pakistan since 30 November, 2018. He has completed his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2011 from University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Lahore. Dr. Muhammad Safdar has received his Master degree in Genetics and Bioengineering, from Genetics department, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey.
In his Master's research, he has worked on Molecular Genetics of animals. The main aim of his research was to Development of novel techniques for identification of animal species in food and feed samples. Moreover Dr. Safdar expertise in the development of multiplexes PCR for analysis of animal feeds. He has written 20 peer reviewed research papers in well-known scientific journals with good impact factor. Dr. Safdar has also presented his scientific work in 32 national and international conferences worldwide. So far, he has produced around 10 M.Sc and 08 MS students under his supervision. Moreover, Dr. Safdar is a PhD scholar at Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Area of Interest:
Biomedical Sciences
100%
Biological Sciences
62%
Molecular Biology
90%
Cell Biology
75%
Biotechnology
55%
Research Publications in Numbers
Books
0
0
Chapters
6
6
Articles
61
61
Abstracts
27
27
Selected Publications
- Safdar, M., M. Ozaslan, R.M. Mustafa, S.W. Smail and S.S. Khan et al., 2023. The severity of COVID-19 in hypertensive patients is associated with mirSNPs in the 3' UTR of ACE2 that associate with miR-3658: In silico and in vitro studies. J. Taibah Univ. Med. Sci., 18: 1030-1047.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tazerji, S.S., R. Nardini, M. Safdar, A.A. Shehata and P.M. Duarte, 2022. An overview of anthropogenic actions as drivers for emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases. Pathogens, Vol. 11. 10.3390/pathogens11111376.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tazerji, S.S., F. Shahabinejad, M. Tokasi, M.A. Rad and M.S. Khan et al ., 2022. Global data analysis and risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality of COVID-19. Gene Reports, Vol. 26. 10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101505.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M., M. Ozaslan, Y. Junejo and I.S. Channa, 2022. Cytotoxic and anticancer activity of a novel synthesized tet-AuNPs simultaneously activates p53 and inhibits NF-kB signaling in SKBR3 cell line. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci., 14: 69-76.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M., M. Ozaslan and Y. Junejo, 2022. Synthesis, characterization and employed doxycycline capped gold nanoparticles on TRP channel expressions in SKBR3 breast cancer cells and antimicrobial activity. J. Cluster Sci., 33: 2635-2642.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan, 2022. Synthesis and characterization of gold/silver bimetallic nanoparticles using trastuzumab: An enhanced anti-cancer activity. Eurasia Proc. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math., 17: 1-5.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan, 2022. Multiplex analysis of animal species origins in feedstuffs and foodstuffs for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) by PCR. Eurasia Proc. Health Environ. Life Sci., 5: 7-11.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan, 2022. Enhanced catalytic, antibacterial and anti-cancer activities of erythromycin capped gold nanoparticles. J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater., 32: 1819-1827.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan, 2022. De novo gold nanoparticles activate P53 by inhibiting NF-Kb signalling in breast cancer cells. Eurasia Proc. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math., 18: 16-21.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Noreen, S., J.X. Ma, M. Saeed, F. Pervaiz and M.F. Hanif et al., 2022. Natural polysaccharide-based biodegradable polymeric platforms for transdermal drug delivery system: A critical analysis. Drug Deliv. Transl. Res., 12: 2649-2666.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Smail, S.W., M. Saeed, T. alkasalias, Z.O. Khudhur and D.A. Younus et al., 2021. Inflammation, immunity and potential target therapy of SARS-COV-2: A total scale analysis review. Food Chem. Toxicol., Vol. 150. 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112087.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M., M.S. Khan, A.Y. Karim, S.A. Omar and S.W. Smail et al., 2021. SNPs at 3′UTR of APOL1 and miR-6741-3p target sites associated with kidney diseases more susceptible to SARS-COV-2 infection: In silco and in vitro studies. Mamm. Genome, 32: 389-400.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Malik, Y.S., P. Kumar, M.I. Ansari, M.G. Hemida and M.E. El Zowalaty et al., 2021. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein extrapolation for COVID diagnosis and vaccine development. Front. Mol. Biosci., Vol. 8. 10.3389/fmolb.2021.607886.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tazerji, S.S., P.M. Duarte, P. Rahimi, F. Shahabinejad and S. Dhakal et al., 2020. Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to animals: an updated review. J. Transl. Med., Vol. 18. 10.1186/s12967-020-02534-2.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M., S. Zaheer, R.A. Khailany, S. Parvez and M. Naveed et al., 2020. The relevance of SNPs at 3'UTR region of CASP7 and miR-371b-5p associated diseases: a computational analysis. Cell Biochem. Biophys., 78: 541-557.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ozaslan, M., M. Safdar, I.H. Kilic and R.A. Khailan, 2020. Practical Measures to Prevent COVID-19: A Mini-Review. J. Biol. Sci., 20: 100-102.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Khailany, R.A., M. Safdar and M. Ozaslan, 2020. Genomic characterization of a novel SARS-CoV-2. Gene Rep., 10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100682.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Junejo, Y., M. Ozaslan, M. Safdar, R.A. Khailany and S. Rehman et al., 2020. Novel SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Origin, pathogenesis, genes and genetic variations, immune responses and phylogenetic analysis. Gene Rep., Vol. 20. 10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100752.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Wadood, A.A., H. Sadia, L. Yangqing, T. Hussain and M. Safdar et al., 2019. Identification of variations in the coding region of myostatin (MSTN) gene of Thalli and Pak-Karakul Sheep breed in Pakistan. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Food Sci., 9: 335-337.
Direct Link | - Safdar, M., G.M. Qumar, M. Saravanan, R.A. Khailany and M. Ozaslan et al., 2019. Synthesis and characterization of cefditoren capped silver nanoparticles and their antimicrobial and catalytic degradation of ibuprofen. J. Cluster Sci., 30: 1663-1671.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Sadiq, F., I.S. Channa, M. Safdar, Y. Junejo and R.A. Khailany et al., 2019. Hepatoprotective effects of arabica coffee beans in paracetamol induced hepatotoxic animal models. Int. J. Biosci., 15: 340-351.
- Qamar, R., S. Noreen, M. Safdar and M.E. Babar, 2019. Influence of exogenous application of proline on some physio-biochemical parameters of maize (Zea mays L.) under drought stress. Int. J. Scient. Res., 9: 858-869.
- Junejo, Y., M. Safdar, M.A. Akhtar, M. Saravanan and H. Anwar et al., 2018. Synthesis of tobramycin stabilized silver nanoparticles and its catalytic and antibacterial activity against pathogenic bacteria. J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater., (In Press). 10.1007/s10904-018-0971-z.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ozan, B., S. Demiryurek, M. Safdar, Y. Inanc and A.T. Demiryurek, 2017. Lack of association between urotensin-II (UTS2) gene polymorphisms (Thr21Met and Ser89Asn) and migraine. Bosn. J. Basic Med. Sci., 17: 268-273.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Shahzad, Q., M.U. Mehmood, H. Khan, Asma ul Husna and S. Qadeer et al., 2016. Royal jelly supplementation in semen extender enhances post-thaw quality and fertility of Nili-Ravi buffalo bull sperm. Anim. Reprod. Sci., 167: 83-88.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and Y. Junejo, 2016. The development of a hexaplex-conventional PCR for identification of six animal and plant species in foodstuffs. Food Chem., 192: 745-749.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and Y. Junejo, 2015. Development and validation of fast duplex real-time PCR assays based on SYBER Green florescence for detection of bovine and poultry origins in feedstuffs. Food Chem., 173: 660-664.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and Y. Junejo, 2015. A multiplex-conventional PCR assay for bovine, ovine, caprine and fish species identification in feedstuffs: Highly sensitive and specific. Food Control, 50: 190-194.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ozan, B., S. Demiryurek, S. Oztuzcu, M. Safdar, R. Yigiter, B. Cengiz and A.T. Demiryurek, 2015. Investigation of the Urotensin-II gene Thr21met and Ser89asn polymorphisms in migraine: PC177. Acta Physiol., 215: 91-92.
Direct Link | - Junejo, Y. and M. Safdar, 2015. Highly effective heterogeneous doxycycline stabilized silver nanocatalyst for the degradation of ibuprofen and paracetamol drugs. Arab. J. Chem., (In Press). 10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.06.014.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ergun, S., T.S. Tayeb, A. Arslan, E. Temiz and K. Arman et al., 2015. The investigation of miR-221-3p and PAK1 gene expressions in breast cancer cell lines. Gene, 555: 377-381.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M., Y. Junejo, K. Arman and M.F. Abasiyanik, 2014. A highly sensitive and specific tetraplex PCR assay for soybean, poultry, horse and pork species identification in sausages: Development and validation. Meat Sci., 98: 296-300.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M., Y. Junejo, K. Arman and M.F. Abasiyanik 2014. Rapid bovine and caprine species identification in ruminant feeds by duplex real-time PCR melting curve analysis using EvaGreen fluorescence dye. Mol. Biotechnol., 56: 770-776.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Junejo, Y., Sirajuddin, A. Baykal, M. Safdar and A. Balouch, 2014. A novel green synthesis and characterization of Ag NPs with its ultra-rapid catalytic reduction of methyl green dye. Applied Surf. Sci., 290: 499-503.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ergun, S., K. Arman, E. Temiz, I. Bozgeyik and O. Yumrutas et al., 2014. Expression patterns of miR-221 and its target Caspase-3 in different cancer cell lines. Mol. Biol. Rep., 41: 5877-5881.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and M.F. Abasiyanik, 2013. Simultaneous identification of pork and poultry origins in pet foods by a quick multiplex real-time PCR assay using EvaGreen florescence dye. Applied Biochem. Biotechnol., 171: 1855-1864.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Safdar, M. and M.F. Abasiyanik, 2013. Development of fast multiplex real-time PCR assays based on EvaGreen fluorescence dye for identification of beef and soybean origins in processed sausages. Food Res. Int., 54: 1652-1656.
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