Department of Zoology

Dr Farah Ashfaq
Dr Farah Ashfaq
Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology
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Experience

Date                              Title                        Institution.

  1. 05. 2011 to date      Assistant professor      LCWU

  2. 10. 1997 to 31.05.2011  Lecturer                LCWU

  3. 06. 1997 to 10.10.1997  Lecturer             G CW,Okara.

 1992 - 1996   Crescent model  higher secondary school

 1990 -1992    Research officer   Punjab University, Lahore.

A project of Pakistan Science Foundation entitled “Teratogenic and embryo toxic effects of two commonly used organophosphorous insecticides in mice”.

Honor and Awards

  • Gold medal for achieving highest CGPA  in Ph.D
  • Research incentive award for publication (2017)
  • Merit scholarship in BSc from Punjab university.

Memberships

  • Zoological society of Pakistan
  • International Society of Zoological Sciences

Graduate Students /Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/Honour Students

NO

 Years

Degree

         Names

1

2019

MS

Sadia Iqbal

2

2019

BS

Salma Aziz

3

2019

BS

Adeela Akhtar

4

2019

BS

Naveen Altaf

5

2019

BS

Ayesha Yaqoob

6

2019

BS

Nida noreen

7

2019

MSc

Aqsa azmat

8

2019

MSc

Habiba Ashraf

9

2018

BS

 

Rabiya Tariq

10

2018

BS

Sara Ahsan

11

2018

BS

Sidra Khizar

12

2018

BS

Yusra Asghar

13

2018

BS

Asifa Nisar

14

2018

MSc

Arshiya

15

2017

BS

Kiran noor

16

2016

BS

Faiza tariq

17

2016

BS

Iqra razaq

18

2015

BS

Shazadi farah

19

2015

BS

Amina  akbar

20

2015

BS

Amber  khalid

21

2014

BS

Afifa

22

2014

BS

Sifwa

23

2014

BS

Sumaira pervaiz

24

2014

BS

Natasha anwar

25

2013

BS

Anam fatima

26

2013

BS

Sana hafeez

27

2012

BS

Syeda maleeha bokhari

28

2012

BS

Samia pervaiz

29

2011

BS

Aisha younas

30

2010

BS

Zoobia Asif

31

2009

BS

Sidra nazeer

32

2009

BS

Farah aftab

33

2009

BS

Ayisha nasim

34

2007

BS

Sadia

35

2006

MSc

Amna butt

Service Activity

  • Teaching, Research, admission committee ,
  • Coordinator  for affiliated colleges
  • Coordinator intermediate, Admission duties, examination duties, stock checking, purchase of consumables

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Physiology, endocrinology, obesity

Publications

  1. Ashfaq, F and Farasat, T. 2017. Association between serum resistin and indices of obesity in Young Pakistani subjects. Pakistan J of Zool, 49(5): 1587-1593. Impact factor: 0. 45.
  2. Farah Rafiq and Shahzad A Mufti (1991) “Embryo toxic and Teratogenic effects of Sumithion in Mouse Embryogenesis”. pakistan congr.zool, 11: 95-100.
  3. Abdul Latif, A., Manzoor, F., Mushtaq, S., Noureen, T., Fatima, S., Nisar, N., Ashfaq, F., Fazal, S., Mansha, M. and Rana, S. 2016. Serum concentrations of Zinc in healthy pregnant women versus pre-eclamptic pregnant women: A case study in Lahore, Pakistan. Medical Forum, 27 (10), 30 – 33.
  4. Ashfaq, F., Younis, A., Farasat, T and Sharif, S. 2017. Association between cigarette smoking and metabolic syndrome indicators in young male smokers. Innov. Sci, 2(2):37-40.
  5. Ashfaq, , Farasat, T., Naz, S and Shahjahan. 2017. Expression profile of  Adiponectin in young obese Pakistani subjects.(manuscript in preparation).
  6. Ashfaq, and Asif, Z. 2017. Detection and prevalence of   zoonotic parasites in soil samples collected from different areas of Lahore (Submitted for publication).

Books:

Ashfaq, F and Asif,   Z. 2012. Detection and prevalence of   zoonotic parasites in soil samples collected from different areas of Lahore. Lap,Lambert,Germany.

  • Ashfaq, F and Younis, A. 2013. Association between cigarette smoking and metabolic syndrome indicators in young male smokers. Lap,Lambert,Germany.
  • Ashfaq, F and Zaheer, S. 2011. A study of the prevalence of ABO blood groups in patients with diabetes mellitus type II in different hospitals of Lahore. Lap,Lambert,Germany.

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

  • Completed  a project of Pakistan Science Foundation entitled “Teratogenic and embryo toxic effects of two commonly used organophosphorous insecticides in mice”. 
  • Worked in HEC Funded Research Project:  Molecular mechanisms involved in the interaction of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension.

Selected Professional Presentations

Paper  presented in 38 International Congress Of  Zoology at Punjab university, Lahore.

Ashfaq, F., Farasat, T., Naz,  S and Shahjahan. 2018. Correlations among cytokines and adiponectin in overweight Pakistani youth.