Department of Zoology

Dr. Ghazala Jabeen
Dr. Ghazala Jabeen

Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology
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Experience

  • 28- 08-2012 to 28-08-2013, Assistant professor (IPFP), Zoology Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • 8-01-2014 till to-date, Assistant professor (TTS), Zoology Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

Honor and Awards  

  • Received Aquaculture Training from The Netherlands fully funded by Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on technical perspectives of aquaculture development, fish seed management and Value Chain analysis to promote and implement the concept of Inclusive Aquaculture development among the fish farmers of the rural areas of Southern Punjab province of Pakistan.

  • Actively participated in the Asian Aquaculture-2018 at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

  • Participated for Professional Development by curriculum orientation workshop on “Zoology” organized by Learning Innovation Division, Higher Education Commission. 

Memberships

  • Associate member of Pakistan Fisheries Society.
  • Constitution Member of Board of Studies, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore for curriculum, courses and subjects taught.
  • Member of PhD curriculum committee at Department of Zoology, LCWU University and involved in setting course materials and subjects included in PhD program.  

Graduate Students/ Postdocs/Undergraduate Students

Year

Degree

Name

 

2019

PhD

Misbah Rashid

 

2019

MS

Maryam Tariq

 

2019

MS

Abeer Zia

 

2019

MS

Iqra Talib

 

2019

MS

Zainab Batool

 

2018

MS

Iqra Muzaffar

 

2018

MS

Anam Nisar

 

2018

MS

Saima Amir

 

2017

MS

Qurat-ul-Ain

 

2017

MS

Sarwat Ishaq

 

2017

MS

Sehar Munawar

2017

MS

Jaweria Umer

2016

MS

Aleena Aitmad

2016

MS

Saba Akhtar

2019

BS

Ayesha Razzaq

2019

BS

Aima Kiran

2019

BS

Sania Arif

2019

BS

Ayesha Mubashar

2019

MSc

Samreen Akbar

2019

MSc

Aneera Khalil

2019

MSc

Ghulam Fatima

2019

MSc

Farah Siyam

2019

MSc

Hira Khalid

2018

BS

Bisma Tauqir

2018

BS

Maham Mushtaq

2018

BS

Anum Iftikhar

2018

BS

Shaiza Fiaz

2018

MSc

Ayesha Iqbal

2018

MSc

Tehmina Yousaf

2017

BS

Maryam Tariq

2017

BS

Yousra Asghar

2017

BS

Aiman Amjad

2017

MSc

Iqra

2017

MSc

Javaria Shafiq Rana

2017

MSc

Maryam Anwar

2017

MSc

Tazeem Asghar

2016

BS

Anam Nisar

2016

BS

Iqra Muzaffar

2016

BS

Saima Amir

2015

BS

Nimra Ilyas

2015

BS

Rimsha Javaid

2015

BS

Arika Zahra Kazmi

2015

BS

Warda Mustafa

Service Activity

  • Coordinator of PhD affairs and Admissions of Zoology Department, LCWU University.
  • Member of “Research and Ethical Review Committee” at Department of Zoology, LCWU, Lahore. 
  • Worked in collaboration with Punjab Fisheries Board and Department of Fisheries, Punjab, Pakistan to promote Fisheries and Aquaculture among academicians and farmers.
  • Research and training in aquaculture, fisheries and extension services
  • Legislation, policy formulation and planning regarding Fisheries and aquaculture development and participated in revamping of Punjab Fisheries Department
  • Management of Fisheries including Seed production and Natural Fisheries Resources
  • Working as Fisheries and Aquaculture expert to promote fish as fresh and secure food source in South Punjab of Pakistan

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Fisheries and Aquaculture, Cyto-Genotoxicity, Fish as biomarker, Cheap/alternative fish feed sources and dietary inclusions, Innovative feed technologies impact on Aquaculture Production, Aquatic ecosystem productivity, Aquatic Toxicology, Heavy metal toxicity, Environmental toxicology, Environmental health and Monitoring.

Publications

  1. Rauf, M. Javed and Ghazala Jabeen. 2019. Uptake and accumulation of Heavy metals in water and Planktonic biomass of the river Ravi, Pakistan. Turkish Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 19:857-864. http://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v19_10_05.
  2. Manzoor, Ghazala Jabeen, A. Aziz, T. Khan, S. Siddiqua and A. Khan. 2019. Detection of drug residues by microbial screening method in beef samples collected from different slaughter houses of Lahore. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 39: 293-296. DOI: 10.29261/pakvetj/2019.006.
  3. Kanwal, M. A. Raza, F. Manzoor, S Riaz, Ghazala Jabeen, S. Fatima, S. Naseem. 2019. A comparative assessment of nanotoxicity induced by metal (silver, nickel) and metal oxide (cobalt, chromium) nanoparticles in Labeo rohita. Nanomaterials, 9: 309-329.
  4. Hussain, F. Ali, A. Rafique, A. Ghaffar, Ghazala Jabeen, M. Rafay et al. 2019. Exposure to Sub-Acute Concentrations of Glyphosate Induce Clinico-Hematological, Serum Biochemical and Genotoxic Damage in Adult Cockerels. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2019, 39(2): 181-186.
  5. Ghazala Jabeen, F. Manzoor, A. Javid, H. Azmat, S. Fatima, M. Arshad. 2018. Evaluation of Fish Health Status and Histopathology in Gills and Liver Due to Metal Contaminated Sediments Exposure. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 100: 492-501. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2295-7.
  6. Ghazala Jabeen, Javed and A. Rauf. 2017. Heavy metal levels (Al, As and Ba) in the organs of herbivore fish species residing in aquatic ecosystem of the River Ravi. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research, 2: 43-45.
  7. S. Fatima, S. Izhar, Z. Usman, F. Rashid, Z. Kanwal, Ghazala Jabeen, A. Latif. 2017. Effects of High Stocking Density on Condition Factor and Profile of Free Thyroxine and Cortisol in Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) and Labeo rohita. Turkish Journal of Fisheries, 17: 217-221.
  1. Azmat, M. Javed, S. M. Husssain, A. Javid and Ghazala Jabeen. 2016. Impacts of Physico-Chemical Parameters on Fish Grown Under Heavy Metal Stress. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 48:795-807.
  2. Ali, W., A. Javid, S.M. Hussain, H. Azmat and Ghazala Jabeen. The amphibians and reptiles collected from different habitat types in district Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 48: 1201-1204.
  3. Fatima, S. Izhar, Z. Usman, F. Rashid, Z. Kanwal, Ghazala Jabeen, A. Latif. 2016. The Role of crowding stress on Growth and Level of Thyroxine in major Carp Labeo Rohita. “Lasbela University Journal of Science and Technology, Pakistan, 5:1-6.
  4. Rauf, M. Javed, Ghazala Jabeen, A. Javid and S.M. Hussain. 2015. Concentration of heavy metals in the water and fish tissues of the river Ravi, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 6: 141-147.
  5. Abdul Rauf, Ghazala Jabeen, Muhammad Javed. 2015. Impact of chromium toxicity on water, plankton and bed sediments of River Ravi, Pakistan. International Journal of Biosciences, 5: 294-300.
  1. Ashraf, S., A. Javid, M. Ashraf, M. Akram, M. Altaf, Irfan, H. Azmat, Jabeen and Z. Ali. 2015. Studies on parasitic prevalence in ring necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in captivity. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 25: 359-364.
  2. Ghazala Jabeen and M. Javed. 2012. Evaluation of arsenic toxicity to biota in river Ravi (Pakistan) aquatic ecosystem. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 13: 929-934.
  3. Ghazala Jabeen, M. Javed and H. Azmat. 2012. Assessment of heavy metals in the fish collected from the river Ravi, Pakistan. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 32: 107-111.
  4. Azmat, H., M. Javed and Jabeen. 2012. Acute toxicity of Aluminium to the fish (C. catla, L. rohita and C. mrigala). Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 32: 30-34.
  5. H.A. Khan, G. Jabeen and N. Anwar. 2007. Foraging rhythms of house crow (Corvus splendens) for 30- and 60- minute durations on some crops in an agro-ecosystem in Faisalabad. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44: 283-288.

Research Grants and Contracts.

  • Project “Response of fish exposed to metal contaminated sediments from the aquatic ecosystem of river Ravi” worth of 0.5 M PKR funded by HEC completed successfully as Principle Investigator (P.I.) (Completed). 
  • I. of the Project “Characterization of Industrial Effluents Using Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing (WET) and Evaluation of Cyto-Genotoxicity Biomarkers in the Fish Due To Industrial Effluents Exposure” funded by HEC worth 4.73 M (On-going).

Selected Professional Presentations

  1. Delivered an oral presentation on “Effect of Dietary Beef Tallow Inclusion Levels on Fish Growth and Meat Quality” at the Asian Aquaculture 2018 Conference at AIT, Thailand from December, 3-6, 2018.
  2. Presented a paper entitled “Evaluation of genotoxic and mutagenic potential of dithane on Oreochromis niloticus” in International Conference NTNS-II, 2018 from 24th -26th October, 2018.
  3. Delivered an oral presentation on “Evaluation of genotoxic potential of phthalate on grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)” on February 27 – March 1, 2018 at 38th Pakistan Congress of Zoology organized by Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  4. Delivered an oral presentation on “Genotoxic studies by induction of nuclear lesions and micronuclear assay in peripheral erythrocytes of carp” in International Conference NTNS-2017 from 25th -27th October, 2017.
  5. Delivered an oral presentation on “Effect of sub-lethal cadmium exposure on hematological parameters of freshwater fish, Labeo rohita” on 8-9th February, 2017 at 6th International Fisheries Symposium by Pakistan Fisheries Society and UVAS, Lahore.
  6. Delivered an oral presentation of research paper entitled “Determination of Heavy Metals (Cd, Cr, Co, Cu) in the Cirrhina mrigala fish tissues” at Two Days International Symposium held at PC, Lahore on 24th- 25th February, 2015 organized by Pakistan Fisheries Society and Deptt. Of Fisheries, Government of the Punjab. 
  1. Presented a paper on “Studies on trends of metallic ion toxicity in the water, bed sediments and planktonic biomass of the river Ravi” at Two Days International Symposium held at PC, Lahore on 24th- 25th February, 2015 organized by Pakistan Fisheries Society and Deptt. Of Fisheries, Government of the Punjab.
  2. Presented a paper on “Concentration of heavy metals in the water and Catla catla fish tissues of the river Ravi, Pakistan” at International conference on Innovative Biological and Public Health Research (IBPHR) 6th-8th May, 2014 at Government College University, Lahore.
  3. Presented a paper on “Effect of Linseed flour and its effects on Growth and Fatty Acid Profile in Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodonidella)
  4. Delivered an oral presentation of research paper entitled “Serodiagnosis of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies among renal failure patients visiting different hospitals of Lahore” at International Parasitology Conference: Recent advances and Emerging Issues in Parasitology on October 25-26, 2017 organized by Pakistan Society of Parasitology/Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with HEC and PARB (Pakistan Agricultral and Research Board).
  5. Delivered an oral presentation of research paper entitled “Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and its correlation with ABO Blood Group Frequency Among females of district Mardan” at International Parasitology Conference: Recent advances and Emerging Issues in Parasitology on October 25-26, 2017 organized by Pakistan Society of Parasitology/Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with HEC and PARB (Pakistan Agricultural and Research Board).
  6. Presented a Paper on “Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in male psychiatric patients of Lahore, Pakistan” at International Parasitology Conference: Recent advances and Emerging Issues in Parasitology on October 25-26, 2017 organized by Pakistan Society of Parasitology/Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with HEC and PARB (Pakistan Agricultral and Research Board).
  7. Presented a paper on “Assessment of lipid profile in renal failure patients visiting different hospitals of Lahore” in International Conference NTNS-2017, 25 -27th October, 2017.
  8. Delivered an oral presentation of research paper entitled “Determining the reaction of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the viability of fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster” in International Conference on New Trends in Natural Sciences: Public Health, Food, Nutrition and Safety (NTNS-II, 2018) from 24-10-18 to-26-10-18 Jointly organized by Departments of Zoology and Biotechnology, LCWU, Lahore in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and PHEC. 
  1. Delivered an oral presentation of research paper entitled “Assessment of heavy metal levels (Al, As and Ba) in the tissues of herbivore fish species of the river Ravi” at International conference on Innovative Biological and Public Health Research (IBPHR). 06-08 May, 2014 organized by Government College University, Lahore.
  2. Delivered an oral presentation of research paper entitled “Concentration of heavy metals in the water and Catla catla fish tissues of the river Ravi, Pakistan” at International conference on Innovative Biological and Public Health Research (IBPHR). 06-08 May, 2014 organized by Government College University, Lahore. 
  1. Presented a paper on "Growth performance of major carps reared under semi-intensive culture system”. Proceedings of 4th National symposium on fisheries, March 18-19, 2009. 
  1. Presented a paper on "Effect of varying ratios of thaila and mori at constant stocking density in carps composite culture”. Proceedings of 4th National symposium on fisheries, March 18-19, 2009.
  2. Presented poster entitled "Evaluation of heavy metals induced differential gene expression in Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella" at one Day International Conference Aquaculture Development in Pakistan”, Poster display and tilapia cooking Exhibition on 8th January, 2016 organized by Deptt. of Zoology and American Soybean Association and University of Arizona, America.
  3. Participated as Resource person in one day hands-on training workshop on “Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity” on 14th December, 2018 at Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  4. Participated as Resource Person in “Three Days Workshop on New Trends in Biological Techniques” organized by SPST (Society for Promotion of Science and Technology), LCWU, Zoological Society and Biotechnology Society of LCWU, Lahore from 13th -15th September, 2017.
  5. Participated as Resource Person in two days training “Raise Awareness Against Vector-Borne Diseases/ PCR Based Techniques in Biological Research” on 19-20th December, 2016 at Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan.
  6. Presented poster entitled “Histopatahological effects of Di-Methyl Phthalate and Di-N Octyl Phthlate on C. Idella under Laboratory conditions and obtained 2nd Proceedings of International Conference NTNS-2017 on 25th -27th October, 2017.
  7. Presented poster entitled “Effects of phthalate exposure on growth performance, Behavior and Hematological parameters of Grass Carp” Proceedings of International Conference NTNS-2017 on 25th -27th October, 2017.
  8. Presented poster entitled “Effect of chronic waste water exposure on the health of Labeo rohita” 16-18 February, 2016 at 34th Zoological Congress of Pakistan.
  9. Presented poster entitled:” Using tilapia fish in battle against the menace of dengue virus” at Two Days National Conference on Defeating the Public enemy, The Mosquito: A Real Challenge” from 3rd- 4th December 2014 organized by Dengue Prevention and Control Cell, LCWU, Lahore and INSPIRE-Transnational Education Partnership Program.
  10. Poster presentations on “Evaluation of heavy metals induced differential gene expression in Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)” at International conference on “Aquaculture Development in Pakistan”, Poster display and tilapia cooking Exhibition from 6-8th January, 2014.”
  11. Poster presentations on “Tilapia culturing in Pakistan” at International conference on Aquaculture Development in Pakistan”, Poster display and tilapia cooking Exhibition” organized by Deptt. of Zoology in collaboration with American Soybean Association and University of Arizona, America 6-8th January, 2014.