Department of Zoology

Dr. Zakia Kanwal
Dr. Zakia Kanwal
Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology

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Experience    

  • January 2014-Present: Assistant Professor
  • Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
  • January 2013-January 2014: Assistant Professor
  • Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan

Honor and Awards

HEC Approved PhD Supervisor (2013 onward)
• Higher Education Commission Scholarship for Overseas MS leading to PhD (2007-2012)
• University of Agriculture Merit scholarship during MSc. (2004-2006)
• Invited talk International conference on solid state physics (ICSSP’17)” on December 10-14, 2017 at University of the Punjab Lahore
• Poster prize in Zebrafish disease Models 4 : Blood, Immunity, Cancer and Endothelial workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland, 9-11 July 2011; MRC Human genetics Unit

Graduate Students /Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/Honour Students


Thesis completed

2012-2014 MS Mahpara Aslam

2011-2015 BS Dania Anees
2011-2015 BS Rashak Fatima
2011-2015 BS Sarwat Ishaq

2012-2016 BS Hamna Afzal
2012-2016 BS Isma Afzal
2012-2016 BS Hina Mushtaq
2014-2016 MS Zaeema Usman
2014-2016 MS Sumaira Pervaiz

2013-2017 BS Sehar Nadeem
2013-2017 BS Khushnuda Abbas
2013-2017 BS Bisma Islam
2015-2017 MS Ammara Razzaq
2015-2017 MS Iqra Iftikhar
2015-2017 MS Shagufta Saeed

2014-2018 BS Hajra Ijaz
2014-2018 BS Mafia Zahoor
2014-2018 BS Fariha Khalil
2014-2018 BS Iqra Aslam

2016-2018 MS Bushra Qamar
2016-2018 MS Isma Afzal
2016-2018 MS Hina Mushtaq

2015-2019 BS Tooba Talib
2015-2019 BS Aniqa Qaisar
2015-2019 BS Zainab Arif
2015-2019 BS Jannat
2015-2019 BS Qurat ul Ain

2017-2019 MS Noor-ul-Huda
2017-2019 MS Sahar Nadeem

Research Ongoing
2018-2020 MS
2018-2020 MS
2018-2020 MS
2018-2020 MS

2016-2020 BS Aqsa Hameed
2016-2020 BS Eman Mustifa
2016-2020 BS Huma Shahid

2016-Onwards PhD Zaeema Usman
2016-Onwards PhD Sumaira Pervaiz

Brief Statement of Research Interest


My area of specialization is Fisheries & Aquaculture and my research interests include Fish Immunology, Pathology and Infectious studies.

Publications

Articles published by refereed journals.

(Publications in ISI Impact factor journals)

  • Zakia Kanwal, MA Raza, F Manzoor, M Arshad, F Rashid, S Riaz, S Pervaiz S Naseem,”In vivo anti-proliferative activity of silver nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in freshwater Labeo rohita” Applied Nanoscience, 2019, 1-11, Impact Factor: 2.9
  • Zakia Kanwal and Asima Tayyeb, “Role of dietary probiotic Ecotec in growth enhancement, thyroid tuning, hematomorphology and resistance to pathogenic challenge in Labeo rohita juveniles” Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2019, 47:1, 394-402, Impact Factor: 1.09
  • Zakia Kanwal, MA Raza, S Riaz, S Manzoor, A Tayyeb, I Sajid, S Naseem “Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticle-decorated cobalt nanocomposites (Co@ AgNPs) and their density-dependent antibacterial activity” Royal Society Open Science, 2019, 6 (5), 182135, Impact Factor: 2.5
  • Julien Rougeot, Vincenzo Torraca, Ania Zakrzewska, Zakia Kanwal, Hans J. Jansen, Frida Sommer, Herman P. Spaink and Annemarie H. Meijer “RNAseq Profiling of Leukocyte Populations in Zebrafish Larvae Reveals a cxcl11 Chemokine Gene as a Marker of Macrophage Polarization During Mycobacterial Infection” Frontiers in Immunology, 2019, 10:832, Impact Factor: 5.5
  • Zakia Kanwal, Muhammad Akram Raza, Farkhanda Manzoor, Saira Riaz, Ghazala Jabeen, Shafaq Fatima, Shahzad Naseem “A Comparative Assessment of Nanotoxicity Induced by Metal (Silver, Nickel) and Metal Oxide (Cobalt, Chromium) Nanoparticles in Labeo rohita” Nanomaterials, 2019, 9(2):309, Impact Factor: 3.5
  • Muhammad Akram Raza, Anam Habib, Zakia Kanwal, Syed Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Javaid Iqbal, Murtaza Saleem, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem “Optical CO 2 Gas Sensing Based on TiO 2 Thin Films of Diverse Thickness Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2018, 2018, 12., Impact Factor: 1.3
  • Shafaq Fatima, Shadab Izhar, Zaeema Usman, Farzana Rashid, Zakia Kanwal, Ghazala Jabeen and Asma Abdul Latif “Effects of High Stocking Density on Condition Factor and Profile of Free Thyroxine and Cortisol in Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) and Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)” Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2018, 18, 217-221, Impact Factor: 0.5
  • Zakia Kanwal, M. Akram Raza, Anum Rauf, Anjum Nasim Sabri,Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem “Size- and Shape-Dependent Antibacterial Studies of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Wet Chemical Routes”. Nanomaterials, 2016, 6(4), 74. Impact Factor: 3.5
  • Zakia Kanwal, Geert F Wiegertjes, Wouter J Veneman, Annemarie H Meijer, Herman P Spaink “Comparative studies of Toll-like receptor signalling using zebrafish” Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2014, 46(1), 35-52. Impact Factor: 3.62
  • Julien Rougeot, Ania Zakrzewska, Zakia Kanwal, Hans J Jansen, Herman P Spaink, Annemarie H Meijer “RNA sequencing of FACS-sorted immune cell populations from zebrafish infection models to identify cell specific responses to intracellular pathogens” Methods in Molecular Biology (Host-Bacteria Interactions: Methods and Protocols), 2014, 1197, 261-274. Impact Factor: 1.29
  • Zakia Kanwal, Anna Zakrzewska, Jeroen den Hertog, Herman P Spaink, Marcel JM Schaaf, Annemarie H Meijer, “Deficiency in hematopoietic phosphatase ptpn6/Shp1 hyperactivates the innate immune system and impairs control of bacterial infections in zebrafish embryos” The Journal of Immunology, 2013, 190(4), 1631-1645. Impact Factor: 4.98

 

  • Zakia Kanwal, Anita Ordas Valesca Lindenberg, Julien Rougeot, Matyas Mink, Herman P Spaink, Annemarie H Meijer, “MicroRNA-146 function in the innate immune transcriptome response of zebrafish embryos to Salmonella typhimurium infection” BMC genomics, 2013, 14(1), Impact Factor: 3.87
  • Chao Cui, Erica L Benard, Zakia Kanwal, Oliver W Stockhammer, Michiel van der Vaart, Anna Zakrzewska, Herman P Spaink, Annemarie H Meijer, “Infectious disease modeling and innate immune function in zebrafish embryos” Methods in Cell Biology, 2011, 105, 273-308. Impact factor: 2.05

Publications (Impact factor Journals other than ISI

  • Farzana Rashid, Iqra Pervaiz, Shafaq Fatima, Sumaira Sajjad, Zakia Kanwal, Hunaiza Tahir and Husna Malik “Antimicrobial Behavior of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and β-Lactam Antibiotics against Pathogenic Bacteria” Archives of Clinical Microbiology, 2017, 8, 1-5. Global Impact factor: 0.5
  • Fakhar-un-Nisa Yunus,  Madiha Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen, Zakia Kanwal, Farzana Rashid. “Antagonistic Activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens against Fungal Plant Pathogen Aspergillus niger” Science Letters, 2016, 4(1), 66-70. Global Impact factor: 0.71

Publications (in HEC Recognaized Journals)

  • Farkhanda Manzoor, Zakia Kanwal, Iqra Naseer. “Nanotechnology and a trend towards green synthesis” Pak. j.  life soc. Sci. (2018), 16: 1‐7, HEC recognized, Y category
  • Farzana Rashid, Fatima Amjad Butt, Sobia Nasreen, Fakhr Un Nisa,  Zakia Kanwal, Afshan Kaleem And Syeda Andleeb. “In Vitro Antimicrobial And Antioxidant Activities Of Two Medicinal Plants Against Some Clinically Important Bacteria”  FUUAST Journal of Biology, 2016, 6(1) 103-107, HEC recognized, Y category
  • Shafaq Fatima, Shadab Izhar, Zaeema Usman, Farzana Rashid, Zakia Kanwal, Ghazala Jabeen, Asma Latif. “The Role of Crowding stress on Growth and Level of Thyroxine in major Carp Labeo RohitaLasbela, U. J. Sci. Techl., 2016, V 1-6 , HEC recognized, Y category
  • Farkhanda Manzoor, Hina Farooq, Zakia Kanwal, Fehmeeda Bibi “A Study on Dengue Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and their Impact on Aedes aegypti Population in Lahore, Pakistan”. Pak. j.  life soc. Sci. (2015), 13(3): 145‐152, (HEC recognized, Y category)

Conference Proceedings

  • Zakia Kanwal, M. Akram Raza, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Impact of chromium nanoparticles on haematological, immunological and histological parameters of Labeo rohita” Presented at The 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Materials Research (ACEM’16), August28-September 1, 2016, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea. (http://www.iasem.org/publication_conf/acem16/6.ICAM16/T2H.3.MR373_1376F1.pdf)
  • Zakia Kanwal, M. Akram Raza, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Changes in biochemical, haematological and histopathological parameters of freshwater fish Labeo rohita exposed to cobalt nanoparticles”, Presented at The 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Materials Research (ACEM’16), August 28-September 1, 2016, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea.     (http://www.iasem.org/publication_conf/acem16/6.ICAM16/T2H.4.MR373_1377F1.pdf)
  • M. Akram Raza, Zakia Kanwal, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Antibacterial performance of chromium nanoparticles against Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa”, Presented at The 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Materials Research (ACEM’16), August 28-September 1, 2016, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea. (http://www.iasem.org/publication_conf/acem16/6.ICAM16/T2H.5.MR373_1378F1.pdf)
  • M. Akram Raza, Zakia Kanwal, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial properties of nano-sized cobalt particles”, Presented at The 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmentaland Materials Research (ACEM’16), August 28-September 1, 2016, ICC Jeju,Jeju Island,
  • South Korea. (http://www.iasem.org/publication_conf/acem16/6.ICAM16/T2H.3.MR373_1375F1.pdf)

Research Grants and Contracts

Date: June 2016

Title: Study of the innate immune system and expression profiles of immune-responsive genes in major carps, Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala challenged with microbial infections

Agency / Organization: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

Total Award Amount: 7.4 Million

Status: Funded and in progress

Selected Professional Presentations

  • Oral presentation at “38th Pakistan congress of Zoology (international)”on February 27-March 1, 2018 at University of the Punjab, Lahore
  • Poster presentation at “2nd International conference: New trends in natural sciences II Public health, food nutrition and safety” on October 24-26, 2018 at Lahore college for women university, Lahore
  • Oral presentation at “6th International fisheries symposium and Expo-2017, Innovative and sustainable Aquaculture for blue revolution” on February 8-9, 2017.
  • Invited lecture at “International conference on solid state physics (ICSSP’17)” on December 10-14, 2017 at University of the Punjab Lahore.
  • Oral presentation at “New trends in natural sciences: from basics to applied”on October 25-27, 2017 at Lahore college for women university
  • Poster presentation at“New trends in natural sciences: from basics to applied”on October 25-27, 2017 at Lahore college for women university
  • Presentation title, “Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles against fish pathogen in Labeo rohita” presented at 6th International Fisheries Symposium and Expo-2017” February 2017, Pakistan.
  • Presentation title, “Impact of chromium nanoparticles on haematological, immunological and histological parameters of Labeo rohita” presented at The 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Materials Research (ACEM’16), August28-September 1, 2016, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea.
  • Presentation title “Changes in biochemical, haematological and histopathological parameters of freshwater fish Labeo rohita exposed to cobalt nanoparticles”, Presented at The 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Materials Research (ACEM’16), August 28-September 1, 2016, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea.
  • Presentation title “RNA-Seq profiling of zebrafish leukocytes, mycobacterium-infected cells and ptpn6-deficient larvae” presented at ‘5th International Symposium on Biomedical Materials (ISBM 2016), held on December 14-16, 2016 at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Presentation title “In vivo assay for antimicrobial action of silver nanoparticles against pathogens in Labeo rohita” presented at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP`15), December 13-17, 2015, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

(Invited talk)

  • Presentation title, “Effect of sub-acute exposure to nickel nanoparticles on haemotological, histopathological and biochemical responses in freshwater fish Labeo rohita” presented at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP`15), on December 13-17, 2015, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Presentation title, “Zebrafish: An inflammation and infectious study model” presented at 5th International Fisheries symposium, on 24-25 February, 2015 at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, Pakistan, organized by Department of Fisheries ,Punjab, Pakistan
  • Presentation title “Zebrafish as a model organism for infectious diseases” presented at International conference on Innovative Biological and Public Health Research (IBPHR), on May 06-08, 2014 organized by Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Presentation title, “Dengue fever and its control” presented at Two Days National Conference on Defeating the Public enemy, The Mosquito: A Real Challenge, on December 03-04, 2014 organized by Dengue Prevention and Control Cell, LCWU, Lahore, Pakistan and INSPIRE-Transnational Education Partnership Program.
  • Presentation title “Negative regulation of innate immunity by Shp1/Ptpn6 phosphatase”, presented at Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Spotlight Seminar, March 01, 2012, Netherlands
  • Presentation title “Negative regulation of innate immunity by Shp1/Ptpn6 phosphatase” presented at Leiden Tuberculosis (TB) meeting March 22, 2011, Netherlands.
  • Presentation title, “Negative regulation of innate immunity by Shp1/Ptpn6 phosphatase”, presented at ALW Platform Molecular Genetics Annual Meeting October 06- 07, 2011, Lunteren, Netherlands
  • Presentation ttile, “The Ptpn6 (Shp-1) phosphatase functions as a negative regulator of the innate immune response in zebrafish embryos”, presented at 7th European Zebrafish Meeting, July 5 - 9, 2011 Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Presentation title, “The Ptpn6 (Shp-1) phosphatase functions as a negative regulator of the innate immune response in zebrafish embryos”, presented at Zebrafish disease Models 4: Blood, Immunity, Cancer and Endothelial workshop, July 9-11, 2011, MRC Human genetics Unit Edinburgh, Scotland. (Poster prize)