Department of Biotechnology

Research Projects

 

Sr. no

Title of Project

Name/ Department of PI

Name /Department of Co PI

Funding Agency

Status of project

 1

Application of molecular methods for the development of a pathogen-free certification program for grapevine in Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

HEC-USAID

Completed

Institutional strengthening and upgradation of Labs

Establishment of Microbial Biotechnology Lab

Dr. Mehwish Iqtedar

 

HEC

Completed

 3

Optimization of cultural conditions for the production of alpha amylase from different fungal isolates

Dr. Roheena Abdullah

 

Dr. Mehwish Iqtedar

Department of  Biotechnology

HEC

Completed

 4

Collection identification and extraction of oil from various high oil yielding algal specie Molecular characterization and analysis of algal oil as a feedstock for biofuel production

Dr. Neelma Munir

Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz

HEC-NRPU

Completed

 5

Comparison of curcuminoids and essential oil isolated from in vivo and in vitro grown plants of Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) through modern extraction methods    

Dr. Saiqa Ilyas

Dr,Neelma Munir

HEC

Ompleted

 6

Concerted Bioinformatic and Proteomic approaches to define the role of Post-Translational Modifications in Signaling Proteins of the Insulin Pathway

Dr. Afshan Kaleem

 

Prof. Dr. Daniel C. Hoessli

HEJ, Karachi

 

Prof. Dr. Ikram-ul-Haq

Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GCU, Lahore

HEC

Completed

 7

Investigation of posttranslational modifications of proteins in Diabetes

Dr. Afshan Kaleem

 

Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz

Department of Biotechnology, LCWU, Lahore

 

HEC

Completed

 8

Genetic Analysis of Disease Causing Genes for Glucoma in Pakistani Population

Dr. Rasheeda Bashir

 

HEC

 

 9

Expression Augmentation of Recombinant Human Therapeutic Peptides in Bacillus Expression System

Dr. Faiza Saleem

 

HEC

 

10 

Establishment of Plant Tissue Culture lab. along with green houses in  Bagh-e- Jinnah

Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Govt. of Punjab