Department: Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Entomology
Position: Associate Professor
HEC Approved Supervisor: YES
Research Intersts: Dr. Zain ul Abdin has established an “Insect Molecular Biology lab” In the Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan by earning various competitive research grants from national and international funding agencies such as HEC, PSF, USAID, IFS, etc. The professional expertise of Dr. Zain is “Gene expression” of Bioactive peptides with potential insecticidal activity for the development of innovative and sustainable insect control tools and his research interests mainly include insect molecular biology, integrated pest management (IPM), insect physiology, ecology, and toxicology. He has also exploited his expertise in molecular biology towards DNA barcoding, De novo Sequencing, NGS, Forensic and Medical Entomology, Bioinformatics and Resistance management of insects in Bt crops, among other things, Dr. Zain and his postgraduate student team have published many articles in prestigious international journals and presented research work at international conferences in the USA, UK, Canada, Poland, and Italy etc. In addition, Dr. Zain has made a significant contribution to teaching, research, and community service. In recognition of his academic excellence in under and postgraduate degree programs, he was awarded gold and silver medals; he won a European Postgraduate Research fellowship to pursue his Ph.D. studies in Italy and Fulbright Scholar fellowship for a Postdoc in the USA. He is working currently as a Tenured Associate Professor with over 17 years of teaching and research experience in Entomology/Insect Science at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Publications:
Regular
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