GROUP-1.                   DRUG ANALYSIS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

   Group Leader:           Professor Dr. Rakhshanda Nawaz

   Members:                   Dr. Tahira Iqbal

   Research Activities:

a.   Studies on various pharmaceutical formulations in order to check the quality of the drugs available in the market.

b.   Drug residues in foods of animal origin.

c.   Determination of  pharmacokinetics, hypotensive effects and urinary excretion of various drugs.

   GROUP-2.                   CLINICO-MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

   Group Leader:           Dr. Munir Ahmad Sheikh

   Member:              i.          Dr. Khalil-ur-Rehman

                          ii.          Muhammad Anjum Zia

                          iii.         Dr. Zahid Mehmood

                          iv.         Fatima Hussain            

   Research Activities:

a.   Development of plasma protein glycation and glucose estimation kits from indigenous resources. Studies of haematology, liver enzymes and minerals in local population including normal and diabetic patients.

c.    Development of ELIZA for clinical diagnosis of different diseases.

d.    Characterization of rare mutations in b-thalasemia patients.

   GROUP-3.                   INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

   Group Leader:           Dr. Muhammad Asghar                    

   Member:                     i) Dr. Haq Nawaz Bhatti 

                                ii) Muhammad Javed Asad

   Research Activities:

a.   Production of cellulases, amylases, single cell protein and citric acid by fermentation technology.

b.   Purification, characterization , kinetics and thermodynamics , Immoblization and Chemical modifications of enzymes.

c.    Applications of microbial enzymes in industrial processes

 d.    Solid and liquid industrial waste management and boiremidation industrail efluients

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   GROUP-4.                   MOLECULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

   Group Leader:                    Dr. Amer Jamil         

   Members:            i.           Mr. Muhammad Shahid           

                          ii.          Abdul Ghaffar

                          iii.          Saima Naeem

                          iv.         Nighat Aslam

                          v.          Sibtain Ahmad

  Research Activities:

a.  Hyper expression of cellulase and xylanase genes using molecular cloning techniques.

b.  Increased production of lysine through mutagenesis in microorganisms.

c.  Purification and characterization of antifungal proteins/peptides from medicinal

    plants.

   GROUP-5.                   BIOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF ENZYMES

   Group Leader:           Haq Nawaz Bhatti

   Research Activities:

                     Studies on kinetics and thermodynamic properties of enzymes.

   GROUP-6.                   RADIATION CHEMISTRY

   Group Leader:           Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti

   Research Activities:

            Studies on the identification of radiation induced changes in different chemical systems

   GROUP-7.                   APPLIED BIORESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

   Group Leader:                   Dr. Farooq Anwar

   Members:           i.          Bushra Saleem

                          ii.          Raziya Nadeem

                          iii.         Muhammad Nadeem

   Research Objectives:

a.   Characterization of indigenous bioresources such as oil seed crops, natural antioxidants and essential oils for viable industrial applications.

b.   Problem solving approach towards corrosion, scaling, toxic sludge and disposal of industrial effluents.

c.   Use of biosorbant technology for removal of heavy and toxic metals from industrial effluents.

GROUP-8.         SYNTHESIS OF DYES, DYE INTERMEDIATES AND TEXTILE AUXILIARIES

   Group Leader:                   Shaukat Ali

   Members:           i.          Sofia Nosheen

                        ii.          Nazish Jahan

   Research Objectives:

a.   Synthesis of dye intermediates locally.

b.   Synthesis of dyes, pigments, textile auxiliaries like FBAs and their characterization

c.   New advancements in dyes and pigments technologies.