The Women University Multan
Faculty Dr. Humaira Yasmeen

Faculty

Dr. Humaira Yasmeen

Dr. Humaira Yasmeen

Lecturer

  • Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

  • Humaira.6127@wum.edu.pk

  • Doctorate

Summary

Dr. Humaira earned her PhD in the subject Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. She investigated the role of selected mutations known to cause thalassemia in the subjects of Pakistani ethnicity. Since her appointment in 2013 as Lecturer at MMG-WUM, her research interest concentrates on study of thalassemia, Human diseases, Medicinal Plants, Antibiotic resistance, Food-borne pathogens, mechanism of their transfer and loopholes in their spread. In studying these areas, she has developed and employed a range of methodologies, from basic isolation of microorganisms to studies at genomic level.

Academic Background
  • PhD

    Doctorate

    University of the punjab Lahore

    - 2017

  • M.Phil

    Post graduate

    University of the punjab Lahore

    - 2011

Honours and Awards
  • Travel Grant Awarded by Pakistan Biological Safety Association to attend Biological Waste Management Workshop to be organised by Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA) in collaboration with the Fogarty International Center at COMSTECH, Islamabad.

    9th to 11th July 2019

  • Travel Grant Awarded by European Society of Human Genetics to attend HGVS “teach-the-teacher nomenclature course” to be organised in conjunction with European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) meeting in Milan, Italy.

    June 15, 2018

  • Travel Grant Awarded by Japanese Society of Hematology to attend 79th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Hematology, 2017 held in Tokyo, Japan

    October 20-22, 2017

  • Travel Grant Awarded by American Society of Microbiology to attend ASM Publishing Life Science Research workshop in Doha, Qatar.

    1-3 May, 2017

  • Travel Grant Awarded by International Society of Hematology to attend 35th World Congress of the International Society of Hematology, 2014 held in Beijing, China.

    September 4-7, 2014

  • HEC-Pakistan International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) Scholarship for Imperial College London, London, UK

    Jan 2014-Nov 2014

  • Faculty Development Programme Scholarship by Women University Multan, Pakistan

    December 2013

  • Travel Grant Awarded by American Society of Microbiology to attend 9th biennial international conference of Pakistan Society for Microbiology held in University of the Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.

    January 28-31, 2013

  • Doctoral Programme Coordination Committee Merit-based Scholarship in Ph.D. coursework by University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

    December 2012

  • University Merit Scholarship in the M.Phil. course work by University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

    November 2010

Research
  • Emerging virulence genes, biofilm formation, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase induced drug-resistance in foodborne Klebsiella pneumoniae. (Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, Research Grant No. 375213500).

    01 Year

  • Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against resistant bacteria isolated from human skinby The Women University Multan, (As PI-Under progress)

    01 Year

  • Effect of Solanum Nigrum in rotenone induced model of PD behaviourial, neurochemical and biochemical studyer on diversity of human skin microbiota in urban and rural environmentsby The Women University Multan, (As Co-PI-Under progress)

    01 Year

  • Antimicrobial activity of plants against multidrug resistant bacteria isolated from hospital wastewaters in Pakistan by The Women University Multan, (As PI-completed)

    01 Year

Publications
  • Estimation of Genetic Divergence in 40 Elite Cotton Germplasm

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance and Heavy Metal Tolerance of Biofilm-Producing Bacteria Isolated from Dairy and Non-Dairy Food Products

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Physical and mental implications of mobile phone addiction

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • The Antibiotic Resistance Profiling of Bacteria Isolated from Hospital Wastewater in Multan

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae antibiotic-resistant genes: An impending source of multidrug resistance dissemination through raw food

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Association of IL28B and IL10 polymorphism with HCV infection and direct antiviral treatment

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Biofilm Forming Bacteria Isolated from Medical Implants

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Heavy Metal Tolerance Trend in Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Encoding Strains Recovered from Food Samples.

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Effective Immune Functions of Micronutrients against SARS-CoV-2.

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Safety of Street Foods In Developing Countries: An Overview From Pakistan.

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

  • Applications of nanotechnology in biological systems and medicine

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Humaira-Yasmeen-2/research

Experience
  • The women university Multan
    Lecturer

    9 years

  • University of the Punjab, Lahore
    Teacher Assistant

    1 year

  • University of the Punjab, Lahore
    Research scholar

    1 year

  • Centre for Hematology, Imperial College London, UK
    Visiting Research Scholar

    9 years