Faculty
Dr. Iqra Arooj
Assistant Professor
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Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
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iqra.6051@wum.edu.pk
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Doctorate
Summary
An enthusiastic geneticist and microbiologist who earned her Ph.D degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in 2016. Research interests include human genetics, human diseases, antimicrobial resistance, nanotechnology and phage biology,
Academic Background
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Graduate
Doctorate
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2016
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M.Sc.
Postgraduate
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2008
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B.Sc.
Graduate
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2006
Honours and Awards
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Faculty Development Program Scholarship
2013
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EC-Pakistan International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) Scholarship
2012
Research
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The Women University, Multan: Research Project Grant for Fiscal Year 2015-2016
1 Year
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The Women University, Multan: Research Project Grant for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
2 Years
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The Women University, Multan: Research Project Grant for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
2 Years
Publications
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Sensing cardiac electrical activity with a cardiac myocyte–targeted optogenetic voltage indicator
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.306143
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A single-nucleotide polymorphism in C12orf43 region is associated with the risk of coronary artery disease in a Pakistani cohort
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-016-9746-9
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Association of loci 6q25.1/rs6922269 and 9p21.3/rs1333049 with risk of coronary heart disease in patients visiting hospitals of Gujranwala and Lahore Divisions
http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.6.2295.2300
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Successive use of microorganisms to remove chromium from wastewater
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00253-020-10533-y
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and assay of their antibacterial activity
http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2022.110038
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from flowers of Helianthus annus and Tagetes erecta and their antibacterial activity against MDR pathogens
https://doi.org/10.37962/jbas.v12i2.418
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Prevalence and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacterial isolates from catheterized UTI patients: a local study: Antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria isolated from UTI patients
https://doi.org/10.52700/pjbb.v2i2.88
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Psychosocial distress in Pakistani population during COVID-19
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/jbm/vol9/iss2/2/
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Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility profiling of MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa from UTI patients of Southern Punjab, Pakistan
https://doi.org/10.37962/jbas.v13i1.407
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Estimation of genetic divergence in 40 elite cotton germplasm
https://als-journal.com/submission/index.php/ALS/article/view/1330
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Physical and mental implications of mobile phone addiction
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2022.09.002
Experience
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MMG Department, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan
Assistant Professor
6 Years
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MMG Department, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan
Lecturer
5 Years
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MMG Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Research Scholar
3 Years
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MMG Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Teacher (Part Time)
4 Years