Faculty Dr. Saher Mahmood

Faculty


Dr. Saher Mahmood

Dr. Saher Mahmood

Lecturer
  • Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

  • saher.9006@wum.edu.pk

  • Doctorate

Summary

Passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated scientist and keen researcher earned her degree from prestigious Institute of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. She has worked in the lab of Prof Dr Shahida Hasnain & Dr Mehboob Ahmed in MMG, PU and Prof. Murray Grant lab in School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, UK. She has worked on the fastidious Phyllospheric bacterial diversity, Bacterial and Fungal Consortium, Bacterial & Fungal Derivatives, Colonization Pattern of GFP Labelled microbes, and Microbial and Plant Metabolites, Hydrolytic Enzymes and effect of microbial bio-factories on plants in field trials. She is good in Sensitivity Testing, Confrontation assay, Re-watering assay, Imaging, CLSM, LC-MS. She is also interested in in-silico and in-vitro metabolic profiling of bacteria and plants and modelling of compounds. Research interest are Phyllosphere Microbiology, Microbial diversity, Metagenomics, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Fungal-Bacterial-Plant Interaction, Agricultural Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Secondary Metabolites, in-silico natural product discovery.

Academic Background
  • PhD

    Doctorate

    Institute of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore

    - 2021

  • MPhil

    Post graduate

    Institute of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore

    - 2013

Honours and Awards
  • 2nd Position in all Punjab Debate competition

    2002

  • 3rd Position in Scientific Model Competition

    2004

  • Merit-Based Scholarship, MMG, PU

    November 2011

  • Selected as president of CBS for consecutive 4 years, MMG, PU

    March 2015 – October 2019

  • Faculty Development Program Scholarship awarded by HEC

    December 2013

  • Research scholarship awarded by the Higher Education commission (HEC) of Pakistan under, International research support initiative programme (IRSIP)

    January 2018 to July 2018

Research
Publications
  • Cross kingdom pathogenicity across plants and human beings (Editorial)

    https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/open-access/crosskingdom-pathogenicity-across-plants-and-human-beings-2155-9597-1000e124.pdf

  • Imaging of phytosphere colonization by GFP (green fluorescent protein) expressed epiphytic phyllospheric bacteria

    http://www.thejaps.org.pk/docs/2022/03/19.pdf

Experience
  • Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University Multan
    Lecturer

    Since 2013 to date

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UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
ADP-2 Years (Morning), BS-4 Years (Morning & Evening), BS 5 (2-Years Morning)
Applied Psychology, Arabic, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Botany, BFA Visual Art (Specialization Painting/Sculpture (Morning),
BFA Graphic Design (Morning), Chemistry, Computer Science (BS 4-Years Only), Information Technology (BS 4-Years Only), Economics, Education, English, Environmental Sciences, History, Islamic Studies, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Pakistan Studies, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Public Health (BS 4-Years Only), Sociology, Statistics, Urdu, Zoology

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
Pharm-D 5-Years Degree Program (Morning & Evening)

DIPLOMA & CERTIFICATE COURSES
Digital Painting (6-Months) Evening, Drawing (6-Months) Evening, Oil Painting (6-Months)Evening, Graphic Design (6-Months) Evening, Calligraphy (6-Months) Evening, Sculpture (6-Months) Evening, Portrait Painting (6-Months) Evening, Photography (6-Months) Evening, Diploma in Fiqhi Masail (3-Months), Diploma in Arabic (6-Months), Diploma in Drawing & Painting (1-Year) (Evening), Diploma in Graphic Design (1-Year) Evening), Diploma in Sculpture & Modeling (1-Year) Evening, Diploma in Ceramics Design (1-Year) Evening.

B.Ed & PGD

B.Ed (1.5-Years) (Morning+Evening), PGD in Early Childhood Education (1-Year), PGD in International Affairs (1-Year) (Evening)

MS/ M.PHIL & EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS
Applied Psychology, Arabic, Botany, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Education, Economics, English (Regular & Weekend), Environmental Science, History, Business Administration, MBA (After 16 Years of Business Education), MBA (After 16 Years of Non-Business Education) Islamic Studies (Regular & Weekend), Mathematics, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics (Regular & Weekend), Physics, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Sociology, Statistics, Urdu, Zoology (Regular & Weekend)

Ph.D PROGRAMS
Botany, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Economics, Education, Environmental Sciences, History, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Physics, Urdu, Zoology

 

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