Faculty Dr Tahira Younis

Faculty


Dr Tahira Younis

Dr Tahira Younis

Chairperson/Associate Professor
  • Biochemistry and Biotechnology

  • tahira.younis@wum.edu.pk

  • Ph.D in Biochemistry

Summary

I received my Ph.D degree in Biochemistry from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. I conducted a part of my research during Ph.D at University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA funded by HEC, Pakistan. My research area is Phytochemical and Pharmacological evaluation of Medicinal plants and isolation of bioactive compounds from these plants which can be the potential drug candidate for inflammation, diabetes and cancer.

  • I have 15 year experience of teaching and research.
  • I am honored to be an HEC-approved Ph.D. supervisor  since 2021
  • I am supervising 3 PhD students and supervised 26 BS and M. Phil students in different domains of Biochemistry.
  • I have 41 publications including Research articles and Book chapters in national and international journals with Impact Factor 90 and 1042 Citations
  • I have membership of Royal Society of Chemistry, I am the Member Editorial board and Reviewer of reputed international journals.

Academic Background
  • Ph.D degree in Biochemistry

    Ph.D

    Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

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Honours and Awards
Research
Publications
Experience

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UNDERGRADUATE
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, 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.

MS/M.PHIL Programs
Applied Psychology, Arabic, Botany, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Economics (Regular & Weekend), Education, English (Regular & Weekend), Environmental Sciences, History, International Relations, Islamic Studies (Regular & Weekend), Business Administration, MBA (for Business Education), MBA (for Non-Business Education), Mathematics, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics (Regular & Weekend), Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Physics, Sociology, Statistics, Urdu, Zoology (Regular & Weekend).

PH.D Programs
Botany, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Sciences, History, Mathematics, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Physics, Urdu, Zoology.

DIPLOMA & CERTIFICATE COURSES
Digital Painting (6-Months), Drawing Design (6-Months), Oil Painting (6-Months), Graphic Design (6-Months), Calligraphy (6-Months), Sculpture (6-Months), Portrait Painting (6-Months), Photography (6-Months), Diploma in Drawing & Painting (1-Year), Diploma in Graphic Design (1-Year), Diploma in Sculpture & Modeling (1-Year), Portrait Painting(06 Months), Podcast Production and Distribution (03 Months), Climate Change Reporting and Public Engagement (03 Months), Social Media Governance and Policy (03 Months)

B.Ed & PGD

B.Ed (1.5-Years), PGD in Early Childhood Education, PGD in Digital Journalism, Graphic Design, Cremics Design, Sculpture & Modeling.

Note: Applications for Computer Science and Information Technology will be invited later

 

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