Dr. Saqib Hussain Hadri
Basic interest in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Nanobiotechnology. Have more than 13 years of teaching experience at University level. Have been teaching at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi before joining University of Gujrat since April 2016.
Involved in research related to Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Enzymology, Nanobiotechnology
- Ph.D,Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
- M.Phil,Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
- M.Sc.,Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
- B.Ed,Allama Iqbal Open University
- B.Sc.,University of Punjab
- F.Sc.,Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- Matric,Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- Won merit scholarship twice in Master of Philosophy (Biochemistry) .
- Silver Medal in Master of Philosophy (Biochemistry)
- Visited University of Rochester, NY, USA as Visiting Scientist under faculty development program
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| Ms. Uswa Meenal | MS | Green Synthesis of silver nanoparticles from root extract of Calotropis procera and their invitro characterization Calotropis procera, a medicinal plant belongs to family Asclepiadaceae has been used in medicines to treat different infections due to its antimicrobial, antimalarial and anti-diabetic effects. With the increase in resistance, the antibiotic’s use has been challenged. So, a defense mechanism is developed by synthesizing nanoparticles that have great efficiency because of its size, stability and biocompatibility. Calotropis procera has phytochemicals that increased its antimicrobial ability. Research has been done on leaves and fruit part of this plant to make silver nanoparticles. In this research work, root extract was taken to synthesize four different types of silver nanoparticles by using four different solvents because of its efficient antimicrobial activities. For this, sample was collected from different localities of Gujrat, Pakistan. After collection, root extract was prepared and phytochemical analysis of flavonoids and phenolics of different extracts was done. Then silver nanoparticles were synthesized by using different amounts of silver nitrate solution and amount of silver nitrate for production of silver nanoparticles was checked. After this, characterization was done by comparison of FTIR analysis of root extract and silver nanoparticles. FTIR analysis showed different functional groups that were present in extracts and stretched in silver nanoparticles. Confirmation of AgNPs was done by Ultraviolets-Visible analysis that gave lambda max. at 400-450nm.The activity of extracts and AgNPs against bacteria was checked against two gram positive strains and two gram negative strains. The activity against fungus was tested against two fungal strains. Extracts and silver nanoparticles showed remarkable zones of inhibition against all these strains. | 2021-2023 |
| Ms. Isra Athar | MS | Characterization of Aspergillus terreus for the production of pectinase Pectinases belong to hydrolytic group of enzymes that can hydrolyze pectin. Pectinases can be derived from plants as well as microorganisms. Microbial sources are usually preferred because of their low production cost, having more predicted enzyme content and easy availability of raw materials. The principle purpose of research was to get effective yeild and isolation of pectinase by fungus Aspergillus terreus. Characterization and purification of the enzyme was done to attain maximum activity of the enzyme by using orange peels as substrate source as they contain high concentration of pectin. In order to get effective pectinase, certain parameters including concentration, pH values, temperature ranges, incubation time and some other specific conditions had been optimized through response surface methodology (RSM) by JMP Pro 17 software. The pectinase enzyme exhibited optimum activity of 47.86 U per ml/min at specific temperature 36.5°C, pH 7.5 with 3g inoculum size and 3g agricultural waste after 96 hours incubation period. The maximum purification level of pectinase was achieved by implementing ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4 precipitation and dialysis followed by gel column chromatography of crude filtrate. Employing agro-waste (orange peels) proved to economical for the production of efficient pectinolytic enzyme. Pectinases are considered to be promising enzymes having enormous applications in industries including juice industries, wine industries, oil extraction, textile industry, waste water treatment, paper and pulp industries. Aspergillus terreus had proved to be potential source for obtaining pectinase for commercial applications. | 2021-2023 |
- Examination Coordinator of the Department
- Teaching various courses, Mentoring the graduate and undergraduate students, demonstrating the lab work
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1. Saqib Hussain Hadri, Nida Tareen, Azka Hassan, Maha Naseer, Kabisha Ali, Hafsa Javed “Alternatives to conventional plastics: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from microbial sources and recent approaches – A review” Process Safety And Environmental Protection, January 2025 DOI:
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2. Tehseen Zafar, Saqib Hussain Hadri, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Saba, Isra Athar, Raja Tahir Mahmood “Production, purification and characterization of endo-polygalacturonase using novel strain of Bacillus pumilus through RSM” Process Biochemistry, July 2024 DOI:
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3. Saqib Hussain Hadri, Aaima Afzaal, Laiba Saeed, Arslan Arshad, Sameer Nazeer, Mahmood Akram “Recent advances in the development of nanoparticle based fertilizers for different kinds of crops: A review” Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, April 2024 DOI:
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4. Muhammad Ammar Amanat, Anum Farrukh2, Muhammad Umer Bin Muhammad Ishaq, Binyameen Bin Shafqat, Saqib Hussain Haidri, Rehab Amin, Rafia Sameen, Tahira Kamal, Muhammad Naeem Riaz, Waleed Quresh, Rabia Ikram, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Sania Begum, Sajid Ali Khan Bangash, Imdad Kaleem, Shahid Bashir and Sahir Hameed Khattak “The Potential of Nanotechnology to Replace Cancer Stem Cells” Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy, July 2023 DOI:
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5. Raja Tahir Mahmood, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Saqib Hussain Hadri, M. A. El-Shorbagy, Abd Allah A. Mousa, Rebwar Nasir Dara, Muhammad Awais & Iskander Tlili “Bioremediation of textile industrial effluents by Fomitopsis pinicola IEBL-4 for environmental sustainability” Human And Ecological Risk Assessment, February 2023 DOI: