Dr. Dr. Muddassar Zafar
Designation : Associate Professor
(Tenured )
Specialization : Biochemistry
Specialization : Biochemistry
Email : [email protected]
I have 14 years of post PhD teaching/research experience and an overall of 20 years of total teaching/research experience at university level. I completed M.Sc, MPhil and PhD from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. My field of research is Enzymology, Molecular Biology and Chromatography.
Enzymology, Molecular Biology, Chromatography (HPLC, GC, LCMS, GCMS), Spectroscopy (FTIR)
- PhD,University of Agricultural Faisalabad
- M.Phil,University of Agricultural Faisalabad
- M.Sc,University of Agricultural Faisalabad
- B.Sc,University of Punjab
- HSSC,Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- SSC,Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- Member Departmental Research and Review Committee (DRRC)
- Vice Chairperson Proctorial Board, UoG
- Member Departmental Research and Review Committee (DRRC), Department of Chemistry
- Incharge Hi-Tech Lab.,UoG
| Student Name | Degree | Title | Status / Completed Year |
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| Iqra Arif | MS | Production and Characterization of protease from mutant Aspergillus niger Production and Characterization of protease from mutant Aspergillus niger | 2024 |
| Iqra Dildar | MS | Production of lovastatin from Aspergillus terreus through Solid State Fermentation Production of lovastatin from Aspergillus terreus through Solid State Fermentation | 2024 |
| Aqsa Noureen | MS | Production and Characterization of chitinase from mutant Aspergillus niger Production and Characterization of chitinase from mutant Aspergillus niger | 2024 |
| Khadija Razzaq | MS | Production, Purification and Characterization of cellulase from Fusarium oxysporum by using biomass Production, Purification and Characterization of cellulase from Fusarium oxysporum by using biomass | 2024 |
| Waqas Ahmad | Ph.D | Heterologous expression and characterization of mutant cellulase from indigenous strain of Aspergillus niger Heterologous expression and characterization of mutant cellulase from indigenous strain of Aspergillus niger | 2024 |
| Iqra Kanwal | MS | Bioprocessing and screening of indigenous biomass for hyper production of lignin peroxidase Bioprocessing and screening of indigenous biomass for hyper production of lignin peroxidase | 2023 |
| Sania Aslam | MS | Production and characterization of pectin methylesterase from indigenous strain of aspergillus niger Production and characterization of pectin methylesterase from indigenous strain of aspergillus niger | 2023 |
| Tahreem Nasir | MS | Production, optimization and characterization of manganese peroxidase by pleurotus ostreatus through screening of local biomass Production, optimization and characterization of manganese peroxidase by pleurotus ostreatus through screening of local biomass | 2023 |
| Hanza Zafar | MS | Random mutagenesis to enhance phytase production from aspergillus niger Random mutagenesis to enhance phytase production from aspergillus niger | 2023 |
| Hafsa Tariq | MS | Production, purification and kinetic study of laccase by biomass valorization Production, purification and kinetic study of laccase by biomass valorization | 2023 |
| Muhammad Adnan | Ph.D | Bioprocessing and characterization of chitinase by screening indigenous fungal isolates and biomass Bioprocessing and characterization of chitinase by screening indigenous fungal isolates and biomass | 2023 |
| Komal Shehzadi | MS | Production and Purification of Lipase from Aspergillus niger using agro-industrial wastes Production and Purification of Lipase from Aspergillus niger using agro-industrial wastes | 2022 |
| Anum Mukhtar | MS | Production and Purification of Amylase by Aspergillus niger from agro-industrial waste Production and Purification of Amylase by Aspergillus niger from agro-industrial waste | 2022 |
| Asma Rameen | MS | Production and Purification of Cellulase from Aspergillus flavus using agro-industrial waste Production and Purification of Cellulase from Aspergillus flavus using agro-industrial waste | 2022 |
| Rimsha Fatima | MS | Production, Optimization and Purification of Pectinase by Aspergillus niger using agro-industrial wastes Production, Optimization and Purification of Pectinase by Aspergillus niger using agro-industrial wastes | 2022 |
| Ayesha Imtiaz | MS | Production and characterization of chitinase from indigenous Trichoderma harizanum Production and characterization of chitinase from indigenous Trichoderma harizanum | 2022 |
| Hina Ashraf | MS | Production and characterization of chitinase from mutant Trichoderma harizanum Production and characterization of chitinase from mutant Trichoderma harizanum | 2022 |
| Syeda Amnah Tirmzi | MS | Enhanced Production of oxalic acid through induced mutagenesis of Aspergillus niger Enhanced Production of oxalic acid through induced mutagenesis of Aspergillus niger | 2021 |
| Saman | MS | Production and HPLC based detection of oxalic acid from indigenous Aspergillus niger Production and HPLC based detection of oxalic acid from indigenous Aspergillus niger | 2021 |
| Rimsha Pervaiz | MS | Production and partial purification of cellulase by mutant of Trichoderma harzianum Production and partial purification of cellulase by mutant of Trichoderma harzianum | 2021 |
| Qurat-ul-Ain Yousaf | MS | Production and purification of lipase from Trichoderma harzianum Production and purification of lipase from Trichoderma harzianum | 2021 |
| Annam Chaudhary | MS | Production and purification of lipase from Aspergillus terreus Production and purification of lipase from Aspergillus terreus | 2021 |
| Ayesha Shafaq | MS | Production and purification of phytase under solid state fermentation using Aspergillus niger Production and purification of phytase under solid state fermentation using Aspergillus niger | 2021 |
| Hania Shah Bano | MS | 2019 | |
| Ramsha Javed | MS | 2019 | |
| Rabia Ishaq | MS | 2019 | |
| Aroosha Anees | MS | 2019 | |
| Wardha Mughal | MS | 2019 | |
| Husnain Tariq | MS | 2018 | |
| Qurratul Ain Daud | MS | 2018 | |
| Muhammad Usman Qusair | MS | 2018 | |
| Tayyaba Sadiq | MS | 2018 | |
| Asif Abbas | MS | 2018 | |
| Zara Hamid | MS | 2018 | |
| Syeda Rabsha Naseem | MS | 2018 | |
| Fatima Arshad | MS | 2017 | |
| Fizza Anwar | MS | 2017 | |
| Fatima Arshad | MS | 2017 | |
| Fizza Anwar | MS | 2017 | |
| Warda Khalid | MS | 2017 | |
| Saleem Basheer | MS | 2017 | |
| Muhammad Waqas | MS | 2017 |
- Organizing Secretary (National Hands-on Training for Biomolecules Analyses) 19-20 April, 2017
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1. Ghulam N, H. Ahmed, R. S. Ahmad, K. S. Ahmad, N. S. Arshad, A. Nadeem, M. Zafar, A. Butt and W. Ali “Binder free 3D highly ordered Ta-NiCO2O4@CC nano-needle arrays as an efficient flexible supercapacitor electrode” Journal of Energy Storage, December 2024 DOI:
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2. Zarafshan S, K. Bibi, K. Nawaz, S. Akram, A. Syed, S. H. Sumrra, M. Zubair, M. Zafar, N. Arif, H. A. AL-Shwaiman and M. N. Zafar “Comparative study of un-doped CeO2 and metal (Mn, Co, Fe)-doped CeO2 nanostructures for the removal of golden yellow dye from synthetic wastewater.” International Journal Of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, August 2024 DOI:
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3. Summera J, U. Habiba, M. Akbar, M. Zafar, A. A. Shah and S. O. Alomrani “Chitosan beads-infused biochar for enhancing physio-chemical and yield attributes of sunflower (Helianthus Annus L.) grown under wastewater irrigation” Journal Of Soil Science And Plant Nutrition, June 2024 DOI:
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4. Waqas A, M. Zafar and Z. Anwar “Heterologous expression and characterization of mutant cellulase from indigenous strain of Aspergillus niger” Plos One, May 2024 DOI:
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5. Komal F, Z. Anwar, W. Khalid, S. Hasan, F. Afzal, M. Zafar, U. Ali, O. Alghamdi, A. AL-Farga and S. M. Al-maaqar “Optimization and detergent compatibility of protease produced from Aspergillus oryzae by utilizing agro wastes” ACS Omega, April 2024 DOI:
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6. Abrar U. H, S. H. Sumrra, M. Zafar, A. Mohyuddin, S. Noreen and C. Guleryuz “DFT-guided structural modeling of end-group acceptors at Y123 core for sensitizers as high-performance organic solar dyes and NLO responses” Journal Of Molecular Modeling, July 2023 DOI:
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7. Amir I, Z. Anwar and M. Zafar “Screening of wastewater Oedogonium oblangum algae for hyper-oil transformation into biodiesel by response surface methodology” Kuwait Journal Of Science, July 2023 DOI:
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8. Muhammad A, M. Zafar and Z. Anwar “Screening of chitinolytic microfungi and optimization of parameters for hyperproduction of chitinase through solid-state fermentation technique” Applied Biochemistry And Biotechnology, July 2023 DOI:
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9. Usman A, Z. Anwar, S. Hasan, M. Zafar, N. Ain, F. Afzal, W. Khalid, M. A. Rahim, H. N. Mrabti, A. A. Farga and H. A. R. A. Eljeam. “Bioprocessing and Screening of Indigenous Wastes for Hyper Production of Fungal Lipase” Catalysts, May 2023 DOI:
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10. Shoaib H, Z. Anwar, W. Khalid, F. Afzal, M. Zafar, U. Ali, M. Y. Refai, M. Afifi, A. AL-Farga and M. O. Aljobair “Laccase production from local biomass using solid state fermentation.” Fermentation-Basel, February 2023 DOI:
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11. Ghulam M, H. S. Mahrosh, M. Zafar, S. A. Attique and R. Arif. “Exploring the antihyperglycemic potential of tetrapeptides devised from AdMc1 via different receptor proteins inhibition using in silico approaches” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY, May 2022 DOI:
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12. Ayesha R, Z. Anwar, M. Zafar, F. Nadeem and T. Mehmood “Optimization of physicochemical parameters and characterization laccase enzyme produced by a novel strain of Fomes fomentarius through solid state fermentation. ” Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, April 2022 DOI:
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13. Sufia T, R. T. Mahmood, M. J. Asad, M. Zafar, A. A. Abbasi, K. Hameed and R. Nisar. “Implementation of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for the enhanced production of Endoglucanase by thermophilic Aspergillus fumigatus.” BioScientific Review, December 2021 DOI:
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14. Edris B, A. A. Zarei, L. Mohammadi, M. N. Zafar, M. Foroughi, S. Aman, F. Sabri, A. H. Mahvi, F. Barahuie and M. Zafar “Efficient tetracycline removal from aqueous solutions using ionic liquid modified magnetic activated carbon (IL@mAC)” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, October 2021 DOI:
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15. Sajjad H. S, W. Zafar, H. Javed, M. Zafar, M. Z. Hussain, M. Imran and M. A. Nadeem “Facile synthesis, spectroscopic evaluation and antimicrobial screening of metal endowed triazole compounds” Biometals, September 2021 DOI:
| Date | Title | Agency/Organization | Amount | Status |
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| 2017-05-19 | Hyperexpression and Characterization of Mutant Cellulolytic Enzyme from Indigenous strain of Aspergillus niger | HEC, Pakistan | 3463158 | Completed |
| 2012-12-14 | Site directed mutagenesis to enhance the production of recombinant proteins | HEC, Pakistan | 470000 | |
| 2025-02-16 | Hyperproduction of indigenous mutant fungal chitinase and activity enhancement through protein engineering | HEC, Pakistan | In Review |