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Dr. Rizwan Asif

Assistant Professor
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AHS
PhD. (Microbiology), GCUF, Faisalabad, 2021
MPhil (Microbiology), UOL, Lahore, 2016
BEMS, IUB, Bahawalpur, 2009

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Introduction
Research & Publications

Dr. Rizwan Asif

Assistant Professor /Acting Head of Department, Allied Health Sciences

  • PhD (Microbiology): Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Faisalabad, Pakistan. 2021
  • MPhil (Microbiology): University of Lahore, Pakistan. 2016
  • BEMS (Bachelor of Eastern Medicine & Surgery.): The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Pakistan. 2009

Dr. Rizwan Asif, currently serving as the acting Head of the Department of Allied Health Sciences. He possesses profound expertise in both academic and research domains. He received his Doctorate in Microbiology from Government College University, Faisalabad. He has published numerous research articles in esteemed national and international journals. His research interest lies in the fields of Eastern medicine and microbiology, encompassing phytochemical analysis, evaluation of the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties of medicinal plants, and the role of green synthesis of nanoparticles in combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. He is skilled in isolating bacteria and fungi from clinical and environmental samples, performing DNA extraction, horizontal electrophoresis, PCR, and RT-qPCR. His expertise also includes characterizing fungi and using microscopy techniques such as phase contrast, dark-field, and bright-field. Additionally, he specialized in plant-associated microorganisms and the biocontrol of soil-borne fungi (Fusarium oxysporum) in greenhouse conditions.

Work/Professional Experience

Duration Job Title/ Organization
Sep. 2021 –Present Assistant Professor; Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Qarshi University Lahore, Pakistan.
Feb. 2021 – Sep. 2021

 

 Lecturer; Department of Eastern Medicine Qarshi University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Oct. 2020 – Feb. 2021

 

 Visiting Assistant Professor; Department of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Oct. 2016 – Feb. 2021

 

 Visiting Lecturer; Department of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Oct. 2016 – Mar. 2020 Biology Lecturer; Kips College and Kips Academy, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mar. 2019 – Mar. 2020

 

 Research Assistant; Institute of Microbiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

 
June 2014 – Oct.  2016 Drug Design/Clinical Trials; Trends Pharmaceutical Lahore, Pakistan.
Nov. 2010 – Nov. 2012 Clinical Executive Trainee; Qarshi foundation Lahore, Pakistan
Nov. 2009 – Oct. 2010 House Job training under Qarshi Foundation program at Hijaz Hospital Lahore and Qarshi Clinics

Research & Publications

 

 

Scientific Publications

  1. Rizwan Asif,Muhammad Ali, Modasrah Mazhar, Madiha Mustafa, Riffat Yasmin ‘’
  2. F, Asif. R, Naeem. N, Mustafa. M, Alim. M, Wahhab.W & Riaz.A “In-vitroefficacy evaluation of ethanolic extract of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon) as potential antimicrobial agent against clinical isolates” National Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 2024, Volume 6, No.1, pp.15-22, DOI: https://doi.org/10.52587/njhms.v6i1.77.
  3. Yasmin, R, Raza. R, Shoaib, Z, Syed, Raza, R Asif R,Shaikh, M: A HIV Epidemic among Pakistani Inhabitants in District Faisalabad”. International Health Review 2024; 4 (1):90-105, http://doi.org/32350/ihr.41.06
  4. Hussain. S. A., Syed Muhammad,A, S, Rashid, A, Ayaz, S, Asif. R; Evaluation of Phytochemical Analysis and in-Vitro effect of Tribulus terrestris Extracton on Semen Quality: “Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology” 31 No. 8 (2024) (512-519: DOI: 10.53555/jptcp. 31i8.7404.
  5. Asif,R, Ahmad, H,  Yasmin, R, Ansari F, Mustafa,  M, Alam, M, Shah, S,. Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Phytoextraction in Combination with Antibiotics Against Bacteria Isolated from Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI), International Health Review, 3(2), 2024, 60-72; 32350/ihr.32.05
  6. Asif, R.,Yasmin, R., Mustafa, M., Nisar, J., Ambreen, A., Rehman, A., & Unmbreen, S. (2023). Antimicrobial Potential, Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Applications of Bio-nanoparticles in Medicine. In Nanomaterials: The Building Blocks of Modern Technology: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (pp. 115-130). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore
  7. Ali, A., Ali, M., Nisar, Z., Shah, S. M. A., Mustafa, I., Nisar, J., & Asif, R.(2023). Antibacterial Activity of Economically Important Medicinal Plants in Pakistan Against Different Bacterial Strains. Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, 17, 11779322231189374.
  8. Asif, R., Muzammil. S., Yasmin, R,. Hammad, A, Ambreen, Isolation and characterization of Fusarium oxysporum sp.vasinfectum causative agent of cotton wilt disease in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology, 35(01) 2023, 2305-0284.
  9. Asif, R.,Ali, M., Mazhar, M., Mustafa, M., & Yasmin, R. Evaluation of Phytochemical Contents, Antimicrobial, and antioxidant Potential of Haloxylon Griffithii Collected from Northern Region of Balochistan, Pakistan. Dose-Response, 2023.March; 21(1), 15593258231163389.
  10. Asif, R.,Siddique, M. H., Hayat, S., Rasul, I., Muzammil, S. et al. Efficacy of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 to suppress Fusarium oxysporum sp. vasinfectum induced wilt disease in cotton. PeerJ, 2023 February.  10.7717.14754.
  11. Madni, W. A., Mohsin, M., Nawaz, Z., Muzammil, S., Zahoor, M. A., & Asif, R. Molecular mechanism of antimicrobial co-resistance Colistin (mcr-1) and ESBLs genes among Escherichia coliisolates from commercial chickens in Pakistan. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 January. 84. org/10.1590/1519-6984.267494
  12. Yasmin, R., Zafar, M. S., Tahir, I. M., Asif, R., Asghar, S., & Raza, S. K. Biosorptive Potential of Pseudomonas species RY12 Toward Zinc Heavy Metal in Agriculture Soil Irrigated with Contaminated Waste Water. Dose-Response, 2022 September; 20(3), 15593258221117352.
  13. Mustafa, M., Mustafa, R., Asif, R., Mazhar, M., Munir, N., & Mahmood, Z. Pharmaceutical Monitoring and Care for Asthmatic Patients management from Lahore city of Pakistan. National Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021; https://doi.org/10.52587/njhms.v3i2.21
  14. Asif, M., Yasmin, R., Asif, R., Ambreen, A., Mustafa, M., & Umbreen, S. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs), Structural Characterization, and their Antibacterial Potential. Dose-Response, 2022, April; 20(2), 15593258221088709.
  15. Khalil, T., Okla, M.K., Al-Qahtani, W.H., Ali, F., Zahra, M., Shakeela, Q., Ahmed, S., Akhtar, N., AbdElgawad, H., Asif, R. and Hameed, Y., 2022. Tracing probiotic producing bacterial species from gut of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), South-East-Asia. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022 Fab. 84, org/10.1590/1519-6984.259094
  16. Asif, R., Yasmin, R., Mustafa, M., Ambreen, A., Mazhar, M., Rehman, A., Umbreen, S. and Ahmad, M., 2022. Phytohormones as plant growth regulators and safe protectors against biotic and abiotic stress. Plant hormones: Recent advances, new perspectives and applications, 115-130.doi:10.5772/intechopen.102832
  17. Ahmad, M., Khan, M., Asif, R.,et al.. Expression Characteristics and Significant Diagnostic and Prognostic Values of ANLN in Human Cancers. International Journal of General Medicine, 2022, Fab; 1957-1972. doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S343975
  18. Sial, N., Rehman, J.U., Saeed, S., Ahmad, M., Hameed, Y., Atif, M., Rehman, A., et al., Asif, R., Integrative analysis reveals methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 1-like as an independent shared diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in five different human cancers. Bioscience Reports, 2022 january;42(1), p.BSR20211783.
  19. Ahmad, M., Hameed, Y., Khan, M., Usman, M., Rehman, A., Abid, U., et al., Asif, R., Up-regulation of GINS1 highlighted a good diagnostic and prognostic potential of survival in three different subtypes of human cancer. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021;  84. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.250575
  20. Sial, N., Saeed, S., Ahmad, M., Hameed, Y., Rehman, A., Abbas, M., Asif, R. et al., 2021. Multi-omics analysis identified TMED2 as a shared potential biomarker in six subtypes of human cancer. International Journal of General Medicine, 2021,October; pp.7025-7042.org/10.2147/IJGM.S327367
  21. Sial, N., Ahmad, M., Hussain, M.S., Iqbal, M.J., Hameed, Y., Khan, M., Abbas, M., Asif, R. et al., CTHRC1 expression is a novel shared diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of survival in six different human cancer subtypes. Scientific reports, 2021 October; 11(1), p.19873.  doi.org 10.1038/s41598-021-99321-w
  22. Asif, R., Siddique, M. H., Zakki, S. A., Rasool, M. H., et al., Muzammil, S. Saccharothrix Algeriensis NRRL B-24137 Potentiates Chemical Fungicide Carbendazim in Treating Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Vasinfectum-Induced Cotton Wilt Disease. Dose-Response, 2020 September; 18(3), 1559325820960346.
  23. Hayat, S., Ashraf, A., Aslam, B., Asif, R., et al., Muzammil, S. Actinobacteria: potential candidate as plant growth promoters. In Plant stress physiology. IntechOpen. 2020 September. doi:10.5772/intechopen.93272.
  24. Ashraf, A., Ashraf, M. M., Rafiqe, A., Aslam, B., Galani, S., Zafar, S. et al., Asif, R. In vivo antiviral potential of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract against Newcastle disease virus. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences,2017 March; pp.567-572
  25. Ashraf, N., Rashid, A.,Naz, U., et al., Asif, R. Detection of antibiotics residues in protein containing diets (meat and eggs) of human through different methods. Journal of University Medical & Dental College, 2018. Fab; 9(1), pp.1-11.
  26. Khan, M., Hassan, Farooq., et al., Asif, R.“Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical effect of Aloe vera.” NUST Journal of Natural Sciences (NJNS) 2021 October; pp. 1-22.
  27. Tahir, I. M., Akram, M., Akhter, N., Daniyal, M., Sharif, A. et al., Asif, R. Recent Advances in Phytotherapy of Cough. Pak J Med Biol Sci, 2017 March 1(2). pp. 1-9.\
  28. Usman, M., Hameed, Y., Ahmad, M., Rehman, J.U., Ahmed, H., Hussain, M.S., Asif, R.,Murtaza, M.G., Jawad, M.T. and Iqbal, M.J., 2022. Breast cancer risk and human papillomavirus infection: a Bradford Hill criteria based evaluation. Infectious Disorders-Drug Targets (Formerly Current Drug Targets-Infectious Disorders), 2022 June; 22(4), pp.41-50. doi: https://doi.org/10.2174/1573401318666220120105931.

 

 

Oral Presentation;

 

  1. Asif RInternational Symposium on Nanotechnology; Integrating Nanotechnology & Microbiology for a sustainable Future. Institute of Microbiology. February 28-29, 2024. Government College University Faisalabad (Oral)
  2. Rizwan Asif “Global Health Challenges and Prospective Role of Eastern Medicine.”School of Eastern Medicine, Minhaj University Lahore on 21 Feb 2024
  3. Asif, R.,participated as a Key Guest Speaker at International Conference on Contemporary Development in Natural Medicine and Occupational Therapy 2023 organized by Department of Eastern Medicine & Surgery, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, on September 20-21, 2023.
  4. Asif, R.,Siddique, M. H., Hayat., Muzammil, S. The Potential of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 as biocontrol agents against cotton wilt fungus, Fusarium oxysporumsp. vasinfectum. University of Education.Lahore, Pakistan May 4-5, 2023. (Oral)
  5. Asif, R., Ambreen, A., Mustafa, M., & Umbreen, S. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs), Structural Characterization, and their Antibacterial Potential. Conference Scholars Frontiers in Nanoscience, , at London, UK. April 2023. (Online Oral)
  6. Asif R;Importance of Sterilization in Cupping’’ Himayat-E-Islam Tibbia College Lahore. Pakistan  March 7, 2023. (Invited Speaker) (Sympoium/Oral)
  7. Asif, R., Ambreen, A., & Asif, M. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs), Structural Characterization, and their Antibacterial Potential. Conference Scholars Frontiers in Nanoscience. United Arab Emirates. December 05, 2022. (Webinar/Oral)
  8. Asif, R., Siddique, M. H., Zakki, S. A., Rasool, M. H., Muzammil, S. Saccharothrix Algeriensis NRRL B-24137 Potentiates Chemical Fungicide Carbendazim in Treating Fusarium Oxysporum f.sp. Vasinfectum-Induced Cotton Wilt. Agriculture University Faisalabad. 26th– 28th 2022. (Keynote Speaker)
  9. Asif, R., Ambreen, A., Mustafa, M., & Umbreen, S. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs), Structural Characterization, and their Antibacterial Potential. Superior University held on  February 10, 2022 (Invited Speaker)
  10. Asif, R., Siddique, M. H., Zakki, S. A., Rasool, M. H., Muzammil, S. Saccharothrix AlgeriensisNRRL B-24137 Potentiates Chemical Fungicide Carbendazim in Treating Fusarium Oxysporum f.sp. Vasinfectum-Induced Cotton Wilt. Conference Mind Microbiology November 16-17, 2021. (Online/Oral)
  11. R., Role of Medicinal Plants in Health, International Hybrid Conference on Traditional & Alternative Medicne, Goa, India. November 17–18, 2022.(Webinar)
  12. Asif, R., Siddique, M. H., Zakki, S. A., Rasool, M. H., Muzammil, S. Saccharothrix AlgeriensisNRRL B-24137 Potentiates Chemical Fungicide Carbendazim in Treating Fusarium Oxysporum f.sp. Vasinfectum-Induced Cotton Wilt. Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, December 22-24, 2022. (Organizer/Oral)
  13. Asif, R. Haroon., M. Circulating inflammatory adipokines: Potential biomarkers in non-diabetic obese individuals. Islamia University of Bahawalpur. January 21,  2022. (Invited Speaker)
  14. Asif, R.’Contribution of medicinal plants in healthcare’’ Conference Mind February, 24-25, 2022
  15. Asif, R., Ambreen, A., Mustafa, M., & Umbreen, S. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs), Structural Characterization, and their Antibacterial Potential. Microbiology Conference. 10-11, March 2022. (Online Oral)
  16. Asif, R.,Siddique, M. H., Hayat., Muzammil, S. The Potential of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 as biocontrol agents against cotton wilt fungus, Fusarium oxysporumsp. vasinfectum. Department of Botany, University of Education.Lahore, Pakistan March 30-31, 2022. (Oral)

As Participiant;

  1. One day Seminar on Al-Hijma organized by National Council for Tibb and Pakistan Tibbi Conference at Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore.August 20, 2023.
  2. A dialogue on Science behind Reduced Risk Products (Tobacco Harm Reduction)’’ held at Avari Hotel Lahore, Pakistan. April 28, 2023.
  3. Flood Disaster Treatment MasterClass’’ Agha Khan University Karachi, Pakistan. September 5, 2022(Online).
  4. Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain. Department of Eastern Medicine Government College University Faisalabad July, 24. 2022.
  5. Seminar on “One Health on AMR: Current Status and Future Perspectives organized by Young Microbiology Association March 26, 2022.
  6. Webinar on “A holistic approach towards treatment of drug resistance enteric fever’’ organized by Department of Eastern Medicine Government College University Faisalabad. 2, 2022.
  7. Webinar on “Gastritis in Perceptive of Eastern Medicine and its Management. Department of Eastern Medicine Government College University Faisalabad. February 4. 2022
  8. Clinical Nutrition, Department of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi. August 1 2021 (Seminar/Online).
  9. Webinar on “Community engagement for COVID-19 vaccination equity Microbiology Department, Jinnah University for Women. October 2, 2021.
  10. Webinar on “Micro-propagation of commercially important ornamental plants Biotechnology Department, Jinnah University for Women October 4,2021
  11. Webinar on “100th anniversary of insulin and defining features of types 2 Diabetes. Department of Eastern Medicine, Jinnah University for Women October 21,2021.
  12. International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Pakistan, January 30,2019
  13. Seminar on Industrial Linkage and Eastern Medicine for the Better Promise of Tomorrow” Department of Eastern Medicine, Directorate of Medical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, May 19, 2016

 

 

 

2022-7 to continue;

International Journal of Natural Medicine and Health Sciences

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Pakistan Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences (PJMBS)

 

 

 

  1. 2024; Certificate awarded on two days training “Use of Generative AI in Higher Education” organized by Punjab Higher Education Commission. August 28-29, 2024.
  2. 2024; Certificate awareded on attending 3 days workshop on “Leadership Education Programme (LEAP)” held in KE University with collaboration of NHS. Aug, 22-24
  3. 2023; Certificate awarded on organizing one-day seminar on “Evidence-Based Approaches in practice of Eastern Medicine,” Department of Eastern Medicine Qarshi University
  4. 2023;Certificate on Hands-on Training of Cupping Therapy
  5. 2023; Certificate of Hands-on Training workshop on Advanced Bioinformatics and Recombinant Biotechnology held at University of Central Punjab Lahore
  6. 2022; Certificate of Hands-on Training workshop on Advanced Bioinformatics and Recombinant Biotechnology held at University of Central Punjab Lahore
  7. 2017; Organized Seminar on Role of Microbes in Sustainable Development Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Pakistan
  8. 2009-2010; Certificate of Clinical Internship, Hijaz Hospital and Qarshi Clinic for Eastern Medicine, Lahore, Pakistan.