Dr. Arshia Amin Butt

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Dr. Arshia Amin Butt

Associate Professor

arshia.butt@cust.edu.pk

+92-51-111-555-666

PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr Arshia Amin has been working at CUST from last 6 years. Her research group “Environmental and Industrial Microbiology” has been working on molecular epidemiology and prevalence of antibiotics resistance genes in smog particulate matter; Implications on human health. Paleanbacteria and its AR genes present in air particulate matter 2.5 which could be inhaled were under consideration. This project has been successfully completed under NRPU-HEC grant. Second project is about “Resurrection bacteriology of glaciers”. After completing various studies related to this topic by MS students i.e., isolation of bacteria, characterization, identifications, antibiotic resistance patterns, seasonal shifts in psychochemical characteristics and metagenomic study of bacterial flora and resistome analysis data has been published. Third project is under completion and it includes “Microbially enhanced oil recovery. In collaboration with Ministry of petroleum this LCF-HEDP project is in the final phases and will be completed by June 2024. Additionally, my research group is also working on biofilm formation in sepsis areas of humans, its upregulation and downregulation of genes using genomic approaches. Secondary Infections causes, post-surgical complications, infection progression and mitigation will be worked on. Quorum quenching will be addressed as key process for mitigation of biofilms based secondary infections.

QUALIFICATION
PhD	Microbiology	Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan	2017
MPhil	Microbiology and Molecular Genetics	University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan	2010
MSc	Microbiology and Molecular Genetics	University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan	2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	Since – 2018

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
GHSA	Life Time Member Next Generation Global Health Security Network
PBA	Life Time Member Pakistan Biosafety Association
ASM	Member American Society of Microbiology

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS
1.	Biosafety
2.	Bioethics
3.	Molecular Epidemiology

SR.	JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	A. Amin, I. U. Khan, M. Amin, M. Fatima, W. Sajjad, T. A. Shah, T. M. Dawoud, and G. F. Wondmie, “Resurrected microorganisms: a plethora of resting bacteria underway for human interaction,” AMB Express, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 106, 2024.	2024
2	I. Shah, Z. Uddin, M. Hussain, A. A. Khan Khalil, A. Amin, F. Hanif, L. Ali, M. I. Amirzada, T. Ali Shah, T. M. Dawoud, M. Bourhia, Wen-Jun Li, W. Sajjad, G. F. Wondmie, “Streptomyces sp. from Desert Soil as a Biofactory for Antioxidants with Radical Scavenging and Iron Chelating Potential,” BMC Microbiology, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 419, 2024.	2024
3	M. I. Khan, A. Amin, M. T. Khan, H. Jabeen, and S. R. Chaudhry, “Unveiling the hidden hazards of smog: health implications and antibiotic resistance in perspective,” Aerobiologia, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 353–372, 2024.	2024
4	I. U. Khan, M. Saqib, A. Amin, S. Manzoor, I. Ahmed, R.-R. Liu, J.-Y. Jiao, X.-Y. Zhi, and W.-J. Li, “Phylogenomic analyses and comparative genomic studies of thermus strains isolated from tengchong and tibet hot springs, china,” Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, vol. 117, no. 1, p. 103, 2024.	2024
5	A. Baluch, R. Batool, and A. Amin, “Estimation of impact of chlorella vulgaris on chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total phosphate (TP) in waste and river water,” Journal of Applied Biological Sciences, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 55–63, 2024.	2024
6	R. Bushra, I. Ahmed, J.-L. Li, Z. Lian, S. Li, A. Ali, B. Uzair, A. Amin, M. Ehsan, Y.-H. Liu et al., “Untapped rich microbiota of mangroves of pakistan: diversity and community compositions,” Folia Microbiologica, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 595–612, 2024.	2024
7	M. Fatima, A. Amin, M. Alharbi, S. Ishtiaq, W. Sajjad, F. Ahmad, S. Ahmad, F. Hanif, M. Faheem, and A. A. K. Khalil, “Quorum quenchers from reynoutria japonica in the battle against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa),” Molecules, vol. 28, no. 6, p. 2635, 2023.	2023
8	A. Liaqat, M. Fatima, S. Ishtiaq, and A. Amin, “Designed orf protein for sustainable third generation biofuel production,” The journal of Microbiology and molecular genetics, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 105–128, 2023.	2023
9	H. Anwar, S. H. Khan, S. A. Raza, R. Fatima, and A. Amin, “Analysis of indigenous bacterial flora found in lead contaminated soil of faisalabad and harvesting its ability for bioremediation,” The journal of Microbiology and molecular genetics, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 45–61, 2023.	2023
10	I. U. Khan, M. Saqib, A. Amin, F. Hussain, L. Li, Y.-H. Liu, B.-Z. Fang, I. Ahmed, and W.-J. Li, “Noviherbaspirillum aridicola sp. nov., isolated from an arid soil in pakistan,” International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, vol. 72, no. 2, p. 005232, 2022.	2022
11	Z. Khan, B. ul Haq, and A. Amin, “Prevalence and modelling of complication of diabetes and its risk factors in district dir lower khyber pakhtunkhwa,” Journal of Educational Research and Social Sciences Review (JERSSR), vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 88–92, 2022.	2022
12	A. Amin, I. Ahmed, N. Khalid, P. Schumann, H.-J. Busse, I. Khan, A. Ali, S. li, and W.-J. Li, “Zafaria cholistanensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a moderately thermotolerant and halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from cholistan desert soil of pakistan,” Archives of Microbiology, vol. 203, pp. 1717–1729, 2021.	2021
13	A. Amin, I. Ahmed, N. Khalid, I. U. Khan, A. Ali, S. M. Dahlawi, and W.-J. Li, “Insights on comparative bacterial diversity between different arid zones of cholistan desert, pakistan,” 3 Biotech, vol. 10, pp. 1–13, 2020.	2020
14	I. U. Khan, N. Habib, F. Hussain, W.-D. Xian, A. Amin, E.-M. Zhou, I. Ahmed, X.-Y. Zhi, and W.-J. Li, “Thermus caldifontis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring,” International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, vol. 67, no. 8, pp. 2868–2872, 2017.	2017
15	I. U. Khan, F. Hussain, N. Habib, M. Xiao, I. Ahmed, A. Amin, X.-Y. Zhi, and W.-J. Li, “Nocardioides thalensis sp. nov., isolated from a desert,” International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, vol. 67, no. 8, pp. 2848–2852, 2017.	2017
16	I. U. Khan, F. Hussain, Y. Tian, N. Habib, W.-D. Xian, Z. Jiang, A. Amin, C.-G. Yuan, E.-M. Zhou, X.-Y. Zhi et al., “Tibeticola sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring,” International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 1133–1139, 2017.	2017
17	A. Amin, I. Ahmed, N. Khalid, G. Osman, I. U. Khan, M. Xiao, and W.-J. Li, “Streptomyces caldifontis sp. nov., isolated from a hot water spring of tatta pani, kotli, pakistan,” Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, vol. 110, pp. 77–86, 2017.	2017
18	A. Amin, I. Ahmed, N. Habib, S. Abbas, F. Hasan, M. Xiao, W. N. Hozzein, and W.-J. Li, “Microvirga pakistanensis sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from desert soil of cholistan, pakistan,” Archives of microbiology, vol. 198, pp. 933–939, 2016.	2016
19	A. Amin, I. Ahmed, N. Habib, S. Abbas, M. Xiao, W. N. Hozzein, and W.-J. Li, “Nocardioides pakistanensis sp. nov., isolated from a hot water spring of tatta pani in pakistan,” Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, vol. 109, pp. 1101–1109, 2016.	2016
20	M. I. Afridi, N. Ali, K. I. Shinwari, M. A. Hassan, A. Amin, A. Shah, S. Salman, and A. Muhammad, “Optimization of aseptic conditions for micropropagation of olive (OLEA EURO-PAEA L.) cultivar uslu,” Journal of bio-molecular sciences (JBMS), vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 35–43, 2015.	2015

SR.	CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	S. Tayyaba and A. Amin, “Screening of Bacteria with enhanced surface tension and their role in MEOR,” 2nd International Conference of Science Revamped Scientific outlook of 21st Century 2023. Fatima Jinnah Women University, Islamabad, 2023.	2023
2	H. Sadia and A. Amin, “Microbial Communities in Organ Infections: Biofilm and AMR Associations,” 1st International Conference on Recent Trends in Improving Resistance against diseases using molecular genetics and omics tools. Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 6th-7th December, 2023.	2023
3	A. Liaqat, M. Fatima, S. Ishtiaq, and A. Amin, “Oral Presentation in International Conference on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics for Sustainable development,” 2023.	2023
4	H. Anwar and A. Amin, “Analysis of Indigenous Bacterial Flora Found in Lead Contaminated Soil of Faisalabad and Harvesting its Ability for Bioremediation,” in International Conference on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics for Sustainable development, 2023.	2023
5	H. Sadia and A. Amin, “Unraveling the Microbial Diversity within Biofilm-Associated secondary Infections,” Oral Presentation. Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad CBICS-23.	2023
6	I. Khan and A. Amin, “Hidden Hazards of Smog: Health Implications,” Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad CBICS-2023.	2023
7	S. Tayyaba and A. Amin, “Scenario of Petroleum Reservoirs’ Geology in Pakistan, Impact of Microorganisms for Increasing Efficiency. Oral Presentation,” Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. CBICS 2023.	2023
8	Q. ul-ain-Rahman, B. Anees and A. Amin. “Synergistic Effects of Senna alexandrina and Zingiber officinale on MDR Bacteria and Probiotics,” Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, 2023.	2023
9	U. Sajid, H. Shaheen, I. Saleem and A. Amin, “Microbial Analysis of Soil for Isolation of Secondary Metabolites from Antibiotic Producing Bacteria and Their Identification for Antimicrobial Properties,” CBICS 2021.	2021
10	N. ul Ain, R. Batool and A. Amin, “Shooting, Rooting and Hardening of Cavendish and In-Silico Analysis of Bioactive Compounds of Biofertilizers”, CBICS 2021.	2021
11	K. Tariq, S. Naeem, M. Naeem, M. A. Nawaz, M. Badshah and A. Amin, “Effect of different electrodes on process efficacy during anaerobic codigestion of cattle manure with green grocery waste coupled with microbial electrochemical system,” CBICS 2021.	2021
12	R. Fatima, S. H. Khan, S. A. Raza and A. Amin, “Identification and Analysis of Bacterial Species Associated with Lead Bioremediation Found in Faisalabad,” Pakistan CBICS 2020.	2020
13	H. Raja, S. Tayyaba, Z. R. Bhutto and A. Amin, “Screening of Bacteria from Oil Reservoirs in Punjab for their Metal Tolerance and Biotransformation, Identification of Major Fatty Acid Components Involved in Enhanced Surfactant Activity,” CBICS, 2019.	2019
14	T. Khalid, H. Batool, S. Batool and A. Amin Butt, “Impact of physicochemical characteristics of Himalayan Glacial Soil on Bacterial Community Distribution and shift,” CBICS 2019.	2019
15	M. M. Qureshi, M. U. Aqiq, S. Iqbal, S. Fazal, S. M. Bakhtiar, E. Dilshad, A. Amin Butt, S. Hussain, “Microbial analysis of soil for antibiotic producing bacteria,” CBICS 2019.	2019
16	I. Ahmed, S. Abbas, A. Amin, S. Ghazanfar, W. Jun Li, “National culture collection activities of PARC, Pakistan and the description of several novel species of bacteria from Pakistani ecology,” 11th International Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society for Microbiology, 2017.	2017
17	I. Ahmed, S. Abbas, A. Bangash, A. Amin, W. Jun Li and A. A. Malik, “Describing novel bacteria from Pakistan Ecology: Challenges and Opportunities,” Proceedings of International Conference of Soil Sustainability and Food Security, 2015.	2015
18	A. Muhammad and A. Amin, “The International Conference in Bahawalpur on Date Palm on the presentation entitled,” Date Palm Tissue Culture, Outstanding Problems and Solutions. 2014.	2014

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