
PROFILE SUMMARY
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Her research is focused on Nanobiotechnology, producing metallic nanoparticles by chemical and biological methods involving a green chemistry approach. She evaluates these metallic nanoparticles for their anticancer properties against cancer cell lines, including breast and liver cancer. Research also involves producing both medicinal and edible crops transgenics to enhance secondary metabolites and tolerance against biotic and abiotic stress along with their phytochemical analysis. Furthermore, her research is focused on computer-aided drug designing and screening biomolecules for their activities and effectiveness against various ailments, including cancer. She has been enlisted in AD World Scientist Ranking and as a Productive Scientist of Pakistan in 2016 and 2017, under age 40 by the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Pakistan (PCST). To date, she has a significant number of ISI-indexed publications, and the total impact factor is 100. She has authored 10 book chapters with internationally recognized publishers and a complete book with Bentham Publishers.
QUALIFICATION | |||
Ph.D | Biochemistry/Plant Biotechnology | Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad | 2016 |
M.phil | Biochemistry/Molecular Biology | Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad | 2010 |
M.Sc | Biochemistry | Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad | 2008 |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE Associate Professor Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad Since – 2023 Assistant Professor Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad 2016 – 2022
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INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE Research Associate Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 2015 – 2016 Visiting Researcher University of Barcelona, Spain 2015 – 2015 Laboratory Scientist Shifa International Hospital Islamabad 2010 – 2014
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MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Patron GENIX Since – 2018
RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS | |||
1. | Cloning | ||
2. | Plant Biotechnology | ||
3. | Phytochemistry | ||
4. | DNA Barcoding |
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RESEARCH SUPERVISION 1. MS Determination of Active Constituents of Artemisia annua Against Viral Main Protease Mpro/CLpro to Treat SARS-CoV-2 2. MS Immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of bioactive compounds of garlic against Covid-19. 3. MS Identification of Active Constituents of Artemisia carvifolia against Breast Cancer 4. MS Identification of Anti-Viral Metabolites of Nigella sativa 5. MS Determination of potential inhibitors of SARS-COVID-19 present in Senna alexandrina 6. MS Determination of Potential Antioxidants of Artemisia annua by Computational Approaches 7. MS Identification of Anti-inflammatory Metabolites from Trigonella Foenum Graecum 8. MS Design, development and evaluation of antiseptic wound healing herbal pad 9. MS Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in General Population and Transgender Population of Rawalpindi. 10. MS Pharmacological evaluation of Zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized by using leaf extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum. 11. MS Synthesis and Evaluation of ZnO Nanoparticles of Trigonella foenum for their Biological Activities 12. MS Chromium Reduction and Plant Growth Promotion by Staphylococcus arlettae in Wheat 13. MS Greensynthesis,Characterizationand Therapeuticevaluation of zincoxide Nanoparticles using extractof Nigellasativa 14. MS Therapeutic evaluation of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Bryophyllum pinnatum plant extract 15. MS Biological Evaluation of Seeds of Trigonella Foenum (Methi) Plant and their Siver Nanoparticles 16. MS Biological evaluation of Silver Nanoparticles of Mentha Asiatica 17. MS Chemical Synthesis of Diversified Silver Nanoparticles along with Characterization and Biological Evaluation 18. MS Risk Factors Associated with Alteration of Hematological and Biochemical Parameters in G6PD Deficiency 19. MS Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Artemisia Carvifolia and their Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Fungal, Anti-Oxidant, Cytotoxic Activities. 20. MS Optimization of Conditions for Micropropogation of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea).
SR. | JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS | YEAR |
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1 | H. Noor, A. Ayub, E. Dilshad, T. Afsar, S. Razak, F. M. Husain, and J. H. Trembley, “Assessment of bryophyllum pinnatum mediated ag and zno nanoparticles as efficient antimicrobial and cytotoxic agent,” Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 22200, 2024. | 2024 |
2 | R. Tabassum and E. Dilshad, “A comparative anticancer analysis of iron oxide nanoparticles of hippophae rhamnoides and cichorium intybus found in the karakoram range of gilgit baltistan against liver cancer targeting the rhoa gene,” Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, pp. 1–10, 2024. | 2024 |
3 | I. Bashir and E. Dilshad, “A comparative study of mentha longifolia var. asiatica and zygophyllum arabicum zno nanoparticles against breast cancer targeting rab22a gene,” Plos One, vol. 19, no. 8, p. e0308982, 2024. | 2024 |
4 | H. Ismail, Z. Mubashar, H. Khan, Z. Naveed, E. Dilshad, M. Z. Bhatti, S. Anwaar, S. Saleem, S. Mehmood, A. Rahman et al., “Effects of a high trans fatty acid diet on kidney-, liver-, and heart-associated diseases in a rabbit model,” Metabolites, vol. 14, no. 8, p. 442, 2024. | 2024 |
5 | I. Ali, S. Aziz, M. Zahra, Y. Mu, E. Dilshad, M. Ali, and X. Wang, “Separation of non-alkaloid toxin lignans and new flavonoid from himalayan mayapple (podophyllum hexandrum royle) by high-speed counter-current chromatography and their anti-inflammatory activity evaluation,” Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 81–89, 2024. | 2024 |
6 | E. Irfan, E. Dilshad, F. Ahmad, F. N. Almajhdi, T. Hussain, G. Abdi, and Y. Waheed, “Phytoconstituents of artemisia annua as potential inhibitors of sars cov2 main protease: an in silico study,” BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 495, 2024. | 2024 |
7 | I. Bashir, M. A. Khan, E. Dilshad, B. Siyo, E. Hussain, and I. Ali, “Antioxidant and anticancer silver nanoparticles of mentha asiatica aerial part extract: A novel study,” Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 103–109, 2024. | 2024 |
8 | S. Javid and E. Dilshad, “Artemisia carvifolia buch silver nanoparticles downregulate the rap2a gene in liver cancer,” Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 21553, 2023. | 2023 |
9 | H. Ismail, D. Khalid, D. Waseem, M. U. Ijaz, E. Dilshad, I.-u. Haq, M. Z. Bhatti, S. Anwaar, M. Ahmed, and S. Saleem, “Bioassays guided isolation of berberine from berberis lycium and its neuroprotective role in aluminium chloride induced rat model of alzheimer’s disease combined with insilico molecular docking,” Plos One, vol. 18, no. 11, p. e0286349, 2023. | 2023 |
10 | Z. Khurshid, N. M. Ashraf, and E. Dilshad, “Identification of potential antioxidant compounds of artemisia annua l. using computational approaches,” Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 266–280, 2023. | 2023 |
11 | H. M. Khan, B. Bibi, E. Dilshad, and R. Rani, “Identification of anticancer potential of phytoconstituents of cuminum cyminum effective against hepatocellular carcinoma using computational approaches,” Life and Science, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 14–14, 2023. | 2023 |
12 | U. Ali and E. Dilshad, “Comparison of nigella sativa seeds extract and respective zno nps for antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic potential,” Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 63–73, 2023. | 2023 |
13 | A. N. Khan and E. Dilshad, “Enhanced antioxidant and anticancer potential of artemisia carvifolia buch transformed with rol a gene,” Metabolites, vol. 13, no. 3, p. 351, 2023. | 2023 |
14 | H. Ashraf, E. Dilshad, T. Afsar, A. Almajwal, H. Shafique, and S. Razak, “Molecular screening of bioactive compounds of garlic for therapeutic effects against covid-19,” Biomedicines, vol. 11, no. 2, p. 643, 2023. | 2023 |
15 | H. Ismail, D. Khalid, S. B. Ayub, M. U. Ijaz, S. Akram, M. Z. Bhatti, M. M. Taqi, E. Dilshad, S. Anwaar, G. E.-S. Batiha et al., “Effects of phoenix dactylifera against streptozotocin-aluminium chloride induced alzheimer’s rats and their in silico study,” BioMed Research International, vol. 2023, no. 1, p. 1725638, 2023. | 2023 |
16 | E. Dilshad, M. Idrees, B. Sajid, A. Munir, and S. Fazal, “Non-toxic flavonoids of artemisia annua can be used as anti-cancer compounds: A computational analysis,” Life and Science, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 12–12, 2022. | 2022 |
17 | E. Dilshad, M. Maaz, N. M. Ashraf et al., “Identification of anti-inflammatory metabolites from trigonella foenum-greacum using computational approaches,” Current Trends in OMICS, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 55–88, 2022. | 2022 |
18 | E. Dilshad, F. Mehmood, R. Tariq, A. Munir, and S. Fazal, “Chemical constituents of artemisia annua are potent inhibitors of alpha-amylase in type ii diabetes,” Life and Science, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 10–10, 2022. | 2022 |
19 | S. Safi, Y. Badshah, M. Shabbir, K. Zahra, K. Khan, E. Dilshad, T. Afsar, A. Almajwal, N. W. Alruwaili, D. Al-Disi et al., “Predicting 3d structure, cross talks, and prognostic significance of klf9 in cervical cancer,” Frontiers in Oncology, vol. 11, p. 797007, 2022. | 2022 |
20 | E. Dilshad, A. Asif, H. Arooj, S. H. Khan, and S. M. Bakhtiar, “Impact of BAP on in vitro regeneration of potato (solanum tuberosum l.),” Current Trends in OMICS, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 67–79, 2021. | 2021 |
21 | S. M. Bakhtiar, S. E. Bokhari, I. Riasat, and E. Dilshad, “Elucidating the genetic factors contributing towards susceptibility and severity of covid 19,” Current Chinese Science, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 595–607, 2021. | 2021 |
22 | E. Dilshad, Z. Nooruddin, S. Shaukat, A. Munir, S. M. Bakhtiar, and H. Ismail, “Identification of stress-induced mirnas and their targets in solanum lycopersicum,” Current Chinese Science, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 397–405, 2021. | 2021 |
23 | I. Ali, G. H. Rizwani, U. Zafar, A. A. K. Khalil, Z. Farooq, E. Dilshad, A. Baseer, Z. Khan, M. Romman, Saqibullah and Z ul Haq “Antimicrobial activities of dalbergia sissoo dc. and caralluma tuberculata,” Bioscience Research, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 1802–1809, 2021. | 2021 |
24 | E. Dilshad, “Effect of phoenix dactylifera extracts on anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, analgesic and antidepressant activities,” Wulfenia, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 107–139, 2021. | 2021 |
25 | A. U. Khayam, H. Patel, N. A. Faiola, A. E. Figueroa Milla, E. Dilshad, B. Mirza, Y. Huang, and M. S. Sheikh, “Quinovic acid purified from medicinal plant fagonia indica mediates anticancer effects via death receptor 5,” Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, vol. 474, pp. 159–169, 2020. | 2020 |
SR. | CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS | YEAR |
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1 | I. Bashir, E. Dilshad, “Analysis of Zygophyllum arabicum compounds against novel drug target of breast cancer,” C-BICS 2024. | 2024 |
2 | R. Tabassum, E. Dilshad, “Screening of Polyphenols of Hippophae rhamnoides and Cichorium intybus as inhibitors of RhoA protein against liver cancer,” C-BICS 2024. | 2024 |
3 | A. N. Khan, E. Dilshad, B. Mirza, “Agrobacterium tumefaciens Mediated Genetic Transformation of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. For Enhancement of Abiotic Stress Tolerance,” C-BICS 2020 CUST Islamabad. | 2020 |
4 | S. Sojla, Z. Bashir, E. Dilshad, “Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Alo vera Plant Gel and Their Biological Evaluation,” 1st National Conference on Medicinal Plant Research, Karakoram International University Gilgit Baltistan, 29-31 Aug 2018. | 2018 |
5 | E. Dilshad, “Genetic transformation of artemisia carvifolia buch with rol genes for enhancement of secondary metabolites,” Ph.D. dissertation, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2016. | 2016 |
6 | E. Dilshad, “Genetic transformation of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. using an abiotic stress tolerance gene,” 4th International Conference on Biological and Computer Science. December 2016. | 2016 |
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