Dr. Amina Arif
Associate Professor
dr.amina@ucp.edu.pk
Ext: 7857
Ext: 7857
She holds an M.Phil., leading to a PhD in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the School of Biological Sciences at Punjab University. Recognized as an HEC-approved PhD Supervisor, she successfully completed a prestigious research project as Principal Investigator, funded by the Higher Education Commission.
She has excelled in the international GRE for Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology, and conducted her research under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. M. Akhtar, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Southampton and former Director General of the School of Biological Sciences, Punjab University. Her PhD research focused on the “Preparation of recombinant human interferon alpha-2b and the removal of its N-terminal methionine using methionine aminopeptidases.” She possesses deep expertise in the preparation and characterization of recombinant proteins and enzymes, with extensive experience in co-transformation, co-expression, and site-directed mutagenesis.
Prior to joining the University of Central Punjab, she served as an Assistant Professor at Lahore College for Women University, where she was awarded a significant research project by the HEC. Throughout her career, she has supervised 90 theses across various levels, including 4 PhD, 30 postgraduate, and 56 graduate theses. Currently, she is mentoring 5 PhD, 4 MS, and 4 BS projects.
She is the author of two book chapters and has published 67 papers in peer-reviewed international journals with impact factors. Her contributions have earned her a place in the Directory of Productive Scientists of Pakistan. Additionally, she serves as a reviewer for numerous international research journals and is an active member of the Quality Enhancement Cell at the University of Central Punjab, Lahore. She has also played a key role in organizing and presenting at numerous national and international conferences and seminars.
| PhD | Biochemistry School of Biological Sciences | University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan |
| M.Phil | Biochemistry | School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan |
| B.Ed | Cambridge Studies | Ali Institute of Education Lahore Pakistan |
| M.Sc | Majors in Organic Chemistry | University of the Punjab Pakistan |
| B.Sc | Chemistry, Botany and Zoology | Govt. College for Women Gulberg Lahore. Pakistan |
| F.Sc | Pre-Medical | Govt. College for Women Modal Town Lahore Pakistan |
| Matric | Science | Federal Govt Girls High School Pakistan |
| Assistant Professor | Biochemistry | University of Central Punjab Lahore. Pakistan |
| Assistant Professor | Biochemistry | Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. Pakistan |
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- Tariq, A., Arif, A., Akram, M., Latif, U., Nawaz, M. H., Andreescu, S., Zhang, H.,* Hayat, A.* (2024). Tailoring molecular recognition in predesigned multifunctional enzyme mimicking porphyrin imprinted interface for high affinity and differential selectivity; sensing etoposide in lung cancer patients. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 245(1), 115833 (Impact factor 13.39)
- Tariq, A., Naz, I., Nawaz, M. H., Arif, A., Jubeen, F., Hayat, A., Bilal, S.* (2024). Flexible, robust, andmultifunctional N-GO/PtCo nanocomposite bridged carbon fiber interface for the electrochemical aptasensing of CA15-3 oncomarker. Analytical Biochemistry,
Manuscript ID: YABIO-D-24-0044. (Impact factor 11) - Mumtaz, M., Khalid, S., Naz, A., Shahzadi, S., Ahmad, S., Khan, A., Rahman, M., Arif, A., Shahid, A.* (2024). Possible Solutions to the Associated Cytotoxicity of Silver Nanoparticles. Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences, 135-151. (Impact factor 69)
- Shahid, A., Rafique, S., Ahmad, S., Arif, A., Fatima, M., & Kanwal, L. (2024). Impact of acetylsalicylic acid foliar application and sowing dates on cucumber growth. Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences, Accepted (Impact factor 69)
- Aslam, T., Arif, A., Arshad, S.,* Muccee, F., Ahmad, K., Khalil, U., Razak, S., Afsar, T., Almajwal, A., Shafique, H. (2024). Discovering the anti-diabetic potential of Pomegranate peel metabolites by examining molecular interplay with the TXNIP protein. Frontiers in Medicine,10, 1322450. (Impact factor 9.2)
- Nawaz, A., Jamal, A.,* Arif, A., Kiran, S., Shahid, M. N., Arshad, S., Shamim, Z. (2024). Bioactive compounds isolated from Solanum nigrum remarkably inhibit cancerous activity in cancer cell lines. South African Journal of Botany, 168, 488-496. (Impact factor 3.65 )
- Luqman, M.,* Wajid, U., Ikhtiar, F., Rashid, R., Arif, A., Naseem, F., Kausar, T., Zahid, A. (2024) Distribution of abo and rh blood groups among type-II diabetic patients in population of Lahore, Pakistan. European Chemical Bulletin, 13(Regular Issue 04), 74-82 (Impact factor 3.71)
- Luqman, M.,* Arif, A., Zahra, N., Wajid, U., Abid, S. (2024). Detection and removal of seasonal afm1 occurrence in various milk samples collected from different shops of lahore. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 19(01), 422-433. (Impact factor 0.59)
- Shahid, A.,* Arif, A., Ali, R., Aziz, A., Sarwar, S., Naeem, M., Nawaz, A., Ali, S. R. (2024). Therapeutic effects of salvadora persica extracts against sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis and their secondary infections. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology,31(1), 1806–1821. (Impact factor 0.35).
- Arsalan, H. M., Arif, A., Khan, M. K. A.* (2023). Prospective Biochemical Analysis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients in Response to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. Pakistan Journal of zoology. 55 (5), 2103-2111.
- Nawaz, A., Jamal, A.,* Arif, A., Kiran, S., Arshad, S., Shahid, M. N., Shamim, Z. (2023). Quercetin and chlorogenic acid as bioactive compounds show promising docking site interaction and reveal these bioactive compounds as potential targets for rheumatoid arthritis. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 43, 101388. (Impact factor 6.26)
- Anwar, P., Arif, A., Imtiaz, M., Wajid, U., Danish, M., Muccee, F., Rehman, S.U., Aslam, M., Sumreen, L., Imran, M.Y., Arshad, S.* (2023). Prevalence and Antibiogram of MRSA Isolated from Various Clinical Specimens in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Peshawar. European Chemical Bulletin, 12(Regular Issue 11), 848-854 (Impact factor 3.71)
- Khan, S., Arshad S.,* Mahmood, I., Arif, A., Abbas, S., Qureshi, A. W., Parveen, A., Ameen, Z. S.(2023). GC–MS Analysis of Persicaria bistorta, Uncovering the Molecular Basis of Its Traditional Medicinal Use. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 196(4), 2270-2288 (Impact factor 3.38)
- Arsalan, H. M., Arif, A., Khan, M. K. A., Muccee, F., Toktobolotovich, U. E., Wajid, U., Abbas, M., Arshad, S.* (2023). Tracking molecular response of tyrosine kinase inhibitors therapy in chronic myeloid leukemia patients using rt-PCR profiling of bcr-abl transcripts. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 18(2), 1174-1186. (Impact factor 0.59)
- Ahmed, N.,* Arif, A., Qadri, I. A., Gillani, S. R. A., Rai, S. I., Asif, A., Saleem, H., Sana, S. (2023). The prediction for heart disease using diverse machine learning approaches and techniques. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology,30(18), 1288-1298. (Impact factor 0.35)
- Sarwar, N., Arshad, S.,* Arif, A., Sethi, A., Jamal, A., Farrukh, M., Wajid, U., Akram, M., Ahmed, S., Abbas, M., Rehman, T. (2023). Consumption of herbal and dietary supplements for pregnant and child bearing women for themselves and their children: a survey among the public in southern punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 30(18), 1767-1773. (Impact factor 0.35)
- Parveen, A., Tariq, M., Khan, S. A., Kakar, N., Arif, A., Wasif, N.* (2023). A novel frameshift variant in UBA2 causing split-hand/foot malformations in a Pakistani family. Human Genome Variation,10(1), 16. (Impact factor 1.45)
- Parveen, A., Arif, A.,* (2023). Identification of novel missense pathogenic variant in FGFR3 gene causing achondroplasia (ach) in Pakistani patients. Xi’an Shiyou Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Sciences, Edition, 66(1), 57-67. (Impact factor 0.376)
- Anwar, A., Arshad, S.,* Arif, A., Naeem, A., Tanveer, R., Bashir, U., Amin, Z. S., Abbas, S. (2023). Phytochemical characterisation and biological activities of Rosmarinus officinalis leaves. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition. 19(1), 1202-1213. (Impact factor 0.38)
- Ilyas, A., Arif, A., Sethi, A., Arshad, S.,* Bashir, U., Siddique, R., Furrakh, M., Wajid, U. (2023). Revealing the medicinal value of Cuscuta reflexa through its biochemical profiling. Tianjin Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue yu Gongcheng Jishu Ban)/ Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology, 56(2), 153-168. (Impact factor 0.58)
- Arshad, S., Arif, A.,* Shakeel, M., Zahra, M., Mehwish, R., Riaz, A., Hadi, F. (2023). Fine-needle aspiration cytology versus open biopsy for the diagnosis of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy. Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 7(1), 83-86.
- Anwar, P., Naeem, A., Khan, M., Arif, A., Zahid, A., Wajid, U.* (2023). Prevalence of helicobacter pylori infections in patients visiting to gestroenterology department rehman medical institute khyber pakhtunkhwa. International Journal of Natural Medicine and Health Sciences 2 (4), 37-43.
- Khan, S., Arshad, S.,* Arif, A., Tanveer, R., Amin, Z. S., Abbas, S., Maqsood A., Raza M., Munir, A., Latif, A., Habiba, M., Afzal, M. (2022). Trypsin Inhibitor Isolated From Glycine max (Soya Bean) Extraction, Purification, and Characterization. Dose-Response: An International Journal, 20(4), 1-10. (Impact factor 2.623)
- Nawaz, A., Arif, A., Jamal, A.,* Shahid, M. N., Nomani, I., Bahwerth, F. S. (2022). Medicinal plants show remarkable antiproliferative potential in human cancer cell lines. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 86(3), 362-367 (Impact factor 2.043)
- Arshad, S.,* Arif, A. (2022). Lead (Pb): Health Effects and Assailable Populations. The American Journal of Biomedical Science and Research, 15(2). (Impact factor 823)
- Nawaz, A., Arif, A.,* Jamal, A., Afzal, M., and Shahid, M. N. (2022). Isolation and characterization of novel phytochemicals from ethyl acetate fraction of Solanum nigrum using GC-MS. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 35(2), 547-552 (Impact factor 0.684)
- Ahmed, R., Arshad, S.,* Arif, A. (2022). Which is the Superior Approach for Diagnosing Cervical Lymphadenopathy: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) or Open Biopsy? A Brief Review. 42(4), 33851-33855. (Impact factor 0.05)
- Arshad, S.,* Arif, A., Wattoo, J.I.(2022). Response of Iron deficiency markers to blood lead levels and synergistic outcomes at prenatal stage. Dose-Response, 20(2), 15593258221101744 (Impact factor 2.658)
- Javed, H., Arshad S,.* Arif A,. Faiqa, S., Seemab, Z,. Rasool, S., Ramzan, H.S., Arsalan, H.M., Ahmed, S., Wattoo, J.I. (2022). Comparison of extraction methods and nutritional benefits of proteins of milk and dairy products, A review Journal of Food Sciences, 40 (5), 331–344 (Impact Factor 1.279)
- Akram, F., Liaqat, S.T., Akram, A., Shahid, A., Waseem, R., Mumtaz, A., Arif A.* (2022). Overview of epilepsy in context to its genetic basis, etiology, diagnosis and the possible treatments. Pure and applied Biology, 11(4),932-944 (HEC recognized Journal).
- Shahid A.,* Arif A., Rehman, M. U., Arshad, S., Akram, A., Samar, H., Maryam, H. T., Qamar, A., Imtiaz, S. Z., Ali, B. H. (2022). Therapeutic Effect of Salvadora persicaon Multiple Skin Diseases. Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology 10(1),1000278 (Impact factor 4.25)
- Liaqat, S. T., Akram, F., Waseem, R., Akram, A., Altaf, M. Z., Haider, B., Zulfiqar, N., Arif, * (2022). Overview of Muscular dystrophy, it’s types, symptoms, management and possible treatment. Pure and applied Biology, , 12(1), 261-273 (HEC recognized Journal)
- Arif, A., Khan, B., Shahid, N., Shahzad, S., Ahmed, R.* (2021). Detection and validation studies of trace metals in different organs of local and brand meat (poultry, cattle and fish). South Asian Journal of Life Sciences, 9(1), 1-9. (Impact factor 0.246)
- Arif, A., Rashid, N.,* Akhtar, M. (2021). Removal of N-terminal methionine of human interferon α-2b by co-producing with Pyrococcus furiosus methionine aminopeptidase in Escherichia coli. Biologia, 76,1843–1848 (Impact factor 0.811)
- Batool, L., Arif, A.,* Ahmed, R., Khan, K.R., Shahzad, M.S. (2021). Stem cells perspective in cure and management of diabetic retinopathy Pure and applied Biology, 10(4),1411-1426. (HEC recognized Journal).
- Nawaz, A., Jamal, Adil.,* Arif, A., Zahida, P.(2021). In vitro cytotoxic potential of Solanum nigrum against human cancer cell lines. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 28(8), 4786-4792. (Impact factor 4.219).
- Arif, A.,* Rashid, N., Akhtar, M. (2021). Optimization of recombinant expression for in vivo transfiguration of insoluble to soluble protein. Journal of Infection and Molecular Biology, 6(2). (Impact factor 0.564)
- Zaib, S.,* Talib, M. A., Ahmad, S., Arif, A., Mustafa, F., Junaid, M., Khan, I. (2021). Diabetes and its association with peripheral arterial disease. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 37(5), 29735-29746.
- Arshad, S., Arif, A.,* Ahmed, N. (2021). Serum hepcidin response as a marker of iron deficiency during second trimester of pregnancy: A multicenter cohort study in Lahore. Pakistan. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 29 (2), 375-379. (Impact factor 684)
- Arshad, S., Arif, A.,* Ahmed, N., Wattoo, J. I. (2021). Prevalence of Anemia, Iron deficiency during the second trimester of gestation in pregnant women: A comparative study of walled and new Lahore city population. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 33(53A), 310-318 (HEC recognized Journal).
- Arshad, S.,* Arif, A. (2021). Hepcidin, Anemia, and Liver Diseases. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 40(2), 32050
- Arshad, S.,* Arif, A., A, Rafique., Seemab, Z., Shaheen, F., Tanveer, R. (2021). Hepatitis B, C, and HIV Infections among blood Donors at Several Hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 33(55A), 112–126 (HEC recognized Journal).
- Parveen, A., Arif, A.,* Arshad, S., Rahman, M. S. U., Siddiqui, F. A., Awais, M. (2021). Identification of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type VI: A First Case Report from a Pakistani Family. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(60B), 2532-2539. (HEC recognized Journal).
- Parveen, K.,* Afzal, M., Gillani, S. A., Arif, A. (2020). Effect of organizational commitment on compassionate care behaviour of health care professionals. Pure and applied Biology, 9(2), 1396-1404. (HEC recognized Journal).
- Hassan, M. N., Arif, A.,* Shahzad, M. S., Ibrahim, M., Rahman, H. A., Razzaq, M. A., Ahmed, R. (2020). Global prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and its effect on human health. Pure and applied Biology, 9(1), 936-948. (HEC recognized Journal).
- Rashid, S., Arif, A.,* Tabasum A., Zain, H., Ehsan, S., Rahaman, M.S.U. (2020). Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides a non-conventional source of edible oil. Pure and applied Biology, 9(1), 1040-1048. (HEC recognized Journal).
- Joseph, J. P.,* Sebastian, T., Yousfani, Z. A., Bukhari, N., Khan, M. A., Akbar, N., Arif, A. (2020). Clinical Validity of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Gamma Knife Surgery (GKT) Neurosurgical Therapeutic Techniques Treating Neurogenic Disorders. International Journal of Biosciences, 16(5), 167-177
- Nadeem, M. S., Al-Abbasi, F. A., Kazmi, I., Murtaza, B. N., Zamzami, M. A., Kamal, M. A., Arif, A., Afzal, M., Anwar, F.* (2020). Multiple risk factors: A challenge in the management of Autism. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 26(7), 743-754. (Impact factor 2.208)
- Gaboon, N. E. A ., Parveen, A., Ahmad, K. A., Shuaib, T., Al-Aama, J. Y., Abdelwehab, L., Arif, A., Wasif, N.* (2020). A novel homozygous frameshift variant in DYM causing Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome in Pakistani Patients. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, 383. (Impact factor 3.418)
- Wasif, N.,* Parveen, A., Bashir, H., Ashraf, F., Ali, E., Khan, K. R., Arif, A. (2020). Novel homozygous nonsense variant in MLPH causing Griscelli syndrome type 3 in a consanguineous Pakistani family. The Journal of Dermatology, 47(11), e382-e383. (Impact factor 4.005)
- Sharif, N., Bukhari, N.,* Yousfani, Z. A., Saleem, A., Arif, A., Abbas, H., Khan, M. A. (2020). Gender and age factors in COVID-19 patients in Punjab, Pakistan; A cohort study. Anaesthesia, Pain . Intensive Care, 24(4), 435-439 (HEC recognized Journal).
- Shahzad, M. S., Arif, A.,* Kalsoon, S., Iqbal, J., Shafeed, S., Nadeem M. S., Ahmed, R. (2019). Genotype specific SVR and NSVR response of hepatitis C to the combined interferon and ribavirin therapy. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 51(2), 533-539 (Impact factor 0.92)
- Gareeb, G., Arif, A.,* Zaid, A., Saleem, M. (2019). Bacterial expression and characterization of recombinant beta xylosidase from thermophillic xylanolytic bacterium Bacillus sp. Critical reviews on eukaryotic gene expression, 29(4), 1-13 (Impact factor: 1.841)
- Bukhari, N.,* Joseph, J.P., Hussain, S. S., Khan, M. A., Wakim, M. J. Y., Yahya, E.B., Arif, A., Saleem, A., Sharif, N. (2019) Prevalence of Human Papilloma Virus SubGenotypes in head and Neck Cancer among Asian Subcontinent. The Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 20 (11), 3269-3277. (Impact factor: 3.38)
- Tariq, F., Khan, M. A. U.,* Shahzad, S., Chaudhary, W. B., Arif, A., Gharib, G. (2018). Production of Remedial Proteins through Genetically Modified Bacteria. Advancements in Life Sciences, 5(2), 37-45. (HEC recognized Journal)
- Arif, A.,* Khan, B., Majeed, K., Shahzad, M. S., Nadeem, M. S., Ahmed, R. (2018). Spectrophotometric estimation of metal ions and nutrient value of formulae milk and baby foods available in pakistan under different brand names. South Asian Journal of Life Sciences, 6(1), 14-21. (Impact factor 0.246)
- Arif, A., Mohammed, K., Nadeem, M. S.* (2018). Biochemical and in silico evaluation of recombinant coli aminopeptidase 2 and in vitro processed human interferon α-2b Turkish Journal of Biology, 42(3), 240-249. (Impact factor 0.716)
- Shahzad, M. S., kalsoom, S., Bajwa, J. I., Arif, A., Khan, M. A. U.* (2018). Detection and comparison of heavy metsls in hair among workers of different industries using particle induced x-ray emission (pixe) for forensic casework. Advancment in Life Sciences, 5(4), 154-158. (HEC recognized Journal)
- Arif, A.,* Khan, Z., Khalid, S., Gujjar, M. A., Ahmed, R., Saleem, M. A. (2018). Association of Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus and linked complications with gut microbiota. Pure and applied Biology 7(4), 1326-1338. (HEC recognized Journal)
- Rashid, S., Arif, A.,* Salariya, A. M., Raza, M. U., Kausar, S., Saleem, M. A., Wattoo, J. I. (2017). Nutritional evaluation of butter prepared from fresh adulterants free cow milk. Pure and applied Biology, 6(4), 1366 – 1371. (HEC recognized Journal)
- Arif, A., Rashid, N.,* Aslam, F., Mahmood, N., Akhtar, M. (2016). Biased expression, under the control of single promoter, of human interferon α-2b and Escherichia coli methionine amino peptidase genes in E. coli, irrespective of their distance from the promoter. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 29 (2), 375-379. (Impact factor 0.684)
- Arif, A.,* Khan, B., Kanwal, S., Khan, M. A. U. (2016). Alteration in the amount of DNA and protein in bacterial cells by UV light and ethyl methane sulphonate. Pure and applied Biology, 5(4), 1216-1224. (HEC recognized Journal)
- Wattoo, J. I.,* Saleem, M. Z., Shahzad, M. S., Arif, A., Hameed, A., Saleem, M. A. (2016). DNA Barcoding: Amplification and sequence analysis of rbcl and matK genome regions in three divergent plant species. Advancement in Life Sciences, 4(1), 03-07. (HEC recognized Journal)
- Shahzad, M. S.,* Cengiz, S., Wattoo, J.I., Arif, A., Karayel, M., Mercan, S., Cengiz, M. (2016). Forensic Soil Analysis of Gardens from Pakistan and Turkey for Genetic Analysis and Elemental Composition using ICP-MS. Forensic Research & Criminology International Journal, 3(2), 311-315.
- Arif, A., Gardner, Q. T. A. A., Rashid, N.,* Akhtar, M. (2015). Production of human interferon alpha-2b in Escherichia coli and removal of N-terminal methionine utilizing archaeal methionine aminopeptidase. Biologia, 70 (7), 982-987. (Impact factor 0.811)
- Ahsan, F., Arif, A., Mahmood, N., Gardner, Q. T. A. A., Rashid, N., Akhtar, M.* (2014). Characterization and bioassay of post-translationally modified interferon α-2b expressed in Escherichia coli. Journal of biotechnology, 184, 11-16. (Impact factor 163)
- Arif, A., Rashid, N.,* Mahmood, N., Akhtar, M. (2014). Expression of Human Interferon α-2b and Escherichia coli Methionine Aminopeptidase Genes in a Single Host Using Two Incompatible Plasmids. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 46 (4), 983-987. (Impact factor 0.92)