Dr. Dilawar Hussain

Assistant Professor

dilawar.hussain@ucp.edu.pk
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Profile Summary

Dr. Dilawar Hussain is an HEC Approved PhD Supervisor and has over 10 years of teaching, research and management experience in well reputed colleges and universities of Pakistan. He obtained his PhD degree in Zoology from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad and completed his research trials under the able supervision of world’s top and renowned aquaculture nutritionist, Delbert M Gatlin III from Texas A&M University, TX through International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) of HEC Pakistan. Dr. Hussain’s area of research focuses on aquaculture nutrition, bentonite clays and aflatoxins. He has also expertise in assessing the aquatic toxicology and heavy metal analysis. He has over 15 peer reviewed research publications in well reputed national and international journals. He has also supervised several BS and M.Phil. students. Dr. Hussain won a project of worth 0.5 M under Start-up Research Grant Program (SRGP) of HEC, Pakistan in 2017. He has also won an international travel grant from HEC Pakistan for Oral presentation of research paper in international aquaculture conference. He has organized and attended more than 25 national and international seminars, conferences and workshops.

Qualification

PhD	Zoology	University of Agriculture Faisalabad	2016
M. Phil	Zoology	GC University Faisalabad	2012
M. Sc	Zoology	GC University Faisalabad	2007
B. Sc	Bot-Zool-Chem	University of the Punjab	2002
B. Ed	General	University of the Punjab	2013

Experience

Assistant Professor	University of Central Punjab, Lahore	2022-Current
Senior Lecturer	St. Mary College of Education and Advance Studies	2021-2022
Assistant Professor	University of Lahore, Lahore	2020-2021
Senior Lecturer	St. Mary College of Education and Advance Studies	2020-2020
Visiting Faculty	GC University Lahore	2018-2020
Assistant Professor	GC University Lahore	2017-2018

Publications

1	Hussain, D., Mateen*, A. and Gatlin, D. M. III. 2017. Alleviation of aflatoxin B1 toxicity by calcium bentonite clay: Effects on growth performance, condition indices and bioaccumulation of AFB1 residues in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture, 475: 8-15
2	Hussain, D and Mateen, A. 2017. Alleviation of aflatoxin-B1 toxicity by using clay adsorbent in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) diets. Pakistan J. Zool., 49: 399-40
3	Shah, S. Z. H.*, Afzal, M., Fatima, M., Ahmed, A., Hussain, S. M. and Hussain, D., 2017. Phytase and citric acid supplementations improve the scales mineralization in Labeo rohita juveniles. J. Agric. Res., 55(2): 369-378
4	Hussain, D*. 2018. Effect of aflatoxins in aquaculture: use of bentonite clays as promising remedy. Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 18: 1009-1016
5	Naqi, J. A., Mateen, A., Hussain*, D., Tahir, H. M., Hussain, S. and Tabasum, A., 2018. Effect of Allium sativum (garlic) supplemented diets on growth and immune response in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Pak. J. Zool., 51(1): 257-263
6	Syed, A., Hussain, D., Rafi, U. and Mazhar, S., 2019. Histological responses in intestine, kidney and liver tissues of Labeo rohita during acute exposure of pesticide chlorpyrifos. Biologia (Pakistan) 65(2): Online
7	Farooq, Z., Baboo, I., Wajid, M., Sadia, H., Abrar, M., Iqbal, K. J., Javid, A., & Hussain, D., 2019. Hematological and Plasma biochemical reference values in Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) under captive facilities. Biologia (Pakistan) 65(2): Online
8	Iqbal, K. J., Javid, A., Khan, N., Irfan, Ali, A., Mohsin, K., Anwer, A., Atique, U., Altaf, M., Hussain, D. and Chaudhry, A., 2020. Consumer attitude towards wild-caught and farm-raised fish in Bahawalpur. Biologia (Pakistan) 66(1): 11-17
9	Farooq Z, Bibi R, Baboo I, Abbas K, Shahbaz M, Iqbal KJ, Hussain D, Abrar M, Chaudhry A & Hussain, T. 2020. Prevalence of Endoparasites in Indian Peafowl under Captive Facilities of the Punjab, Pakistan. BIOLOGIA (Pakistan) 66 (1): 155-161
10	Hussain, D*., Mateen, A., & Gatlin, D. M. III (2021). Evaluation of calcium bentonite clay on nutrient digestibility of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture Research, 53(1): 314–319. https://doi.org/10.1111/ are.15547
11	M. W. Alam, A. Malik, A. Rehman, A. Hameed, M. Sarwar, U. Tahir, M. Hussain, D. Hussain, and T. Shafeeq. 2021. First Record of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Anthracnose of Banana in Pakistan. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0215-PDN
12	M. W. Alam, A. Malik, A. Rehman, A. Hameed, M. Sarwar, T. A. Chohan, R. Mushtaq, M. Hussain, D. Hussain, and T. Shafeeq. 2021. First Record of Chaetomium globosum Causing Leaf Spot of Pomegranate in Pakistan. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0200-PDN
13	Abuzar Tabusam1, Sajid Abdullah1, Dilawar Hussain2, Jafar Aqeel Naqi1, Sidra Aqeel2, Shaista Fiyaz1, Irfan Baboo3 and Majid Ali Nasir4, 2020. Effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae’s as probiotic on growth performance of Labeo rohita. Biologia (Pakistan). BIOLOGIA (Pakistan) 67 (1): 85-92
14	M. W. Alam, R. Saira, N. Sumera, M. Robina, N. Asma, G. Khadija, and D. Hussain. 2021. Nigrospora sphaerica causing leaf blight disease on sesame in Pakistan. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-21-0460-PDN
15	Hussain*, D, Mateen, A and Pereira R. T. 2018. Effect of inclusion type of calcium bentonite clay on growth performance and body composition of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed aflatoxin-B1 supplemented diets. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences Status: In press; Manuscript ID: A-10-2567-1;
16	Ijaz Z, Hussain*, D and Rasib,K. Z. 2022. Toxicity of heavy metals in water, sediments and different body organs of fish Labeo rohita (rohu) at head Balloki, river Ravi, Lahore Pakistan. Scientific Reports Status: Submitted; Manuscript ID: 710f251

Dr. Dilawar Hussain