Dr. Zinayyera Subhani

Assistant Professor

zinayyera.subhani@ucp.edu.pk

Profile Summary

Dr. Zinayyera Subhani has received her MSc in the field of Biochemistry from University of Lahore, Lahore in 2008 and MPhil from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad in Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology and won merit Scholarship during her MPhil studies 2009-2011.
She has accomplished her PhD degree in 2018 from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. During her PhD, she was awarded HEC indigenous Scholarship. During her Doctoral studies, she has visited University of Minnesota, USA on IRSIP sponsored by HEC, Islamabad. She was also awarded MEXT Government Scholarship, for IPSR training course, Okayama University Japan. She got her Academic Certificate of ISCLC, Henan University Kaifeng, Henan, P.R. China in 2018. Afterwards, she worked as an Assistant Professor (IPFP) at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Jhang Campus from February 2019 to February 2020. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, from October 2020 to date.
Dr. Zinayyera primary research interests are centred around the role of bioactive from diverse natural reservoirs to ameliorate the toxic effects of the potentially ingested drugs/toxins. She characterized different aflatoxin detoxifier/binder from diverse natural reservoir and reported their efficacy in poultry. Dr. Zinayyera has authored/ co-authored more than 10 journal articles. Her research areas of interest include:

Exploration of medicinal plants for their bioactive compounds
Gums and their interactive binding capacity with toxins
Metabolic disorders and associated clinical biochemistry
Aflatoxins and their bioremediation through naturally occurring detoxifiers

Qualification

PhD	Biochemistry	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	2012-2018
M.Phil	Biochemistry/Molecular Biology	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad	2009-2011
MSc	Biochemistry	University of Lahore, Lahore	2006-2008

Experience

Assistant Professor	University of Central Punjab, Lahore	Oct 2020- Present
Visiting Lecturer	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Sep 2020 -March 2021
Assistant Professor	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Jhang Campus	Feb 2019- Feb 2020
Teaching Assistant	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	April 2013- July 2013
Lecturer	University of Sargodha, Sargodha	Oct 2011- July 2012

Publications

1	U. H. Siddiqua, S. Ali, S. Muzaffar, Z. Subhani, M. Iqbal, H. Daud, D. N. Iqbal and A. Nazir. 2021. Hetero-functional azo reactive dyes applied on cellulosic fabric and dyeing conditions optimization to enhance the dyeing properties. Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics. 16: 1–12.
2	Subhani, Z., M. Shahid, F. Hussain and J. A. Khan. 2018. Efficacy of Chlorella pyrenoidosa to ameliorate the hepatotoxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in broiler chickens. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 38 (1): 13-18.
3	Subhani, Z., M. Shahid, M. S. Sarwar, H. Munir and M. Naveed. 2018. Adverse effect of Oxalis corniculata on growth performance of broiler chicks during aflatoxicosis. Matrix Science Pharma. 2 (1): 10-13.
4	H. Munir, M. Shahid, Subhani, Z. and R. Jabeen. 2018. Activity guided isolation of a Novel protein from Foeniculum vulgare with antifungal and antibacterial activities. Matrix Science Pharma. 2 (2): 1-3.
5	Aslam, S., M. Asgher, N. A. Khan, Z. Subhani, F. Jamil, T. Sahar, S. Aleem, R. Iqbal, N. A. Sattar, N. Shafiq, M. Ahmad. 2018. Statistical Optimization of Fungal Laccase produced by Solid State Fermentation. Research Journal of Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutics and Chemical Sciences. 4(5):180-191.
6	Riaz, A., A. Rasul, G. Hussain, M. K. Zahoor, F. Jabeen, Z. Subhani, T. Yonus, M. Ali, I. Sarfraz and Z. Selamoglu. 2018. Astragalin: A bioactive phytochemical with potential therapeutic activities. Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. (1):1-15.
7	Sarwar, S. M., Z. Subhani, M. Bilal and Q. A. Nazir. 2017. Medicinal efficacy of antihypertensive agents for acute inflammation: An associated risk factor of hypertension. Matrix Science Medica. 1(2): 13-15.
8	Rehman, A., S. Gul, M. A. Abbasi, S. Z. Siddiqui, I. Ahmed, M. Shahid and Z. Subhani. 2016. Synthesis of 2-{(5-phenyl-1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl}-N-substituted acetamides as potential antimicrobial and hemolytic agents. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 29(3); 801-809.
9	H. Munir, M. Shahid, Z. Subhani, M. Afzal and T. Pirzada. 2015. Antimicrobial and antioxiadant activities of hydrolysed and modified gum Acacia modesta and Dalbergia sissoo. Oxidation Communications. 38(4); 1632-1644.
10	Rehman, A., S. Gul, M. A. Abbasi, K. Nafeesa, M. Shahid and Z. Subhani. 2014. N-Substituted Derivatives of 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2-yl-2-sulfanyl acetamide as valuable bioactive compound. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 36(3); 503-511.
11	Gul, S. , A. Rehman , M. A. Abbasi , K.M. Khan , K. Nafeesa , A. Siddiqa , M. N. Akhtar, M. Shahid and Z. Subhani. 2014. Synthesis, antimicrobial evaluation and hemolytic activity of 2-[[5-alkyl/aralkyl substituted-1,3,4 oxadiazol-2-yl]thio]-N-[4-(4-morpholinyl)phenyl]acetamide derivatives. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society. 21(1); 1319-6103.

Dr. Zinayyera Subhani