Introduction

Microbiology is a field of science that deals with bacteria, viruses, algae, fungi, and protozoa found in our environment. It provides knowledge of the cellular and metabolic pathways of microbes. It gives an understanding of how microorganisms develop infectious diseases. In the current scenario, various epidemic and pandemic cases highlighted the importance of Microbiology as a field of choice to develop their career. It also deals with genetic manipulation of beneficial microorganisms to produce metabolites used in various industries and health sector. The dynamic behaviour of microorganisms helps to understand and solve medical and environmental problems. Recent advances in Microbiology like Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Synthetic Biology, and Nanobiotechnology have made it more demanding.

The department of Microbiology, Jinnah University for Women was established in 1985 to impart quality education for females at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The department has full-time dedicated and trained faculty in their respective fields, who provide the best of their knowledge to the students. Department of Microbiology has well-equipped labs with state-of-the-art facilities for research and development to assist students and cater to their research needs.

Presently, the department offers BS (Four years) program with specializations in Clinical Microbiology, Food Microbiology, and Molecular Biology. Besides, the department also offers degrees in MS and Ph.D. programs. The department provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn and gain hands-on experience. The department provides an excellent environment for collaboration with investigators nationally and internationally.

Our graduated students can work in pathological laboratories, pharmaceutical industries, food and dairy processing industries, marine fisheries, water industries, biotechnological industries, agriculture sector, scientific laboratory technicians, clinical research associates, research organizations, and in academia of public and private sectors.

Vision

Women empowerment through quality education and skill development in Microbiology.

Mission

To develop the academic processes, to augment scientific research through tactical strategy and a distinct vision for science & technology at the national level, to train young scholars, and to introduce a methodology developed to encounter the diverse needs of the nation and to serve well the several research and developmental projects in the community.

Industry Advisory Board

Name Designation Industry/organization
Dr Abdul Basit Khan Principle Scientific Officer Food and Marine Resources Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories, Karachi, Pakistan.
Prof. Dr. Rafiq Khanani Professor & Chairman of Pathology/ Director, Citi Lab, Karachi, Pakistan Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
Ms. Hafsa Jabeen Consultant Microbiologist Hobnob Bakers, Pakistan Dairy products (Pvt) Ltd (Igloo) Meat World (Pvt) Ltd. Karachi, Pakistan
Ms Shazia Naz Director Quality Control Marine Fisheries Department, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan, Fish Harbour, West Wharf, Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Muhammad Naeem General Manager Quality Assurance, Sami Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Owais Ilyas General Manager, Quality Assurance, SITE unit, National Foods (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi, Pakistan

List of Alumni

Alumni Designation
Shazia Naz Director Quality Control, Marine Fisheries Department, Government of Pakistan
Darkhshan Guhar Director, Defense Science and Technology Organization (DESTO) Laboratories, Ministry of Defense, Government of Pakistan
Dr. Urooj Jawaid Assistant Professor at Dow College of Biotechnology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Hina Waheed Assistant Manager Quality Assurance at AlShaheer Meat Industry
Wazma Bazai Career Services specialist with Engro
Javeria Usman Quality Incharge in Global Gums and Chemical
Neha Baqai Research Associate at Dow Research Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences(DRIBBS), DUHS
Hafsa Jabeen Quality Manager/ Food Safety Team Leader (FSTL) & Sr. Microbiologist/ Micro Lab Head
Sadia Bawany Principal in The City Grammar School, Karachi
Hareem Fatima National Foods Industry as Lab analyst in Microbiology and Quality Control lab
Madiha Saqib Technologist at The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH)
Moattar Jan Junior Scientist in South Hampton Hospital UK
Sameeta Sabeen Senior Scientist Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Research Hospital, Lahore
Dilshad Mohammadali UT Southwestern Medical Center, Canada
Shazia Chishty Molecular Biology, AKUH
Razia Azeem Food and Beverage company
Aisha Qureshi Aquatic Lab Bahria University Karachi
Aneeta Hotwani Manager, PEDS Research Laboratory, AKUH
Fariha Mushtaq Quality Control Manager, Mahi, Marine Fisheries Department
Madiha Zamir Quality Assurance Analyst, GSK, Pakistan
Samreen Fatima Clinical Trial Officer, ICCBS, Karachi
Sumbul Shujala Sheikh Associated with Texes college
Summiya Siddiqui PhD scholar, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA

DETAILS OF FIELD TRIPS

S. No Name of Place Visit Date of Visit National/International Organizer Audience Type& No. (student /faculty /researchers)
1. International Center of Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) University of Karachi 1st November, 2022 National Microbiology Society, Department of Microbiology,Jinnah University for Women, Managed by DR.Fozia Humayun All Final Year Students
2. Directorates of Poultry Production & Research Sindh Karachi 29-March-2022 National Microbiology Society, Department of Microbiology,Jinnah University for Women, Managed by Dr. Saira Kamal All Final Year Students

DETAILS OF WEBINARS (FALL 2021)

S. No Title Date of Event Speaker Name/Affiliation National/International Organizer Audience Type & No. (student /faculty /researchers)
1 Webinar: “COVID:19 A year in Review, 22 September 2021 Guest Speaker:
Uzma Syed DO, FIDSA
Infectious Disease Specialist,
Good Samaritan Hospital,
Chair COVID-19 Task Force and
Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence.
International Microbiology Society, Department of Microbiology
Jinnah University for Women
students, faculty, researchers and registrants from other fields.
2 Webinar : Community engagement for COVID-19 vaccination equity  02 October, 2021, Dr. Tapati Dutta
PhD, MCHES, MPS, MA, PGDHRM, BSW, TEDx speaker
Assistant Professor of Public Health, Fort Lewis College,
Colorado, USA.
International Microbiology Society, Department of Microbiology
Jinnah University for Women
students , faculty, researchers and registrants from other fields.
3 Webinar: Is Vaccine Successful in Preventing COVID-19?  09 October, 2021 Prof. Dr. Rafiq Khanani,
M.B.B.S. F.C Path, Ph.D
Professor Of Pathology, Baqai Medical University,
Molecular Pathologist & Director Hashmanis Lab,
President of Infection Control Society Pakistan.
National Microbiology Society, Department of Microbiology
Jinnah University for Women
students , faculty, researchers and registrants from other fields.
4 Webinar: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Current Times” 12 October, 2021 Dr. Sadaf Ahmed, Ph.D.
CEO - Advance Educational Institute & Research Centre,
Assistant Professor – Department of Physiology,
University of Karachi.
National Microbiology Society, Department of Microbiology
Jinnah University for Women
students , faculty, researchers and registrants from other fields.
5 Webinar: “Good Manufacturing Practices In Food Industry” 16 October, 2021 Ms. Hafsa Jabeen
Consultant Microbiologist,
Hobnob Bakers
Pakistan Dairy products Pvt Ltd (Igloo)
Meat World Pvt Ltd.
National Microbiology Society, Department of Microbiology
Jinnah University for Women
students , faculty, researchers and registrants from other fields.
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Research Publication of Faculty of Microbiology
2019

Sr. Name of Faculty members Title of Research Journal vol. / Issue Remarks
1 Dr. Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem, Fasiha Saeed, Fariha Ahmed, Farkhanda Afaque, Kholud Mehmood Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Bioactive Phenazine Against Clinical Isolates Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences 62(1): 58-60 ..
2 Muhammad Salman Rasool , Fraz Siddiqui , Munazza Ajaz and Sheikh Ajaz Rasool Prevalence and antibiotic resistance profiles of Gram negative bacilli associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) in Karachi, Pakistan Pak J Pharm Sci 2019 Nov; 32(6):2617-2623. ..
3 Rafia Azmat, Aliya Hayat, Farah Aziz and Masooda Qadri, Enzymatic Responses of Vigna radiata seedlings under Biotic and Abiotic Stress, In: Theory and Applications of Microbiology and Biotechnology Book Publisher International, India. Vol 2 Book Chapter
4 Erum Mazhar, RIJA NADEEM NIZAMI Synthesis and Bio Degradation of Bio-Plastic Prepared from Corn and Potato Starch Journal of Natural Sciences Research Vol.9, No.6, 2019 5.58
5 Dr. Ishrat Khan Antimicrobial potential of aqueous extract of Camellia sinensis against representative microbes". Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pak J Pharm Sci 2019 Nov; vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 631-636. 1.103
6 Fozia Humayun "Morphological identification, molecular bar-coding and nutritional value of Siphonaria species from Sindh Coast, Pakistan." Biologia Pakistan 65(1): 1-10. ..
7 Fozia Humayun "Management of root rotting fungi and root knot nematode with endophytic fluorescent Pseudomonas associated with Salvadora species." Pak. J. Bot 51(4): 1507-1516. 0.8

2020

Sr. Name of Faculty members Title of Research Journal vol. / Issue Remarks
1 Aziz Fatima, Taqdees Malik, Ifrah Ibrahim and Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of neem extracts on uropathogens Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 9, Issue 1, 148-153 ..
2 Prof. Dr. Sheikh Ajaz Rasool “Probiotics: the live therapies”. Book printed by Muhammadi Advertizing. .. .. Book Published
3 Fasiha Saeed, Marwah Qudsia, Farkhanda Afaque, Taqdees Ara Malik and Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem " Detection of multi drug resistance (MDRs) strains of Salmonella Serovars from raw ground meat from local markets of Karachi, Pakistan: A threat for the propagation of extensively drug resistance (XDRs)." Pure and Applied Biology (PAB) 10.(2) : 525-531. ..
4 Misha Jawaid, Naseem Ahmad, Zubia Masood, Naheed Afshan 'Bacteriological analysis of blood samples collected from goats in altered behavior' Pure and Applied Biology (PAB) Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp1460-1472. ..
5 Aziz Fatima, Taqdees Malik, Ifrah Ibrahim and Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of neem extracts on uropathogens Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 9, Issue 1, 148-153
6 Taqdees Malik, Nazish Mumtaz Ali, Aziz Fatima. Diversity of Food-Borne Pathogens Isolated from Raw Meat Sample. Open Acc J Comp & Alt Med 2(4) - 2020. ..
7 Yusra Safdar, Taqdees Malik. Antibacterial activity of the rose extract. Open Acc J Comp & Alt Med 2(4) - 2020. ..
8 Malik T, Naim A . Occurrence of ESBLs in clinical isolates of Klebsiella spp. and comparative analysis of phenotypic detection methods. Anti-Infective Agents 18(3): 255 – 260 ..
9 Ms. Fozia Humayun "The molecular and biochemical characterization of two Marine Gastropods of the Genus Nerita." Biologia Pakistan 66.1 (2020): 47-59. ..
10 Sakina Yousuf Ali and Taqdees Malik. Detection of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella species isolated from clinical samples.. 2020; Pure and Applied Biology 9(2): 1662-1666.  

2021

Sr. Name of Faculty members Title of Research Journal vol. / Issue Remarks
1 Prof. Dr. Sheikh Ajaz Rasool Encountering the Antibiotic Resistance by Bioactive Components and Therapies: Probiotics, Phytochemicals and Phages In: Mojgani, N., Dadar, M. (eds) Probiotic Bacteria and Postbiotic Metabolites: Role in Animal and Human Health. Microorganisms for Sustainability, .. vol 2. Springer Book Chapter
2 Dr. Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem, Naheed Afshan Assessment of particulate matter (PM) in ambient air of different settings and its associated health risk in Haripur city, Pakistan Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia
3 Ms. Naheed Afshan Assessment of particulate matter (PM) in ambient air of different settings and its associated health risk in Haripur city, Pakistan Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia

Careers Opportunities

  • Food, Agricultural or Environmental laboratory scientist / technologist
  • Public health, Medical or veterinary laboratory scientist / technologist
  • Research Associate in Biosafety Labs
  • Quality control Officer in pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverages and Dairy Industries
  • Clinical Laboratory Manager
  • Biosafety Officer
  • Teaching Microbiology in University and colleges
  • Environmental scientists
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