KAM School of Life Sciences
Extension Number: Ext 551
Office Number: Room S-335 Armacost Building

BRIEF PROFILE

Dr. Muhammad Zubair Yousaf holds a PhD in Molecular Biology (Virology Division) from CEMB, Punjab University Lahore, Pakistan. He has completed two POST DOC trainings in China.  He has 13 years of experience in Research and Teaching.  He has more than 50 research publications in refereed journals and has supervised dozens of MPhil and PhD students.  His research interest include; genomics, evolution and serotype/subtype prediction of human and animal viruses of public health importance.

EDUCATION

• Post Doc Fellowship (Molecular Virology), Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan, China
• Post Doc Fellowship (Nanobiotechnology), Peking University Beijing, China
• Ph.D. (Molecular Biology) Virology Division, CEMB, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
• BS (Animal Sciences) University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

RESEACH & PUBLICATIONS

1. Yaqub A, Rashid M, Ditta SA, Malkani N, Ali NM, Yousaf MZ, Haider A, Yousaf MJ, Abdullah S. In vivo antioxidant potential of biogenic silver nanoparticles synthesized from Psidium guajava L. Nano Biomed Eng. 2023 Jul 1;15(3):225-38.
2. Mumtaz Z, Rashid Z, Ali A, Arif A, Ameen F, AlTami MS, Yousaf MZ. Prospects of Microfluidic Technology in Nucleic Acid Detection Approaches. Biosensors. 2023 May 27;13(6):584.
3. Mumtaz Z, Saif R, Yousaf MZ. Evolutionary patterns and heterogeneity of Dengue Virus serotypes in Pakistan. bioRxiv. 2023:2023-09.
4. Iqbal U, Ahmed M, Khurshid F, Rashid Z, Yousaf MZ. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Mediated by Banana Peel Extract: A Promising Approach for Antimicrobial Biofilm Applications. (2023)
5. Ullah K, Qazi O, Mumtaz Z, Rashid Z, Yousaf MZ. Whole genome sequence comparison between Pakistani SARS-COV-2 strain MW447609 and mutated South African variant 501y. v2 to predict the severity of disease. (2023)
6. Javaid S, Niazi M, Qazi O, Mumtaz Z, Yousaf MZ. Detection of bacterial meningitis via Ply, Lyt and Bex gene in Pakistani Population. (2023)
7. Shehzad A, Anjum KM, Yaqub A, Zahid S, Yousaf MZ, Khan N, Yaseen M, Habib A. ESTIMATION OF METAL CONTENT IN AVIAN FAUNA OF SIALKOT, PAKISTAN USING FEATHERS AS BIO-INDICATOR. JAPS: Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences. 2022 Oct 31;32(5).
8. Saif R, Ashfaq K, Ali G, Iftekhar A, Zia S, Yousaf MZ. Computational prediction of Cassia angustifolia compounds as a potential drug agents against main protease of SARS-nCov2. Advancements in Life Sciences. 2022 May 29;9(1):36-40.
9. Shehzad A, ANJUM K, Yaqub A, Yousaf MZ, DITTA SA, Naseer J. Hematological status of avian species along a metal pollution gradient at Sialkot, Pakistan. Turkish Journal of Zoology. 2022;46(1):153-66.
10. Rashid Z, Yousaf MZ, Gilani SM, Zehra S, Ali A, Azhar A, Galani S. Comparative analysis of chicken cecal microbial diversity and taxonomic composition in response to dietary variation using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Molecular biology reports. 2021 Nov;48:7203-14.
11. Ali A, Rashid Z, Zhou J, Yousaf MZ, Galani S, Ashraf A, Al-Ghanim KA, Al-Suliman E, Ahmed Z, Farooq M, Virik P. Evaluating antibody response pattern in asymptomatic virus infected pregnant females: Human well-being study. Journal of King Saud University-Science. 2021 Jan 1;33(1):101255.
12. Ullah S, Ahmad S, Ali Q, Jamal A, Yousaf MZ, Waqar AB. Current Screening Strategy Poses Risk of Spreading of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Risk of HCV Infection Spread. The International Journal of Frontier Sciences. 2020 Nov 22;5(1).
13. Yaqub A, Faheem I, Anjum KM, Ditta SA, Yousaf MZ, Tanvir F, Raza C. Neurotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles and associated motor function deficits in mice. Applied Nanoscience. 2020 Jan;10:177-85.
14. Hashmat R, Yousaf MZ, Rahman Z, Anjum KM, Yaqoob A, Imran M. Crispr-cas replacing antiviral drugs against hiv: An update. Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 2020;30(1).
15. Ghani MU, Haque A, Iqbal MS, Ashfaq UA, Mausood MS, Qasim M, Jahan S, Shamsi FB, Yousaf M. TGF-β1 rs1800469 gene polymorphism in the development of cirrhosis & hepatocellular carcinoma in Pakistani HCV patients. Future Virology. 2019 Oct;14(10):663-70.
16. Yaqub A, Ditta SA, Anjum KM, Tanvir F, Malkani N, Yousaf MZ. Comparative analysis of toxicity induced by different synthetic silver nanoparticles in albino mice. Bionanoscience. 2019 Sep;9:553-63.
17. Rasheed, Majeeda, Tanveer Akhtar, Nabila Roohi, Nida Arooj, Mashal Rasheed, Muhammad Farooq, and Muhammad Yousaf. “Elucidating the Genetic Diversity of Prevalent Strains of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Pakistan.” (2019).
18. Ahmad B, Ashfaq UA, Rahman MU, Masoud MS, Yousaf MZ. Conserved B and T cell epitopes prediction of ebola virus glycoprotein for vaccine development: an immuno-informatics approach. Microbial pathogenesis. 2019 Jul 1;132:243-53.
19. Tanvir F, Yaqub A, Ditta SA, Naz M, Anjum KM, Yousaf MZ. Mosquito Larvicidal and Catalytic Activity of Spherical-Shaped Silver Nanoparticles as Nano-Catalysts. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters. 2019 Jun 1;11(6):827-33.
20. Ghani U, Nur-e-Alam M, Yousaf M, Ul-Haq Z, Noman OM, Al-Rehaily AJ. Natural flavonoid α-glucosidase inhibitors from Retama raetam: Enzyme inhibition and molecular docking reveal important interactions with the enzyme active site. Bioorganic chemistry. 2019 Jun 1;87:736-42.
21. Arjumand S, Shahzad M, Shabbir A, Yousaf MZ. Thymoquinone attenuates rheumatoid arthritis by downregulating TLR2, TLR4, TNF-α, IL-1, and NFκB expression levels. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy. 2019 Mar 1;111:958-63.
22. Yousaf MZ, Zia S, Anjum KM, Ashfaq UA, Imran M, Afzal S, Iqbal MS. Deadly outbreak of chickenpox at district Faisalabad, Pakistan: possible causes, and preventive way forward. Molecular biology reports. 2018 Dec;45:2941-3.
23. Yousaf M, Junaid K, Iqbal MS, Aslam I, Ahmad S, Aqeel M, Ashfaq UA, Khaliq S, Ghani MU, Waqar N. Analysis of dengue virus burden and serotypes pattern in Faisalabad, 2016–2017. Future Virology. 2018 Feb 23;13(4):245-51.
24. Naseer J, Anjum KM, Munir MA, Nazir MA, Yousaf MZ, Naseer O, Anjum A, Khan AU, Akbar MT. A study on indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) emphasising breeding season and feeding behaviour in captivity. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 2018;52(11):1664-6.
25. Yousaf MZ, Siddique A, Ashfaq UA, Ali M. Scenario of dengue infection & its control in Pakistan: An up—date and way forward. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2018 Jan 1;11(1):15-23.
26. Yousaf MZ, Ashfaq UA, Anjum KM, Fatima S. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Pakistan: the” Bell” is ringing silently. Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 2018;28(2).
27. Ali M, Nadeem M, Numan M, Khalil AT, Maqbool K, Yousaf MZ, Shinwari ZK, Idrees M. Thirty years of HIV in Pakistan: a systematic review of prevalence and current scenario. Future Virology. 2017 Oct;12(10):609-23.
28. Qsim M, Ashfaq UA, Yousaf MZ, Masoud MS, Rasul I, Noor N, Hussain A. Genetically modified Aedes aegypti to control dengue: a review. Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 2017;27(4).
29. Ashfaq UA, Riaz M, Yasmeen E, Yousaf MZ. Recent advances in nanoparticle-based targeted drug-delivery systems against cancer and role of tumor microenvironment. Critical Reviews™ in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems. 2017;34(4).
30. Ahmed S, Yousaf M, Mothana RA, Al-Rehaily AJ. Studies on wound healing activity of some Euphorbia species on experimental rats. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 2016 Sep 6;13(5):145-52.
31. Yousaf M, Al-Rehaily AJ, Ahmad MS, Mustafa J, Al-Yahya MA, Al-Said MS, Zhao J, Khan IA. A 5-alkylresorcinol and three3, 4-dihydroisocoumarins derived from Ononis natrix. Phytochemistry Letters. 2015 Sep 1;13:1-5.
32. Ahmed S, Ahmad MS, Yousaf M, Mothana RA, Al-Rehaily AJ. Evaluation of acute toxicity and anti-inflammatory effects of Baccharoides schimperi (DC.) in experimental animals. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 2015;12(1):99-103.
33. Anjum KM, Sayyed U, Ullah A, Mughal MS, Yaqub A, Rashid MA, Yousaf MZ. Anti-hypercholesterolemic and anti-atherogenic activity of Terminalia chebula fruit in normal and cholesterol fed rabbits. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 2014 Dec 1;24:1618-22.
34. Yu J, Yang C, Li J, Ding Y, Zhang L, Yousaf MZ, Lin J, Pang R, Wei L, Xu L, Sheng F. Multifunctional Fe5C2 nanoparticles: a targeted theranostic platform for magnetic resonance imaging and photoacoustic tomography‐guided photothermal therapy. Advanced materials. 2014 Jun;26(24):4114-20.
35. Anjum KM, Mughal MS, Sayyed U, Yaqub A, Khalique A, Rashid MA, Yousaf MZ, Mumtaz N. Influence of increasing fluoride dose rates on selected liver and kidney enzymes profile in domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus). J Anim Plant Sci. 2014 Jan 1;24(1):77-80.
36. Ali I, Jiao W, Wang Y, Masood S, Yousaf MZ, Javaid A, Ahmad S, Feng M. Ex vivo expansion of functional human UCB-HSCs/HPCs by coculture with AFT024-hkirre cells. BioMed research international. 2014 Jan 1;2014.
37. Jing Y, Fei L, Yousaf MZ, Yang-Long H. Magnetic nanoparticles: chemical synthesis, functionalization and biomedical applications. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2013 Oct 1;40(10):903-17.
38. Yousaf MZ, Yu J, Hou YL, Gao S. Magnetic nanoparticle-based cancer nanodiagnostics. Chinese Physics B. 2013 May 1;22(5):058702.
39. Yu J, Huang DY, Yousaf MZ, Hou YL, Gao S. Magnetic nanoparticle-based cancer therapy. Chinese physics B. 2013 Feb 1;22(2):027506.
40. Yousaf MZ, Qasim M, Zia S, Rehman Khan MU, Ashfaq UA, Khan S. Rabies molecular virology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Virology journal. 2012 Dec;9:1-5.
41. Imran M, Mahmood S, Babar ME, Hussain R, Yousaf MZ, Abid NB, Lone KP. PRNP gene variation in Pakistani cattle and buffaloes. Gene. 2012 Aug 15;505(1):180-5.
42. Chattha SA, Anjum KM, Altaf M, Yousaf MZ. Hair mounting technique: helpful in conservation of carnivores. FUUAST Journal of Biology. 2011 Dec 15;1(2 December):53-9.
43. Saif R, Yousaf MZ. Role of cancer awareness in prevention of its outbreak: current scenario in Pakistan. Pak. J. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2011 Dec 15;44(4):164-9.
44. Ashfaq UA, Qasim M, Yousaf MZ, Awan MT, Jahan S. Inhibition of HCV 3a genotype entry through host CD81 and HCV E2 antibodies. Journal of Translational Medicine. 2011 Dec;9(1):1-6.
45. Yousaf MZ, Idrees M, Saleem Z, Rehman IU, Ali M. Expression of core antigen of HCV genotype 3a and its evaluation as screening agent for HCV infection in Pakistan. Virology journal. 2011 Dec;8(1):1-7.
46. Iqbal T, Idrees M, Ali L, Hussain A, Ali M, Butt S, Yousaf MZ, Sabar MF. Isolation and characterization of two new hepatitis E virus genotype 1 strains from two mini-outbreaks in Lahore, Pakistan. Virology Journal. 2011 Dec;8(1):1-5.
47. Yousaf MZ, Zia S, Babar ME, Ashfaq UA. The epidemic of HIV/AIDS in developing countries; the current scenario in Pakistan. Virology journal. 2011 Dec;8(1):1-7.
48. Ashfaq UA, Yousaf MZ, Aslam M, Ejaz R, Jahan S, Ullah O. siRNAs: potential therapeutic agents against hepatitis C virus. Virology Journal. 2011 Dec;8(1):1-6.
49. Zia S, Yousaf MZ, Babar ME, Ashfaq UA. Production of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Reprogramming of Blood Cells. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. 2011 Jun 5;3(3):193-5.
50. Idrees M, UR REHMAN I, Manzoor S, Akbar H, Butt S, Afzal S, Yousaf MZ, Hussain A. Evaluation of three different hepatitis C virus typing methods for detection of mixed‐genotype infections. Journal of Digestive Diseases. 2011 Jun;12(3):199-203.
51. Ali Z, Babar ME, Ahmad J, Yousaf MZ, Asif M, Shah SA. Molecular investigation of mental retardation locus gene PRSS12 by linkage analysis. Indian Journal of Human Genetics. 2011 May;17(2):65.
52. Idrees M, Rafique S, Rehman IU, Akbar H, Yousaf MZ, Butt S, Awan Z, Manzoor S, Akram M, Aftab M, Khubaib B. Hepatitis C virus genotype 3a infection and hepatocellular carcinoma: Pakistan experience. World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG. 2009 Oct 10;15(40):5080.
53. Akbar H, Idrees M, Manzoor S, Rehman IU, Butt S, Yousaf MZ, Rafique S, Awan Z, Khubaib B, Akram M, Aftab M. Hepatitis C virus infection: A review of the current and future aspects and concerns in Pakistan. J Gen Mol Virol. 2009 Aug 30;1(2):12-8.
54. Yousaf, Muhammad Zubair. “Cloning And Expression Studies Of Structural Genes Of Pakistani Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 3a.” Phd Diss., University Of The Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2009.