Nadia Farooqi

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Visiting PhD Student

Education

  • BS (Hons), Health Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Pakistan, 2008-2012
  • MPhil, Health Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Pakistan, 2013-2015
  • PhD, Health Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Pakistan, 2016-Present

HEC Fellowship under International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP), Pakistan

Research Title and Research Interests

  • Human heart (cardiomyocytes and proteins)
  • Identification and characterization of gene variants involved in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) using Whole Exome Sequencing technique
  • Environmental Factors involved in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Metabolic disorders and DCM)
  • Diagnosis and management of DCM (home remedies, cardiac bio-markers, medical and device treatment)
  • Exclusion Studies of GJB2 gene in patients with Hearing Impairment using Sequencing Technique
  • In-silico and Phylogenetic Analysis using various bioinformatics tools (including various Protein Modeling techniques)
  • TORCH screen and TORCH Agents; (Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella virus, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes simplex virus), role in abortion
  • Zoonotic Diseases; Epidemiology of Brucellosis in cattle and in-contact individuals in District Malakand, Pakistan

Publications

  • Aftab Ali Shah, Nadia Farooqi, Hazir Muhammad and Murad Khan (2014) In silico MicroRNAs target identification within the GJB2 Gene. International Journal of Biosciences '(IJB) 4 (7): 38-49.
  • Hazir Muhammad, Nadia Farooqi, Aftab Ali Shah and Ghulam Nabi (2015) An Overview of Brucellosis. American Research Thoughts 1 (8).
  • Aftab Ali Shah, Hazir Muhammad, Nadia Farooqi, Nigar Gul, Ayaz Ali Khan, Ghulam Nabi and Shah Nawaz Khan (2015) Association of TORCH Agents with Spontaneous Abortion in Patients with Bad Obstetric History. World Journal of Zoology 10 (4): 291-294.
  • Hazir Muhammad, Aftab Ali Shah, Ghulam Nabi and Nadia Farooqi (2015) Male infertility: Etiological Factors [A Review]. American-Eurasian Journal of Toxicological Sciences 7 (2): 95-103.
  • Nadia Farooqi*, Qayum Khan and Syed Fazal Jalil (2017) Review Studies of GJB2 gene in Patients with Hearing Loss in Pakistan. Journal of Molecular and Genetic 'Medicine 11:4.