Our research group focuses on effective waste management and remediation strategies to reduce environmental and health risks.
Safeguarding Our Planet: Cutting-edge Research in Waste Cleanup and Recycling
Waste management, remediation and recycling are crucial components in handling and mitigating the environmental impacts of waste.
It involves techniques and strategies to clean up and manage waste in a way that reduces environmental and health risks. This includes: Identifying contaminated sites, assessing the extent of contamination, and implementing cleanup strategies. Isolating contaminated materials to prevent further spread and removing hazardous substances safely. Using methods such as bioremediation, chemical treatment, or thermal treatment to detoxify or neutralize contaminants. Re-manufacturing: Transforming processed materials into new products and Compositing: Organic waste like food scraps and yard waste is decomposed into nutrient-rich compost, which can be used as a soil amendment, both are tools playing long-lasting role in remediation.
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Nawaz, R*., Nasir, MUD., Khizar, M., Riaz, H., Hassan, Jul, Ahad, A., Ali, G., Hassan, Z., Mushtaq, M., Shahid, M., Mehmood, U. (2024). Phylogenetic analysis and Structural prediction of NSP9 and NSP11 of SARS-CoV-2 variants across the globe. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Accepted. Online first. ISSN : 0030-9923, IF: 0.687 |
Nawaz, R*., Nawaz, A., Ali, M. A., Rehman, Z., Shah, R., Shafi. F., Javaid. M., Shahid, M., Amin, I., Afzal, S., Ahad, A., Rizwan, M., Khan, MA., Sajjad, S., Rafique, S., and Idrees, M. (2024). Recent Trends in HCV Demography, Biochemistry, Epidemiology, and Molecular Analysis in Pakistani Population-the Global Reservoir. |
Under review in BMJ Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Nawaz, R*., Raza, M. S., Hassan, Z., Hassan, Jul., Mehmood, U., Shahid, M., Ahad, A., Ahmad, M., Khurshid, R., and Idrees, M. (2024). Designing CRISPR sgRNA Constructs Against Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genome. Under review in BMC Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters |
Nawaz, R*., Ali, M. A., Ahmad, Z., Ahad, A., Shahid, M., Hassan, Z., Husnain, A., Aslam, A., Mehmood, U., & Idrees, M. (2023). An ncRNA transcriptomics-based approach to design siRNA molecules against SARS-CoV-2 double membrane vesicle formation and accessory genes. BMC Infectious Diseases, 23(1), 1-27. ISSN: 1471-2334, IF:3.7 |
Raza, M. S., Ahad, A., Nawaz, R*., Ahmad, M., Hassan, J. U., & Mehmood, U. (2023). Sexual assault, forensic investigation, and legal system in Pakistan: a review. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2023(1), 465-465. eISSN: 2708-2261; pISSN: 2958-4728 |
Nawaz, R*., Qazi, M., Ahad, A., Ali, MA., Shahid, M., Ajmal, A., Naz, A., Mehmood, U., and Idrees, M. (2023). Predictive etiology of Long COVID oncogenesis through SARS-CoV-2 proteins and AKT1 molecular docking interactions. Under review in BMC Infectious Diseases |
Noor, F., Nawaz, R*., Ahad, A., Ajmal, A., Abrar, S., Shahid, M., Sarwar, A., Naz, A., Mehmood, U., and Idrees, M. (2023). Structural analysis and epitope prediction of S2 domain of SARS-CoV-2, conservation analysis amongst major variants. Viral Immunology. 36(2), 110-121. Online ISSN: 1557-8976, IF: 2.2 |
Sarwar, A., Nawaz, R*., Batool, S., Shahid, M., Aftab, A., Ahmed, K., Naseer, A., Hasnain, S., Mehmood, U. (2022) Role of PBMC’s in advancement of HCV induced disease progression of liver. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF EMERGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES. 3(1). ISSN: 2788-8630 (On-Line) |
Ahmad Z, Nawaz R*, Shahid M, Sabri S, Ahad A, Mehmood U, Batool G, Siddiqui B, Usman M. (2022). Adolescent fibroadenoma diagnosis via ultrasound and mammography. Biomedical Letters. 8(2):123-125. ISSN: 2410-955X |
Khan MA, Nawaz R*, Akhter K, Ahad A, Abrar S, Mehmood U, Shahid M, Sabri S, Sajjad S, Khurshid M, Ahmed S. (2022). Case report of multiple concomitant infections (HCV, HEV, Typhoid and Oral thrush) and their treatment challenges in a developing country. Biomedical Letters. 8(2):123-125. ISSN: 2410-955X |
Nawaz, R*., Shakoor, H., Shahid, M., Ahad, A., Sabri, S., Ajmal, A., Mehmood, U., Riaz, H., Rehman, F., Akhtar, S., Rehman, A., Rasheed, R., Kabira, M., Jabeen. A., Sharif. M. (2022). Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis, and Human immune deficiency Virus among injection drug users of Punjab, Pakistan-A cross sectional study. JUCMD. 1(2). ISSN: 2790-3451 (On-Line), ISSN: 2790-3443 (Print) |
Nawaz, R., Zahid, S., Idrees, M., Rafique, S., Shahid, M., Ahad, A., Amin, I., Almas, I. and Afzal, S. (2017). HCV-induced regulatory alterations of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-ϒ operative, leading liver en-route to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Inflammation Research.1-10. Online ISSN:1420-908X, IF: 6.986 |
Book Chapter: Tayyeb, A., Azam, F., Nisar, R., Nawaz, R., Qaisar, U., & Ali, G. (2017). Regenerative Medicine in Liver Cirrhosis: Promises and Pitfalls. In Liver Cirrhosis-Update and Current Challenges. InTech. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.68729, Pp:233-256. |
Group Projects Butt, F., Shahid, M., Hassan, M., Tawakkal, F., Amin, I., Afzal, S., Bhatti, R., Nawaz, R., & Idrees, M. (2022). A review on hepatitis C virus: role of viral and host-cellular factors in replication and existing therapeutic strategies. Egyptian Liver Journal, 12(1), 1-8. ISSN: 2090-6226, IF: 0.174 |
Amin, I., Vajeeha, A., Younas, S., Afzal, S., Shahid, M., Nawaz, R., … & Idrees, M. (2019). HSV-1 Infection: Role of Viral Proteins and Cellular Receptors. Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression, 29(5). ISSN Online: 2162-6502, IF: 1.841 |
Shahid, M., Idrees, M., Butt, A. M., Raza, S. M., Amin, I., Rasul, A., … & Nawaz,R. (2019). Hepatitis C and G virus coinfection in Punjab, Pakistan: incidence and its correlation analysis with clinical data. European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology. ISSN: 0954-691X, IF=2.198 |
Ahad, A., Yaqoob, A., Nawaz, R., Gul, A., Shahid, N., Rehman sami ullah, T., … & Hasnain, T. (2018). Multidimensional roles of flavonoids in background of Gossypium hirsutum. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 4(1), 1-9. Online ISSN: 2331-1932 |
Ahad, A., Tahir, S., Ali, A. M., Iqbal, A., Ahmed, M., Akhtar, S., Nawaz, R., Rao, Q. A., Shahid, A. A., Rahman, Z., Husnain, T. (2018). Functional prediction of F3’5’H in color alteration in cotton: an in-silico comparative analysis between cotton and viola. International journal of Biosciences. 13(3), 185-197. Online ISSN: 2222-5234 |
Amin, I., Naz, S., Shahid, M., Afzal, S., Ashraf, U., Rasheed, A., Rasul, A., Nawaz, R., Zahid, S., Almas, I. and Zahid, K.(2016). Inhibitory Effects of Thiazolide Compounds against Hepatitis C virus: in vitro Study. International Journal of Virology and Molecular Biology, 5(2).27-33. EISSN: 2163-2227 |
Akram, M., Fatima, Z., Purdy, M. A., Sue, A., Saleem, S., Amin, I., … & Nawaz, R. (2015). Introduction and evolution of dengue virus type 2 in Pakistan: a phylogeographic analysis. Virology journal, 12(1), 148. Online ISSN: 1743-422X, IF:2.464 |
Waqas, M., Parveen, F., Waqar, M., Ali, A., Khan, M. A., Wasim, M., … & Nawaz, R. (2015). Distribution Pattern of Various Genotypes of HCV Circulating in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Advances in Biological Research, 9(2), 69-74. EISSN: 2221-3651 |
Athar, M.A., Akbar, A., Khan, Y.H., Ali,I.,Mehmood, U., Sabri, A,N. and Hasnain, S.,2014. Characterization of Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil. J. Pure. Appl.and Micro. 8(6):1-7 |
Mehmood, U. and Hasnain, S. 2017. Evidence of Involvement of Proteins in Germination of Germination Defective Spores of Bacillaceae, with Alanine. Int. J. Tech. Research. Sci. 2(1): 30-35 |
Mehmood, U. and Hasnain, S. 2017. Antimicrobial Activity of Pseudomonas Spp Under Different pH, Temperature and Nutritional Values. Int. J. Sci. research. 6(6):239-245 |
Javed, M., Mehmood, U. and Hasnain, S. 2017. Mercury, Zinc, Cadmium Uptake Ability and Polypeptide Profile of Cr-Resistant Pseudomonas Spp Under These Stresses. Int. J. Tech. Research. Sci. 2(5):232-238 |
Mahmood U. 2018. Effect of Polluted Environment on Germination of Bacillus Spores. Int. J. Tech. Research. Sci. 3(2): 63-67 |
Mehmood U. and Faisal, M. 2018. Bacterial Flora of Arachis Hypogea Plants From Agricultural Fields of Punjab, Pakistan. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research. 40(2): 78-86 |
Mehmood U. 2019. Proteolytic activity analysis in germination defective spores. Biologia. 65(11)online |
Mehmood. U, Muhammad. F. (2020). Materialization of CO2 from Distilleries in Algae-Based Biofuel and Biomass. In M. Arshad (ed.), Sustainable Ethanol and Climate Change (pp141-158) © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 |
Asgher. K., Mehmood. U., Perveen. R. (2021). Examining the effects of nitrogen fixing plants on the growth of Solanum lycopersicum and Cucurbita maxima. Journal of Plant Biology and Crop Research. Online |
Mujeeb Ur Rehman , Irfan Pervaiz , Uqba Mehmood , Azka Mubeen , Amir Jalal , Ali Zar Pasha (2021) Biomarkers Of Osteoarthritis In Pakistani Population. Natural. Volatiles & Essential. Oils, 2021; 8(6): 2787-2806 |
Zeba Naz, Uqba Mehmood, Muneef Anwar and Shahadat Ali. (2021) COVID-19: Myth and Reality. Journal of Biological and Allied Health Sciences online |
Muhammad Masood Ahmad , Irfan Pervaiz , Uqba Mehmood , Muhammad Farrukh Tahir , Amir Jalal , Ali Zar Pasha and Muhammad Khurram Shahzad. (2022) Sero-epidemiological occurrence of “the killer” hepatic (B & C) infection among the population of District Jhang, Pakistan. Annals of the Romanian society for cell biology. 2022:26(1):238-248 |
Sara Juniad, Uqba Mehmood, Khushbu Farva, Ali Zar Pasha, Saeeda Nibat ulHassan, Muhammad Zeeshan Saleem, Faisal Shehzad. Seroprevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV, Syphilis and Malarial Parasite in Apparently Healthy Blood Donors from Faisalabad. Tobacco Regulatory Science. 2022:8(1):915-926 |
Muhammad Naveed and Uqba Mehmood.(2022) Evidence of Plastic degrading bacteria. Journal of Biological and Allied Health Sciences. |
Aqsa Sarwar, Rabia Nawaz, Saba Batool, Muhammad Shahid, Areena Aftab, Kainat Ahmed, Aneesa Naseer, Anum Ajmal, Uqba Mehmood. Role of PBMCs in advancements of HCV induced disease progression of liver. Pakistan Journal Of Emerging Science And Technologies (PJEST) ISSN 2788-8630 (On-Line) 2022. 3(1):1-23 |
Ahsan Noor1 , Hussan2*, Muhammad Irfan Fareed3 , Uqba Mehmood4 , Rashida Perveen5 , MuhammadAhsan6 , Hira Noor7 , Bilal Aslam1 , Muslim Kayani8 , Sabayyel Hassan9 , Rubina Dad10 , Muhammad khurram3 , Fadia Waheed. Trend in MDR infection and its efficient diagnosis by Gene expert insamplesfrompatients of pulmonary tuberculosis in district Okara-A cross sectional study. 2022. Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology. 15(1):4321-4329 |
Muhammad Alamgir Khan1 , Rabia Nawaz1,2*, Khadija Akhter1 , Ammara Ahad1 , Samyyia Abrar1 , Uqba Mehmood1 , Muhammad Shahid2 , Sabeen Sabri3 , Sana Sajjad1 , Marhaba Khurshid1 , Saad Ahmed4. Case report of multiple concomitant infections (HCV, HEV, Typhoid and Oral thrush) and their treatment challenges in a developing country. Biomedical Letters ISSN 2410-955X. 2022. 8(2)157-161. |
Zainab Ahmad 1 , Rabia Nawaz1,2*, Muhammad Shahid2 , Sabeen Sabri3 , Ammara Ahad1 , Uqba Mehmood1 , Ghazia Batool1 , Bushra Siddiqui1 , Muhammad Usman4. Adolescent fibroadenoma diagnosis via ultrasound and mammography. Biomedical Letters ISSN 2410-955X. 2022. 8(2): 117-122 |
Rabia Nawaza,b*, Hira Shakoora, Muhammad Shahidb, Ammara Ahada, Sabeen Sabric, Anum Ajmald, Uqba Mehmooda, Haroon Riaz, Faisal ur Rehmana, Sohail Akhtara, Amir Rehmana, Rizwan Rasheeda, Muhammad Usman Kabira, Alina Jabeena, Mukarram Sharifa. Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis, and Human immune deficiency Virus among injection drug users of Punjab, Pakistan-A cross sectional study. (2022). Journal Of University College Of Medicine & Dentistry (JUCMD) |
Aysha Bukharia IrfanIjaza HinaZainb UqbaMehmoodb Muhammad Mudassir Iqbalc Ezaz Gilania Ammara Nazira Introduction of CdO nanoparticles into graphene and graphene oxide nanosheets for increasing adsorption capacity of Cr from wastewater collected from petroleum refinery.(2023) Arabian Journal of Chemistry 16(2):online |
Faiqa Noor, Rabia Nawaz, Ammara Ahad, Anum Ajmal, Samyyia Abrar, Muhammad Shahid, Aqsa Sarwar, Aramish Naz, Uqba Mehmood and Muhammad Idrees Structural Analysis and Epitope Prediction of S2 Domain of SARS-CoV-2, Conservation Analysis Among Major Variants .(2023) Viral Immunogy 36(2): Online |
Fatima Tu Zahra, &Uqba Mehmood. (2023). Assessment of Quality Attributes of Yoghurt Fortified with Coriaandrum sativum and Mentha spicata . Journal of Biological and Allied Health Sciences online |
Raza, M.S., Ahad, A., Nawaz, R., Ahmad, M., Hassan, J.U., Mehmood, U. (2023). A systematic review: on sexual assaults, forensic investigation and legal system in Pakistan. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2023: 465. |
. Rabia Nawaz1,2*†, Muhammad Ali Arif1†, Zainab Ahmad1†, Ammara Ahad1 , Muhammad Shahid2 , Zohal Hassan1 , Ali Husnain1 , Ali Aslam1 , Muhammad Saad Raza1 , Uqba Mehmood1 and Muhammad Idrees2,3. Nawaz et al. An ncRNA transcriptomics-based approach to design siRNA molecules against SARS-CoV-2 double membrane vesicle formation and accessory genes. BMC Infectious Diseases (2023) 23:872 |
Manahil Noor, Gulzar Muhammad, Hina Hanif, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Muhammad Mudassir Iqbal, Uqba Mehmood, Parham Taslimi, Zahid Shafiq, Structure, chemical modification, and functional applications of mucilage from Mimosa pudica seeds – A review International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 270 (2024) 132390 |
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