Prof. Dr. Faisal Nouroz Biography

Dr. Faisal Nouroz is serving as Chairperson, Department of Bioinformatics. He has completed his Ph.D and Post Doctoral experience in Molecular Cytogenetics and Bioinformatics (Transposable Elements/jumping genes evolution in Crops) from Department of Biology, University of Leicester, UK. Dr. Faisal Nouroz was born in District Abbottabad, Pakistan. He received his Master’s in Botany from University of Peshawar, Pakistan in 2001. He completed his M.Phil in Plant Physiology and Biotechnology from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan in 2004. He joined Hazara University in 2005 as Lecturer in Botany. He won a HEC scholarship and left for University of Leicester, UK in March, 2008 for his Ph.D. He joined the most reputed Molecular Cytogenetics 7 Bioinformatics laboratory of University of Leicester, UK under the supervision of well-known researcher Professor Dr. J.S. (Pat) Heslop-Harrison. During his Ph.D, he worked on the Characterization and Evolutionary Genetics of various Transposable Elements in Diploid and Polyploid Brassica and Musa crops genomes by exploiting various Bioinformatics, Molecular & Cytogenetics approaches. During his Ph.D, he presented his research work in several National and International Conferences held in various European and Asian countries. After completion of his Ph.D, he gained a Post-Doctoral fellowship from University of Leicester in Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics. After completion of his Post-Doctoral experience, he re-joined Department of Botany in 2012. He established Department of Bioinformatics in February 2014 and was appointed as founder Head of Department. Due to his experience in co-curricular activities, he was given additional charge as Director Student’s Affairs, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan. Currently, Dr. Faisal Nouroz is serving as Chairman, Department of Bioinformatics and supervising several M.Phil and Ph.D students in the field of Bioinformatics, Molecular and Plant Genetics. Associated with his research students at Hazara University and collaboration at University of Leicester, UK and several other international and national research institutions/organizations, he is working to explore various Transposable Elements superfamilies in various crops with the help of bioinformatics, molecular and cytogenetic techniques. His field of interest are Molecular Genetics/Biology, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Genetics and Plant Physiology. In addition, he is executive and general member of several societies and forums. He organized international conferences in various countries like UK, Dubai (UAE), Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia and Pakistan. In addition, he participated and presented his research work in several international conference in UK, Scotland, France, Germany, Check Republic, Poland, Turkey, UAE, and Malaysia. He was granted awards as ‘Best Teacher’, ‘Best Researcher’ by different organizations. He received several awards, shields, gold medal and appreciation letters on National and International levels. He is an active member of several societies and organizations.

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Academic Background

S.No	Degree Title	Institute	Degree Completion Year
1	Post-Doctoral Experience	Department of Biology/Genetics & Genome Biology, University of Leicester, UK	2012
2	PhD	Department of Biology/Genetics & Genome Biology, University of Leicester, UK	2012
3	MPhil	Department of Biology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan	2004
4	Masters	Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan	2001
5	Bechalors	Department of Biochemical Sciences, GPGC No. 1, Abbottabad	1999
6	Intermediate	Pre-Medical Sciences, GBDC, Havelian, Abbottabad	1997
7	Matriculation	Science, Federal Board of Pakistan	1995

Publications

S.No	Publication Title	Authors	Action
1	Targeting Omicron and other reported SARS-CoV-2 lineages by Potent inhibitors of Main Protease 3CL Mpro: Molecular Simulation Analysis	Saeed, A., Ahmad, B., Majaz, S., Nouroz, F., Ahmad, A., Xie, Y	Click to View
2	An Insight into Role of E2F1 in Breast Cancer Progression, Drug Resistance and Metastasis	Shah, Z.A., Nouroz, F., Ejaz, S., Tayyeb, A.	Click to View
3	In silico view of MTA1 biochemical signatures in breast malignancy for improvement in immunosurveillance	Shah, Z.A., Yasmin, H., Nouroz, F., Hussain, M.D., Kazi, M.	Click to View
4	Exploring multi-target inhibitors using in silico approach targeting cell cycle dysregulator–CDK proteins	Ahmed, B., Khan, S., Nouroz, F., Farooq, U., Khalid, S.	Click to View
5	Exploitation of phytochemicals for in silico antiviral drug designing against Dengue	Nouroz, F., Mehboob, M., Mubin, T. and Khan, S.	Click to View
6	Targeting protein tyrosine phosphatase to unravel possible inhibitors for Streptococcus pneumoniae using molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations coupled with free energy calculations	Zaman, Z., Khan, S., Nouroz, F., Farooq, U., Urooj, A.	Click to View
7	Identification of putative multifunctional Drug against anthrax toxins via integrative computational approach	Bibi, N., Razzaq, S., Nouroz, F., Amin, F., Shahnaz, A and Kamal, M.A.	Click to View
8	Comparative phylogenetic analysis of Schizothorax plagiostomus and Schizothorax esocinus with other members of subfamilies of cyprinidae on the basis of complete mitochondrial genome and 12S, 16S ribosomal RNA from Northern areas of Pakistan	Rehman, A., Khan, M.F., Bibi, S. Riaz, M and Nouroz, F	Click to View
9	nCOV-19 peptides mass fingerprinting identification, binding, and blocking of inhibitors flavonoids and anthraquinone of Moringa oleifera and hydroxychloroquine	Hamza, M., Ali, A., Khan, S., Ahmed, S., Attique, Z., Rehman, S., Khan, A., Ali, H., Rizwan, M., Munir, A., Khan, A.M., Siddique, F., Mehmood, A., Nouroz, F and Khan, S	Click to View
10	Dynamics and Conformational Propensities of Staphylococcal CntA	Abideen Z., Ahmad, A., Mahmood, T., Majaz, S. Noreen, S., and Nouroz, F.	Click to View
11	The complete mitochondrial genome of blue pansy, Junonia orithya (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) from Pakistan	Bibi, S., Khan, M.F., Rehman, A., Shah, M., Nouroz, F and Nayab, A.	Click to View
12	The complete mitochondrial genome of blue pansy, Junonia orithya (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) from Pakistan	Bibi, S., Khan, M.F., Rehman, A., Shah, M., Nouroz, F and Nayab, A.	Click to View
13	A review on Zika virus outbreak, epidemiology, transmission, and infection dynamics	Kazmi, S.S., Ali, W., Bibi, N., Nouroz, F.	Click to View
14	Two-component systems regulate ABC transporters in antimicrobial peptide production, immunity and resistance	Ahmad, A., Majaz, S. and Nouroz, F.	Click to View
15	Neuroproteomics in Paving the Pathway for Drug Abuse Research	Naveed, M., Tallat, A., Butt, A., Khalid, M., Shehzadi, M., Bashir, N., Malik, K.K-U., Tufail, S., Nouroz, F.	Click to View
16	Identification and distribution of short interspersed nuclear elements (SINES) in Brassica genomes	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S., Naveed, M., Ahmad, K and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
17	Effects of sucrose and growth regulators on the moicrotuberization of CIP Potato (Solanum tuberosum) germplasms	Ali, S., Khan, N., Nouroz, F., Erum, S., Nasim, W.	Click to View
18	In vitro Effects of Gibberellic Acid on Morphogenesis of CIP Potato Explants and Acclimatization of Plantlets in Field	Ali, S., Khan, N., Nouroz, F., Erum, S., Nasin, W., Shahid, M.A.	Click to View
19	Interspecific studies of circadian genes period and timeless in Drosophila	Noreen, S., Pegoraro M., Nouroz, F., Tauber E and C.P. Kyriacou	Click to View
20	Identification and Characterization of Mobile Genetic Elements LINEs from Brassica Genome	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S., Khan, M.F., Ahmed, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
21	The landscape and structural diversity of LTR Retrotransposons in Musa genome	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S., Ahmed, H and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
22	Identification and evolutionary dynamics of CACTA DNA transposons in Brassica	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
23	Molecular detection of Candidatus scalindua flavia, study of anammox bacterial community structure, composition in the sediments of the East China sea and the yellow sea	Ahmed, S., Shakeela, Q., Khan, I., Nouroz, F., Niaz, Z.	Click to View
24	Characterization and diversity of novel PIF/Harbinger DNA transposons in Brassica	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
25	Identification, characterization and diversification of non-autonomous hAT transposons and unknown insertions in Brassica	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
26	Molecular characterization and diversity of a novel non-autonomous Mutator-like Transposon family in Brassica	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
27	Evolutionary genomics of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) in Brassica	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
28	Identification and Evolutionary Genomics of Novel LTR retrotransposons in Brassica	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
29	Identification and Evolutionary Genomics of Novel LTR retrotransposons in Brassica	Nouroz, F., Noreen, S. and Heslop-Harrison, J.S.	Click to View
30	Ethno veterinary uses of medicinal plants of District Karak, Pakistan	Khattak, N.S., Nouroz, F, Noreen, S and Rehman I	Click to View
31	The diversification and activity of hAT transposons in Musa genomes	Gerhard M., Tony, H., Manuela, M-S., Nouroz, F., Harrison, JS and Schmidt, T.	Click to View
32	Unravelling the possible inhibitors for Chorismate synthase to combat tuberculosis using in silico approach	Hanif M, Khan S, Farooq U, Nouroz F, Sarwar R.	Click to View
33	Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Associated Protein-4 (Ctla-4) as Potential Drug Target for Cancer TherapeuticsCytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Associated Protein-4 (Ctla-4) as Potential Drug Target for Cancer Therapeutics	Bibi, F., Nouroz, F., Ahmad, A., Noreen, S., Khan, S.	Click to View
34	Promoter’s Hypermethylation and Down-regulated Expression of Amphiregulin in Breast Carcinoma: A Potential Prognostic Marker	Shah ZA and Nouroz, F.	Click to View
35	An mRNA-based Reverse-Vaccinology Strategy to Stimulate the Immune Response Against Nipah Virus in Humans using Fusion Glycoproteins	Naveed, M., Mehmood, S., Aziz, T., Arif, M.H., Ali, U., Nouroz, F., Alharbi, M., Alshammari, A., Alasmari, A.F.	Click to View
36	First report on prevalence, molecular characterization and phylogenetic study of Toxoplasma gondii infecting sheep of the Malakand Division of Pakistan	Ahmad Irshad 1, Shumaila Noreen 2, Faisal Nouroz 3, Akhtar Rasool 4, Mingkun Zhu 5, Mohamed Mohany	Click to View
37	Exceptional behaviour of breast cancer-associated type 1 gene in breast invasive carcinoma	Shah, Z.A., Nouroz, F., Ejaz, S.	Click to View
38	Computational Insight into the Binding Mechanism of Pyrazinoic Acid to RpsA Protein	Rehman, A.U., Ali, S., Rafiq, H., Rasheed, S., Nouroz, F. and Wadood, A.	Click to View
39	In Silico BRCA1 Pathway Analysis in Breast Invasive Carcinoma	Shah, Z.A., Nouroz, F. and Tayyeb, A.	Click to View
40	The Role of PTPN22 in Rehumatiode Arthritis and Type 1 Diabeties a Non-MHC Complex Linked	Akthar, F., Zeeshan, M., Ali, S., Nouroz, F., Khan, S., Jalil, F., Sajid, U., Ikram, H. and Anwar, F.	Click to View
41	Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants species	Irum, S., Khan, F.A., Nouroz, F., Tahir, N., Ullah, A., Tahir, A., Rahman, T.U., and Erum, S	Click to View
42	Polyphyletic Origins of Schizothoracinae Fishes (Cyprinidae) in Respect to Their Mitochondrial Protein-Coding Genes	Bibi, S., Khan, M.F., Rehman, A. and Nouroz, F.	Click to View
43	Repurposing of Modified Girosaflibanserin, Ilariscanakinumab, Remoxyoxycodone and Zefteraceftobiprole to Cure ACE (Angiotens 1 Converting Enzyme) Gene Mutations in Hypertensive Heart Disease	Ali, I., Khan, S., Nouroz, F., Ibrahim, A., Bibi, F., Hamza, M., Khan, S., Mehmood, A., Khan S. and Rasheed, R.	Click to View
44	Potential antifungal activity of different honey brands from Pakistan: a quest for natural remedy	Ahmad, K., Khalil, A.T., Somayya, R., Nouroz Khan, F., Shah, A.R., Ovais, M and Shinwari, Z.K.	Click to View
45	In vitro propagation of selected medicinal plants species	Irum, S., Khan, FA, Erum, S., Nouroz, F., Muhammad, A and Kanwal, S.	Click to View
46	Molecular genetic analysis of Type II diabetes associated m.3243A>G mitochondrial DNA analysis in a Pakistani family	Abrar, S., Muhammad, K., Zaman, H., Khan, S., Nouroz, F. and Bibi, N.	Click to View
47	Molecular genetic analysis of Type II diabetes associated m.3243A>G mitochondrial DNA analysis in a Pakistani family	Nouroz, F. and Chaudhary, M.F.	Click to View
48	Native herbal folklore to control Diabetes Mellitus around the globe: A review	Nouroz, F., Shaheen, S., Noreen, S., Rehman I.U. and Hussain S.	Click to View
49	In Vivo propagation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars	Khan F.A., Irum, S., Erum, S., Muhammad, A., Nouroz, F. and Kanwal, S.	Click to View
50	Morphogenetic Characterization of Bc2-F4 Population of Rice	Rahim, M.S., Azeem, F., Ali, H., Bibi, N and Nouroz, F.	Click to View
51	In vitro conservation of Potato genotypes through different incubated temperatures, aerophilic and Micro-aerophilic conditions	Ali, S., Erum, S., Nouroz, F., Khan, N., Mehmood, A., Shah, S. H. A., Raheem, A. and Muhammad A.	Click to View
52	In vitro conservation of Potato genotypes through different incubated temperatures, aerophilic and Micro-aerophilic conditions	Ali, S., Erum, S., Nouroz, F., Khan, N., Mehmood, A., Shah, S. H. A., Raheem, A. and Muhammad A.	Click to View
53	Natural killer cells enhance the immune surveillance of cancer	Nouroz, F., Bibi, F., Noreen, S. and Masood, N.	Click to View
54	Prevalence of Sputum Smear Positive Suspected Visited Patients in Selected Area of District Malakand, Pakistan	Ahmed, T., Haroon, Nouroz, F., Nath, A., Sabihuddin and Ayasu, E	Click to View
55	Study of Biopesticide in Comparison with synthetic pesticide to control Onion Thrips	Nouroz, F., Azeem, A, Javed, M.A., and Noreen, S.	Click to View
56	Ethono Medicinal Study of Swabi, Pakistan	Qasim, M., Jan, F., Nouroz, F., Shah, S.H., Rozina, Ahmad, N and Ali, Z.	Click to View
57	Computational drug Cumintrazole-analog for the treatment of mutant BRCA1 and BRCA2 proteins in breast cancer	Baseer, S., Khan, S and Nouroz, F.	Click to View
58	Large Retrotransposon Derivatives (LARDs) and Terminal Repeat Retrotransposons in Miniature (TRIMs) in Brassica Genomes	Nouroz, F.	Click to View
59	An overview on Hepatitis C Virus genotypes and its control	Nouroz, F., Shaheen, S., Mujtaba, J and Noreen, S.	Click to View
60	Nutritional Values of Selected Date Palm Varieties in Pakistan	Khan, H., Nouroz, F., Khan, M.F. and Rizwan, S.	Click to View
61	A Review on Anticancer Activities of Garlic (Allium sativum L.)	Nouroz, F, Mehboob M, Noreen, S., Zaidi, F. and Mobin, S.	Click to View
62	A Review on Hepatitis B Virus, its Genotypes and Risk Factors	Shaheen, S., Nouroz, F., Khan, S and Noreen, S.	Click to View
63	Variations in ariel mycobiota or archeological sites of Taxila, Pakistan	Farooq, M., Hassan, M., Gul, F., Sohail, Rehman, I., Afzal, M., Khattak, N.S., Nouroz, F., Iqbal, Z.	Click to View
64	Alternaria alternata: A new pathotype of the fungus causing Alternaria leaf spot to Lettuce	Bukhari, Z., Nouroz, F., Ilyas, U., Noreen, S and Saeed, S.	Click to View