Dr. Zara Rafaque Biography

Dr. Zara Rafaque has earned her PhD degree in Microbiology from Quaid-i-Azam University. She also holds a split-site PhD award from University of Reading, UK. Her PhD research work involved deciphering of virulence and resistance attributes of uropathogenic E. coli. During her PhD she successfully published 6 research papers in Internationally recognized impact factor journals. Her expertise are at par with current research trends that include, whole genome sequence analysis, tissue culturing and mutagenesis. Her research interests include understanding of virulence and resistance attributes of pathogenic bacteria and identification of novel therapeutic targets for drug development.

Academic Background

S.No	Degree Title	Institute	Degree Completion Year
1	PhD	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad	2020
2	Split-site PhD	University of Reading, UK	2018
3	M.Phil.	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad	2015
4	M.Sc.	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad	2013

Publications

S.No	Publication Title	Authors	Action
1	High-throughput, multiplex microfluidic test strip for the determination of antibiotic susceptibility in uropathogenic E. coli with smartphone detection	Sarah H. Needs, Zara Rafaque, Wajiha Imtiaz, Partha Ray, Simon Andrews, Alexander D. Edwards	Click to View
2	Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Traits (Genetic and Phenotypic) in Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates from Pakistan: Identification of Significant Levels of Carbapenem and Colistin Resistance	Wajiha Imtiaz,1,2,* Zainab Syed,1,* Zara Rafaque,3 Simon Colin Andrews,2 Javid Iqbal Dasti1	Click to View
3	In-vitro Investigation of Antibiotics Efficacy Against Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Biofilms and Antibiotic Induced Biofilm Formation at Sub-Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Ciprofloxacin	Zara Rafaque,1,2 Nasira Abid2 ,* Nida Liaqat,2 Pashmina Afridi,2,3 Saima Siddique,2 Safia Masood,2 Sehrish Kanwal,2 Javid Iqbal Dasti2	Click to View
4	Phylogeny, sequence-typing and virulence profile of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains from Pakistan	Ihsan Ali, Zara Rafaque, Ibrar Ahmed, Faiza Tariq, Sarah E. Graham, Elizabeth Salzman, Betsy Foxman & Javid Iqbal Dasti	Click to View
5	Draft genome sequence of a uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolate (ST38 O1:H15) from Pakistan, an emerging multidrug-resistant sequence type with a high virulence profile	Z.Rafaque, J.I.Dasti, S.C.Andrews	Click to View
6	Uropathogenic E. coli from Pakistan Have High Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance, ESBL, and O25b-ST131	Ihsan Ali, Zara Rafaque, Javid Iqbal Dasti, Sarah E Graham, Elizabeth Salzman, Betsy Foxman	Click to View
7	Prevalence of multi-drug resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli in Potohar region of Pakistan	Ihsan Ali, Zara Rafaque, Safia Ahmed, Sajid Malik, Javid Iqbal Dasti	Click to View
8	Seroprevalence of HDV among non-hospitalized HBsAg positive patients from KPK-region of Pakistan	Ismail Jalil, Muhammad Arshad, Zara Rafaque, Fazle Raziq, Robina Wazir, Sajid Malik, Javid Iqbal Dasti	Click to View
9	Draft genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant--------------------- uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolate (ST131-O25b-H30) from Pakistan exhibiting high potential virulence	Z Rafaque, JI Dasti, SC Andrews	Click to View