Dr. Muhammad Kashif Zahoor
Assistant Professor at Government College University Faisalabad
Contact Details
Email Address
kashif.zahoor@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number
041-9201206
Office Address
GC University Faisalabad
Academic Profiles
Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Muhammad Kashif Zahoor
Designation
Assistant Professor
Department
Zoology
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
kashif.zahoor@gcuf.edu.pk
Brief Statement of research work
PhD from Universite Paris Sud-XI (after merger with Paris Saclay, now Universite Paris-Saclay) with a speciality in Genetics; working in the field of classical and molecular Entomology, currently involved in Gene editing in insect pests through CRISPR-Cas9 and to develop a next generation RNAi-mediated plant extract based Nanobiopesticide as an alternate to the synthetic insecticides.
Academic Background
| SR. | DEGREE | INSTITUTE | FROM | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ph.D | Other University | 2006 | 2011 |
| 2 | M.Phil Or MS | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | 2001 | 2003 |
| 3 | Master Or Equivalent | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | 1997 | 2001 |
| 4 | Intermedite Or Equivalent | BISE Faisalabad | 1995 | 1997 |
| 5 | Matriculation Or Equivalent | BISE Faisalabad | 1991 | 1995 |
Research Publications
Professional Journey
Employment history is being updated and will be available soon.
International Exposure
| SR. | COUNTRY | FUNDING AGENCY | DURATION (Y/M/D) | PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLOVAKIA | NA | 2008-06-22 | Slovak University of Technology , Solvakia |
| 2 | SAUDI ARABIA | NA | 2018-08-25 | Lab visit King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) |
| 3 | AUSTRIA | NA | 2007-08-01 | Lab visit at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna |
| 4 | POLAND | NA | 2008-06-19 | University of Warsaw, Poland |
| 5 | BELGIUM | KU Leuven Funding | 2011-01-10 | KU Leuven, Belgium for Seminar |
| 6 | CANADA | NA | 2010-08-10 | University of Geulf, Canada for meeting and discussion forum for Honeybees |
| 7 | GERMANY | NA | 2006-08-15 | Visit to Kehl University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule f??r ??ffentliche Verwaltung Kehl) |
| 8 | CZECH REPUBLIC | NA | 2008-06-20 | Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague |
Professional qualifications & traninings
No professional certifications or trainings recorded yet.
Research Projects
| SR. | PROJECT TITLE | PROJECT DETAIL | ABSTRACT | FUNDING AGENCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Entomocidal and genotoxic effect of weed plant extracts and microbial biopesticides in mosquitoes
|
GCUF/REG/17/3689; DATED 15-12-2017 |
Project No. 105-ZOOL-7 tilted Entomocidal and genotoxic effect of weed plant extracts and microbial biopesticides in mosquitoes focused on toxicological studies of plant extracts in mosquitoes in order to find out potential plant which could be used for the control of mosquitoes in future.
|
GCUF |
| 2 |
Gene editing in Aedes aegypti using CRISPR-Cas9 system to replace blood sucking females to nectar feeding males
|
5654/PUNJAB/NRPU/R&D/2016 |
Aedes aegypti has been considered as a serious pest due to its vector role for dengue. Various control measures have been devised to date but the disease has not been still properly managed. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated sequence 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) system has recently been discovered as a genome editing tool in Ae. aegypti. As only the female mosquitoes bites and sucks the blood, because of its requirement for isoleucine from victim blood to produce eggs. This work will not only offer a detailed exploration into the use of CRISPR-Cas9 in Ae. aegypti but will also provide a foundation for the control through converting the female mosquitoes into harmless males and thus would largely help prevent the spread of chikungunya, yellow fever, dengue and Zika virus diseases.
|
HEC |
| 3 |
Gene editing of cadherin receptors for Bt toxin in pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella using crispr-cas9 system to develop non-feeding character towards Bt cotton
|
8176/PUNJAB/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2017 |
The project titled Gene editing of cadherin receptors for Bt toxin in pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella using crispr-cas9 system to develop non-feeding character towards Bt cotton focus on Pink bollworm of Cooton, to genetically make edits so that it would not further feed on cotton plant.
|
HEC |