IIUI mission is to transform the society by promoting education, training, research, technology, and collaboration for reconstruction of human thought in all its forms on the foundations of Islam.
IIUI mission is to transform the society by promoting education, training, research, technology, and collaboration for reconstruction of human thought in all its forms on the foundations of Islam.
IIUI vision to be an excellent University in diversity, knowledge, research, and innovation for the benefits of society and the Muslim Ummah. | Success Stories Department of Bioinformatics |
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Name: Dr. Zartasha Mustansar Degree: BS Bioinformatics from IIUI Current Qualification: PhD Graduation Year: 2007 Current Job Title: Associate Professor, HOD Current Organization: NUST, Islamabad |
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Dr. Zartasha Mustansar completed her BS in Bioinformatics from IIUI in 2007. She then pursued her PhD at the University of Manchester, UK, as a Microsoft Research Cambridge (MSR) Scholar from 2009 to 2012 and a Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Fellow from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, she received a Google Inc. USA Scholarship in 2009 and was an ACM and Microsoft Awardee in Tucson, Arizona, USA, in October 2010. Her research focuses on image-based modeling and biomechanics. Honours and Awards Microsoft-Dorothy Hodgkin Awarded By Microsoft Research Cambridge under the scheme Microsoft Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award for PhD studies. January 01, 2009 Grace Hopper Scholarship Grace Hopper Scholarship for Women in Computing co-sponsored by ACM – Microsoft – Google & Yahoo (Conf. Presentation) In USA September 23, 2009 NRPU-HECNRPU – HEC Award worth 1.45M June 06, 2018 |
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Name: Dr. Mamoona Mushtaq Graduation Year: 2009 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics, MS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: PhD Bioinformatics Current Job: Research Fellow Current Organization: The University of Manchester, England |
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| Professional Journey: Dr. Mamoona Mushtaq completed her BS and MS in Bioinformatics from IIUI. She then received an HEC Overseas Scholarship for her PhD, which she completed at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, in Uppsala, Sweden. She is currently working as a research fellow at the University of Manchester. | |
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Name: Dr. Ammara Jabeen Graduation Year: 2009 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics, MS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: PhD Bioinformatics Current Job: Research Fellow Current Organization: Macquarie University, Australia |
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| Professional Journey Dr. Ammara Jabeen earned her BS in Bioinformatics from IIUI in 2007 and completed her MS in Bioinformatics from the same institution in 2009. She obtained her PhD from Macquarie University, Australia, where she later joined as a Research Fellow. She specializes in protein structural bioinformatics and cheminformatics. Her work involves the functional annotation of human olfactory receptors using structural bioinformatics and machine learning methods. | |
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Name: Dr. Awaisa Ghazal Graduation Year: 2009 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics, MS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: PhD Bioinformatics Current Job: Bioinformatician Current Organization: University of Helsinki, Finland |
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| Professional Journey Dr. Awaisa Ghazal, a 2007 graduate with a BS and MS in Bioinformatics from IIUI, advanced swiftly in her career and completed her PhD at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, in Uppsala, Sweden. She is currently working as a Bioinformatician at the University of Helsinki, Finland. | |
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Name: Dr. Saira Amir Graduation Year: 2007 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics, Current Qualification: PhD Bioinformatics Current Job Title: Lecturer Current Organization: COMSATS, Islamabad |
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Professional Journey Dr. Saira Amir graduated with a BS in Bioinformatics from IIU Islamabad in 2007, marking the beginning of a journey defined by growth and achievement. She did her PhD from COMSATS Islamabad. She is currently working as lecturer in COMSATS, Islamabad. Honors and Awards: Visiting Research Fellow Positions: 1. Environmental Health Lab, Department of Public Health University of Massachusetts, Amherst USA. 2. Laboratory of Toxicology Department of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion Greece. |
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Name: Dr. Sumaira Nishat Graduation Year: 2009 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics, MS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: PhD Bioinformatics Current Job Title: Lecturer Current Organization: Agricultural University, Faisalabad |
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| Professional Journey Dr. Sumaira Nishat completed both her BS and MS in Bioinformatics from IIUI. She then pursued her PhD at the Agricultural University, Faisalabad, where she is currently serving as a Lecturer. Dr. Nishat is dedicated to advancing research in bioinformatics and actively contributes to the academic community through her teaching and research. | |
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Name: Dr. Shabana Bibi Graduation Year: 2008 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: PhD Bioinformatics Current Job Title: Assistant Professor Current Organization: Shifa Tameer e Millat University, Islamabad |
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Professional Journey Dr. Shabana Bibi did her BS Bioinformatics from IIUI in 2008. She has been honored with the Otsuka-Toshimi Scholarship Foundation awards, three times during her Ph.D. at Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan. She is PhD and Post-Doc experienced researcher currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She has 80+ research publications in reputed journals (total citations ~1384, H index: 21). She has delivered several invited lectures at national and international conferences/workshops to share scientific knowledge within the scientific community. She has ~8 years of research and ~ 2.5 years of teaching experience in university and collaborated in different online teaching programs. |
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Name: Dr. Zoya Khalid Graduation Year: 2009 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: PhD Bioinformatics Current Job: Assistant Professor Current Organization: COMSATS, Islamabad |
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Professional Journey: Dr. Zoya Khalid earned her BS in Bioinformatics from IIUI in 2009. She received an HEC Scholarship for her PhD studies and completed her PhD at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at COMSATS Islamabad, known for her expertise in bioinformatics and her significant contributions to both research and teaching in the field. |
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Name: Ms. Ayesha Ehtesham Graduation Year: 2016 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: CSS Current Job: CSP Officer Current Organization: Establishment Division |
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Professional Journey Ayesha Ehtesham married after matriculation but the quest for education enabled her to continue education. She completed F.Sc with a baby and her married life. After that she joined IIUI University to complete Graduation. She did BS-bioinformatics. It was the challenging time for her to manage study, her 2 year old kid, her family. She usually took her kid with herself and went to university by bus and dropped her kid in the daycare center. After all the efforts of day and night she became the silver medalist in her university. After completing the BS she decided to become a CSS officer, she took all three attempts and after the continuous struggle and her hard work payoff and she became the CSS officer. |
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Name: Ms. Mawara Sheikh Graduation Year: 2018 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics Current Qualification: MS Bioinformatics (NUST) Current Job: Scientific Officer Current Organization: NARC |
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| Professional Journey: Ms. Mawara Sheikh did her BS Bioinformatics from IIUI and MS Bioinformatics from NUST. She is currently working as scientific officer in NARC. | |
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Name: Zunaira Jamal Graduation Year: 2017 Degree (From IIUI): BS Bioinformatics Current Job: Bioinformatician Current Organization: NIH |
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| Professional Journey: Ms. Zunaira Jamal, a graduate of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) with a Bachelor's degree in BS Bioinformatics, is currently working as Bioinformatician in NIH, Islamabad. | |