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Dr. Saba Sana

Dr. Saba Sana

Assistant Professor
Department: Microbiology
Email: saba.sana@gcu.edu.pk
Research Interests: Mycology, Mycotoxins, Antimicrobial Resistance, Alternatives to antimicrobials, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
Biography

Saba Sana has been working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Microbiology, IIIB, Government University Lahore, Pakistan since November 2023. She is Ex-lecturer UVAS from 2017-2023. She holds BS (Hons.) Applied Microbiology and M.Phil Microbiology degrees. She is Gold medalist in BS (Hons.) session (2008-2012) and Silver medalist in M.Phil session (2012-2014).She completed her Ph.D in 2019 and her work was on “Purification and Characterization of Aflatoxins Produced by Indigenous Aspergilli under Optimized Conditions”. She remained research scholar during her PhD research under IRSIP HEC in Cornell University. She participated in several workshops, trainings, webinar and seminar. She remained actively involved in arranging training workshops in her filed.

Education
2019  BA/BSc(Hons) in Microbiology, University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Lahore Pakistan
2014  MS/MPhil in Microbiology, University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Lahore Pakistan
2012  BA/BSc(Hons) in Applied Microbiology, University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Lahore Pakistan
IFBA Certified Professional In Biological Risk Management
IFBA Certified Professional In Biosecurity
IFBA Certified Professional In Biological Waste Management

Teaching Areas

Mycology, and Biosafety & Biosecurity, Medical Microbiology, Epidemiology
Experience
From To Designation Firm/Institution
Nov 2023 Continue Assistant Professor Department Of Microbiology, Dr. Ikram Ul Haq Intitute Of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College Unversity Lahore
Nov 2017 Nov 2023 Lecturer Institute Of Microbiology, University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Lahore