Biography

Dr. Kifayat Ullah Khan is an Assistant Professor (BPS) at the Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore. He is a PhD graduate of TWAS-CNPq Postgraduate Fellowship Programme – a highly competitive joint initiative by The World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of Brazil. Demonstrating a continuous drive for excellence, he also completed specialized Postdoctoral training under the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) programme of Brazil. He has published several research papers, reviews, and chapters in internationally recognized journals and books. He is an Associate Editor of the Agrobiodiversity Journal, official journal of Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China. He serves as a reviewer for several international reputable journals.
Leading the Research Group of Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Dr. KU Khan research focuses on investigating integrative approaches to aquatic animal biology to balance resource efficiency with food security, animal welfare, and ecosystem resilience for a sustainable future.

Education

• Post Doc in Aquaculture, Unesp - São Paulo State University (Brazil) 2020
• PhD in Aquaculture, Unesp - São Paulo State University (Brazil) 2019
• MS/MPhil in Zoology (Fisheries And Aquaculture), QAU - Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad (Pakistan) 2014
• Masters in Zoology, KUST - Kohat University Of Science And Technology, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) 2011

Teaching Areas

Journal Papers

• Mansano CFM, Rodrigues DA, González-Félix ML, Khan KU, do Nascimento TMT, Rodrigues AT, do Nascimento LS, Macente BI, Furuya WM (2026). "Bile Acids as Functional Additives in Plant-Based Tilapia Diets: A Dose-Response Study on Growth, Lipid Metabolism, and Hepatoprotection." Fishes , Vol. 11 , pp. 399. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes11070399 | Impact Factor: 2.9
• Amanda Miyuki Oshiro*, Kifayat Ullah Khan*, Carli GC, Pahor-Filho E, Sakomura NK, Fernandes JBK & Takahashi LS (2024). "Effect of digestible protein on intermediate metabolism, hepatic enzyme activities, energy reserves, and growth performance of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) in the finishing growth phase." Fish Physiology and Biochemistry , Vol. 50 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-023-01243-z | Impact Factor: 3
• Mansano CFM, da Silva EP, Khan KU, do Nascimento TMT, Sakomura nk, Rodrigues AT, Boaratti AZ, Romaneli RS, Queiroz DMA, Américo-Pinheiro JHP, Navarrete AP, Macente BI, Fernandes JBK (2024). "Evaluation of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) technique for the determination of body composition of Pacu and Nile tilapia in vivo." Aquaculture , Vol. 584 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.740611 | Impact Factor: 4.4
• Kifayat Ullah Khan*, Robert Mervyn Gous, Thiago Matias T. Nascimento, Nilva Kazue Sakomura, Cleber Fernando M. Mansano, Daniel Monge A. Queiroz, Andressa Tellechea Rodrigues, André Zuffo Boaratti, Rafael de Souza Romaneli, João Batista K. Fernandes (2022). "Modeling of nutritional behavior and harvest profit margin in fattening pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) fed on balanced digestible protein contents and raised in an intensive recirculating aquaculture system." Animal Feed Science and Technology , Vol. 292 , pp. 115430. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115430 | Impact Factor: 3.2
• André Z. Boaratti, Thiago M. T. Nascimento, Kifayat Ullah Khan, Cleber F. M. Mansano, Thaís S. Oliveira, Daniel M. A. Queiroz, Rafael S. Romaneli, Andressa T. Rodrigues, Nilva K. Sakomura, João B. K. Fernandes (2021). "Assessment of the ideal ratios of digestible essential amino acids for pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus, juveniles by the amino acid deletion method." Journal of the World Aquaculture Society , Vol. 52 , pp. 88–104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12740 | Impact Factor: 4.7
• Thaís S. Oliveira, Kifayat Ullah Khan, André Z. Boaratti, Andressa T. Rodrigues, Matheus P. Reis, Nilva K. Sakomura, João B.K. Fernandes (2021). "Evaluation of the optimum dietary essential amino acid pattern for adult pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)." Aquaculture , Vol. 540 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736686 | Impact Factor: 4.4
• Romaneli RS, do Nascimento TMT, Gous RM, Reis MP, Mansano CFM, Kifayat Ullah Khan, Sakomura NK, Fernandes JBK (2021). "Response of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to lysine: Performance, body composition, maintenance and efficiency of utilization." Aquaculture , Vol. 538 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736522
• Kifayat Ullah Khan*, Robert Mervyn Gous, Nilva Kazue Sakomura, Jefferson Moraes Azevedo, Thiago Matias T. Nascimento, Cleber Fernando M. Mansano, Rafael de Souza Romaneli, Thaís da Silva Oliveira, André Zuffo Boaratti, João Batista K. Fernandes (2020). "Modeling optimum levels of balanced digestible protein for adult pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) and the development of an economic optimization procedure for different marketing strategies of the final yield." Aquaculture , Vol. 526 , pp. 735368. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735368 | Impact Factor: 4.4
• Kifayat Ullah Khan*, Robert Mervyn Gous, Cleber Fernando M. Mansano, Thiago Matias T. Nascimento, Rafael de S. Romaneli, Andressa Tellechea Rodrigues, Nilva Kazue Sakomura, João Batista K. Fernandes (2020). "Response of juvenile pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus Holmberg, 1887) to balanced digestible protein." Aquaculture Research , Vol. 51 , pp. 3729–3740. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14722 | Impact Factor: 2.5
• Kifayat Ullah Khan*, Cleber F.M. Mansano, Thiago M.T. Nascimento, André Z. Boaratti, Andressa T. Rodrigues, Daniel M.A. Queiroz, Rafael S. Romaneli, Nilva K. Sakomura, João B.K. Fernandes (2020). "Whole-body amino acid pattern of juvenile, preadult, and adult pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus, with an estimation of its dietary essential amino acid requirements." Journal of the World Aquaculture Society , Vol. 51 , pp. 224–234. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12600 | Impact Factor: 4.7
• Romaneli RS, Boaratti AZ, Rodrigues AT, Queiroz DMA, Khan KU, Nascimento TMT, Fernandes JBK, Mansano CFM (2018). "Efficacy of Benzocaine, Eugenol, and Menthol as Anesthetics for Freshwater Angelfish." Journal of Aquatic Animal Health , Vol. 30 , pp. 210-216. | Impact Factor: 2.1
• Kifayat Ullah Khan*, Amina Zuberi, João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes, Imdad Ullah, Huda Sarwar (2017). "An overview of the ongoing insights in selenium research and its role in fish nutrition and fish health." Fish Physiology and Biochemistry , Vol. 43 , pp. 1689-1705. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-017-0402-z | Impact Factor: 3
• Imdad Ullah, Amina Zuberi, Kifayat Ullah Khan, Shahzad Ahmad, Per-Ove Thörnqvist, Svante Winberg (2017). "Effects of enrichment on the development of behaviour in an endangered fish mahseer (Tor putitora)." Applied Animal Behaviour Science , Vol. 186 , pp. 93-100. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2016.10.016 | Impact Factor: 2.6
• Kifayat Ullah Khan, Amina Zuberi, Samina Nazir, Imdad Ullah, Zeenat Jamil, Huda Sarwar (2017). "Synergistic effects of dietary nano selenium and vitamin C on growth, feeding, and physiological parameters of mahseer fish (Tor putitora)." Aquaculture Reports , Vol. 5 , pp. 70-75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2017.01.002 | Impact Factor: 3.8
• Kifayat Ullah KHAN*, Amina ZUBERI, Samina NAZIR, João Batista Kochenborger FERNANDES, Zeenat JAMIL, Huda SARWAR (2016). "Effects of dietary selenium nanoparticles on physiological and biochemical aspects of juvenile Tor putitora." Turkish Journal of Zoology , Vol. 40 , pp. 704-712. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1510-5 | Impact Factor: 1.6

Book Chapters

• Pakeeza Zainab, Kifayat Ullah Khan*, Rafael de Souza Romaneli, Cleber Fernando M. Mansano, João Batista K. Fernandes (2026). L-Carnitine as a Nutraceutical in Aquaculture: Metabolic Regulation of Epigenetic Mechanisms to Improve Food Security and Sustainability , Chapter #15. In Aquatic Genomics and Food Security , 1 ed. (pp.357-380). Mir Ishfaq Nazir, Ishtiyaq Ahmad Springer, Cham. ISBN: 9783032149718
• Kifayat Ullah Khan*, João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes, Robert Mervyn Gous (2025). Effective and Responsible Management and Nutritional Strategies and Interventions for Aquaculture Performance Enhancement: Assurance of Food Security and Production Sustainability , Chapter #3. In Aquaculture: Enhancing Food Security and Nutrition , 1 ed. (pp.63-91). Imtiaz Ahmed, Ishtiyaq Ahmad Springer, Cham. ISBN: 9783031928574

Awards/Achievements

• Received Appointment Offer Letter for Joining Department of Zoology at the Prestigious Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad as Assistant Professor, Awarded with Two Advance Increments Upon Initial Induction (2025), Syndicate, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Four Advance Increments Awarded Upon Initial Appointment as Assistant Professor at the Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore (2023), Syndicate, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.
• CAPES PostDoctoral Fellowship (2019), CAPES, Brazil.
• TWAS-CNPq Postgraduate Doctoral Fellowship (2015), TWAS, Trieste, Italy and CNPq, Brazil.