Education

• Post Doc in RNA Biology, Molecular Biology, Sanford Burnham Preby Medical Research Institute (Orlando, Florida, United States) 2013
• PhD in Biotechnology, Government College University (Lahore, Pakistan) 2010
• Masters in History, University Of The Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan) 2009
• PhD in Genomics, Bioinformatics, RNA Biology, Molecular Biology, Institute Of Biophysics, Graduate University Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences (Beijing, China) 2008
• MS/MPhil in Microbiology, Department Of Biological Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University (Islamabad, Pakistan) 1997
• Masters in Biology, Microbiology, Department Of Biological Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University (Islamabad, Pakistan) 1995
• BA/BSc(Hons) in Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Islamia University Bahawalpur (Bahawalpur, Pakistan) 1992

Experience

Journal Papers

• Asma Zafar, Ammara Masood, Ziaur Rahman, Attia Hamid, Mah Hoor Javed, Amna Zulfiqar, Samreen Fatima, Madood Makhdoom, Muhammad Nauman Aftab (2026). "Cloning, purification, and functional characterization of recombinant pullulanase from Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 for improved detergent performance." Journal of Surfactants and Detergent , Vol. 28 (2) , pp. 263-276. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/jsde.12796 | Impact Factor: 1.9 [Link]
• Alam SS, Mehdi A, Zafar A, Ali S, Rehman AU, Liaqat I, Peng L, Kanwal F, Afzal S, Haq IU, Aftab MN (2025). "Advances in microbial biofuel production by metabolic and enzyme engineering, synthetic biology, metagenomics, and genome editing applications.." Emerging Topics in Life Sciences , Vol. 8 (3) , pp. 107-124. DOI: doi: 10.1042/ETLS20240002 | Impact Factor: 3.3 [Link]
• Sibgha Aslam, Rukhma, Iram Liaqat, Sikander Ali, Ikram-ul-Haq, Muhammad Jahangeer, Muhammad Nauman Aftab (2025). "Covalent immobilization of thermotolerant recombinant nano-coupled xylanase for improved stability and reusability in the saccharification process, . , 2025, 142169.." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules , Vol. 308 (1) . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.142169 | Impact Factor: 8.5 [Link]
• Yongtai Wang, Huiyi Zhang, Yunong Li, Hua Yu, Dan Sun, Yujing Yang, Ran Zhang, Li Yu, Fei Ma, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Liangcai Peng, Yanting Wang (2025). "Effective xylan integration for remodeling biochar uniformity and porosity to enhance chemical elimination and CO2 adsorption." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules , Vol. 291 , pp. 1-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.138865 | Impact Factor: 8.5 [Link]
• Khan BA, Sharif S, Mehdi A, Liaqat I, Ali S, Asad-Ur-Rehman, Peng L, Afzal S, Aftab MN (2025). "Hematological, Histological, and NMR Analysis of Meat Quality and Growth Performance of Broilers Fed with Probiotics Bacillus licheniformis-Supplemented Poultry Feed." Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins . DOI: doi: 10.1007/s12602-025-10677-1 | Impact Factor: 4.4 [Link]
• Asma Zafar , Ziaur Rahman, Hira Mubeen, Saira Sarwar, Samreen Fatima, Madood Makhdoom, Anosha Ashraf, Ghulam Sakina, Muhammad Nauman Aftab (2025). "Purification and characterization of a laccase enzyme produced by co-culturing of locally isolated Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus oryzae. Pakistan Journal of Botany,." Pakistan Journal of Botany , Vol. 57 (4) , pp. 1571-1580. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2025-4(13) | Impact Factor: 0.9 [Link]
• Aqib Rahman, Nuzhat Jamil, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Qudsia Kanwal, Muhammad Zubair Kamran, Ali Abbas Aslam, Muhammad Zaeem Mehdi, Hamda Akhtar & Mahmood Ahmed (2025). "Toxicity of nanomaterials in the environment: a critical review of current understanding and future directions." Journal of Nanoparticle Research , Vol. 27 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-025-06345-8 | Impact Factor: 2.6 [Link]
• Saleem Ahmad, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Muhammad Shahbaz Aslam, Asad Ur Rehman, Ikram Ul Haq, Sikandar Ali, Muhammad Usman (2025). "Trehalose–abscisic acid pathway feedback loops in wheat – Piriformospora indica symbiosis: Mechanisms and drought resilience." The Microbe , Vol. 9 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2025.100561 | Impact Factor: 1.167 [Link]
• Asma Zafar, Ziaur Rahman, Attia Hamid, Fatima Sughra, Madood Makhdoom, Samreen Fatima, Haseeb Ahmed, Zeenat Mehmood, Maryam Khan, Muhammad Nauman Aftab. (2024). "Heterologous expression and characterization of a novel thermostable and alkali stable recombinant lipase enzyme from Bacillus thuringensis into E. coli BL21(DE3) for detergent formulation." Journal of Surfactants and Detergents , Vol. 27 (3) , pp. 367-382. DOI: DOI:10.1002/jsde.12731 | Impact Factor: 1.9 [Link]