PhD (PU), Pre-Doc (US), Post-Doc (Australia) Designation:
Chairperson Department of Microbiology / Professor Area of Interest: Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanozymology
dr.sikanderali@gcu.edu.pk
Dr. M. Usman Ahmad
PhD (GCUL), Former VGR at UC Los Angeles Designation:
Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Microbiology and Industrial Biotechnology
musman.ahmad@gcu.edu.pk
Dr. Saba Sana
PhD Microbiology (UVAS Lahore) Designation:
Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Mycology, Mycotoxins, Antimicrobial Resistance, Alternatives to antimicrobials, and
Biosafety & Biosecurity
IFBA Certified Professional in BRM
saba.sana@gcu.edu.pk
Dr. Basit Zeshan
PhD Microbiology & Immunology (China) Designation:
Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Microbiology, Molecular Virology & Immunology, Molecular Diagnostics
basit.zeshan@gcu.edu.pk
Dr. Muhammad Asif
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics (PU), Responsible Research Fellowship (HSP USA) Designation:
Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Phage Therapy, Bacterial and viral Genomics, Antimicrobial resistance, Diagnostic
Pathology
m.asif@gcu.edu.pk
Dr. Qaiser Farid Khan
PhD Microbiology (QAU), Pre-Doc Environmental Biotechnology (USA)
Designation:
Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Environmental Microbiology, Bioenergy, Microbial Ecology
dr.qaiserfariq@gcu.edu.pk
Ms. Yesra Arshad
MPhil (GCUL) Designation:
Lecturer Area of Interest: Ezymology and Microbiology
yesra.arshad@gcu.edu.pk
Visting Faculty
Ms. Kaynat William
MPhil (GCUL) Area of Interest: Food microbiology, Environmental microbiology, Bioremediation, Antibiotic
resistance
Ms. Afia Chaudhry
Mphil (Microbiology) Area of Interest: Environmental microbiology, Bioremediation
Dr. Shahid Nawaz
PhD (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) University of the Punjab (Former Research fellow at, Oregon State
University, USA) Area of Interest: Natural products, Cave's Actinobacteria, AMR, virology SARS-CoV-2, HIV
Mr. Ammar Naveed
Mphil (Microbiology) Area of Interest: Immunology, Bacteriology, Vaccinology
