Dr.

Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi

Off: 092-051-90643201

E- Mail: naveedaqresh @gmail.com,nqureshi@qau.edu.pk

: nqureshi@qau.edu.pk
Objectives: To seek knowledge and keep it up to date. Be devoted for the reimbursement of
humankind.
Personal Biography:
Nationality: Pakistani
Religion: Islam
Language: English, Urdu, Punjabi
Marital status: Married

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PhD Zoology
Thesis on “Biodiversity of entozoic flagellates of termite Heterotermes indicola and
Coptotermes heimi with the effect of wood , wood extracts and antiprotozoan drugs
on termites and their flagellates” Govt. College University Lahore Zoology 2008
M.Sc. Zoology
Thesis on “ Entozoic Flagellates of Heterotermes indicola Punjab, Pakistan” Punjab
University Lahore Zoology1988
B.Sc.
Botany, Zoology, Chemistry Punjab University Lahore1985
Computer Skills
Proficient in computer basics like MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
Research Interest
Parasitology / Entomology/ Protozoology
Worked as Assistant with Dr.Aziz Ullah (Govt.college University) to assist M.Phil students
on topics

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Teaching experience

 2009 to date : Assistant Professor (TTS)(Quaid-i- Azam University Islamabad Pakistan)

 2004 to 2009 : Assistant Professor ( Army Burn Hall College for Boys Abbottabad )
 2000 to 2004: Lecturer ( Soophia College Lahore)
 1990 to 1995: Administrator (Lords international

Extra Curricular activities

 Worked as a course Coordinator (Spring 2011 and 2015) Department of Animal

Sciences, QAU
 Working as an Senior Warden of Girls Hostel at Quaid- i- University Islamabad
Pakistan
 Awarded for Roll of honor from Govt. College University Lahore (1988)
 Remained active member of Biological Society at Govt. College University Lahore
(1986-1988
 Served as a President of Biological Society at Govt. College for Woman Samanabad
Lahore (1984-1985)
 Took an active part in All Pakistan Science Exhibitions and made many Working Models
(1982-1985)
 Got training of Woman guard from Pakistan Army (1983)
 Member of Refreshment Community for 7th Convocation 2016
 Member of Inquiry Committee against complaint No.Admn/203/2015-4345 (2015).
 Member of food inspection committee of bio huts.
 Elected member of Acadamic Staff Association.
 Member of Pakistan Zoological Society
 Member of Society of Protozoologists
 Member of Entomological Society of America

Courses ( MSc, MPhil and PhD)

 Morphology of Invertebrates
 Medical Entomology
 Advances in Parasitology
 Insect Pest Management
 Insect Pheromones
 Insect Physiology
 Molecular and biochemical parasitology

Conferences / workshops Participated

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 International Congress of Entomology 2016. ICE Orlando, Florida USA (Presenter ).
 National symposium on economic development through medicinal plants cultivation
and conservation 2016, Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of
Sawat.
 62ndAnnual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) ( Presenter).
Convention Center, Portland, Oregon,USA 16-19 November 2014.
 Advances in Parasitology and Public Health (ICAPPH-2014) international
conference ,22.24, October,2014
 Forensic Science & Justice 1st international conference, 22.24,October,2014
 Symposium on Genetic and molecular approaches to the control of disease and
pathogenecity in animals and humans National Symposium on Current trends in
cellular, 28-1-2013 Resource person
 3 days workshop on Diagnosis of viral Diseases (NIAB) 17-19 December, 2013.

 Workshop on “Preparation of the 2013 snow leopard conservation forum”. (1-3) Dec
2012

 0944 Comparative protozoacidal efficacy of E.cammeldulensis, D. sissoo and A.

arabica extracts on entozoicflagellates of Coptotermes heimi and Heterotermes
indicola.Naveeda A. Qureshi, nqureshi@qau.edu.pk, Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,
Islamabad, Pakistan Member symposium Tuesday November 13,2012 Presented on
line

 6 days International Dengue workshop, Pakistan energy commission Islamabad 16

21june 2012
 32nd Pakistan Congress of Zoology(6-8) March, 2012 Insecticidal efficacy of
different extracts of the various woods and their parts against termites

 Workshop on “Modern research techniques in ecology” 25th May, 2012

 Conference on Thyroid gland: understanding basic & clinical aspects. (19-20) July,
2012

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  Symposium: Genetic polymorphism, drug delivery systems and new therapeutic
approaches for complex diseases. (16-20) April, 2012

 5 days’ Workshop on the Prevention and Control of Dengue Vectors GCU 05-
09,2012

 3 days workshop on Medicinal Plants,QAU Department of Plant Sciences Effect of

woods on termites and their flagellates, 2012.

 D0414 Fumigant toxicity of Mentha arviensis leaves extracts on Coptotermes heimi,

Heterotermes indicola and their gut flagellatesWednesday, November 14, 2011
Exhibit Hall A, Floor One (Knoxville Convention Center) Naveeda A. Qureshi,
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Presented on line
 33rd Pakistan Congress of Zoology
 Medicine and Environmental Physiology. Organized by Department of animal
sciences, QAU on dated 17-19th 2010

 2nd Teachers Training Workshop: Laboratory Methods in Genetics. February 22-26,

2010, Dept of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam Univ. Islamabad
 03 Pakistan Congress of Zoology (Oral Presentation)
 31st Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) (Oral Presentation)
Workshop for the University Teachers “Academic Research Skill” Tuesday, 20,
2009. American Information Resource Center, U.S Embassy,Islamabad

Research Projects:

URF

Comparative Analysis of Egg Adapted Vaccines and Salinomycin Against Coccidiosis in

Chicks. Completed

Role Ficus racemosa and Cassia fistula leaves extract for the control of coccidiosls in broiler
chicks

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 Study of flagellates of termite’s gut found in some areas of Islamabad DFBS-/868
January 1, 2010 completed

Phylogenetic studies 0f fauna found in the stream passing through Quaid- e Azam
University Islamabad Pakistan and their ecological relationship.
Biodiversity of termites in Quaid-i- Azam University (Islamabad) their control without
chemicals and through natural resources. 2012

Larvicidal properties of some plant Extracts

IPFP No.AS-2010/ 1857 Dated 10-5-10 completed

Phylogenetic studies of endomicrobes found in the hindgut of termites belonging to

Pakistan and their evolutionary relationship with host termites.

HEC Approved
 Isolation and characterization of toxic compounds from plants and their effects on
termites and their endomicrobes (bacteria and protozoa). Project No. 2291
 Isolation, purification and characterization of cellulytic enzyme from termite gut and
their invivo and in vitro inhibition by suger based and prototype cellulase inhibitors.
Project No. 3394
Research papers:

 Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Abid Ali, Umer Rashidb, Tayyab-ur-Rehmanc, Naeem Ali.
Prevalence of Leishmania tropica in school boys of khyber agency, FATA near Pak-Afghan
border. Acta Tropica, 164 (2016) 90–94. (IF 2.5)

 Umer Rashid, Waqas Ahmad, Syed Fahad Hassan, Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Basit
Niaz, Bakhtiar Muhammad, Sameera Imdad, Muhammad Sajid 2016. Design, synthesis,
antibacterial activity and docking study of some new trimethoprim derivatives.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 26 (23): 5749–5753 (IF 2.48)

 Shahnaz G, Edagwa BJ, McMillan J, Akhtar S, Raza A, Qureshi NA, Yasinzai

M, Gendelman HE 2016. Development of mannose-anchored thiolated amphotericin B
nanocarriers for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. Nanomedicine . DOI: 10.2217/nnm-
2016-0325 (IF 4.88)

 Huma Fatima, Naveeda Akhter Qureshi, Nargis Shaheen, Umer Rashid, Muhammad
Faiz Qamar 2016. In vivo antiplasmodial potential of aqueous extracts of

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 Trachyspermum ammi and Punica granatum seeds in male BALB/c mice. Acta poloniae
pharmaceutica drug research. (Accepted IF 1.02)

 Rashid U, Sultana R, Shaheen N, Hassan SF, Yaqoob F, Ahmad MJ, Iftikhar F, Sultana N,
Asghar S, Yasinzai M, Ansari FL, Qureshi NA 2016. Structure based medicinal chemistry-
driven strategy to design substituted dihydropyrimidines as potential antileishmanial agents. Eur
J Med Chem. 115:230-44 (IF 3.9).
 Muhammad Jawad Ahmad, Syed Fahad Hassan, Riffat Un Nisa, Khurshid Ayub, Muhammad
Shahid Nadeem, Samina Nazir, Farzana Latif Ansari, Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Umer Rashid.
Synthesis, in vitro potential and computational studies on 2-amino-1, 4-dihydropyrimidines as
multitarget antibacterial ligands Medical Chemistry Research. DOI 10.1007/s00044-016-1613-z
25(8): 1877-1894. (IF 1.43).

 Hussain I, Qureshi N. A., Muhammad Afzal, M., Shaheen N., Ali A., Ashraf A. 2016.
Prevalence and Distribution of Human Plasmodium Infection in Federally Administrative Tribal
Areas of Pakistan. Acta Parasitologica.. 61(3):537-43. doi: 10.1515/ap-2016-0071 ( IF 0.9). citation 43

 Ali A., Rehman, T. Qureshi N.A., Hamid Ur Rahman 2016. New endemic focus of cutaneous
leishmaniasis in Pakistan and future epidemics threats. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical
Disease. 6(2):155-159 (IF 0.7).
 Kiran Naz, Gul Shahnaz, Naveed Ahmed, Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Hafiz Shoaib Sarwar, M
uhammad Imran Gul Majid Khan. Formulation and In Vitro Characterization of Thiolated
Buccoadhesive Film of Fluconazole. AAPS PharmSciTech. PMID:27511112 DOI:
10.1208/s12249-016-0607-y (IF 1.9)
 Qureshi, N. A., Qureshi, Z. M., Ashraf, A. 2016. Comparative Protozoacidal Activities of
Different Chemical Extracts from Various Parts of three Wood species against Entozoic
Flagellates of Heterotermes indicola and Coptotermes heimi. Int. J. Biosci. 8(3), 53-62 (IF 0.5).
 Ismail T, Qureshi1 MZ, Qureshi NA, Mansoor Q and Ismail M. 2016. Synthesis,
Characterization and DNA Cleavage of Copper(II) Complex with D,L-Dithiothreitol Tropical
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 15 (3): 599-603 ISSN: 1596-5996 (print); 1596-9827 (IF
0.589)
 Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Afzal, Naseer Ullah, Attiya Iqbal, Sumbal
Haleem 2015. Toxic potential of Melia azedarach leaves extract against Odontotermes obesus
and Microtermes obesi. International Journal of Biosciences Vo. 6(2): 120-127. (IF 0.5)

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 Qureshi, N.A., Qureshi, Z.M and Aziz ullah (2014). The Effect of some Protozoacides,
on the Survival of Symbiotic Flagellates of Coptotermes heimi and Heterotermes
indicola. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) Vol.
15, No 1, 386-396 (IF 0.323).
 Sumbal Haleem, Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Naseer Ullah, Nargis Shaheen, Asma
Ashraf 2014. To study the pediculocidal activity of Euphorbia helioscopia, Sapium
sabiferum and Callistemon citrin against Pediculus humanus capitus. International
Journal of Biosciences. 5(12) 304-313. (IF 0.5).
 Qureshi, N.A., Rahman, H., Ali, A., Naseerullah., Shah, S.A., Khan, I., 2014. In-vitro
evaluation of the Anti-leishmanial activity of Euphorbia Heliscopia Stem Extract in
Comparison with synthetic drug Amphotericin B. AJSC. 3(3), 12-17.
 M. F. Qamar, K. Butt and *N. A. Qureshi., 2014. epidemiological studies of nematodes
in fishes. Pakistan Journal of Science (Vol. 66 No. 3 September, 2014)
 Qureshi, M.Z., Bashir, T., Khurshid, S., Qureshi, N.A, Rehman, T., Hussain, G.,
Rahman, J., and Khan, M.A. (2013). Antioxidant potential profile of extract from
different parts of stem Eucalyptus Cammeldulensis Asian journal of Chemistry Vol. 25,
No. 1, 261-265( Impact factor 0.25)
 Hassan,U.M.,Mehmood, S.,Qureshi, Z.M, Rahman.T, Hyder.Z.M, Malik. F.M, Gulfraz
M,and Qureshi.N.A (2012). Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of
Sorghum Bicolour Grains by Ethanol and Sugar Tolerated Saccharomyces erevisiae
Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 24, No.3, 1162-1166( Impact factor 0.25)
 Qureshi, N.A.,Aziz ullah,,Ali, N.,Athar, M., Qureshi, Z.M. (2012). Protozoidal
activities of Eucalyptus cammeldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia arabica woods
and their different parts on the entozoic flagellates of Heterotermes indicola and
Coptotermes heimi African journal of Biotechonology 11(34) . (IF 0.57 accepted in
April 2012)
 Qureshi, N.A., Qureshi,M.Z., Athar, M.,Malik M.A. and Aziz ullah (2012). Fumigant
toxicity of Mentha arviensis leaves extracts on Coptotermes heimi, Heterotermes
indicola and their gut flagellates. Sociobiology Vol. 59, No. 4, (IF 0.58)

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  Qureshi, Z.M., Rehman, U. T.,Riaz, S., Qureshi, A.N. And Khan, U.I.(2011) Evaluation
of Antioxidant Activity and Radical Scavenging Capacities of Different Fractions of
Nepeta hindostana .Asian journal of Chemistry Vol. 23, No. 5, 2081-2085. (IF 0.25)
 Qureshi, N.A.,Aziz ullah, Malik, M.A., Mughal, M.S. and Qureshi, Z.M. (2008a).
Biodiversity and Caste differences in the population of symbiotic entozoic protozoans in
Heterotermes indicola.Biologia (Pak), 54(1), 49-57 ISSN -3097
 Qureshi, N.A, Aziz ullah, Malik, M.A., and Qureshi, Z.M (2008b). Effects of woods
and their various parts on the survival of termites Heterotermes indicola and
Coptotermes heimi. Biologia (Pak), 54(2), ISSN -3097)
 Qureshi, N.A. & Mahoon, M.S (1989). An addition to the protozoan fauna of termites
Heterotermes indicola Biologia (Pak), 35 (1), 1-11, ISSN -3097)

Patent Submitted
1. Bio-control of termites 2016. Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Asma Ashraf, Asghari Bano. 9378.

2. Process for the egg adapted vaccines development against coccidiosis 2016. Naveeda
Akhtar Qureshi, Wajiha, Rabia Afridi, Asghari Bano. 9506.

3. Process for the biocontrol of coccidiosis. Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Rabia Afridi, Farah
Obaid, Asghari Bano. 9429.

MPhil (Produced)
i) Completed (26)|

1. Larvicidal Efficacy of Ocimum basilicum and Mentha piperita against Culex

quinquefasciatus Attiya Iqbal (2013)
2. Diversity of Intestinal Flagellates of Coptotermes heimi and Heterotermes indicola with
the forced feeding effect of Carica papaya and Ocimum basilicum leaves extract on
their population Muhammad Haseeb (2013)
3. Isolation and characterization of symbiotic bacteria from the gut of Heterotermes
indicola Nida Naseer Ahmed (2013)
4. Larvicidal Potential of four plant Extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus Iftikhar

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 Ahmed (2014)
5. Termicidal potential of Melia azedarach and Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaves extract
Asma Asshraf (2014)
6. Isolation and characterization of endomicrobes of Coptotermes heimi Shaista Nazir
(2014)
7. Comparison of two plant based termiticides in laboratory and field conditions Tallat
Masood ( 2014)
8. Isolation and characterization of endomicrobes from the gut of Odontotermes obesus
Khadija Butt (2014)
9. Morphometric and Molecular analysis of Cimex lectularius collected from various
districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Hamid Ur Rahm (2014)
10. Characterization of Alitropus typus and its biological control Aizaz Ali Shah (2014)
11. Characterization of Pediculus humanus capitis collected from various districts of
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and its plant based Control Sumbal Haleem (2014)
12. Isolation and identification of parasite and Bacteria of Periplaneta Americana
(Ameorioan Cookroach) from Rawalpindi Syeda Faiza Naqvi (2015)
13. Effect of Medicinal Plants and Green Muscardine Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae
against lower termites and their Endosymbionts. Muhmmad Afzal (2015)
14. Phylogenetic Analysis of Plasmodium vivax from clinical isolates of Rawalpindi,
Islamabad and Azad Kashmir. Nargis shaheen (2015)
15. Analysis of Genes Causing Drug Resistance in Leishmania Species Isolated from
Landi Kotal and their Phylogenetic Study Abid Ali (2015)
16. Occurrence of Parasitic Protozoa in Water Samples of Rawalpindi and Islamabad Imtiaz
Ahmad (2015)
17. Molecular and Epidemological Aspects of Dengue Virus Infection and its Vector
Dynamics in Pakistan. Irfan Hussain (2015)
18. Anticoccidial screeing of Euphorbia helicoscopia and Syzgium cumini Leaves Extract in
Broilers. Farah Obaid (2015)
19. Role Ficus racemosa and Cassia fistula leaves extract for the control of coccidiosls in
broiler chicks. Rabia Afridi (2015)
20. Characterization of Phormia and Lucillia Species Based on Taxonomic and Multigenic
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 Approach. Naseeha Bibi (2016)
21. Characterization of Chrysomya Species Based on Taxonomic and Multigenic (COX1
and COX2) Approach. Alamgir Khan (2016)
22. Comparative Analysis of Egg Adapted Vaccines and Salinomycin Against Coccidiosis in
Chicks. Wajiha (2016)
23. Comparative Analysis of Locally Developed Vaccines and Monensin Against
Coccidiosis in Chicks. Amina Malik (2016)
24. Isolation and characterization of endomicrobes from hindgut of M. obesi and their plant
based control. Amna Arshad (2016)
25. Current epideiologica scenario of malaria in Abbotabad, Pakistan. Qurat-ul-Ain Raza
(2016)
26. Prevalance of human malarial infection from Peshawar, Pakistan. Farzana Khatak (2016)
ii) Enrolled (15)

PhD Enrolled: Supervisor (05), Co Supervisor (03).

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