Research Interest

• My current research activities include microbial fermentation for the production of organic acids, enzymes and polysaccharides by valorization of agro-industrial wastes. Indigenous microalgae isolates for wastewater treatment, air purifier, nutrient supplements, biodiesel production, therapeutics purpose.

Research Publications

• • Aman A, Shahid F, Pervez S. 2022. Exploration of a three-dimensional matrix as micro-reactor in the form of reactive polyaminosaccharide hydrogel beads using multipoint covalent interaction approach. Biotechnology Letters. 44(2):299-319.
   
• • Shahid F*, Ansari A, Aman A, Qader SAU. 2020. A comparative study among different protocols of immobilization of dextranase using chitin as a matrix. Catalysis Letters, 150:613-622.
   
• • Shahid F, Javed U, Aman A, Qader SAU. 2019. Role of metal ions on the catalytic efficiency of dextran hydrolyzing biocatalyst. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 32(6), pp.2761-2765.
   
• • Shahid F, Aman A, Pervez S, Qader SAU. 2019. Degradation of long chain polymer (Dextran) using thermostable dextranase from hydrothermal spring isolate (Bacillus megaterium). Geomicrobiology Journal. 36(8):683-693.
   
• • Shahid F, Aman A, Qader SAU. 2019. Immobilization of dextranase using anionic natural polymer alginate as a matrix for the degradation of a long-chain biopolymer (dextran). International Journal of Polymer Science, 2019.
   
• • Pervez S, Nawaz MA, Shahid F, Aman A, Tauseef I, Qader SAU. 2019. Characterization of cross-linked amyloglucosidase aggregates from Aspergillus fumigatus KIBGE-IB33 for continuous production of glucose. International journal of biological macromolecules, 135:1252-1260.
   
• • Shahid F, Aman A, Nawaz MA, Karim A, Qader SAU. 2017. Chitosan hydrogel microspheres: an effective covalent matrix for crosslinking of soluble dextranase to increase stability and recycling efficiency. Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 40: pp.451-461.
   
• • Zafar SB, Siddiqui NN, Shahid F,  Qader SAU, Aman A. 2018. Bioprospecting of indigenous resources for the exploration of exopolysaccharide producing lactic acid bacteria. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 16(1):17-22.
   
• • Pervez S, Shahid F, Aman A, Qader SAU, 2017. Algal biomass: a sustainable, economical and renewable approach for microbial production of pectinolytic enzymes using submerged and solid state fermentation techniques. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 35(6), pp.442-449.
   
• • Jahan N, Shahid F, Aman A, Mujahid TY, Qader SAU, 2017. Utilization of agro waste pectin for the production of industrially important polygalacturonase. Heliyon, 3(6):e00330.
   
• • Ali M, Qader SAU, Shahid F, Arayne MS, Mumtaz M. 2017. Synthesis, characterization and enzyme inhibitory activity of new pyrazinamide iron complexes. Pak J Pharm Sci, 30(3):825-31.
   
• • Bibi Z, Shahid F, Qader SAU, Aman A. 2015. Agar–agar entrapment increases the stability of endo-β-1, 4-xylanase for repeated biodegradation of xylan. International journal of biological macromolecules, 75:121-127.
   
• • Ashraf R, Shahid F, Ali TA. 2007. Association of fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes with different composts. Pak. J. bot, 39(6):2141-2151.

Others

Oral Presentation

• Third generation biofuel production in Pakistan: webinar on Science and Technology for sustainable development in Pakistan. Department of Biotechnology and Department of Biochemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) with Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, 16th May 2022.

   

  Poster Presentations

  • 7th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition at Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha campus on 4th November 2022. Prototype and poster presentation of project titled “Alginate based wound dressing”.
   
• • 7th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition at Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha campus on 4th November 2022. Prototype and poster presentation of project titled “A Portable System for Improve Health by Cleaning Indoor Air Quality through Green Technology”.
   
• • 7th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition at Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha campus on 4th November 2022. Prototype and poster presentation of project titled “Microbial fuel cell for generating electricity”.
   
• • 7th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition at Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha campus on 4th November 2022. Prototype and poster presentation of project titled “Enhancement of therapeutic potential of cannabis sativa l. (industrial hemp) in pakistan through tissue culture technology&
   
• • 6th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition at Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha campus on 30th December 2021. Prototype and poster presentation of project titled “Biofuel production and bioremediation of textile industry effluent by using microalgae”.
   
• • 6th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition at Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha campus on 30th December 2021. Prototype and poster presentation of project entitled “Textile effluent treatment using Moringa Oleifera seed powder”.
   
• • 5th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition 2019 at Expo Centre, Karachi on 16th & 17th October. Prototype and poster presentation of project entitled “Isolation and cost effective biomass production of probiotics for meaningful application”.
   
• • 5th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition 2019 at Expo Centre, Karachi on 16th & 17th October. Prototype and poster presentation of project entitled “Phycoremediation of textile wastewater through indigenous microalgae strains&.
   
• • 5th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition 2019 at Expo Centre, Karachi on 16th & 17th October. Prototype and poster presentation of project entitled “Lactic acid production from probiotic strain of Lactobacillus
   
• • 5th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE Health Innovation Exhibition 2019 at Expo Centre, Karachi on 16th & 17th October. Prototype and poster presentation of project entitled “cost affective production of alpha amylase in Pakistan”.

Grants

• • HEC NRPU 2021 entitled “Single batch desizing, bleaching and bioscouring of cotton fabric: Eco-friendly and green solution for textile processing” Project # 14910
   
• • HEC NRPU 2021 entitled “Development of pilot scale system for phycoremediation of textile effluent with concomitant production of algal biomass” Project # 16273

Teaching and  Research Supervision

• I teach both undergraduate and postgraduate courses of Microbiology, Industrial Biotechnology, Immunology, Health Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, Fundamentals of Biotechnology and Advances in health biotechnology.

BS Thesis Supervised
 

• • Low Cost Production of Industrially Important Hydrlytic Enzymr; Dextranase (2022).
   
• •Biofuel production by lipid extraction using micro-algal biomass generated after phycoremediation of textile effluent (2021)
   
• • Phycoremediation process development for textile effluent using indigenous microalgae strains (2020)

   

  Professional Learned Society

  • Lifetime member of Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA).

   

  Research Fellowship

  • • “IPFP Fellow” equivalent to Post doc at Dow College of Biotechnology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan (2019-2020)
     
  • • “Research Fellow” at Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (KIBGE), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan (2014-2016).