Dow College of Biotechnology


Faculty Profile


  • Iqra Ahmed
  • Designation
  • Lecturer
  • Qualification
  • M.Phil. (Biotechnology), IBMS, Dow University of Health Sciences

  • Email
  • iqra.ahmed@duhs.edu.pk
  • Office Location
  • Dow College of Biotechnology, Serobiology Building, 3rd Floor, DUHS, Ojha Campus

Research Interest

  • My Research interest are mainly focused on infectious diseases, immunology and microbial biotechnology

Research Publications

  • •Ali S, Shalim E, Farhan F, Anjum F, Ali A, Uddin SM, Shahab F, Haider M, Ahmed I, Ali MR, Khan S. Phase II/III trial of hyperimmune anti-COVID-19 intravenous immunoglobulin (C-IVIG) therapy in severe COVID-19 patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2022 Nov 8; 23(1):932.
  • •Ali S, Uddin SM, Shalim E, Sayeed MA, Anjum F, Saleem F, Muhaymin SM, Ali A, Ali MR, Ahmed I, Mushtaq T. Hyperimmune anti-COVID-19 IVIG (C-IVIG) treatment in severe and critical COVID-19 patients: A phase I/II randomized control trial. EClinical Medicine. 2021 Jun 1; 36:100926.
  • •Ali S, Uddin SM, Ali A, Anjum F, Ali R, Shalim E, Khan M, Ahmed I, M Muhaymin S, Bukhari U, Luxmi S. Production of hyperimmune anti-SARS-CoV-2 intravenous immunoglobulin from pooled COVID-19 convalescent plasma. Immunotherapy. 2021 Apr; 13(5):397-407.
  • •Ali S, Luxmi S, Anjum F, Muhaymin SM, Uddin SM, Ali A, Ali MR, Tauheed S, Khan M, Bajwa M, Baig SU, Shalim E, Ahmed I, Khan AS, Quraishy S. Hyperimmune anti-COVID-19 IVIG (C-IVIG) Therapy for Passive Immunization of Severe and Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Dec; 21:1-3.
  • •Khan M, Ahmed I, Farooq S, Khan S, Amin R, Ali S. Probiotic potential of Saccharomyces strains isolated from Litchi chinensis (Lychee fruit). Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2020 Jul 1; 33:1855-61.
  • •Ali S, Farooq S, Naeem N, Ali A, Ahmed I, Khan M, Khan H, Baqai N, Ishrat U. Finding the root cause of frequently prevalent disease in sugarcane from some diseased fields of Sindh, Pakistan. FUUAST Journal of Biology. 2018 Dec 18; 8(2):243-7.
  • •Subhan SA, Wahab A, Mujahid TY, Abbas T, Mehmood N, Ahmed I. Bioactive Metabolites from Indigenous Actinomycetes Isolated from Marine Water. Journal of Pharmacy and Nutrition Sciences. 2015; 5:57-63.

Others

Teaching Responsibilities

  • My teaching responsibilities include classes and lab demonstrations of multiple courses offered at Dow College of Biotechnology, these courses include Immunology, Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Biology and Microbial Biotechnology.

 

Patent

  • IPO Pakistan, ‘An indigenous strain of Aspergillus niger (BERG-17) and its application in citric acid production’. (Filed)