Azra Khanum

University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan: M.Sc., 1971; Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan: M. Phil., 1976, Ph.D., 1982; National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA: Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984-1987.

Visiting Faculty, University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UIBB), Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) since 2009. Dean, Barani Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS), Rawalpindi - a joint venture with PMAS-AAUR; Visiting Faculty, University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UIBB), Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) since 2009. Dean, Barani Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS), Rawalpindi - a joint venture with PMAS-AAUR; Director, Institute of Natural and Management Sciences (INAM), Rawalpindi, affiliated with Sargodha University, Sargodha, 2012-2015; Research Consultant, Department of Biochemistry, PMAS-AAUR, 2009-2012; Dean, Faculty of Science, PMAS-AAUR, 2007-Feb., 2009; Chairperson, Department of Biochemistry, 2003-2007, Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences, 1998-2003; Professor, 2002-2009; Associate Professor, 1998-2002; Guest Scientist, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, NL 1993-1994; Visiting Scientist, 1995-1997, National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Assistant Professor, 1984-1991; Lecturer, 1979-1984; Research Officer, 1977-1978; Research Associate, 1974-1976, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and Research Associate, 1972-1974, University of Karachi, Karachi.

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, 2008; HEC Best Teacher Award, 2001; Gold Medal, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 2003. International Fogarty Post-Doctoral Fellowship, NIH, MD, USA, 1984-1987; Consultant-TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals) Program at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, sponsored by UNDP-NTP (National Talent Pool), Ministry of Labor, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, 1997-1998.

Fellowships: Pakistan Academy of Sciences: Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences; Zoological Society of Pakistan; Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pakistan; The Chemical Society of Pakistan Memberships: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD); Pakistan Botanical Society; Agriculture Foundation Pakistan; American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA; Endocrine Society, USA; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, USA; New York Academy of Sciences, USA.

Cloning of therapeutic genes for livestock and human health; identification of antimicrobial peptides against poultry; development of DNA-based vaccine and multiplex-based diagnosis for tuberculosis.