FACULTY PROFILE
Name : IFFAT ZAREEN AHMAD Designation : Professor Department : Bioengineering Faculty : Engineering Highest Qualification : D.Phil Sex : Female Marital Status : Married Nature of Employment : Regular Date of Joining : 16-07-2005
Phone : 0522-2890730, 2890812, 3296117 Email : [email protected]
Educational details Subject University/Board Year PDF PhD Biotechnology University of Allahabad 2006 Post-Graduation Biochemistry University of Allahabad 2001 (M.Sc.) Graduation Zoology, Botany, University of Allahabad 1999 (B.Sc.) Chemistry
Awards and Honors Rank holder in the Master of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Allahabad, Allahabad, in the year 2001 (III).
Selected for the National School on " A New Dimension to NMR: From Molecules to Human Behaviour", being organized at the NEHU, Shillong from May 23rd to June 3rd, 2005 (from University of Allahabad).
Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences in the 7th Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences from Dec. 21-23, 2004 organized by University of Allahabad., Rajyashree Tandon Open University, Allahabad and International Academy of Physical Sciences. Gave oral presentation for young scientist award category on “Study on Chl a synthesis by laser induced fluorescence and UV- visible spectrophotometer in the presence of heavy metals”. Awarded Fellowship of 760 Australian Dollars to attend and present a research paper in Ninth International Phycological Congress (IPC9) held in Tokyo, Japan from 2-8 August, 2009.
Awarded Fellowship to attend the Conference on Plant Tissue Culture and Agribiotechnology held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 17th to 21st June, 2007.
Attended and presented a poster in “Onco-2013, National Conference on Advances in Cancer Research & Symposium on Cervical Cancer” (12-13 February 2013) Organized by Era’s Lucknow Medical College U.P. India and won Second Prize for best poster presentation.
Attended and presented a paper in National Seminar on Plant Sciences: New Technologies, Conservation and Environment, 23-24 February 2013, organized by Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and won runner up prize for best research paper.
Attended and presented paper “Changes in antioxidant enzyme activities and isozyme profiles in different phases of germination of Nigella sativa seeds” in 16th Indian Agricultural Scientists and farmers’ Congress on Nanobiotechnological Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, 22- 23 Feb 2014 at Integral University, Lucknow. (First and third Prizes for best research paper).
Attended and Presented posters on “Use of response surface analysis for optimizing process parameters for the production of cold-active α-amylase in solid state fermentation.” in A Golden Jubilee National Seminar on Trend and Prospects of Bioprocesses foe Development of Health Care Products organized by Association of Biochemical Engineers and Food Technologist (ABEFT) and Department of Biochemical Engineering and Food Technology, HBTI, Kanpur, 8-9th March, 2014 (Second Prize for best research paper).
Area of Specialization : Plant and Algal Biotechnology
Additional Responsibility Designation Office/ Department Chairperson, Women Integral University, Lucknow Harassment Cell Member, Women Study Centre Integral University, Lucknow
Flying squad member Integral University, Lucknow
Observer, Examination Integral University, Lucknoe
Member, Refreshment Committee Integral University, Lucknow Judge and coordinators of several Integral University, Lucknow events of FIESTA
Chairperson: Internal quality assessment Department of Bioengineering cell.
Head Examiner, Integral University, Department of Bioengineering Lucknow, 2012-2013.
Course coordinator: M.Tech Department of Bioengineering Biotechnology II year, Integral University, Lucknow, 2014-2015.
Member as Internal expert, Research Department of Bioengineering and Development Committee
Lab Incharge, Plant Tissue culture Lab Department of Bioengineering
Member of Board of Studies Department of Biotechnology
Subjects Teaching Under Graduate : Introduction to Biology ( B. Tech I Semester) Genetics and Molecular Biology (B. Tech IV Semester) Enzymology Plant Biotechnology (B. Tech VI Semester) Microbiology Lab (B. Tech III Semester) Genetics and Molecular Biology Lab (B. Tech IV Semester) Fermentation and Plant Tissue Culture Lab (B. Tech VI semester) Enzymology (B. Tech IV Semester)
Post Graduate : Biochemical and Biophysical Methods (M. Sc I Semester) Metabolism (M. Sc. II Semester) Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology (M. Sc. III Semester) Plant Biotechnology (M. Sc. IV semester) Biochemistry Lab (M. Sc. I Semester) Microbiology and Enzymology Lab (M. Sc. II Semester) Plant Tissue Culture Lab (M. Sc. III Semester) Biochemistry and Biophysical Techniques (M.Tech I Semester Enzyme Engineering (M. Tech II Semester) Downstream Processing (M. Tech II Semester) Tools and Techniques in Microbiology (M.Sc. Microbiology III Semester). Physiological Biochemistry (M.Sc. Biochemistry III Semester). Doctorate: Advances in Plant Biotechnology Methods in Biophysics
Thesis Guided Under Graduate : 36 Post Graduate : 42 PhD : 08
Experience Details of Publications Teaching : 13 years National : 08 Industry : International : 26 Research : 10 years Conferences : 04 (Full paper) : 80 (abstracts) Other : Monographs : 04 Projects Carried Out : Patents : Research Publications : 43 Book Published : 01(book) Technology Transfer : : 05 (chapters)
Membership of Professional Bodies Member of International Academy of Physical Sciences. Member of Bioved Research Society. Member, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad Member of Alumini Association, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Membership of Editorial Boards Editor: Advances in Biosciences. Reviewer, African Journal of Biotechnology (impact factor=0.565). Reviewer, Journal of Medicinal Plant Research (impact factor=0.590). Reviewer, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Elsevier publications. Reviewer, Journal of Medicinal Food, Scholar one publications (impact factor=3.5) Reviewer, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, Elsevier publications.