The Principal, Faculty, Staff and Students of AJK Medical College Muzaffarabad, and Chairman Organizing Committee of the PPS-16 Welcome the participants to the Heaven on Earth, Kashmir! Thank you for keeping the good traditions of the PPS alive! Friday, June 21, 2019 Registration: 8:00 AM onwards at Registration Desk in main lobby of AJKMC Inaugural Ceremony (Venue: Auditorium) Guests to be Seated 09:00 AM Arrival of the Chief Guest 09:15 AM Recitation from Holy Qura’an 09:20 AM National Anthems 09:25 AM Welcome Note by Chairman Organizing Committee 09:30 AM Annual Report by the President, Pakistan Physiological Society 09:35 AM Address of the Chief Guest 09:45 AM Presentation of Souvenirs 09:55 AM Vote of Thanks by General Secretary of the PPS 10:05 AM Refreshments 10:10 AM Scientific Session I: (Venue: Auditorium) Chairperson: Prof. Muhammad Aslam Co-chairperson: Prof. Zubia Atif Secretary: Prof. Zulfiqar Ali Laghari 11:00 AM Plenary Lecture In the memory of late Professor Dr. M. H. Qazi Sleep Debt: A mysterious human behaviour Saadat Ali Khan Department of Physiology, Multan Medical & Dental College, Ibn-e-Siena Medical Research Centre Multan, Pakistan 11:20 AM Correlation of serum anti-mullerian hormone with ovarian follicular output rate in infertile females after clomiphene citrate challenge test Abeer Fatima, Muniza Saeed Ameer ud Din Medical College/PGMI, Lahore 11:30 AM Physical activity and apnoea-hypopnoea index in obstructive sleep apnoea Ambreen Qamar, Masood Anwar Qureshi, Shazia Nazar, Wajiha Iffat, Muhammad Owais Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 11:40 AM Age related changes in ulnar and median nerve conduction parameters Syed Hamid Habib, Maria Shafiq, Muhammad Omar Malik Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan 11:50 AM Effect of duration of exposure on airways of tannery workers depending upon HIC status Zunairah Hamayun, Muniza Saeed Multan Medical & Dental College, Multan, Pakistan 12:00 PM Serum ferritin and serum leptin levels in nafld patients and healthy controls Mehwish Qamar, Muneeza Saeed Department of Physiology, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, *Ameer ud Din Medical College/PGMI, Lahore 12:10 PM Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among apparently healthy workforce: a systematic review Mudassar Ali Roomi, Masoud Mohammadnezhad Department of Physiology, Amna Inayat Medical College, Sheikhupura, Pakistan, *School of Public Health and Primary Care, Fiji National University, Fiji 12:20 PM Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and thyroid functions Mumtaz Ali Memon, Kavita Bai Department of Physiology, Indus Medical College, Tando Muhammad Khan 12:30 PM Relationship of APOC3 with beta cell function, insulin resistance, and triglycerides to HDL ratio in healthy young individuals with and without family history of diabetes mellitus Sara Sajjad, Muhammad Omar Malik Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan 12:40 PM Association of haematological parameters with menstrual dysfunctions in young healthy adults in district Hyderabad, Pakistan Nimra Masood Baig, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari, Jamshed Warsi, Naeem Tariq Narejo Department of Physiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan (Juma Prayers and Lunch from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM) Scientific Session II: (Venue: Lecture Hall No. 1) Chairperson: Prof. Arif Siddiqui Co-Chairperson: Prof. Farmanullah Wazir Secretary: Prof. GR Lakho 2:30 PM Plenary Lecture Environmental physiology: noise as a pollutant Rashid Mahmood Department of Physiology, Rehman Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan 2:50 PM Liver function tests in smokers and non-smokers Ashfaque Ahmed Buriro, Jamshed Warsi, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari Department of Physiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan 3:00 PM Does FOXO3A gene affect life span in Pakistani population? Fazal A, Kabir A, Sear MJ, Ahmed A, Lone KP, Sheikh R Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College, Lahore, WAPDA Teaching Hospital, Rahbar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, University of Health Sciences, Lahore 3:10 PM Increased risk of cardiovascular disease in women exposed to biomass fuel during cooking Nabiha Saeed, Muneeza Saeed, Najla Shore Department of Physiology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan 3:20 PM Surveillance of skin infections and treatment in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan Nazir Ahmed Brohi, Agha Asad Noor, Haroon Bakari, Sanam Dehraj Institute of Microbiology University of Sindh, Jamshoro 3:30 PM Prevalence of malnutrition in the children under five year of age in Tharparker, Pakistan Bhanwrio Mal Menghwar, Nimra Masood Baig, Jamshed Warsi, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari Department of Physiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan 3:40 PM PTC gene phenotype and academic performance of medical students Usman Aslam, Syed Asif Shah, Tehseen Iqbal Department of Physiology, Ghazi Khan Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan 3:50 PM Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of multi drug resistant acinetobacter and pseudomonas against polymyxine and tigecycline Zuhair Ali Rizvi, Rabbia Khurshid, Maira Zafar, Hajra Khan, Saira Khan, Ali Hassan Malik, Muhammad Khurram Medical Students, Rawalpindi Medical University, Medical Unit II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 4:00 PM Studies on egg laying and egg parameters of Anas platyrhynchos of District Dadu Sindh, Pakistan Quratulain Altaf Memon, Sanam Memon, Tahira Pechuho Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan Scientific Session III (Venue: Lecture Hall No. 2) Chairperson: Prof. Saadat Ali Khan Co-Chairperson: Prof. Hamayun Ikram Secretary: Prof. Najla Shore 2:30 PM Plenary Lecture To pay homage to Dr. Anam Najam, the Brave Girl! Investigating the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells transplants in spinal cord injury model Syed Hamid Habib Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan 2:50 PM Effect of exercise on electrocardiographic variations and cardiovascular parameters in smoker and non-smoker medical students Ambreen Tauseef, Tehreem Fatima, Alveera Akmal, Abdul Ahad, Shahid Hasan Department of Physiology, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore 3:00 PM Effects of high intensity exercise to exhaustion on the concentrations of endostatin and VEGF in plasma Inayat Shah, Ronald H Baxendale Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan, Institutes of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK 3:10 PM Rap1A GTPase in insulin secretion in vivo and in vitro Sadaf Baqai, Abdul Hameed, M. Hafizur Rahman, Maqsood A. Chotani Molecular Signaling Laboratory, Center for Bioequivalence Studies and Clinical Research, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan 3:20 PM Age-specific effect of Rap1A gtpase in the regulation of blood pressure in C57Bl/6 mice Shafaq Javaid, Hina Hazrat, Maqsood A. Chotani Molecular Signalling Laboratory, Centre for Bioequivalence Studies and Clinical Research, Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan 3:30 PM Subclinical cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type II diabetics Tallat Naz, Masood A. Qureshi, Khalid Mahmood Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan 3:40 PM Assessment of gender differences in autonomic nervous control of the cardiovascular system Umema Zafar, Shafiq-Ur-Rahman, Naila Hamid, Henna Salman Department of Physiology, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan 3:50 PM Comparison of pulmonary function in controlled and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus patients Zunaira Azher, Najla Shore Department of Physiology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore 4:10 PM Anaemia and its association with oxidized tea drinking in affluent Pakistani female university students Jamshed Warsi, Benazir Faheem, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari, Mumtaz Ali Memon Department of Physiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan Optional Trip for Non-Members to Pir Chinasi/Madina Market/Kunhar River Reservoir 4:30 PM: GENERAL BODY MEETING in Auditorium (Members Only) Saturday, June 22, 2019 Scientific Session IV (Venue: Lecture Hall No. 1) Chairperson: Prof. Rashid Mahmood Co-Chairperson: Prof. Muhammad Alamgir Khan Secretary: Dr. Muhammad Shoaib 9:00 AM Plenary lecture Solid waste management or mafia, at Surjani, Karachi? Seema Mumtaz, Aley Hasan Zaidi Department of Community Health Sciences, KIMS-CMH Malir Cantt., College of Physicians & Surgeons, Pakistan, Karachi 9:20 AM Epidemiology of hepatitis b and c infections in Mirpurkhas Ayaz Ali Samo, Misbah Aslam, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari, Nimra Baig University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan 9:30 AM Validation of replacement of transient elastography (Fibro Scan) with combination of cheap and readily available biomarkers and development of novel fibrosis index (NFI) Azhar Hussain, Muhammad Asif Gull Department of Gastroenterology, Ameer Ud Din Medical College/Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan 9:40 AM Effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum lipid profile, inflammatory biomarker TNF-α, and thyroxine levels in mice taking high fat diet Chaman Arif, Hamid Javaid Qureshi Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Lahore 9:50 AM Association of hygiene practices and diarrhea prevalence in children: A comparative study among children of educated and uneducated