Dr. Aftab Ahmad

Associate Professor | Department of Department of Biochemistry

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Full Name: Dr. Aftab Ahmad
Designation: Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D.
Research Areas: Aftab Ahmad PhD is currently working as Associate Professor at Department of Biochemistry/Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (CAS-AFS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan. Dr Aftab’s research interests include developing virus resistant and salt tolerant plants using CRISPR/Cas technology. He has published 2 books on CRISPR and more than 30 research articles in international peer reviewed journals including Journal of Biomedical Sciences, Scientific Reports-Nature, PLOS One, Journal of Translational Medicine, Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, Molecules, Journal of Cereal Science, and Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Dr Aftab pursued his PhD and postdocs in Plant Molecular Biology from University of Shizuoka, Japan under Center of Excellence (COE, 21st Century) program. He is working as guest editor in Frontiers in Genome Editing and Frontiers in Plant Sciences. Dr Aftab also served as visiting scientist in department of plant sciences, University of California, Davis, USA. Dr Aftab has been teaching biochemistry and molecular biology at UAF and his research focuses on CRISPR/Cas based genome editing in plants.
Address: Biochemistry/Center of Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (CAS-AFS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Phone (Office): +92419200161 3313
Phone (Mobile): +923065577159
Fax: 00000000000
EMail (Primary): aftab.ahmad@uaf.edu.pk
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Job Type: TTS
HEC Approved Supervisor: Yes
Sr# Title Authors Journal Pages Imp. Fact. ISSN (Online) ISSN (Print) DOI URL HEC Cat. Pub. Date
1 Frontiers in Regulatory Landscape of CRISPR Edited Crops AftabAhmad, Frontiers in Plant Sciences, () 0.00 DOI:10.3389/fpls.2024.1367698 W 2025-07-17
2 GMOs or non-GMOs: The CRISPR Conundrum AftabAhmad, Frontiers in Plant Sciences, () 0.00 None 2023-09-10
3 Frontiers in global regulatory landscape of CRISPR-edited plants Aftab Ahmad, Neil EHoffman, Michael George Kepler Jones, Baohong Zhang, Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 15 - 2024 () 0.00 10.3389/fpls.2024.1367698 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1367698 None 2024-01-25
4 GMOs or non-GMOs? The CRISPR Conundrum Aftab Ahmad, AmerJamil, Nayla Munawar, Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 14 - 2023 () 4.80 10.3389/fpls.2023.1232938 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1367698 None 2023-10-09
5 LbCas12a mediated suppression of Cotton leaf curl Multan virus Sidra Ashraf, Aftab Ahmad, Sultan Habibullah Khan, Amer Jamil, Bushra Sadia, Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 14 - 2023 () 4.80 10.3389/fpls.2023.1233295 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1233295 None 2023-08-11
6 Genome editing in cotton: challenges and opportunities KhanZulqurnain, Sultan Habibullah Khan, AftabAhmad, Muhammad Umar Iqbal, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Muhammad Zubair Ghouri, Furqan Ahmad , Journal of Cotton Research, () 2.40 10.1186/s42397-023-00140-3 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-023-00140-3 None 2023-03-02
7 GENOME-WIDE ANALYSIS OF CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED ION CHANNELS (CNGCS) OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA UNDER ABIOTIC STRESSES OranabS, Abdul Ghaffar, AftabAhmad, MFKPasha, BushraMunir, Sayeedul Hasan Arif, Saira Ishaq, SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics, 55 (1) 38-49, 2023 () 1.70 10.54910/sabrao2023.55.1.4 http://doi.org/10.54910/sabrao2023.55.1.4 None 2025-07-20
8 Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Liver-Associated Injuries, Management, and Current Challenges in COVID-19 Patients Muhammad Naeem , NaheedBano, Saba Manzoor, AftabAhmad, NylaMunawar, Biomolecules Journal by MDPI, Biomolecules 2023, 13(1), 99 () 4.80 10.3390/biom13010099 https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13010099 None 2023-01-03
9 CRISPR/Cas9 mediated sex-ratio distortion by sex specific gene editing in Aedes aegypti Kanwal Ranian, Muhammad Kashif Zahoor, Muhammad Zulhussnain, AftabAhmad, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 29 () 3.90 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.01.034 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.01.034 None 2022-01-25
10 Modulation of Gut Microbial Diversity through Non-Pharmaceutical Approaches to Treat Schizophrenia Nayla Munawar , AftabAhmad, Munir AhmadAnwar, Khalid Muhammad, International Journal of Molecular Sciences , Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(5), 2625 () 4.90 10.3390/ijms23052625 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23052625 None 2022-02-27
11 Understanding floral biology for CRISPR-based modification of color and fragrance in horticultural plants Zulqurnain Khan, Asim Razzaq, Tahmina Sattar, AftabAhmad, Sultan Habibullah Khan, F1000Research , F1000Research 2022, 11:854 () 3.23 10.12688/f1000research.122453.1 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122453.1 None 2022-07-28
12 Pathogenic role of cytokines in COVID-19, its association with contributing co-morbidities and possible therapeutic regimens Ayesha Tanveer , Bushra Akhtar, Ali Sharif, Uzma Saleem , Azhar Rasul , Aftab Ahmad , Kashif Jilani , Infammopharmacology (2022) 30:1503–1516 , Infammopharmacology (2022) 30:1503–1516 () 5.20 10.1007/s10787-022-01040-9 None 2022-08-10
13 Frequency of Pyrethroid Insecticide Resistance kdr Gene and Its Associated Enzyme Modulation in Housefly, Musca domestica L. Populations From Jhang, Pakistan Bushra Riaz, Muhammad Kashif Zahoor, Kausar Malik, Aftab Ahmad, Humara Naz Majeed, Frontiers in Environmental Science, Volume 9 - 2021 () 4.80 10.3389/fenvs.2021.806456 https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.806456 None 2025-07-20
14 Founder transformants of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) obtained through the introduction of DS-Red, Rec, Rep and CRISPR/Cas9 expressing constructs for developing base lines of recombinase mediated gene stacking Sabin Aslam, Sultan Habibullah Khan , Aftab Ahmad , Sriema Lalani Walawage , PLOS ONE, () 2.60 10.1371/journal.pone.0263219 https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0263219 None 2022-02-03
15 An Outlook on Global Regulatory Landscape for Genome-Edited Crops AftabAhmad, NaylaMunawar, Zulqurnain Khan, Alaa TQusmani, Sultan HabibullahKhan, SidraAshraf, International Journal of Molecular Sciences , Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(21), 11753 () 4.90 10.3390/ijms222111753 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111753 None 2021-10-29
16 Using Multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 for Suppression of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Barkha Binyameen, Zulqurnain Khan, Sultan Habibullah Khan, Aftab Ahmad, Nayla Munawar, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, International Journal of Molecular Sciences , Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(22), 12543 () 4.90 10.3390/ijms222212543 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212543 None 2021-11-21
17 Molecular characterization and expression of cyclic nucleotide gated ion channels 19 and 20 in Arabidopsis thaliana for their potential role in salt stress Sadaf Oranab, Abdul Ghaffar, Shumaila Kiran, Muhammad Yameen, AftabAhmad, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 28 (2021) 5800–5807 () 3.90 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.06.027 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.06.027 None 2021-06-17
18 Exosome/Liposome-like Nanoparticles: New Carriers for CRISPR Genome Editing in Plants Mousa AAlghuthaymi, AftabAhmad, Zulqurnain Khan, Sultan Habibullah Khan, Eugenie Nepovimova , International Journal of Molecular Sciences , Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(14), 7456 () 4.90 10.3390/ijms22147456 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22147456 None 2025-07-20
19 Hidden Role of Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Schizophrenia: Antipsychotics or Psychobiotics as Therapeutics? Nayla Munawar , Khansa Ahsan, Khalid Muhammad, AftabAhmad, Munir AAnwar , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(14), 7671 () 4.90 10.3390/ijms22147671 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22147671 None 2021-07-18
20 Engineering broad-spectrum resistance to cotton leaf curl disease by CRISPR-Cas9 based multiplex editing in plants Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Xiukang Wang, Sultan Habibullah Khan, AftabAhmad, Zulqurnain Khan , GM Crops & Food, GM CROPS & FOOD2021, VOL. 12, NO. 2, 647–658 () 4.50 10.1080/21645698.2021.1938488 https://doi.org/10.1080/21645698.2021.1938488 None 2021-06-14
21 Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase as a potential therapeutic drug target using a computational approach Syed Ovais Aftab, Muhammad Zubair Ghouri, Muhammad Umer Masood, Zeshan Haider, Zulqurnain Khan, Aftab Ahmad , Nayla Munawar , Journal of Translational Medicine, J Transl Med (2020) 18:275 () 8.40 10.1186/s12967-020-02439-0 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02439-0 None 2020-07-07
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Sr# Pub. Date Title Authors Edition Volume Publisher ISBN URL
1 2023-10-20 CRISPR Crops: The Future of Food Security Authors Publisher-Springer Nature 978-981-15-7141-1 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-7142-8
2 2023-10-20 CRISPR Crops The Future of Food Security Authors 1st Publisher-Springer Nature 978-981-15-7141-1 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-7142-8