Dr Abida Shehzadi

FACULTY



Dr Abida Shehzadi

Assistant Professor


Forensic Research Lab
e-mail: abida@cemb.edu.pk

Dr. Abida Shehzadi holds the role of Research Officer cum Lecturer at the Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), specifically within the Bioinformatics lab. She completed her MPhil degree in Zoology at GCU Lahore, focusing on Immunoinformatics for her final research project. Her academic journey continued with a PhD in Molecular Biology from CEMB, where she was affiliated with the Forensic DNA Typing Research Lab.
One of her notable achievements includes the development of a novel PCR multiplex assay capable of simultaneously detecting autosomal, Y/RM-Y, and X-chromosomal STRs. Through rigorous validation studies, this PCR multiplex assay has demonstrated its efficacy as a sensitive, robust, and highly informative tool for applications in both forensic science and paternity testing. 
Dr. Abida’s engagement has always extended to teaching and research activities at CEMB. Her proactive involvement is further showcased through her participation in both national and international conferences. Her research interests encompass a diverse spectrum, ranging from protein modeling, phylogenetic analysis, and immunoinformatics to epitope prediction, as well as forensic testing and paternity analysis.

Areas of Research:

MHC, Immunoinformatics

Selected Publications:

  1. Shafique, Muhammad, Namra Sajid, Yasir Aziz, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Shahzad, Abida Shehzadi, Saliha Bashir, Shakeela Daud, and Ahmad Ali Shahid. “Genetic data of 22 autosomal STR loci in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan population of Pakistan using PowerPlex® fusion system.” Legal Medicine 59 (Nov 2022): 102129.
  2. Javed, Faqeeha, Muhammad Shafique, Dennis McNevin, Muhammad Usama Javed, Abida Shehzadi, and Ahmad Ali Shahid. “Empirical Evidence on Enhanced Mutation Rates of 19 RM-YSTRs for Differentiating Paternal Lineages.” Genes 13, no. 6 (2022): 946.
  3. Shehzadi, Abida, Muhammad Shafique, and Ahmad Ali Shahid. “Haplotype Diversity of 17 Y Chromosomal STRs in Jat Population of Pakistan.” Pakistan Journal of Zoology 54, no. 4 (2022): 1981.
  4. Piracha, Bakhtawar Javed, Muhammad Shafique, Ahmad Ali Shahid, Amna Sajid, Faqeeha Javed Faqeeha Javed, Abida Shehzadi Abida Shehzadi, and Muhammad Shehzad. “Forensic Genetic Analysis of 11 Rapidly Mutating Y-STRs (RM-YSTRs) in Sindhi Population of Pakistan.” Lahore Garrison University Journal of Life Sciences 4, no. 02 (2020): 96-122.
  5. Javed, Faqeeha, Sumbal Sumbal, Muhammad Shafique, Ahmad Ali Shahid, Abida Shahzadi, Noshaba Rani, Hira Javid, Madeeha Javed, Noman Gillani, and Tayyab Husnain. “Male individualization using 12 rapidly mutating Y-STRs in Araein ethnic group and shared paternal lineage of Pakistani population.” International Journal of Legal Medicine 132, no. 6 (2018): 1621-1624.
  6. Shehzadi, Abida, Farah Rauf Shakoori, and Abdul Rauf Shakoori. “Immunoinformatics study of promiscuous HLA binding antigenic nanomers of surface glycoproteins of Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 of Asian origin.” Pakistan Journal of Zoology 45, no. 3 (2013).
  7. Afzal, Muhammad, Ahmad Ali Shahid, Abida Shehzadi, Shahid Nadeem, and Tayyab Husnain. “RDNAnalyzer: A tool for DNA secondary structure prediction and sequence analysis.” Bioinformation 8, no. 14 (2012): 687.
  8. Shehzadi, Abida, Shahid Ur Rehman, and Tayyab Husnain. “Selection of epitope-based vaccine targets of HCV genotype 1 of Asian origin: a systematic in silico approach.” Bioinformation 8, no. 20 (2012): 957.
  9. Shehzadi, Abida, and Muhammad Idrees. “Promiscuous prediction and conservancy analysis of CTL binding epitopes of HCV 3a viral proteome from Punjab Pakistan: an in silico approach.” Virology journal 8, no. 1 (2011): 1-13
  10. Shehzadi, Abida, and Khalid Masood. “In Silico Study of Human Gap Junction Beta-2 Protein by Homology Modeling.” Genomics & Informatics 8, no. 2 (2010): 70-75.
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