Iram Amin has completed her M.Sc in Biochemistry form University of the Punjab, MS in Biotechnology from Lahore College for Women University, Lahore and Ph.D in Molecular Biology and Forensic Sciences from University of the Punjab, Lahore.  Dr. Iram Amin has joined  CEMB, Virology Group in 2007 as Research Officer cum Lecturer.

Dr. Iram Amin has worked on many different projects and studies on viruses like Hepatitis B, C, D and Dengue Virus and Currently working on HIV project. She has published many articles in National and International, peer reviewed journals and won the Research Publication Incentive Awards from 2016 to 2020 and also a performance evaluation award in year 2017 from University of the Punjab. During her Ph.D. She has also been selected for International Research Support Program (IRSIP) by HEC-Pakistan in year 2019 for training in CDC-USA.

The major Research interest of Dr. Iram Amin are studies of different Virus particularly, Host-Virus interaction, Genome wide studies, Molecular Diagnostic, Epidemiology and Assay development for virus detection and its Genotyping.

Selected Publications:

1. Iram Amin,Shazia Rafique, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Shahid, Samia Afzal, Tahir Rehman Samiullah, Mohsin Ahmed Khan, and Muhammad Idrees. “Bacterial Expression and Purification of Antigenic Recombinant Protein Encoded by Hepatitis Delta Virus Antigen of Pakistani Isolate.” (2022).Pakistan J. Zool., vol. XX(0), pp 000-000

2. Fatima Butt, Muhammad Shahid*, Muhammad Hassan, Farah Tawakkal, Iram Amin,Samia Afzal, Rashid Bhatti, Rabia Nawaz and Muhammad Idrees. “A review onhepatitis C virus: role ofviral andhost-cellular factors inreplication andexisting therapeutic strategies”. Egyptian Liver Journal(2022) 12:71.

3. Shahid, Muhammad, Muhammad Idrees, Afza Rasul, Iram Amin, and Samia Afzal. “Identification of Predictive Factors in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients with Non-Infected Individuals: A Comparative Analysis.” (2022).Pakistan J. Zool., pp 1-7.

4.  Mir, Iqra, Sania Aamir, Syed Rizwan Hussain Shah, Muhammad Shahid, Iram Amin, Samia Afzal, Amjad Nawaz, Muhammad Umer Khan, and Muhammad Idrees. “Immune-related therapeutics: an update on antiviral drugs and vaccines to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.”Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives13, no. 2 (2022): 84.
5. Rakhtasha Munir,Shazia Rafique,Amjad Ali,Iram Amin,Sameen Ahmed,Ayesha Vajeeha,Muhammad Shahid,Tahir R. Samiullah,Muhammad Idrees,Yizhi J. Tao, “Muhammad UmerKhan. Molecularcharacterizationofrecombinantpre-membrane proteinofdenguevirusserotype‐2fordevelopmentof diagnosticassay”. J Basic Microbiol. (2022);1–10.
6. Rani, Mishal, Muhammad Farooq, Sania Aamir, Iqra Mir, Muhammad Hassan, Bakhtiar Ahmed, Abeera Iftikhar, Syed RizwanHussain Shah, Shazia Rafique, Samia Afzal, Muhammad Idrees, Iram Amin and Muhammad Shahid.A review on corona virus pandemic: Update on epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment.”Pure and Applied Biology (PAB)11, no. 1 (2022): 146-158.
7. Sania Aamir, Iqra Mir, Muhammad Shahid*, Iram Amin, Samia Afzal,Shazia Rafique, Rashid Bhatti, Amjad Nawaz, Fatima Butt, Rakhtasha Munir, Muhammad Idrees, and Kausar Malik. “Insights into the Structure, Replication, and Pathogenesis of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2”.Re:GEN Open. Volume 2, Number 1, (2022).Year 2021
8. Hassan, Muhammad, Ali Hassan, Muhammad Farooq, Samia Afzal, Mohsin Ahmad Khan, Iram Amin, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Idrees, and Ahmad Ali Shahid. “Dengue Vaccines: Ongoing Challenges and Current Status in the Advancement of Different Candidates.”Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression31, no. 5 (2021).Year 2020
9. Almas, I., Afzal, S., Imtiaz, H., Shaheen, M.A., Daud, M., Saghir, A., Amin, I., Shahid, M. and Idrees, M., 2020. Drug Resistance in Hepatitis C Virus: Future Prospects and Strategies to Combat It.Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression,30(4).
10. Shaheen, M., Afzal, S., Khubaib, B., Amin, I., Shahid, M. and Idrees, M.,2020. Association of IL28B polymorphism with clearance of Hepatitis C Virus: A mini review. Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression,30(3).