Ms. Anam Iftikhar

M.Sc. Botany (PMAS UAAR), M.Phil Botany (PMAS UAAR)
Lecturer
 Tel: NIL Mobile: 0342-3164995
Email: anam.iftikhar@uvas.edu.pk

Biography

Ms. Anam Iftikhar is Lecturer of Botany in Department of Biological Sciences UVAS, Ravi Campus Pattoki since 2015. She is one one of the two pioneer Faculty members who have witnessed initiating MSc Botany Program and giving continuous efforts till the establishment of Department of Biological Sciences in 2019. She has nearly 10 years’ experience of teaching in relevant field along with teaching different courses in Zoology discipline in UVAS. In her credits is developing and time by time revision of curriculum of MSc Botany from 2016 along with recent major inputs in BS Botany and M.Phil/PhD curricula (approved). Anam Iftikhar has supervised 24 Masters Students in 2017 and 2018 in various fields such as Allelopathy, Taxonomy, EthnoBotany, Agricultural Biotechnology (composting), Bioactivities of Plants, tissue Culture and Phytochemistry. A total of 18 postgraduate students from zoology and Wildlife and Ecology have been supervised till now and many are in progress. She has attended almost 25 national and international seminars, symposium, and workshops. Her impact factor is 17.248 as having many   international and national publications. Ms. Anam is member of various professional bodies such as American society of Microbiology (student chapter), convenor for BIC related projects, student’s scholarships, sports and laptop scheme. She also contributed in developing two Plots in Botanical Garden UVAS and its further propagation. She has great interest in grooming students professionally and socially and has taken enormous steps in various ways in boosting this aim.

Areas of Interest

  • Food safety, security and sustainability (PhD)
  • Environmental monitoring and Human health Risk assessment (Emerging contaminants) (PhD)
  • Bioactivities of plants/tissue culture (M.Phil)

Publications


  1. Chapter 9 - Wildlife as reservoirs of brucellosis and their transmission         2025    Mohammad Ejaz, Usama Imtiaz, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Ali Syed, Usama Ahmed, Ahmad Hassan, Aman Ullah Khan, Anam Iftikhar, Editor(s): Maryam Dadar, Brucellosis, Academic Press, 2026, Pages     147-162, ISBN9780443300677, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-30067-7.00021-8.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

(Impact Factored)

  1. Hussain,M., Y. Bibi , N. I. Raja, M. Iqbal , S. Aslam , N. Tahir , M. Imran and A. Iftikhar. 2016. A review of therapeutic potential of Ajuga bracteosa: A critically endangered plant from Himalaya. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 4(11): 918-924.( Impact Factor: 0.350).
  2. Hussain,M., N. I. Raja, A. Akram,  A. Iftikhar, D. Ashfaq, F. Yasmeen and M. Iqbal. 2016. A status review on pharmacological implications of Artemisia absinthium, A critically endangered plant. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 7(1).(Impact Factor: 0.423).
  3. Idrees,S., R. Qureshi, Y. Bibi, A. Ishfaq, N. Khalid, A. Iftikhar, A. Shabir, I. Riaz, N. Saboon and N. Ahmad. 2016. Ethnobotanical and Biological Activities of Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne.: A Review. Afr. J. Tradit Complement. Altern. Med., 13(4): 88-96.( Impact Factor: 0.500).
  4. Hussain,M. N. I. Raja, M. Iqbal, A. Iftikhar, H. M. Sadaf, S. Sabir, M. A. Sultan and M. N. A. Faz. 2016. Plantlets Regeneration via Somatic Embryogenesis from the Nucellus Tissues of Kinnow Mandarin (Citrus reticulata L.). AJPS, 7(6) 798-805.( Impact Factor: 1.10).
  5. Saeed, U., S. Ali, T. M. Khan, H. El-Adawy, F. Melzer, A. U. Khan, A. Iftikhar and H. Neubauer. 2019. Seroepidemiology and the Molecular Detection of Animal Brucellosis in Punjab, Pakistan. Microorganisms,  7(10): 449. ( Impact Factor: 4.167).
  6. Saeed, U., S. Ali, T. Latif, M. Rizwan, Attaullah, A. Iftikhar, S. G. M. D. Hashmi , A.U. Khan , I. Khan , F. Melzer, H. El-Adawy and H. Neubauer. 2020.  Prevalence and Spatial Distribution of Animal Brucellosis in Central Punjab, Pakistan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 17, 6903 ( Impact Factor: 2.849).
  7. Ali, U., Z. Amjad, T. M. Khan, A. Maalik, A. Iftikhar, I. Khan and H. Ahmed. 2020. Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and associated risk factors in women in selected districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. Parasitology, 1-7 ( Impact Factor: 2.783)
  8. Tooba L, Shahzad A, Zahid M, Muhammad R, Anam I, Abdur RA, Mohammed AA, Mater HM. 2022. Molecular characterization of Aeromonas hydrophila isolates from diseased fishes in district Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. Braz J Biol.10;84 (Impact factor: 2.476)
  9. Human Brucellosis in the rural and urban population of Pakistan: Seroprevelance, Risk factors, and Clinical manifestations.           2025.   Abbas, F., Ali, S., Muhammad, A., Azam A., A- Moawad, A., Ejaz, M., Iftikhar, A., Dadar, M., Current Microbiology, 82(80) (Impact factor: 2.6)

NATIONAL

(Impact Factored)                                  

  1. Iftikhar, A., R. Qureshi, M. Munir, G. Shabbir, M. Hussain and M.A. Khan. 2015. In vitro micropropagation of Solanum villosum-a potential alternative food plant. Pak. J. Bot., 47(4): 1495-1500 (Impact Factor: 0.82).
  2. Maalik, A., S. Ali, A. Iftikhar, M. Rizwan, H. Ahmad and I. Khan. 2019. Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and Risk Factors for Bovine Subclinical Mastitis in District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool., 51(3): 1123-1130. (Impact Factor: 0.547).

 

  1. Shahzad Ali, Tooba Latif, Muhammad Rizwan, Anam Iftikhar, Abdur Rehman Azam. Molecular Confirmation and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Aeromonas hydrophila from Freshwater Fish in Pakistan. Proceedings of 43nd Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) held on June 23-25, 2025, in University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
  2. Hadia Aslam, Shahzad Ali, Ahmad Hassan, Arshad Javid, Muhammad Imran and Anam Iftikhar. Detection and Molecular Identification of Aeromonas spp. in Wastewater from Kasur, Pakistan. Proceedings of 43nd Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) held on June 23-25, 2025, in University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
  3. Muntaha Fatima, Shahzad Ali, Ahmad Hassan, Sidra Safdar, Muhammad Imran and Anam Iftikhar. Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Escherichia coli in Captive Birds from District Kasur. Proceedings of 43nd Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) held on June 23- 25, 2025, in University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
  4. Shahzad Ali, Nauman Faisal and Anam Iftikhar. Exploring antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from fish and environmental sources in two Punjab districts, Pakistan. Proceedings of 42th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) held on April 23-25, 2024 in Department of Zoology, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
  5. Shahzad Ali, Ahmad Hassan, Anam Iftikhar. Characterization and Pathogenicity of Aeromonas hydrophila associated with high mortalities in Rohu (Labeo rohita). Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Applied Zoology (ICAZ-2024), held on October 22-23, 2024, in University of Sargodha (UOS), Sargodha, Pakistan
  6. Shahzad Ali, Anam Iftikhar, Ahmad Hassan, Muhammad Rizwan, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Imran Rashid. Prevalence and Phylogenetic Characterization of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Indian Long-Eared Hedgehogs: Implications for Public Health. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Zoology on Zoological Emmerging Scientific Trends (Fostering collaboration: from theory to practice), ZEST-2024 held on October 16-17, 2024 in Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.
  7. Anisa Tahir, Shahzad Ali, Waqas Ali, Anam Iftikhar, Ahmad Hassan, Saira Ali, Zarnain Rana. Molecular Epidemiology of Anaplasmosis in Rodents from District Kasur, Punjab Pakistan. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Zoology on Zoological Emerging Scientific Trends (Fostering collaboration: from theory to practice), ZEST-2024 held on October 16-17, 2024 in Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.
  8. Ahmad Hassan, Shahzad Ali, Anam Iftikhar, Mariam Munir, Anisa Tahir, Saira Ali, Areej Fatima, Abeera Naseer, Nasir Ali. Molecular Detection and Prevalence of Escherichia coli in Fresh-Marketed Fish. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Zoology on Zoological Emmerging Scientific Trends (Fostering collaboration: from theory to practice), ZEST-2024 held on October 16-17, 2024 in Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.
  9. Saira Ali, Shahzad Ali, Syed Mohsin Bukhari, Anam Iftikhar, Ahmad Hassan, Anisa Tahir. Identification of Tick Species and Infestation Rates in Birds from Pattoki Region. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Zoology on Zoological Emmerging Scientific Trends (Fostering collaboration: from theory to practice), ZEST-2024 held on October 16-17, 2024 in Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.
  10. Areej Fatima, Shahzad Ali, Rehan-Ul-Haq, Anam Iftikhar, Ahmad Hassan. Prevalence of Pseudomonas Species in Captive Birds' Oral and Cloacal Swabs. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Zoology on Zoological Emmerging Scientific Trends (Fostering collaboration: from theory to practice), ZEST-2024 held on October 16-17, 2024 in Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.
  11. Oral Presentation (online) on “Unveiling Driving Source and Estimating Extent of Prevalence of Tetracycline in Combined Wastewater Irrigated Vegetable Cultivation Areas in Suburbs of Metropolitan City of Pakistan” at 5th International Conference on Engineering and Applied Natural Sciences on August 25-26 in 2024 at Konya/Turkey

 

 

 

 

Students supervisor:

Sr. No.

Research title

Student supervised

Progress

1.

Testing antibacterial potential of Solanum Villosum Mill. against Staphylococcus aureus

Ayesha Javed
2016-va-898

Submitted

2.

Ethnobotanical survey of four rural sites in
district Kasur

Ifrah Nadeem
2016-va-879

Submitted

3.

Floristic Inventory of C block, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Ravi Campus Pattoki

Faiza batool
2016-va-875

Submitted

4.

Floristic inventory of B and D block, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Ravi Campus Pattoki

Kneez Makhdooma Jafary
2016-va-897

Submitted

5.

Antimicrobial activity of Solanum villosum Mill
against E.coli a common fish pathogen in Pakistan.

Noor Fatima
2016-va-874

Submitted

6.

Antibacterial activity of solanum villosum mill.
Against a potent fish pathogen
pseudomonas aeruginosa

Shama Shaukat
2016-va-869

Submitted

7.

Floristic inventory of a-block, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Ravi Campus Pattoki

Ghazala Arshad
2016-va-871

Submitted

8.

Assessing antioxidant activity of powdered aerial parts of Solanum Villosum Mill.

Iqra ghafoor
2016-va-883

Submitted

9.

Antioxidant potential of fresh aerial parts of solanum villosum mill using different assays

Aroosa Shahid
2016-va-865

Submitted

10

Evaluating antioxidant potential of Heliotropium curassavicum L. using various assays

Iqra Mustafa
2017-VA-1537

Submitted

11.

Evaluation of antioxidant activity of Sonchus asper

Saleha
2017-VA-1536

Submitted

12.

Assessment of Pseudomonas and Salmonella during composting of agricultural by products

Uzma Akram
2017-VA-1531

Submitted

13.

Isolation of Escherchia coli and Aeromonas during compositing of agricultural by product

Asma Sharif
2017-VA-1521

Submitted

14.

Isolation of Staphylococcus during compositing of agricultural by products

 

Muhammad Qaddeer Nawaz Nasir
2017-VA-1539

Submitted

15.

Quantitative phytochemical analysis of Heliotropium curassavicum and
Sonchus asper

Maimoona Arshad
2017-VA-1533

Submitted

16.

Ethnobotanical survey in some selected sites of District Okara, Punjab                                     

Sidra Saleem
2017-VA-1541

Submitted

17.

Preliminary qualitative phytochemical investigation of whole part of Sonchus asper L. extracts in various solvents

Sidra Shabbir
2017-VA-1530

Submitted

18.

Detemination of allelopathic effect of Amaranthus viridis and Chenopodium album on initial germination and development of some selected food plants

Rukhsana Batool
2017-VA -1540

Submitted

19.

Antibacterial activity of Heliotropium curassavicum L. against Staphylococcus isolated from fish species, Punjab Pakistan

Tahira Saleem
   2017-VA-1535

Submitted

20.

Ethnomedicinal/Veterinary wisdom of local practitioners of selected sites in District Kasur

 

Ayesha Faqeer Hussain
2017-VA-1529

Submitted

21.

Floristic inventory of A and C block, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Ravi Campus Pattoki

Huma Tabassum
2017-VA-1517

Submitted

22.

Floristic inventory of B and D block, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Ravi Campus Pattoki

Nabila Javed
2017-VA-1542

Submitted

23.

Phytochemical analysis of crude extracts of Heliotropium Currasavicum L., A marshy herb from Pattoki, District Kasur

Maria Choudary
2017-VA-1527

Submitted

24.

Antibacterial activity of Sonchus asper against Staphylococcus aureus fish pathogen

Ayesha Saleem
2017-VA-1532

Submitted

Member Supervisory Committee:

  1. Zarnab Naseem, Seroepidemiology and molecular detection of avian influenza disease virus in captive birds in district Kasur. M. Phil. Student Department of Wildlife and Ecology, UVAS, Ravi Campus Pattoki (2019 submitted)

Participation in Trainings, Seminars, workshops etc.

  • The International Day for Biological Diversity "Biodiversity for Sustainable Development" Organized by Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad in collaboration with Pakistan Science Foundation and Ministry of Science &Technology dated 22nd May, 2015.
  • Three days International Conference on Energy Production From Agriculture Biomass and Domestic Waste organized by the Department of Biochemistry, PMAS-AAUR dated 15-17th April, 2014.
  • International biodiversity day scheduled on 22nd May, 2013 celebrated by Pakistan Museum of Natural History in collaboration with the Ministry of Science & Technology, Pakistan Science Foundation & International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
  • In Service Short Term Training of University and College Faculty organized by CEPA(UVAS, Lahore) in collaboration with PHEC from 16th-20th May, 2016.
  • In Service Short Term Training of University Faculty organized by Faculty of Fisheries and Wildlife, Ravi Campus Pattoki dated: 1st-5th August 2016.
  • One day Workshop/Hands-on-Training on Advanced Molecular Techniques used in Fisheries and Wildlife Research on Ist September, 2016, organized by Faculty of Fisheries and Wildlife, UVAS, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Laboratory Biosafety One-day Hands-on-Training arranged by Department of Wildlife and Ecology, UVAS, in collaboration with American Society for Microbiology and supported by German Partnership Program for Excellence in Biological and Health Security on November 3, 2016.
  • One Day Seminar on World Fisheries Day, 2016 on November 21st, 2016 jointly organized by Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, UVAS, Lahore Pakistan and HEC-BC KEP Project.
  • 6th international symposium of Fisheries on 7-8 February 2017 as participant and organizer
  • Fish Day celebrated on 24th November 2017 by department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Invited speaker for a lecture on “Flowers in Pakistan” in vocational training of honey bee keeping held at UVAS Ravi Campus from 23rd November-January 2018
  • Participated in one day training workshop on “Techniques for Species Conservation and Monitoring for Ecosystem Health” organized by department of wildlife and ecology, university of veterinary and animal sciences, held on 20th April, 2018
  • Participated in Biosafety Training held jointly by American Society of Microbiology and ASM student chapter, UVAS in UVAS, C block, Ravi Campus Pattoki on 4th May 2018.
  •  Participated in one day hands on training on “Honey Bee Keeping And Management” organized by Department of Wildlife and Ecology and UVAS Wildlife Society, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus, Pattoki held on 20th October, 2018
  • Resource person for Hands on Training workshop on “Recycling of Domestic Waste into Organic Fertilizer using Compost Bins” organized by Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of veterinary and Animal Sciences, held on 23rd November, 2018 under HEC Social Integration Outreach Program (HEC-SIOP-100-18).
  • Participated in one day workshop on “Mushroom Cultivation” as a member of organizing committee on Dec 28, 2018 by Department of Botany, FF&W, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki.
  • Resource Person in “One day training workshop on kitchen waste composting and its use as fertilizer” of a SIOP project jointly ventured by HEC and UVAS on Jan 11,2019.
  • Guest speaker on the topic “ Obtaining energy and fertilizer from waste” organized by Urdu Science Board, National History and Literary Heritage division, Govt. of Pakistan on 23rd Jan, 2019 at 299-upper Mall Lahore.
  • Participated in one day seminar on “Fish diseases & Control Strategies” funded by Endowment fund secretariat-UAF (Project#RD 027/17) organized by Faculty of Fisheries and Wildlife, UVAS, Ravi Campus Pattoki on Jan 28, 2019.
  • Attended “International Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference-2019” organized by Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, UVAS, Lahore from January 30-31,2019
  • Attended one day hands on training workshop on “Techniques for wet and dry preservation methodologies for museum specimen” organized by Department of Wildlife and Ecology and Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture UVAS, Ravi Campus held on 6th March, 2019
  • Member of organizing committee for arranging a “Tree Plantation ceremony” with the mutual collaboration of Dept. Of Forestry Punjab and Discipline of Botany, UVAS, Ravi campus Pattoki on 15th March, 2019 at UVAS.
  • Participated in 3 days training workshop on “Constructive alignment of teacher learning context” held from 18th- 20th March 2019 at UVAS, Lahore organized by In service Training of Advance Veterinary Education and Professional Development (IVPD), UVAS, Lahore.
  • Organizing member of one day workshop on “Basic bioinformatics tools for Functional Genomics”  on July 05, 2019 by Department of Biological Sciences, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki
  • Secretary of one day Seminar on “Botanical Gardens- Living Laboratories of Research and Recreation” arranged by Department of Biological Sciences, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki on July 12, 2019
  • Participated in one day seminar on “Integrated Pest Management (IPM)” jointly organized by  Department of Wildlife and Ecology, UVAS, Ravi Campus Pattoki and Pestex Environmental Science, Pakistan on Sep 24, 2019
  • Attended an advocacy campaign on “Food Safety: Our National Responsibilty” at University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan (by Department of Food Sciences, PU) on Sep 7th, 2022, jointly organized by provincial food authorities, National Alliance for Safe Foods (NAFS) & PGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); A Public private and civil society collaboration for improving food safety situation in Pakistan
  • Stage secretary in one week international phycological training workshop on “Algal Ecology and Biotechnology” held in Institute of the Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore from 21-25 Novemeber, 2022.
  • Attended training course on “Introductory course on GIS” from 1st to 29th December 2022 orgainzed by Remote sensing, GIS and Climatic Research Lab (National Centre of GIS and Space Applications), Centre of the Remote Sensing, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Participated in “One day hands on training workshop on enzyme linked immunosorbent assay” on Dec, 2nd, 2024. Organized by Dept. of Wildlife and Ecology, UVAS Ravi Campus Pattoki
  • Oral presentation titled “Screening antibiotic sensitivity of pathogenic bacteria during composting of agricultural wastes for promoting resource conservation” in 7th International Conference on CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE: INNOVATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS June 15-17, 2022 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu & Kashmir
  • Participated in one day seminar and training session “Wildlife Survey Techniques and Advanced Data Analysis” organized by Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Aimal sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki Pakistan, held on April 30th, 2025.
  • Participated as Organizer in one day training workshop on “Plant Taxonomy and Herbarium Techniques” organized by Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary and Aimal sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki Pakistan, held on May 29th, 2025.
  • Participated as Chief Organizer in one day seminar on “Integrated Pest Management: Current Status and future prospects for sustainable agriculture in Pakistan” held at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki Pakistan, held on July 2nd, 2025.
  • Participated as Chief Organizer in one day seminar on “Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Fostering the attitude of sustainability and SDG Exhibition (showcasing student driven action)” held at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki Pakistan, held on July 9th, 2025.
  • Participated as trainee in a workshop organized by Institutional Harassment Committee, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Pakistan, held on July 9th, 2025 under the theme “Creating a safe workplace: understanding and implementing the protection against harassment of women at the workplace act, 2010” as amended by the act of 2022 on July 21st, 2025
  • Participated in “One day hands on training workshop on enzyme linked immunosorbent assay” on Dec, 2nd, 2024. Organized by Dept. of Wildlife and Ecology, UVAS Ravi Campus Pattoki.
  • Participation in  One-Day seminar on “Purview of Botany in research, academia and industry” organized by Department of Biological Sciences, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki on December 13, 2024
  • Participated in one day seminar on “El Nino-Southern Oscillation and climate change: The dynamics of contemporary climate variations”organized by Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki Pakistan, held on October 9th, 2025.
  • Participated in one day hands on training on “Cheese Production” held on December 4th, 2025 organized by Department of Dairy Technology, University of Veterinary and Animal sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki Pakistan, held on May 29th, 2025
  • Participated as Chief Organizer in one day training workshop entitled “Taxidermy” held at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki Pakistan, held on Dec 24th, 2025