Dr. Asma Abro
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

asma.abro@buitms.edu.pk
Extension No: 869

Qualification

Ph.D. (2016)
Bioinformatics
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
M.Phil. (2012)
Bioinformatics
International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
Bachelor's (2009)
Bioinformatics
International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Genetics
  • Introduction to Bioinformatics
  • Biochemistry
  • Genomics and Proteomics
  • Bioinformatics software development
  • Biology
  • Advances in Bioinformatics
  • Drug development
  • Computational Tools for Natural Sciences

Teaching Method

  • Flipped Classroom
  • Visual, Audio, & Kinesthetic Teaching
  • Inquiry-Based Learning
  • Differentiated Instruction

Research Interest

  • Molecular Modeling
  • Drug Design
  • Machine Learning
  • Computational Biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Awards & Achivements

  • Travel grant for Oral Presentation at Dallas Texas, USA
    2014
  • Second Best poster, Computational Biology Symposium
    2012

Publications

Synthesis and molecular docking analysis of MBH adducts' derived amides as potential β-lactamase inhibitors
Hamid Ullah, Sadia Majid, Asma Abro, Taj Ur Rahman, Abdul Majeed Khan, Mehboob Ahmed, Muhammad Asif, Asma Yousafzai, Riffat Ullh, Peter Natesan Pushparaj, Mahmood Rasool (2024) Bioinformation vol. 20 no. 5 pp. 449
Three-state dynamics of zinc (II) complexes yielding significant antidiabetic targets
Nousheen Parvaiz, Asma Abro, Syed Sikander Azam (2024) Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling vol. 127 no. - pp. 108665
Comparative crop production and protection costs of cotton crop under different pest management strategies of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley)
Hakim Ali Sahito, Tasneem Kousar, Wali Muhammad Mangrio, Bhugro Mal, Abdul Hafeez Mastoi, Yasir Akbar Jamali, AH Abro (2022) Ann Romanian Soc Cell Biol vol. 26 no. 01 pp. 763-775
Comparative genomics and evolutionary analysis of plant CNGCs
Akram Ali Baloch, Kaleem U Kakar, Zarqa Nawaz, Muhammad Mushtaq, Asma Abro, Samiullah Khan, Abdul Latif (2022) Biology Methods and Protocols vol. 7 no. 1 pp. bpac018
Genome-wide identification and evolutionary analysis of CNGC gene families in sixteen Brassicaceae plant genomes
Akram Ali Baloch, Kaleem U Kakar, Asma Abro, Muhammad Mushtaq, ZARQA Nawaz, Abrar Hussain (2022) Turkish Journal of Botany vol. 46 no. 6 pp. 583-589
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Work Experience

May 2018 to Date
AP at Biotechnology
BUITEMS
June 2017 to May 2018
AP (IPFP) at Biotechnology
BUITEMS
September 2016 to January 2017
Visiting Assistant Professor at SA – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Science (SA-CIRBS)
International Islamic University Islamabad
July 2014 to February 2015
Visiting Researcher at Department of Chemistry
King's College London
January 2012 to June 2012
Research Assistant at National Center for Bioinformatics
Quaid-i-Azam University

Projects

CYP Variants Identification and Drug Interactions through Machine Learning: A Path to Personalized Medicine
BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2025, Ongoing
This project aims to leverage machine learning algorithms to analyze CYP gene variants and their imp...
Computational studies of PTP1B Inhibitors
HEC, National , Funded , 2017, Completed
In this project, we investigated the binding modes of inhibitors docked into the binding site of PTP...

Certifications

Parents-Teachers Certificate Course
ERDC, Pakistan, 2024 Learn More
Tajweed e Quran (Levels 1-4)
Quran College, Pakistan, 2019