Dr. Abdul Wali Tareen
Professor Chairperson (Biotechnology)
Department of Biotechnology , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

abdul.wali@buitms.edu.pk
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Qualification

Postdoctoral (2013)
Human Molecular Genetics
University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Germany
Ph.D. (2008)
Human Molecular Genetics
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
MSc (2004)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Human Molecular Genetics
  • Recombinant DNA Technology
  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Advances in Molecular Biology

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Spaced Learning
  • Self-learning
  • Crossover Learning
  • Inquiry-Based Learning

Research Interest

  • Mapping, identification, cloning and functional characterization of genes
  • Genetic Disorders
  • Cancer Genetics

Awards & Achivements

  • Best University Teacher Award by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
    2017
  • SATHA Innovation Award by South Asian Triple Helix Association
    2017
  • Young Development Leader Award by Government of Pakistan
    2016
  • Postdoc fellowship awarded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
    2013
  • PhD fellowship awarded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
    2008
Our research work mainly focuses on the identification and characterization of heritable mutations that result in both rare and common genetic disorders which are prevailing in Balochistan Province. Identification and characterization of mutations underlying inherited disorders are of crucial importance for understanding the molecular mechanism, prevention, management and eventually therapy of the disease and will led the foundation for personalized medicine.

Publications

IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MICRORNAS REGULATING HTERT
Maham Ansari, Rafiullah Rafiullah, Abdul Wali, Afrasiab Khan Tareen, Imrana Niaz Sultan, Muhammad Mushtaq Yasinzai (2025) Experimental Oncology vol. 47 no. 2 pp. 167-180
Author Correction: Alterations of the CIB2 calcium-and integrin-binding protein cause Usher syndrome type 1J and nonsyndromic deafness DFNB48
Saima Riazuddin, Inna A Belyantseva, Arnaud PJ Giese, Kwanghyuk Lee, Artur A Indzhykulian, Sri Pratima Nandamuri, Rizwan Yousaf, Ghanshyam P Sinha, Sue Lee, David Terrell, Rashmi S Hegde, Rana A Ali, Saima Anwar, Paula B Andrade-Elizondo, Asli Sirmaci, Leslie V Parise, Sulman Basit, Abdul Wali, Muhammad Ayub, Muhammad Ansar, Wasim Ahmad, Shaheen N Khan, Javed Akram, Mustafa Tekin, Sheikh Riazuddin, Tiffany Cook, Elke K Buschbeck, Gregory I Frolenkov, Suzanne M Leal, Thomas B Friedman, Zubair M Ahmed (2025) Nature genetics vol. 57 no. 9 pp. 2340-2342
Zellweger syndrome; identification of mutations in PEX19 and PEX26 gene in Saudi families
Abdulfatah M Alayoubi, Ambreen Ijaz, Abdul Wali, Jamil A Hashmi, Azizah Alharbi, Sulman Basit (2025) Annals of Medicine vol. 57 no. 1 pp. 2447400
A homozygous nonsense mutation identified in COL7A1 in a family with autosomal recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Muhammad Ayub, Xing Xiong, Saima Anwer, Janine Altmüller, Muhammad Naeem, Noor Hassan, Kafaitullah Khan, Susanne Motameny, Samira Khaliq, Fazal Ur Rehman, Syed Ashraf Uddin, Abdul Wali, Regina Betz, Sulman Basit (2024) Journal of Medicine and Life vol. 17 no. 9 pp. 892
Nilotinib: disrupting the MYC-MAX heterocomplex
Kamilla Shah, Maham Ansari, Samina Saeed, Abdul Wali, Muhammad Mushtaq Yasinzai (2024) Bioinformatics and Biology Insights vol. 18 no. - pp. 11779322241267056
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Work Experience

July 2020 to Date
Tenured Professor at Department of Biotechnology
BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan
January 2019 to March 2019
Guest Researcher at Qatar Biomedical Institute (QBRI)
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
July 2016 to June 2020
Associate Professor at Department of Biotechnology
BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan
September 2011 to August 2013
Postdoctoral Fellow at Institute of Human Genetics
University of Bonn, Germany
October 2010 to November 2010
Guest Researcher at -
Max Plank Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
March 2010 to June 2016
Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology
BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan
September 2008 to February 2010
Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology &Genetic Engineering
Kohat University of Science Technology (KUST), Kohat, Pakistan

Projects

Genetic Analysis and Functional Studies of Inherited Skin Disorders from Balochistan
HEC-NRPU, National , Funded , 2024, Completed
This project was based on the identification of genes involved in skin disorders prevalent in Baloch...
Vascular-Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Gene Polymorphism in Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Retinopathy Patients of Balochistan
ORIC-GoB, National , Funded , 2021, Completed
This project involved the identification and association of SNPs in VEGF gene with Diabetes Mellitus...
Identification of mutations in TYR gene causing albinism in patients of Balochistan
HEC, National , Funded , 2019, Completed
This project based on the Identification of disease-causing mutations in TYR gene albinism patients.
Identification of Disease Causing Genes in Xeroderma Pigmentosum Patients
ORIC-BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2018, Completed
This project aimed to investigate a rare genetics disorder "Xeroderma Pigmentosum" at molecular leve...
Identification of genes responsible for autosomal recessive monogenic disorders in the Pakistani population
HEC, National , Funded , 2017, Completed
This project involved the identification of disease-causing mutations in rare genetic disorders by u...
Mapping of Candidate Genes in Nail Dysplasia from Balochistan
ORIC-BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2016, Completed
This project aimed to identify the genes responsible for inherited nail dysplasia.
Sequencing of candidate genes in families suffering from split-hand/foot malformation
ORIC_BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2015, Completed
This project involved the identification of mutations in rare skeletal disorder "split-hand/foot mal...
Genetic linkage studies in autosomal recessive hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia families
ORIC-BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2015, Completed
This project was based on mapping of candidate genes involved in autosomal recessive hypohidrotic ec...
Identification of Genes in Pakistani Families with Dowling-Degos Disease
Humboldt Foundation, Germany, International , Funded , 2015, Completed
This project involved the identification of disease-causing mutations in rare skin disorder "Dowling...
Mapping of Candidate Genes in Families with Primary Microcephaly
ORIC-BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2011, Completed
This project was based on mapping and identification of genes responsible for primary microcephaly.