Dr. M. Naeem Shahwani
Professor Dean , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

muhammad.naeem@buitms.edu.pk
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Qualification

Ph.D. (2011)
Plant Stress Physiology
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Master's (2000)
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan
Bachelor's (1994)
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Health Biotechnology
  • Molecular Diagnostics

Teaching Method

  • Spaced Learning
  • Self-learning
  • Visual, Audio, & Kinesthetic Teaching
  • Expeditionary Learning

Research Interest

  • Agriculture Biotechnology
  • Plant Stress Physiology
  • Plant Tissue Culture
  • Water management and conservation
As an academician/ researcher and administrator my vision is to screen and select existing rich human resource, particularly youth of the province, polish them with the light of education and utilize their abilities and intellect for exploiting the hidden treasures of the Balochistan in particular and Pakistan in general. I am quite sure that with this approach we will be able to achieve the momentum of development that will lead to take the province at a stage where its contribution in the field of science and technology make our beloved country Pakistan to compete with the developed World.

Publications

Bioinformatic Prediction and Experimental Validation of miRNAs in Two Species of Taraxacum.
Shehnaz Shair Qambrani, Muhammad Naeem Shahwani, Iftekhar Ahmed Baloch, Shahjahan Shabir Ahmed Rana, Asma Abro (2024) Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences vol. 61 no. 3 pp. -
Predicting groundwater levels at Colorado state of USA using ARIMA and ANN models
Hifsa Ghafoor, Rahila Umer, Jan Muhammad, Zahid Rauf, Pamir Khan (2024) 2024 2nd International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models (FLLM) vol. - no. - pp. 188-193
Biosensing chips for cancer diagnosis and treatment: a new wave towards clinical innovation
Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Zeeshan Javed, Jesús Herrera-Bravo, Haleema Sadia, Faiza Anum, Shahid Raza, Arifa Tahir, Muhammad Naeem Shahwani, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Daniela Calina, William C Cho (2022) Cancer Cell International vol. 22 no. 1 pp. 354
Effect of Sodium Silicate and Salicylic Acid on Sodium and Potassium Ratio in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grown Under Salt Stress
Ayesha Mushtaq, Nazish Sabir, Tasneem Kousar, Sabeena Rizwan, Uzma Jabeen, Farrukh Bashir, Sadia Sabir, Naeem Shahwani (2022) Silicon vol. 14 no. 10 pp. 5595-5600
Targeting androgen receptor signaling with MicroRNAs and Curcumin: a promising therapeutic approach for Prostate Cancer Prevention and intervention
Zeeshan Javed, Khushbukhat Khan, Amna Rasheed, Haleema Sadia, Muhammad Naeem Shahwani, Asma Irshad, Shahid Raza, Bahare Salehi, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Hafiz AR Suleria, Natália Cruz-Martins, Cristina Quispe (2021) Cancer cell international vol. 21 no. 1 pp. 77
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Work Experience

May 2014 to Date
Professor at Department of Biotechnology
BUITEMS
December 2012 to May 2014
Associate Professor at Department of Biotechnology
BUITEMS
December 2004 to November 2012
Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology
BUITEMS
July 1996 to July 2004
Research Officer at Directorate of Tropical Fruits
Agriculture Research Institute Quetta-Balochistan
April 1995 to January 1996
Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) at Balochistan Rural Support Program
Balochistan Rural Support Program

Projects

Metering the aquifer using smart monitoring and data-driven approach to assist in devising adaptive
Higher Education Commission, National , Funded , 2023, Completed
Approved for funding of Rs. 53030,271/- (Fifty-Three Million Thirty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-on...