Dr. Muhammad Waseem Khan
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

muhammad.waseem@buitms.edu.pk
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Qualification

Postdoctoral (2021)
Melanoma, Squamous cell carcinoma
Finnish Institute of Environmental Health, Finland
Ph.D. (2020)
Environmental Health (Radiation Biology)
University of Eastern Finland, Finland
M.Phil. (2011)
Epidemiology, Bioethics and Research
Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Bachelor's (2009)
Biotechnology and Informatics
Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Biostatistics
  • Advances in Environmental Biotechnology
  • Research Methodology
  • Biosafety and Bioethics
  • Epidemiology
  • Research thesis project

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Spaced Learning
  • Flipped Classroom
  • Self-learning
  • Inquiry-Based Learning

Research Interest

  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Adverse health effects of environmental stressors

Membership

  • American Society for Microbiology (Global Outreach - Postdoctoral membership)
  • Finnish Bioelectromagnetics Investigators (FBI), Finland
  • Member Publication Integrity & Ethics (PIE), London, UK
  • Member of Bioethics Assembly Pakistan
  • Reviewer: Environmental Research
  • Reviewer: Heliyon
  • Reviewer: Total Environment Advances
  • Reviewer: Scientific Reports
  • Reviewer: Environmental Health Insights
  • Reviewer: Environmental Pollution
  • Reviewer: Environmental Health (Springer Nature)
  • Reviewer: Archives of Dermatological Research (Springer Nature)
  • Reviewer: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
  • Reviewer: Cancers (MDPI)
  • Reviewer: Medicina (MDPI)
  • Reviewer: Epidemiologia (MDPI)
  • Reviewer: Journal of Clinical Medicine (MDPI)

Awards & Achivements

  • Travel grant awarded by International Institute for Environmental Studies, Ontario, Canada
    2019
  • Travel grant awarded by European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), European Union, Bern, Switzerland
    2019
  • • PhD fellowship awarded by Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
    2019
  • PhD fellowship awarded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan
    2016
  • • MPhil scholarship awarded by Fogarty International, National Institute of Health (NIH), USA
    2009
My research areas of interest are Environmental Health and Environmental Epidemiology. I am particulary intersted in investigating adverse health effects (Cancers: Hematological neoplasms, Glioma, Meningioma, Melanoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Uveal melanoma; Blood disorders, Cardiovascular diseases and reproductive health effects) of exposure to ionizing/non-ionizing radiations, particulate matters (PM 10, PM 2.5, PM 0.1) and other environmental stressors.

Publications

Use of Electrical Household Appliances and Risk of All Types of Tumours: A Case-Control Study
Shabana Noori, Abdul Aleem, Imrana Niaz Sultan, Afrasiab Khan Tareen, Hayat Ullah, Muhammad Waseem Khan (2025) Medical Sciences vol. 13 no. 2 pp. 36
Growth and Lipid Production of Ankistrodesmus Sp. IFRPD 1061 Under Mixotrophic Culture Condition: Effect of Sodium Acetate Concentration and Period Addition …
Paninee Jarungkeerativimol, Imrana Niaz Sultan, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Pramuk Parakulsuksatid, Afrasiab Khan Tareen (2025) Chemical Engineering & Technology vol. 48 no. 1 pp. e202400114
Recent Developments in Heterologous Expression of Cellulases Using the Pichia pastoris Expression System: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Nazish Muzaffar, Abdur Raziq, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Niaz Muhammad Khan, Bushra Shahid, Anbareen Gul, Hayat Ullah (2025) Applied Microbiology vol. 5 no. 1 pp. 22
Association between occupational exposure of laboratory technicians to ionizing radiation and impact on blood biomarkers
Vaneeza Rahim, Noor Ul Haq, Afrasiab Khan Tareen, Imrana Niaz Sultan, Sanam Zeib Khan, Muhammad Waseem Khan (2025) Radiation Physics and Chemistry vol. 233 no. - pp. 112713
Epidemiological-Based Study of SARS-CoV-2 in Faisalabad
Sana Ullah, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Khushbu Farva, Niaz Muhammad Khan, Hayat Ullah (2025) Zoonotic Diseases vol. 5 no. 3 pp. 23
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Work Experience

April 2021 to Date
Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology
Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering & Management Sciences Quetta (BUITEMS)
January 2021 to April 2021
Postdoctoral Fellow at Environmental Health Unit
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
January 2016 to December 2020
Early-stage researcher at Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
September 2011 to December 2015
Lecturer at Department of Biotechnology and Informatics
Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering & Management Sciences Quetta (BUITEMS)

Certifications

Radiation protection - Basics and applications
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, 2019
Air pollution & human health
International Institute for Environmental Studies, Canada, 2019
Environmental & human health risk assessment
International Institute for Environmental Studies, Canada, 2018