Dr. Sara Naudhani
Lecturer
Department of Biotechnology , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

sara.naudhani@buitms.edu.pk

Teaching Courses

  • Genomics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • rDNA Technology
  • Microbiology
  • Biochemistry
  • DNA Dmage and Repair
  • Microbial Biotechnilogy
  • Applied Ecology
  • Fundamentals of Biology

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Self-learning
  • Expeditionary Learning
  • Differentiated Instruction

Research Interest

  • Genetic Mutations and Disease Mechanisms
  • Gene Regulation and Expression
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Functional Genomics
  • Gene-Environment Interactions
  • Gene Therapy and Genetic Engineering
  • Non-Coding RNAs and Regulatory Networks
  • Evolutionary Genetics

Membership

  • Life Member of Pakistan Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Active Life Time Member of Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA).
  • Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Applied & Emerging Sciences, BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan

Awards & Achivements

  • Awarded the Indigenous PhD Scholarship by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    2024
  • Awarded the International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) fellowship during PhD by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    2022
My research interests lie in the field of molecular genetics, with a primary focus on the application of advanced genomic technologies to uncover the genetic basis of human diseases. My work primarily involves whole exome sequencing (WES), variant analysis, and genetic data interpretation, with the goal of identifying novel high-risk pathogenic variants associated with inherited disorders. I have contributed to impactful research on the genetic basis of epilepsy, cancer, obesity, intellectual disability, and other neurological disorders in the Pakistani population. Additionally, I possess hands-on expertise in core molecular biology techniques, including DNA extraction, primer design, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, and Quant-iT PicoGreen assays, as well as various others.

Publications

Exonic Deletion in MAN1B1 and a Missense Substitution in CAPN10 Causes Truncal Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Delayed Motor Development and Mild Intellectual …
S Naudhani, FK Bazai, A Ahmad, H Tayyab, MT Pervez, A Zafar, SA Shah, N Raheem, M Tariq, M Saleem, R Sheikh, S Daud (2025) Russian Journal of Genetics vol. 61 no. 6 pp. 726-735
Targeted Sequencing of HEXA Gene Shows Missense Substitution (p.Arg499His) in a Large Pakistani Family with Tay-Sachs Disease
Fariya Khan Bazai, Mehmood Ul Hassan, Hani Tayyab, Sara Naudhani, Sami Siraj, Muhammad Tariq, Sajjad Ali Shah, Jamil Ahmad, Shakeela Daud (2024) Cytology and Genetics vol. 58 no. 5 pp. 486-492
Molecular Medicine Communications
Sara Naudhani, Fariya Khan Bazai, Akram Ali Mehmood Ul Hassan, Hani Tayyab, Sara Mannan, Muhammad Tariq, Shakeela Daud (2023) - vol. - no. - pp. -
Detection of Two Missense Substitutions in Gene EPM2B in Patients of Myoclonic Epilepsy from Balochistan
Akram Ali Baloch, Adeel Ahmad, Kaleem U Kakar, Sara Naudhani, Samiullah Khan, Muhammad Raza Agha, Imrana Niaz Sultan, Humaira Zahid, Shakeela Daud (2023) Pakistan Journal of Zoology vol. 55 no. 6 pp. 2683
Sequence analysis of prion protein gene in bhagnari cattle breed from the hottest region of sibi, balochistan, Pakistan
Rizwana Rasheed, Jamil Ahmad, Tanveer Hussain, Abdul Wajid, Sara Nudhani, Muneeb M Musthafa, Faiz MMT Marikar (2023) National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology vol. - no. - pp. -
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Work Experience

July 2016 to Date
LECTURER at Department of Biotechnology & Informatics, Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences
April 2015 to July 2016
LECTURER at Department of Environmental Sciences
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences
March 2013 to March 2014
RESEARCH ASSOCIANTE at Department of Biotechnology & Informatics, Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences
December 2011 to April 2012
RESEARCH ASSISTANT at Department of Biotechnology & Informatics, Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences

Certifications

Preventing Inherited Disorders in Consanguineous Populations: A Framework for Action
OIC-Standing Committee on Scientific & Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) Islamabad, Pakistan, 2025
Basic Tools of Bioinformatics for Molecular Biology and Biomedical Research
Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2025
Dual Use Research of Concern (DURG) Workshop,
Heath Security Partners, Pakistan, 2019
Served as a Facilitator/ Organizer for 40 hours in the Advance Biosafety Training Program Laboratory based "Wet Workshop
Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA), Islamabad and Fogarty International Center (FIC) & NIH, USA, Pakistan, 2018
Master Trainer Workshop” Bio-Prism Laboratory Safety Training Initiating Program
Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA), Islamabad and Fogarty International Center (FIC) & NIH, USA, Pakistan, 2018
Biosafety Awareness Training Workshop
Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA), Islamabad and Fogarty International Center (FIC) & NIH, USA, Pakistan, 2017
Train the Trainer Workshop" (TOT) Bio-Prism Laboratory Safety Training Initiating Program
Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA), Islamabad and Fogarty International Center (FIC), USA, Pakistan, 2017
Professional Training Program for Newly Inducted Teaching Faculty,
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Pakistan, 2016
Biosafety and Quality Assurance
BUITEMS, Quetta in collaboration with ScienTec (Pak.), Musaji Adam & Sons (Pak.) and ESCO (Singapore), Pakistan, 2016
1ST International Conference on Environment and Biosciences
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, Pakistan, 2015