Fourth International Conference on Biosciences (ICBS-2021), Organized by Biological

Society of Pakistan in Collaboration with Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam

University Islamabad, Pakistan
Tuesday, June 15th, 2021,10:30 am to 7:00 Pm PST
Venue: Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad

Inaugural Session
Stage Secretary: Maham Munir

Time Program Guest

10:00-10:15 Arrival of Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali
Prof. Dr. Tasawar Hayat
10:30-10:35 Recitation of Holy Quran Hafiz Muhammad
Abdullah
10:35-10:40 Welcome Note by Prof. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Prof. Dr. Mushtaq
Ahmad
10:40-10:50 Plenary Talk on Biosciences Prof. Dr. Zabta Khan
Shinwari
10:50-11:00 Guest of Honor Prof. Dr. Tasawar Hayat
General Secretary PAS
11:00-11:05 Inaugural Address by Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali,
VC QAU Islamabad
11:05-11:10 Welcome note Prof. Dr. Safia Ahmad
Dean FBS
11:10-11:15 Shields Distribution Ceremony Chief Guest
11:15-11:30 Hi Tea
 Technical Session I
Chair: Prof. Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari
Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Tariq Mahmood
Moderator: Aqsa Abid
Aqsa Abid

Time Title of Talk Speaker

11:30-11.45 Sustainable of the Landscape Areas On the Dr. Muhammad Abdel
Shore of the Egyptian Seas Fattah Meawad Hamza
(Egypt)
11:45-12:00 Current Trends in Plant Biodiversity Prof. Dr. G. Raza Bhatti
12:00-12:10 Integrated Waste Biorefinery for the Pakistan Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar
Future Nizami

12:10-12:20 Sustainable Agriculture in Climate Change Prof. Dr. Ozair Chaudhary

Mitigation and Adaptation (Canada)
12:20-12:30 Impact of an alien invasive Leucanthemum Mohd Asgar Khan
vulgare on species diversity in Gulmarg: A (India)
famous tourist spot in Kashmir Himalaya
12:30-12:40 Decolorization Study of Azo Dye with Dr. Noshab Qamar
Inorganic Oxidizing Agent in Aqueous (Pakistan)
Medium
12:40-12:50 Tumor Metabolism- Novel and Selective Dr. Azhar Rasool
Target for Cancer Therapy
12:50-01:00 Exploration of genetic markers for Pakistani Dr. Farman Ullah
wool Characteristics (Pakistan)
01:00-01:10 Mental Disorders and Climate Change Dr. Saman Shahid
(Punjab)
01:10-01:20 A Review on Smart Agriculture through Dr. Abhishek Pandey
Information and Communication (India)
Technologies
01:20-01:30 Organic farming using microbial biofertilizer Dr. Rukhsar Parveen
(AJ&K)
01:30-01:40 Carbon Footprints, Biofuel, Cleaner Dr. Majid Hussain
production, medicinal plants (Haripur, Pakistan)
01:40-01:50 Environment Friendly Biodiesel Synthesis Dr. Mamoona
and Its Characterization using Novel Non-
edible Oil Seeds
 Technical Session II
Chair: Prof. Abdul Samad Mumtaz
Co-Chair: Prof. Bilal Haider Abbasi
Moderator: Faria Umber
Maryam Anar
Jamil Raza Bhatti
Time Title of Talk Speaker
02:00-02:15 Invasion of Alien Species in Pakistan: Status, Prof. Dr. Asad Shabir
Impacts and Management Possibilities (Australia)
02:15-02:30 Biofuel as A Green Energy for Today and Future Dr. Muhammad Ayub
(Malaysia)
02:30-02:40 Inclusion body hepatitis in chicken Dr. Manjusha Tyagi
(India)
02:40-02:50 Investigation of hypoglycaemic peptides devised Dr. Ghulam Mustafa
from admc1 against selected receptor proteins GCU Faisalabad
using in silico approaches
02:50-03:00 Screening of Volatiles of Selected Aromatic Dr. Ibrar Shinwari
Plants of Pakistan for Allelopathic Potential (Pakistan)
03:00-03:10 Occurrence of Sudden Decline Disease of Date Dr. Wazir Ali Metlo
Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) in Khairpur, (Sindh, Pakistan)
Pakistan
03:10-03:20 Spatio-temporal changes in Qatar in the wake of Dr. Kishwar Ali
global climate change - with special reference to (Qatar)
the floristic diversity of the country
03:20-03:30 Impact of phosphorus fertilization on the drought Dr. Akash Tariq
resistant responses of Phoebe zhennan and (China)
Eucalyptus grandis
03:30: 03:40 Antifungal Effect of khaya senegalensis Leaf Abdulaziz Bashir
Extract on Plant Pathogenic Fungi Kutawa
(Nigeria)
03:40-03:50 Human Life Desert Dwellers in Pakistan Prof. Dr. Rehmatullah
Quraishi
 Technical Session III
Chair: Prof. Dr. M. Ishtiaq Ali
Co-Chair: Dr. Mariam Anis
Moderator: Aqsa Aziz
Amna Asif
Time Title of Talk Speaker
04:00-04:10 New Plant Species We Discovered from Eastern Dr. Omer Kilic
Part of Turkey, In Recent Years (Turkey)
04:10-04:20 Algal Biomass Organization as Bioenergy; an Farhana Malik
Integrated Biodiesel and Bioethanol Production
04:20-04:30 Medicinal plants for Health and Security Dr. Khafsa Malik
(Pakistan)
04:30-04:40 Carbon Sequestration Potential of Urban Land Dr. Hamyun Shaheen
Use Class in Muzaffarabad AJK (AJ&K)
04:40-04:50 Two Hot Points in Biodiversity: Turkey – Prof. Dr. Fethi Ahmet
Pakistan (Turkey)
04:50-05:00 Molecular authentication of important medicinal Dr. Sehrish
plants Cinnamomum verum and Cinnamomum (Pakistan)
tamala, renown spices.
05:00-05:10 Light Control of Leaf Growth and Development Dr. Ejaz Hussain
in Arabidopsis (UK)
05:10-05:20 Phenotypic detection of carbapenemases in Hussaini Ibrahim
Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli Mohammed
isolated from urine of patients attending selected (Nigeria)
hospitals in Zaria Nigeria
05:20-05:30 Climate change and Desert Locust’s Invasion in Dr. Riffat Sultana
Pakistan (Pakistan)
05:30-05:40 A comparison of Exponential Smoothening and Mukhtar Umar Shitu
ARIMA modelling of the infertility rate among (Nigeria)
women in Zaria metropolis
 Technical Session IV
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad
Moderators: Jamil Raza Bhatti
Faria Umber

Time Title of Talk Speaker

05:50-05:53 Plastic: Its usage, Disposal and Hazard Abdul Malik
(QAU)
05:53-05:56 Complete Proteomic Profiling of Amanita Aiman Fatima
rubescens for Identification of Protein (CUST)
Toxins
05:56-05:59 Detection of begomovirus from the weeds Hajira Azeem
that act as begomovirus reservoir (BZU)
06:00-06:03 Development of Anti-Fungal Cream for The Muhammad Siddiq
Treatment of Tinea Pedis through In Vitro, (IIU)
Animal and Human Clinical Trials
06:03-06:06 Bioremediation of Some Reactive Dyes Zainab
Commonly used in Fabric Re-dyeing by (Bayero University, Kano,
Chlorella vulgaris Nigeria)
06:06-06:09 Immunotoxicity, Neurological Enzyme Aqsa Javaid
Activity and Histoarchitectural Variations (QAU)
Induced by Triclosan Biocide in Freshwater
Fish Ctenopharyngodon idella (Val.)
06:09-06:12 Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles Nimra Taj
synthesized using soil Bacilli isolated from (Kohat Uni. Sci & Tech.)
District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan
06:12-06:15 Multi-locus SNP Analyses of IRAK2 Gene Maham Ghouri
Polymorphism(s) with the Susceptibility to (KIBGE)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
06:15-06:18 Antibacterial effect of Baccharis salicifolia Summaiya
on oral (University of Wah)
bacterial isolates in a Pakistani Population
06:18-06:21 “Statistical optimization of the microalgae Hafiza Sehrish Kiani
oil-based biodiesel production on biodiesel (QAU)
quality & yield by employing lipase-based
immobilization on CeO2 nanorods.”
06:21-06:24 Genomic Integrity At Risk In Β- Syeda Rida Rizvi
Thalassemia Patients– A Coalesce Of (Dow University)
 Markers of Oxidative Stress And Metabolic
Dysregulation
06:24-06:27 Algal Diversity from Different Localities of Amber Jabeen
Pakistan (QAU)
06:27-06.30 Exploration of microplastic Pollution in Luqman Khan
Riverine Sediment, Water and Fish of Swat
River Located in KP Pakistan

Concluding Ceremony
Stage Secretary: Maham Munir
Aqsa Abid

Time Program Guest

06:30-06:35 Chief Guests To be Seated
06:35-06:40 Announcement of Best Oral Presenters
(International/National) (Prof. Dr. Mir Ajab
Khan Gold Medal Award)
06:40-06:50 Progress Report of 4th ICBS-2021 Prof. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad
06:50-06:55 Concluding Address by Chief Guest
06:55-07:00 Vote of Thanks Prof. Dr. Tasawar Hayat