RESEARCH GROUPS
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
| Project Title | Faculty | Funding Agency | Amount | |
| 1. | Developing an innovative artificial intelligence designed nano-formulation for treating diabetic neuropathy via in-silico approach |
Dr. Tooba Zafar, Dr Hira Moin |
NUST | PKR 01 Million |
| 2. | Application of Ceftazolone/Tazobactum in cases of persistent Carbepenum Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa |
Prof Rizwan Ashraf, Prof Shabana Ali, Dr Fauzia, Dr. Areeba |
NUST | PKR 01 Million |
| 3. | An Integrated Artificial Intelligence Framework for Automated Radiography Report Generation for Chest X-Rays |
Dr. Ruqqayia Adil, (Co PI) |
UAEU Strategic Research 2024 | PKR 6.0 Million |
| 4. | Gut Matters for Life: Unveiling the enduring impacts of delivery mode on infant’s gut health in Pakistan |
Dr. Ruqqayia Adil, (Team Member) |
KNOWLEDGE 2 ACTION |
PKR 1.53 Million |
| 5. | Multimodal Data-Based Bone Mineral Density Estimation for Osteoporosis Screening and Severity Analysis Using Deep Learning | Dr Ayesha Haque (PI) Dr Nadia Nisar, Dr Huma Beenish, Dr Zahra Rashid, Dr Ruqqiya | PSF | PKR 5.45 Million |
| 6. | Leveraging the Power of Internet of Things for the Development of Intelligent Epilepsy Monitoring Wearable Device through Multimodality Data Analysis | Dr Ayesha Haque (Member) | PSF-Tubitak Joint call | 15 Million |
| 7. | Elucidation of region-specific risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes among the Pakistan Population | Prof. Yasir Waheed & Prof. Rizwan Ashraf | Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences | JP¥ 5 Million |
NSHS IMPACT FACTOR PUBLICATIONS
| S. No. | Paper Title | Journal | Year | IF | Published By |
| 1 | Body mass index and altered lipid profile as major risk markers for breast cancer progression: a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women in Pakistan | BMC Women’s Health | 2024 | 2.4 | Prof. Seyyedha Abbas |
| 2 | Mutational analysis in different genes underlying severe combined immunodeficiency in seven consanguineous Pakistani families | Molecular Biology Reports | 2024 | 2.6 | Dr Sheeba |
| 3 | Cardiac Arrhythmia Classification Using Advanced Deep Learning Techniques on Digitized ECG Datasets | Sensors | 2024 | 4.9 | Prof. Sadaf Mumtaz |
| 4 | Assessing the impact of jigsaw technique for cooperative learning in undergraduate medical education: merits, challenges, and forward prospects | BMC Medical Education | 2024 | 2.7 | Dr. Hira Moin |
| 5 | Iron overload and liver function in patients with beta thalassemia major: A cross sectional study | PJMS | 2024 | 1.2 | Dr Amna Farooqi, Dr Tooba Zafar |
| 6 | Exploring the role of irisin as a potential biomarker in adolescents and young adults with polycystic ovarian syndrome | Women’s Health | 2024 | 2.7 | Dr. Hira Moin, Dr. Sarim Zafar |
| 7 | Development and validation of self-assessment instrument to measure the digital professionalism of healthcare professionals using social media. | BMC Medical Education | 2024 | 2.7 | Prof Shazia Imran |
| 8 | Remote Patient Monitoring and its Effectiveness on Wound care- a Systematic Review | Accepted in JPMA | 2024 | 0.9 | Drs Fatima & Khadeeja |
| 9 | Comparison of child pugh MELD and MELD and MELD-Na scores in corelating haemoglobin level with severity of hepatic decompensation. | World Journal of Hepatology | 2024 | 2.5 | Dr Nafisa Tahir |
| 10 | Whole stevia leaf powder or Rebaudioside A : effects of supplementation on obesity induced oxidative stress | Rawal Med J | 2024 | 0.4 | Dr Amna Farooqui |
| 11 | Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 | Lancet Infectious Diseases | 2024 | 36.4 | Prof. Yasir Waheed |
| 12 | Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 | Lancet | 2024 | 98.4 | Prof. Yasir Waheed |
| 14 | Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990-2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050. | The Lancet | 2024 | 98.4 | Prof. Yasir Waheed |
| 15 | Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. | Lancet Neurology | 2024 | 46.5 | Prof. Yasir Waheed |
| 16 | Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022-2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. | Lancet Public Health | 2024 | 25.4 | Prof. Yasir Waheed |
| 17 | Global, regional, and national burden of injuries, and burden attributable to injuries risk factors, 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. | Public Health | 2024 | 3.9 | Prof. Yasir Waheed |
| 18 | Medical students’ attitudes toward AI in education: perception, effectiveness, and its credibility. | BMC Med Education | 2025 | 2.5 | Dr. Sami, Dr. Fatima, Dr. Nafeesa, Dr. Yasir |
| 19 | Molecular Design of a Novel mRNA and Multiepitope Subunit Vaccines for H10N5 Avian Influenza A virus. | Accepted Molecular Biotechnology | 2025 | 2.4 | Prof. Yasir Waheed |
| 20 | Identification of candidate nsSNPs of the Human FNDC5 gene and their structural and functional consequences using in silico analysis | Accepted Scientific Reports | 2025 | 3.8 | Dr. Hira Moin |
| 21 | Evaluating the impact of faculty development programs at workplace by using reflective critique writing technique | BMC Med Education | 2025 | 2.5 | Dr Sarah Amin |
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