Dr. Sadia Qayyum
Biography

Hardworking, Motivated, and firmly committed to maintaining accuracy in experimental design. My research interpretation focuses on renewable energy, microbial cleantech, and bio-based materials, with expertise in biogas production, microbial plastic degradation, heavy metal bioremediation, and wastewater treatment, ensuring high-quality outcomes that contribute to scientific advancement and sustainability. My long-term vision is to integrate microbial biotechnology with circular economy approaches to address global challenges in sustainable energy, waste valorization, and environmental resilience.

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Academic Background

S.No	Degree Title	Institute	Degree Completion Year
1	PhD	Ocean University of China	2016
2	M.Phil	Quaid-i-Azam university Islamabad	2008
3	MSc	Quaid-i-Azam university Islamabad	2006

Publications

S.No	Publication Title	Authors	Action
1	Optimization of pH, temperature and carbon source for bioleaching of heavy metals by Aspergillus flavus isolated from contaminated soil.	Sadia Q., Meng K., Sidra P., Faiza N., Peng C	Click to View
2	CRISPR/Cas system: A game changing genome editing technology, to treat human genetic diseases,	Wajid Hussain,Tariq Mahmood, Jawad Hussain, Niyaz Ali, Tariq Shah,Sadia Qayyum	Click to View
3	Microbial fuel cell using UASB as anode and effects of hydrogen peroxide on treatment efficiency.	Z. A. Bhatti, A. Waheed, F. Maqbool, Y.G. Zhao, S. Qayyum, Q. Mehmood, F. Faridullah	Click to View
4	Mycoremediation of heavy metal (Cd and Cr)–polluted soil through indigenous metallotolerant fungal isolates	Ibrar Khan, Maryam Aftab, Sajid Ullah Shakir, Madiha Ali, Sadia Qayyum, Mujaddad ur Rehman, Kashif Syed Haleem, Isfahan Touseef	Click to View
5	Mycoremediation: a treatment for heavy metal-polluted soil using indigenous metallotolerant fungi.	Ibrar Khan, Maryam Aftab, Sajid Ullah Shakir, Madiha Ali, Sadia Qayyum, Mujaddad ur Rehman, Kashif Syed Haleem, Isfahan Touseef	Click to View
6	.Agarose Hydrogel Beads: An Effective Approach to Improve the Catalytic Activity, Stability and Reusability of Fungal Amyloglucosidase of GH15 Family.	Sidra P, Asif M,Afsheen A, Sadia Q, Faiza N, Shah A	Click to View
7	Biochemical and stability analysis of variations of indigenous Brassica juncea genotypes in different agro-climatic environmental conditions of Pakistan.	Faiza N, Hakim K,Naushad A, Inamullah, Sidra P, Sadia Q,Farrah A, Saira G, Farhana M, Ayesha B	Click to View
8	) Scorpion Venom: A poison or a medicine-Mini review,	Pir Tariq Shah, Sadia Q., Khan I	Click to View
9	Cloning and characterization of F3PYC gene encoding Pyruvate carboxylase in Aspergillus flavus (F3) strain.	Sadia Q., Ibrar K., Zulfiqar B, Changsheng P	Click to View
10	Microbial Organic acids production, Biosynthetic mechanism and Applications-Mini Review.	Khan I., Sadia Q., Chi ZM	Click to View
11	Cloning and characterization of pyruvate carboxylase gene responsible for calcium malate overproduction in Penicillium viticola	Khan I., Sadia Q, Ahmed S., Maqbool F., Tauseef I., Haleem K, Chi ZM	Click to View
12	Confectionary waste water treatment through upflow microbial fuel cell,	Farhana M., Bhatti Z.A., Nazir H., Sadia Q.,Zhao Y., Khan I., Kamal R., Pervez A	Click to View
13	Bioaccumulation of heavy metals from aqueous solution using indigenous fungal isolates.	Sadia Q., Ibrar, K., Ke M., Xiaolong Z., Yangguo Z., Changsheng P.	Click to View
14	Sequential extraction procedure for partitioning of Pb and Cr in artificial and contaminated soil. Main Group metal chemistry	Sadia Q., Ibrar K., Yangguo Z., Farhana M., Changsheng P.	Click to View
15	Fungal strain Aspergillus flavus F3 as a potential 1 candidate for the removal of Lead (II) and Chromium (VI) from the contaminated soil.	Sadia Q., Ibrar K., Farhana M., Fenglin T., Qingbao G., Bhatti Z., Changsheng P.	Click to View
16	Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of a PVGOX gene encoding glucose oxidase in P. viticola F1 strain and its Expression Quantitation	Khan I., Sadia Q., Ahmed S., Chi ZM.	Click to View
17	Isolation and Characterization of Medicinally Important Marine Penicillium Isolates.	Khan I., Sadia Q., Ahmed S., Liu GL., Haleem K, Rehman M, Liu G, Chi ZM.	Click to View
18	Isolation and characterization of heavy metal resistant fungal isolates from industrial soil, China.	Sadia Q., Ibrar K., Farhana M., Yangguo Z., Qingbao G., Changsheng P.	Click to View
19	A comparative study of synthetic and natural coagulants for silver nanoparticles removal from wastewater.	Ahmad T., Bhatti Z.A., Maqbool F., Mahmood Q., Faridullah., Sadia Q., Mushtaq N	Click to View
20	Characterization of toxic metals adsorption isotherms on activated carbon using locally design jar test apparatus	Bhatti Z.A., Farhana M., Sadia Q., Javeria, F., Romana, M., Yang-Guo, Z.	Click to View
21	Survey of waste collection and its energy generation potential in Nawanshehr, Pakistan,	Bhatti Z.A., Farhana M., Javeria F., Sadia Q., Amir H.M.	Click to View
22	Optimization of pH and temperature for degradation of tyre rubber by Bacillus sp. S10 isolated from sewage sludge.	Nida Kanwal, Aamir Ali Shah, Sadia Qayyum, Fariha Hasan.	Click to View
23	Biodetoxification of Reactive Azo dyes in Stirred Tank Bioreactor by Immobilized Aspergillus oryzae on Loofah sponge	Kashmala Jamil, Sadia Qayyum (Corresponding Author), Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Abbas Ahmad, Abrar Hussain Mian, Zainab Bashir, Bushra Rehma	Click to View
24	Efficacy Trial of Biosynthesized Nanoparticles on Forest Pest, Odontoterm obesus (2025).	Zanib Bashir; Sadia Qayyum, Rukhsana Kausar, Sama Allah Khan, Kamran Alam, Bushra Rehman	Click to View
25	Exploring Indigenous fungal isolates for efficient dye degradation: A comprehensive study on sustainable bioremediation in the total environment (2024)	Abrar Hussain Mian, Sadia Qayyum (Corresponding Author), Samia Zeb, Tehreem Fatima, Kashmala Jameel, Bushra Rehman.	Click to View
26	Optimizing biogas production through anaerobic digestion: transforming food waste and agricultural residues into renewable energy within a circular economy paradigm	Qayyum, Sadia (Corresponding Author), Tahir, Ayesha, Mian, Abrar Hussain, Zeb, Samia, Siddiqui, Muhammad Faisal, Rehman, Bushra,	Click to View