Dr. Farhat Batool 2012
RESUME:
DR. FARHAT BATOOL
(HEC Approved Ph.D. Supervisor)
PRESENT DESIGNATION:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
University of Karachi
 Residence
(A): House No. 30/3-C
Nishterabad
Model Colony, Karachi
Karachi-75270. Pakistan
092-21-34511794
Present Address
(B): ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of Biochemistry
University of Karachi,
Karachi-75270, Pakistan
 992613001- Ext 2289 (Off)
 E-mail: batool@uok.edu.pk
Dr. Farhat Batool did her Ph.D. from the Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi
Pakistan. She completed her Post-Doctoral research fellowship from The University of Nottingham,
United Kingdom recently in Neuroscience. She has over 16 years of teaching and research
experience in the field of Biochemistry and Neuroscience. She is author of a number of
publications in National and International scientific journals listed at PubMed and Scopus with
Impact factor. The goal of her research is to understand the neuronal and molecular basis of
disease with an emphasis for extending therapeutics in Anxiety, Depression, Parkinson’s disease,
schizophrenia, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity and Energy metabolism.
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HER AREA (S) OF RESEARCH:
CNS Neurotransmitter receptor functions in Brain Disorders.
Neurodegenerative disorders
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Preclinical research on Neutraceuticals from Medicinal Plants
Metabolic Syndrome and Energy Metabolism
Developmental Assessment of Obesity on Transgenic mice.
High Fat Diet as a model to study Human metabolic Disorder.
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HER STRENGTHS AND EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:
Expertise working with animal models and proficiency in dosing and small animal surgery and
microdissection of rat brain regions by stereotaxic atlas.
Expertise in studying the biological significance of drugs and newly synthesized compounds.
Expertise in using bioassay techniques, analysis of biogenic amines and amino acids with highperformance liquid chromatography with Electro chemical (HPLC-EC) and Ultraviolet (UV)
detection.
Skills in data management using SPSS and Graph pad Prism, analysis and presentations.
Working with animals in OXYMAX CLAMS (Comprehensive Laboratory Animal Monitoring
System) to assess the energy metabolism (in terms of Energy consumption, Respiratory
exchange ratio and ambulatory activity of mice in a metabolic cage).
Working with NANODROPS for RNA measurements in brain, liver and adipose tissues.
Working on TAQMAN (FOR QRT-PCR) for gene expression.
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HER THESIS WORK AND RESEARCH:
M. SC. PROJECT
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EFFECTS OF CHRONIC ETHANOL ADMINISTRATION IN
RATS ON SOME BEHAVIORAL AND BIOCHEMICAL
PARAMETERS.
M. PHIL. THESIS
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NEUROCHEMICAL AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGICAL
STUDIES IN RATS FOLLOWING REPEATED DIAZEPAM
TREATMENT.
PH. D. THESIS
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EXTRAPYRAMIDAL AND MONOAMINERGIC EFFECTS OF
NEUROLEPTICS: MODULATION BY SROTONERGIC AND ANTISEROTONERGIC COMPOUNDS.
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PROFILING THE EXPRESSION OF MICE CYP4X1 (CYTOCHROME
P450, FAMILY 4, SUBFAMILY X, POLYPEPTIDE 1) IN METABOLIC
SYNDROME USING QRT-PCR AND ENERGY METABOLISM IN
CLAMS.
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HER RESEARCH PROJECTS:
1. Research Project:
Family Medicine Dept. Aga Khan University Hospital,
Pakistan (02/2005-05/2006).
Project Title:
Awareness about reproductive health and rights among students of a public University in
Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study.
Participated in obtaining the data, data management and statistically analyzed with
interpretation of the results.
2. Research Project:
Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Karachi 2007
Project Title:
Neurochemical and behavioral effects of haloperidol withdrawal in rats treated with water,
valine and tryptophan. (Completed).
3. Research Project:
Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Karachi 2008
Project Title:
Pre and postsynaptic responses of 8-OH-DPAT following repeated administration of haloperidol
in rats treated with water, valine and tryptophan. (Completed).
4. Research Project:
Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Karachi 2011
Project Title:
Possible anxiolytic and antidepressant –like effects of aqueous fruit extracts from medicinal
plants (Sea buckthorn and Autumn olive) in experimental models. (Completed).
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HER AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
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Bursary Award 2012 for British Pharmacological Society Winter Meeting in London, UK.
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Post Doctoral Fellowship awarded for one year by Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Research Productivity Award (RPA) by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (PCST),
Ministry of Science &Technology, Islamabad.
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Promotion of Education (PEP) Foundation Fellowship awarded for Ph.D. Program (2000).
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Award of Scholarship by University Grants Commission, Islamabad for Ph.D. (1999).
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BCC INFAQ Foundation Merit Scholarship awarded for two years during M. Phil Research
Program (1995).
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HER MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND EDITORIAL BOARDS:
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Full Member: European Behavioural Pharmacological Society (ebps), UK.
Member: British Association for Psychopharmacology, UK.
Full Member: British Pharmacological Society (BPS); UK
Associate Member: Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM); USA.
Life Member: Pakistan Society of basic and Applied Neuroscience (PSBAN)
Member: International Brain Research Organization (IBRO).
Editorial Board Member: The Internet Journal of PharmacologyTM 1531-2976.
(http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_pharmacology/editors.html)
8. Editorial board member: Journal of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences (JPCS).
(http://www.arpapress.com/jpcs/Editorial.aspx)
9. Invited Reviewer: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. UK.
10. Member of International Study Group For Biochemical And Biophysical Research In Pakistan
(ISBBP) Organization.
11. Member: Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB) Pakistan.
12. Invited Reviewer: African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
13. Invited Reviewer: Journal of Medicinal Plant Research.
14. Invited Reviewer: Sci Pharm (The Austrian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences).
15. Life Member of PASSP (Pakistan Salim-uz-Zaman Siddiqui Science Trust) Bazm-e-Sciency
Adab; organizing different scientific programs in urdu version in the relevant field of
research.
16. Honorary Member of the Editorial Board of Pakistan Journal of Botany.
17. Member Editorial Board: Journal of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences.
18. Member Editorial Board: Pharma Scientist (A Pharm Pub Journal)
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