Assistant Professor
Dr Rizwana Kousar
051-9575273
rizwana.kousar@aiou.edu.pk

Education

PhD Biochemistry

Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Mphil Biochemistry

Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

MSc Biochemistry

Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

 

Experience

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Publications

  • Memon, Mazhar & Raza, Syed & Basit, Sulman & Kousar, Rizwana & Ahmad, Wasim & Ansar, Muhammad. (2012). A novel WDR62 mutation causes primary microcephaly in a Pakistani family. Molecular biology reports. 40. 10.1007/s11033-012-2097-7. 
  • Kousar, Rizwana & Hassan, Muhammad & Khan, Bushra & Basit, Sulman & Mahmood, Saqib & Mir, Asif & Ahmad, Wasim & Ansar, Muhammad. (2011). Mutations in WDR62 gene in Pakistani families with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly. BMC neurology. 11. 119. 10.1186/1471-2377-11-119. 
  • Kousar, Rizwana & Nawaz, Hira & Khurshid, Maryam & Ali, Dr Ghazanfar & Khan, Saadullah & Mir, Hina & Ayub, Muhammad & Wali, Abdul & Ali, Nadir & Jelani, Musharraf & Basit, Sulman & Ahmad, Wasim & Ansar, Muhammad. (2009). Mutation Analysis of the ASPM Gene in 18 Pakistani Families With Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly. Journal of child neurology. 25. 715-20. 10.1177/0883073809346850. 
  • Qin LX, Tan JQ, Zhang HN, Rizwana K, Lu JH, Tang JG, Jiang B, Shen XM, Guo JF, Tang BS, Tan LM, Wang CY, Wang CY. BAG5 Interacts with DJ-1 and Inhibits the Neuroprotective Effects of DJ-1 to Combat Mitochondrial Oxidative Damage. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017 5094934. doi:10.1155/2017/5094934. PMID: 28348719; PMCID: PMC5352890.
  • Tian Q, Li Y, Kousar R, Guo H, Peng F, Zheng Y, Yang X, Long Z, Tian R, Xia K, Lin H, Pan Q. A novel NHS mutation causes Nance-Horan Syndrome in a Chinese family. BMC Med Genet. 2017 Jan 7;18(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12881-016-0360-9. PMID: 28061824; PMCID: PMC5219716.
  • Sadia Latif, Sameeda Bibi, Rabia Kouser, Hina Fatimah, Saba Farooq, Samar Naseer, Rizwana Kousar. (2020) Characterization of bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of Triticum aestivum L.,Genomics,112 (6),4760-4768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.07.031.
  • Sadia Latif, Rizwana Kousar, Anum Fatima, Hina Fatimah, Saba Farooq, Naeem Khan, Tayyaba Andleeb, Tariq Shah (2022)16S metagenomics dataset of Zea mays and Triticum aestivum rhizosphere from Kallar Syedan Punjab, Pakistan. Data in Brief, 42, 108057. ISSN 2352-3409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108057.

Project, Research Interests

  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
  • Gene Mapping

About

The Allama Iqbal Open University was established in May, 1974, with the main objectives of providing educational opportunities to masses and to those who cannot leave their homes and jobs. During all these past years, the University has more than fulfilled this promise.