Fatima Ismail
Associate Professor
PhD
Research Supervision Capacity
About Me
I am Dr. Fatima Ismail, serving as an associate professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, and The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. My academic foundation spans biochemistry, microbiology, and mycology, with a specialized research focus on antibiotic resistance mechanisms, biofilm formation, microbial enzymes, and environmental biotechnology. I earned my PhD in Antifungal Drug Resistance from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS, Beijing), supported by the prestigious UCAS President Fellowship and the HEC Foreign Study Support Program.Over the course of my career, I have supervised 35 MS scholars and 1 PhD scholar, contributing to the training of future scientists.I havepublished a portfolio of research articles in microbiology, mycology, and biotechnology journals.I have established national and international collaborations on projects involving enzyme technology, microbiome research, and antibiofilm strategies.My work integrates molecular approaches with applied biotechnology, advancing both academic and translational research.
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1. Ajmal, Areeba and Ismail, Fatima and Safdar, Ayesha. 2026. “A Holistic Review of Lamotrigine: Pharmacological Properties.” SciOne 2. https://doi.org/10.21124/tpt.2026.72.85
2. Safdar, Ayesha and Ismail, Fatima and Imran, Muhammad and Zia, Muhammad Anjum and Parveen, Shazia and Bibi, Tahmina. 2025. “Purification of optimally produced extracellular fungal lipases and their role in the remediation of oil-rich kitchen wastewater.” Elsevier BV 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2025.107288
3. Rehman, Amna and Ismail, Fatima and Safdar, Ayesha and Imran, Muhammad. 2025. “In vitro characterization of Trichophyton rubrum biofilm by combined anti-biofilm enzymes.” Public Library of Science (PLoS) 20. 10.1371/journal.pone.0331291
4. Safdar, Ayesha and Ismail, Fatima and Imran, Muhammad. 2024. “Biodegradation of synthetic plastics by the extracellular lipase of Aspergillus niger.” Elsevier BV 17. 10.1016/j.envadv.2024.100563
5. Khalid A, Ismail F. 2024. “Identification of lovastatin production in Aspergillus terreus strain (KF971363.1) and its antifungal role.” Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 37. 10.36721/PJPS.2024.37.4.REG.863-871.1
6. Safdar, Ayesha and Ismail, Fatima and Iftikhar, Hafsa and Majid Khokhar, Abdul and Javed, Atika and Imran, Muhammad and Safdar, Bushra. 2024. “Determination of Biodegradation Potential of <i>Aspergillus niger</i>.” Wiley 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/7682762
7. Safdar, Ayesha and Ismail, Fatima and Safdar, Maryem and Imran, Muhammad. 2024. “Eco-friendly approaches for mitigating plastic pollution: advancements and implications for a greener future.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-023-10062-1
8. Imran, Muhammad and Islam, Ashraful and Zhang, Panyue and Ahmed, Shehzad and Zeb, Shah and Uddin, Ahmed and Hassan, Qadeer ul and Mahmood, Awais and Chen, Zequ and Afroz, Mahmuda and Ismail, Fatima and Gao, Yongxiang. 2023. “A Facile one-step fabrication of a fibrous nylon sponge for oil-water separation and absorption in batch and continuous process.” Elsevier BV 42. 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103505
9. Bashir, Nayab and Narejo, Sanam and Naz, Bushra and Ismail, Fatima and Anjum, Muhammad Rizwan and Butt, Ayesha and Anwar, Sadia and Prasad, Ramjee. 2023. “A Machine Learning Framework for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Detection Using Non-invasive EEG Signals.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 140. 10.1007/s11277-023-10445-w
10. Safdar, Ayesha and Ismail, Fatima and Hussain, Asim and Rafeeq, Hamza and Maqsood, Salman and Iqbal, Hafiz M.N. and Zdarta, Jakub and Jesionowski, Teofil. 2023. “Implementation of nanobiocatalysis in food industry.” Elsevier 223. 10.1016/B978-0-323-91760-5.00019-1
11. Safdar A, Ismail F. 2023. “A comprehensive review on pharmacological applications and drug-induced toxicity of valproic acid.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 31. 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.12.006
12. Safdar, Ayesha and Ismail, Fatima and Imran, Muhammad. 2023. “Characterization of Detergent-Compatible Lipases from <i>Candida albicans</i> and <i>Acremonium sclerotigenum</i> under Solid-State Fermentation.” American Chemical Society (ACS) 8. 10.1021/acsomega.3c03644
13. Imran, Muhammad and Islam, Ashraful and Ismail, Fatima and Zhang, Panyue and Basharat, Majid and Ikram, Muhammad and Uddin, Ahmed and Zeb, Shah and Hassan, Qadeer-Ul and Gao, Yongxiang. 2023. “3D porous superoleophilic/hydrophobic grapefruit peel aerogel for efficient removal of emulsified-oil from water.” Elsevier BV 11. 10.1016/j.jece.2023.109324
14. Imran, Muhammad and Islam, Ashraful and Panyue, Zhang and Ismail, Fatima and Zhang, Guangming and Din, Emad ud. 2021. “Green fabrication of grapefruit peel aerogel for water-oil separation.” Elsevier BV 566. 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150721
15. Muhammad Ismail, Fatima and Ahmad, Iqra and Javed, Eqaza. 2021. “Metadata analysis of the squalene epoxidase gene in dermatophytes.” Advance Educational Institute and Research Center (Publications) 9. 10.29052/IJEHSR.v9.i1.2021.129-142
16. Ismail, Fatima and Ghani, Abdul and Akbar, Saba. 2021. “Emergence of Antifungal Azole Resistance in the Fungal Strains of Tinea corporis.” Jinnah University for Women 12. https://doi.org/10.37962/jbas.v12i1.348
17. Imran M, Islam A, Zhang Z, Ismail F, Gao G Xue W, Yin Y, Ismail F, Hu C, Zhou M, Cao X, Li S. 2019. “Transcription factor CCG-8 in azole adaptive responses of Neurospora crassa.” current Genetics 566. 10.1007/s00294-019-00972-3
Research and Development Projects
1. SW(HO)/DRSI-6-2026
With: HEC (2026-04 - 2026-12)
PCSIR-Student Project
2. ORIC- IUB Research Grant
(2023-06 - 2024-06)
Eco friendly and cost-effective Biological Novel strategies to combat the Plastic waste
3. HEC-SRGP
(2018-08 - 2019-04)
Antifungal drug resistance in Clinics and agriculture in Bahawalpur
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
