{"id":2373,"date":"2023-08-11T15:53:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T10:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cemb.edu.pk\/wp\/?page_id=2373"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:24:36","slug":"fp-dr-mohsin-ahmed-khan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/?page_id=2373","title":{"rendered":"Dr Mohsin Ahmed Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Nutraceutical and Microbial Biotechnology<\/a> Lab<\/span>
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Mohsin Ahmad Khan has completed BSc (H) in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, MPhil (Biotechnology) from NIBGE Faisalabad\/Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and PhD (Molecular Biology) from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Since 1996 he has been serving CEMB in different positions.<\/p>

Dr. Khan has published many research articles in international peer-reviewed journals on genetic engineering and biotechnology. His major research focus is the development of GMOs using different host organisms. He has successfully developed GMO transgenic plants (cotton and tobacco), expressing the insecticidal Bt gene. Developed recombinant strains of bacterial and yeast expressing therapeutic proteins including interferon and growth factors. Recently he has introduced an innovative approach of expressing foreign genes in algae hosts, this is the first lab. of its type in Pakistan. In the algae transformation lab. he has successfully developed transgenic strains expressing, mosquito larvicidal protein, influenzas subunit protein as an edible vaccine, therapeutic proteins, and food enzymes. He has also filed patents in the Pakistan on development of a mosquito larvicidal algae strain and the development of a yeast (Pichia pastoris<\/em>) strain expressing non-glycosylated hEGF proteins.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>Research interests:<\/strong><\/p>

The research work of Dr. Khan is focused on:<\/p>

Development of mosquito larvicidal biocontrol agent: <\/strong>An algae-based self-sustainable mosquito larvicidal biocontrol agent for control of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue.<\/p>

Development of Algae-based poultry vaccine<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0low-cost algae-based sub-unit vaccine for oral and intramuscular delivery.<\/p>

Algae as a halal expression system<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

To help develop a shariah-compliant recombinant biotech industry.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>Selected Publications<\/strong><\/p>

  1. Ashraf, F., Khan, M.A.<\/strong>, Ahmed, N., Umar, M., Khan, M.I., Akram, M., Bhatti, R. and Malik, K., 2023. Development of transgenic algae strain expressing CTB-M2e fusion gene an approach towards the development of a universal edible vaccine in Algae.\u00a0Journal of Biotechnology, 374<\/a>,\u00a0 2023,pp. 31-37. (Impact factor 3.595)<\/li><\/ol>
    1. Khan, H., Khan, M.A<\/strong>., Ahmed, N., Tawakkal, F., Amjad, F. and Pervaiz, R., 2023. A 90-day subchronic oral toxicity assessment of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii<\/em> biomass, genetically modified to express cry11Ba protein, by using Han Wistar rats.\u00a0Journal of Applied Phycology,\u00a035(3), pp.1115-1127. (Impact factor 3.6)<\/li><\/ol>
      1. Akram, M., Khan, M.A<\/strong>., Ahmed, N., Bhatti, R., Pervaiz, R., Malik, K., Tahir, S., Abbas, R., Ashraf, F. and Ali, Q., 2023. Cloning and expression of an anti-cancerous cytokine: human IL-29 gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii<\/em>.\u00a0AMB Express,\u00a013(1), pp.1-9. (Impact factor 3.9)<\/li><\/ol>
        1. Pervaiz, R., Khan, M. A.<\/strong>, Raza, F. A., Ahmad, S., Zafar, A. U., Ahmed, N., and Akram, M. (2022). Expression of a mosquito larvicidal gene in chloroplast and nuclear compartments of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii<\/em>.\u00a0Journal of Biotechnology. doi: 10.1016\/j.jbiotec.2022.11.004. (Impact factor 3.595)<\/li><\/ol>
          1. Hafeez, M.N., Khan, M.A<\/strong>., Sarwar, B., Hassan, S., Ali, Q., Husnain, T. and Rashid, B., 2021. Mutant Gossypium universal stress protein-2 (GUSP-2) gene confers resistance to various abiotic stresses in E. coli BL-21 and CIM-496-Gossypium hirsutum<\/em>.\u00a0Scientific reports,\u00a011(1), pp.1-19. (Impact factor 4.996)<\/li><\/ol>
            1. Pervaiz, R., Khan, M. A<\/strong>., Ahmed, N., Naeem, H., and Zafar, A. U. (2018). Determination of mosquito Larvicidal potential of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry11Ba fusion protein through molecular docking.\u00a0Biologia, 1-9. (Impact factor 0.728 )<\/li><\/ol>
              1. Khan, M. A<\/strong>., Ahmed,\u00a0 ,\u00a0 Khan,\u00a0 M.\u00a0 I., Zafar,\u00a0 A.\u00a0 U., Tahir,\u00a0 S.,\u00a0 Anjum,\u00a0 M.\u00a0 S., Husnain,\u00a0 T.\u00a0 (2017).\u00a0 Bioactivity\u00a0 studies\u00a0 of\u00a0 Huh-7\u00a0 cells\u00a0 derived\u00a0 human\u00a0 epidermal growth\u00a0 factor\u00a0 expressed\u00a0 in\u00a0 Pichia\u00a0 pastoris<\/em>. Bioscience, Biotechnology,\u00a0 and Biochemistry, 81(6), 1114-1119. (Impact factor \u00a01.35)<\/li><\/ol>
                1. Khan, ,\u00a0 Wu,\u00a0 X.,\u00a0 Matzkin,\u00a0 G.\u00a0 L., Khan, M.\u00a0 A.,<\/strong> Sakai,\u00a0 F.,\u00a0 and\u00a0 Vidal,\u00a0 J.\u00a0 E.\u00a0 (2016). Streptococcus\u00a0 pneumoniae<\/em>\u00a0 eradicates\u00a0 preformed\u00a0 Staphylococcus\u00a0 aureus\u00a0 biofilms through\u00a0 a\u00a0 mechanism\u00a0 requiring\u00a0 physical\u00a0 contact. Frontiers\u00a0 in\u00a0 Cellular\u00a0 and\u00a0 Infection Microbiology, 6. 104.\u00a0 (Impact factor 4.5)<\/li><\/ol>
                  1. Khan, A., Khan<\/strong>, F., Ahmad, N., Khan, M. I., Zafar, A. U., and Husnain, T. (2014). Expression line\u00a0 approach\u00a0 to\u00a0 recombinant\u00a0 human\u00a0 epidermal\u00a0 growth\u00a0 factor\u00a0 into\u00a0 the yeast,\u00a0 Pichia\u00a0 pastoris<\/em>\u00a0 from\u00a0 Huh-7\u00a0 cell\u00a0 line. Molecular Biology Reports, 41(3), 1445-1451.\u00a0 (Impact factor 2.20)<\/li>
                  2. Khan, M. <\/strong>, Hassan, N., Ahmad,\u00a0 N.,\u00a0 Khan,\u00a0 M.\u00a0 I., Zafar, A.\u00a0 U., Khan,\u00a0 F.,\u00a0 and Husnain, T. (2014). Studies to analyze the relationship between IFN\u03b12b gene dosage and its expression, using a <\/span>Pichia pastoris<\/em>\u2010based expression system. Yeast, 31(1), 13-28. (Impact factor 1.634).<\/span><\/li><\/ol>

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                    FACULTY Dr. Mohsin Ahmad Khan Assoiciate Professor Nutraceutical and Microbial Biotechnology Labe-mail: mohsin@cemb.edu.pk Mohsin Ahmad Khan has completed BSc (H) in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, MPhil (Biotechnology) from NIBGE Faisalabad\/Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and PhD (Molecular Biology) from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Since 1996 he has been serving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96739698,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2373","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/96739698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2373"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17656,"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2373\/revisions\/17656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}