Dr. Awais Ihsan
Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Pakistan
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Education
- PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2011, Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU),
Wuhan, China
- MSc (Hons) Pathological Toxicology, 2005, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), 2003, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
Research Interests
Toxico-pathological studies in lab animals and cell culture, Drug induced mechanism of reproductive and developmental toxicity, endocrinal pathology, Natural plant and drug interactions, Food safety and security studies, Histomorpholoical studies
Work Experience
- Associate Professor, Since 2022. Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Pakistan
- Assistant Professor, 2011-2022. Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Pakistan
- Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP) under Ministry of Science and Technology, China, 2019-2020, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
- Postdoc fellowship under Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia (EMMA) Program, 2012-2013, , University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Academic Honors and Awards
- HEC Overseas Scholarship, 2007, for PhD in China
Featured Publications
- Awais Ihsan, Xu Wang, Wei Zhang, Honggang Tu, Yulian Wang, Lingli Huang, Zahid Iqbal Yuanhu Pan, Zhenli Liu, Ziqiang Tan, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zonghui Yuan, 2013. Genotoxicity of quinocetone, cyadox and olaquindox in vitro and in vivo. Food and Chemical Toxicology 59: 207-214.
- Awais Ihsan, A. Xu Wang, Honggang Tu, Wei Zhang, Menghong Dai, Dapeng Peng, Yulian Wang, Lingli Huang, Dongmei Chen, Shazia Mannan, Yanfei Tao, Zhenli Liu, Zonghui Yuan, 2013. Genotoxicity evaluation of Mequindox in different short-term tests. Food and Chemical Toxicology 51: 330-336
- Jingchao Guo, Xiaochun Ye, Yongxia Zhao, Deyu Huang, Qinghua Wu, Awais Ihsan, Xu Wang (2023). NRF-2α and mitophagy underlie enhanced mitochondrial functions and biogenesis induced by T-2 toxin in GH3 cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 174, 113687
- Hafiz Iftikhar Hussain, Zahid Iqbal, Mujahid Iqbal, Xiuhua Kuang, Yulian Wang, Lingquan Yang, Awais Ihsan, Amjad Islam Aqib, Qari Muhammad Kaleem, Yufeng Gu, Haihong Hao (2022). Coexistence of virulence and β-lactamase genes in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli. Microbial Pathogenesis 163, 105389.
- Pan, Y.B., Awais, I., Shi, M., Ghulam, M., HU, K.F., Jun, L.I., Huang, X.J. and Cheng, H., 2024. Application Progress of Electrochemical Methods in Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 52(1), pp.22-34.
- Yang, Y., Xie, S., He, F., Xu, Y., Wang, Z., Ihsan, A. and Wang, X., 2024. Recent development and fighting strategies for lincosamide antibiotic resistance. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 37(2), pp.e00161-23.
Research Keywords
Awais Ihsan, Pre-clinical Toxicology Experimentation (Acute, Subchronic, Two generation reproduction tests), Genetic Toxicology, PCR, Histopathology Techniques and Expertise in Animal Handling