Dr. Zahid Majeed has joined the Department of Biotechnology on March, 2018 as Assistant Professor. He received his PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia in May 2016.

Achievements: He is HEC approved research supervisor for M.Phil./Ph.D programs in Biotechnology. He has published 28 research articles in SCI refereed Journals published by World’s leading publishers i.e., Elsevier (Netherland), John Wiley & Sons (USA), De-Gruyter (Germany). He has also submitted two national patents as inventor. He is also the Principal Investigator of a National Project funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He has successfully supervised 7 M.Phil. (Biotechnology) students. Two Ph.D. students are currently under co-supervision.

Announcement: Positions are opened for enrollment in Ph.D. (Biotechnology) under my supervision.
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Assistant Professor (TTS)
Ph.D. Environmental Biotechnology (UTP, Malaysia)
Biotechnology

Book Chapters

1. Muhammad Rizwan Javed*, Abdul Zahir Abbasi, Muhammad Junaid Akhtar, Saira Ghafoor, Muhammad Amin Afzal, Zahid Majeed and Basit Umer (2021). Chapter # 09 “Current Trends and Recent Progress of Genetic Engineering in Genus Phytophthora using CRISPR Systems”; Edition Title: CRISPR and RNAi Systems. Elsevier Inc., USA (Accepted). For Book Details See Link Below: https://www.elsevier.com/books/crispr-and-rnai-systems/abd-elsalam/978-0-12-821910-2.

2. Zahid Majeed, Muhammad Mubashir, Meng-Choung Chiong (2021). Chapter # 2.3 “Transition of Bio-manufacturing Industry from 4.0 to 5.0; Advances and Challenges”; Edition Title “Birth of Industry 5.0 in Biomanufacturing. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. USA (Accepted).

3. Zahid Majeed, Muhammad Mubashir and Pau Loke Show (2021). Chapter # 2 “Biodegradation study of polyvinyl alcohol based biocomposites and bionanocomposites”. Edition Title “Polyvinyl alcohol based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Scrivener Publishing), USA (Accepted).

Research Articles (International)

1. Wai Siong Chai, Jie Ying Cheun, P Senthil Kumar, Muhammad Mubashir, Zahid Majeed, Fawzi Banat, Shih-Hsin Ho, Pau Loke Show. A review on conventional and novel materials towards heavy metal adsorption in wastewater treatment application. Journal of Cleaner Production (IF= 7.24). In Press, Journal Pre-proof https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126589
2. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Komal Nadeem, Hina Andleeb, Masoome Sheikh, Zahid Majeed, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Mariana Rocha, Diego M Gil. (Feb 2021). Exploring weak intermolecular interactions in two bis-1,3,4-oxadiazoles derivatives: A combined X-ray diffraction, Hirshfeld surface analysis and theoretical studies. Journal of Molecular Structure. Volume 1232, 15 May 2021, 130030 (IF 2.46). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130030
3. Zahid Majeed, Zainab Ajab, Qingjie Guan, Abdul Zahir Abbasi, Qaisar Mahmood, Mater H. Mahnashi, Bandar Alyami, Ali Alqarni, and Yahya Alqahtani, Lignin Restrains on Lignin Peroxidase Activity Revealed Through Lignin Loading in Starch Biocomposites under Aerobic Soil. BioResources 16(1) 1940-1948. (IF=1.30). https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_16_1_1940_Majeed_Reduction_Lignin_Peroxidase_Activity_Urea
4. Saiqa Andleeb, g Faiza Tariq, , Areesha Muneer, Tooba Nazir, Beenish Shahid, Zahid Latif, Shahab Ahmed Abbasi, Ihsan ul Haq, Zahid Majeed, Salah Ud-Din Khan, Shahab Ud-Din Khan, Taj Muhammad Khan and Dunia A. Al Farraj. (Oct 2020). In vitro bactericidal, antidiabetic, cytotoxic, anticoagulant, and hemolytic effect of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles using Allium sativum clove extract incubated at various temperatures. Green Processing and Synthesis 9(1) (IF = 1.82). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124345
5. Zahid Majeed, Muhammad Mushtaq, Zainab Ajab, Qingjie Guan, Mater, Hussen Mahnashi, Yahya Saeed Alqahtani, Basharat Ahmad. (Sept 2020). Rosin maleic anhydride adduct antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Polímeros 30(2). (IF= 1.00). https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1428.03820
6. Raja Amjad Waheed Khan, Liaquat Hussain Khan, Abdul Rehman Khan, Kamran Abbas, Khawaja Ansar Yasin, Zahid Azeem, Imran Aftab and Zahid Majeed. (June 2020). An Association of Blood Sugar, Cholesterol and Triglycerides with Obesity in Human Subjects from Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal 13 (3) (IF=0.86) DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2020.13.555861
7. Sana Karamat, Nasra Ashraf, Tasleem Akhtar, Faisal Rahim, Nuzhat Shafi, Benish Shahid, Sundus Khawaja, Zahid Majeed. (August 2020). CO1-based DNA barcoding for assessing diversity of Pteropus gigantes from state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Brazilian Journal of Biology (IF=1.26). https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.226466
8. Zahid Majeed, Kiran Khurshid, Zainab Ajab, Qingjie Guan, Basharat Ahmad, Irsa Mumtaza, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Raja Amjad Waheed Khan & Saiqa Andleeb., (April, 2020) Agronomic evaluation of controlled release of micro urea encapsulated in rosin maleic anhydride adduct. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 43(12) 1794-1812 (IF= 1.13) https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2020.1750637
9. Irsa Mumtaz, Zahid Majeed, Zainab Ajab, Basharat Ahmad, Kiran Khurshid, Muhammad Mubashir. (July 2019). Optimized Tuning of Rosin Adduct with Maleic Anhydride for Smart Applications in Controlled and Targeted Delivery of Urea for Higher Plant’s Uptake and Growth Efficiency. Industrial Crops and Products. 133, 395-408. (IF = 4.19). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.02.036
10. Majeed. Z, Z. Ajab, A. Zuberi, S. Akthar, A. Muhammad. 2018 “Meristic variations and skeletal deformities in natural population of Putitor Mahseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)”. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Science. 17(1) 208-216. (IF = 0.49). DOI: 10.22092/IJFS.2018.115612
11. Z Majeed, N Mansor, Z Ajab, Z Man, A Sarwano, B Ahmad, Z Hussain (2018). Lignin linked to slow biodegradability of urea-crosslinked starch in an anaerobic soil environment. e-Polymers 18(6). (IF=1.49). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2018 0095
12. Majeed. Z, N. Mansor, Z. Ajab, Z. Man, S. Ariyanti (2018) Kraft lignin ameliorates degradation resistance of starch in urea delivery biocomposites. Polymer testing, 65, 398-406. (IF = 2.94). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.12.011
13. Majeed. Z., N. Mansor., Z. Ajab., Z. Man. (2017) Lignin Macromolecule’s Implication in Slowing the Biodegradability of Urea Crosslinked Starch Films Applied As Slow Release Fertilizer. Starch/Stark, 69(11-12): 1-14. (IF = 2.17). https://doi.org/10.1002/star.201600362
14. Sarwono, A, Man, Z, Bustam M. A, Idris, A, Majeed, Z, Khan A. S., Ullah, Z., Muhammad, N. (2017) "Box-Benhken optimization of urea crosslinked starch film as slow release Fertilizer". Academia Journal of Scientific Research 5(10): 468-481. (IF = 0.32)
15. Mathialagan R., Mansor N., Shamsuddin M., Uemura Y., Majeed Z., (2017), Optimisation of Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction (UAE) of Allicin from Garlic (Allium sativum L.), Chemical Engineering Transactions, 56, 1747-1752. DOI: 10.3303/CET1756292
16. Majeed, Z., N. Mansor., S. Ismail., R. Mathialagan and Z. Man (2016). Gompertz Kinetics of Soil Microbial Biomass in Response to Lignin Reinforcing of Urea-Crosslinked Starch Films. Procedia Engineering, 148: 553 – 560 (Scopus/ISI). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.510
17. Ismail, S., N. Mansor, Z. Majeed, Z. Man. (2016). Effect of Water and [Emim][OAc] as Plasticizer on Gelatinization of Starch. Procedia Engineering, 148: 524-529 (Scopus/ISI).
18. Majeed, Z., N. Mansor and Z. Man and S. Wahid (2016). "Lignin reinforcement of urea-crosslinked starch films for reduction of starch biodegradability to improve slow nitrogen release properties under natural aerobic soil condition," e-Polymers,16(2):159-170. (IF = 0.94) http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/epoly.ahead-of-print/epoly-2015-0231/epoly-2015-0231.xml
19. Majeed, Z., N. K. Ramli, N. Mansor and Z. Man (2016). Lignin Effect on Tensile Properties of Biodegradable Urea-Crosslinked Starch in Aerobic Soil Microcosm. Advanced Materials Research, 1133: pp 45-49. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1133.45
20. Majeed, Z., N. K. Ramli., N. Mansor. and Z. Man. (2015). A comprehensive review on biodegradable polymers and their blends used in controlled-release fertilizer processes. Reviews in Chemical Engineering,31(1), 69-95 (IF = 3.17) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2015-0231
21. Majeed, Z., N. K. Ramli, N. Mansor and Z. Man (2015). "Lignin Modified Urea Fertilizer Biodegradation and Nitrogen Release Under Reduced Soil Conditions." Applied Mechanics and Materials, 699: 981-987. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.699.981
22. Majeed, Z., N. K. Ramli, N. Mansor and Z. Man (2014). "Lignin Loading Effect on Biodegradability and Nitrogen Release Properties of Urea Modified Tapioca Starch in Wet Soil." Key Engineering Materials 594: 798-802 (Scopus/ISI). https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.594-595.798
23. Majeed, Z., N. K. Ramli, N. Mansor and Z. Man (2014). "Starch Biodegradation in a Lignin Modified Slow Release Fertilizer: Effect of Thickness." Applied Mechanics and Materials: 830-833. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.830
24. Ramli, N. K., Z. Majeed, A. S. Shuib, N. Mansor and Z. Man (2014). "The Potential of Quercetin in Psidium Guajava L. leaves extract as Bioinhibitor for Controlled Released Fertilizer." Advanced Materials Research, 970:16-19 (Scopus/ISI).
25. Ramli, N. K., Z. Majeed, A. S. Shuib, N. Mansor and Z. Man (2014). "The Potential of Thiosulfinates in Garlic Extract as Urease Bioinhibitor." Applied Mechanics and Materials, 625: 796-799 (Scopus/ISI).
26. Majeed, Z., Y. Arafat, Z. Ajab and W. S. Abbasi (2012). "Genotypic Characterization of Prevalent Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Community Hospitals." Acta Bioquimica clinica Latinoamericana, 46(2 ): 257-269. (IF = 0.04)
27. Ajab, Z., L. Khatoon, S. A. Malik, Z.Majeed and H. Ajab (2010). "Lack of polymorphism in Human Interleukin-2 Gene among Malarial Patients from District Bannu, Pakistan. " International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 12: 961-963 (Scopus/ISI).
28. Abdullah, A., W. A. Gillani., Z. Majeed and H. M.Kiyani (2007). "A new pesticide ranking system based on data mining. Progress of Information Technology in Agriculture" in Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Intelligent Information Technology in Agriculture (ISIITA), Beijing.

Dr. Zahid Majeed has joined the Department of Biotechnology on March, 2018 as Assistant Professor. He received his PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia in May 2016.

Achievements: He is HEC approved research supervisor for M.Phil./Ph.D programs in Biotechnology. He has published 28 research articles in SCI refereed Journals published by World’s leading publishers i.e., Elsevier (Netherland), John Wiley & Sons (USA), De-Gruyter (Germany). He has also submitted two national patents as inventor. He is also the Principal Investigator of a National Project funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He has successfully supervised 7 M.Phil. (Biotechnology) students. Two Ph.D. students are currently under co-supervision.

Announcement: Positions are opened for enrollment in Ph.D. (Biotechnology) under my supervision.

• Environmental Biotechnology
• Microbial Genetics
• Microbial genome engineering through CRISPR-Cas Technique
• Microbial bioinformatics

1. Dr. Zahid Majeed secured 2nd position as best oral presenter in One Health
International conference (Online) held at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, on 24-25 November 2022.

2. Best International Presenter and Paper Award received by organizing committee of 2019 World Symposium of Smart Materials and Applications held at Harbin Engineering University, China 5-7 July, 2019.

2. Financial assistance by the Pakistan Science Foundation, for attending the International conference - 2019 World Symposium of Smart Materials and Applications. organized by Harbin Engineering University, China 5-7 July, 2019 (Rs. 45000/-).

3. Certificate of recognition awarded for invaluable research contribution by the Research Innovation and Commercialization Office, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on February 1, 2018.

4. Certificate of recognition awarded for invaluable research contribution by Research Innovation and Commercialization office, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on March, 2019.

5. Certificate of recognition awarded for invaluable research contribution by office of Research Innovation and Commercialization, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on March, 2020.

6. Graduate Assistantship- Awarded by University Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia-Sept, 2011 to May 2016 (Total amount in Malaysian Ringgit 1,13,600.00)

7. Commendation Certificate awarded by National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in recognition of outstanding contribution in agro-informatics research work in Pakistan, 2008.

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