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1 12th INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE PAKISTAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY (February 20nd-22, 2019) Abbottabad Science and Technology, Hawellian- Day 2 February 21 st (Thursday) 8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast with Experts : Dr. Paul D. Brown Jamaica Dr. Hassan Waseem Dr. Farhan Essa Abdullah Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh 09:00 AM Prof. Dr. Essa Abdulla Memorial Lecture- Citation of Prof. Dr. Essa Abdulla by Dr. Sabiha Essa Abdulla (Chairman of Dr. Essa Laboratory & Diagnostics Centre) Prof. Dr. Paul Brown (Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Biochemistry Section, The the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica) Topic: spot- mediated stringent response influences environmental and nutritional stress tolerance and biofilm formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Room A : SS 1 B Session Theme: INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY/BIO-FILM FORMATION SESSION CHAIR: DR. SYED A AZIZ SESSION CO- CHAIR: DR. SHAZIA AKBAR ANSARI 10:00 AM Dr..Zulfiqar Mirani (Microbiology Analytical Centre, FMRRC, PCSIR Laboratories Complex Role of Phenotypic Switching in Stability and Persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms ROOM B : SS 2 B SESSION THEME: : FOOD BORN ILLNESS, FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SESSION CHAIR: DR. PAUL D. BROWN JAMAICA SESSION CO- CHAIR: DR. ZULFIQAR MIRANI Foodborne Prof. Dr. Salvatore bacterial poisoning 10:00AM Massa (Foggia University, Foggia, Italy) ROOM C : SS 3 B SESSION THEME: VIRAL PATHOGENESIS AND VIRAL DISEASES SESSION CHAIR: DR. SHARF ALI SHAH SESSION CO- CHAIR: DR. AHSAN SATTAR 10:00AM Dr. Syed A Aziz (President, CPA- NCR Scientist, Health Canada, Adjunct Professor, Pathology, Ottawa, Canada) Oncogenic viruses and breast cancer: mouse mammary tumor virus (mmtv), bovine leukemia virus (blv), human papilloma virus (hpv), and epstein barr virus (ebv).

2 Dr. Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali (Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.) Plastic waste: A threat to environment and its Microbial degradation Dr. Ahsan Sattar (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Foodborne listeriosis: comparison between isolates from milk and vegetables - A molecular approach to study L. monocytogenes reservoir and travel in community. Dr. Aly khan (CDRI, Agricultural Research Council, Histopathological study of spleen infected by Marek s disease virus (mdv) in broiler chicken. Saira Kamal Khan (Jinnah University for Women Nazimabad, Bio-activity of pure compounds isolated from lyalthialongifoli a var. pendula Dr. Tariq Aziz (DIHE, Drinking water quality in 13 different districts of Sindh. Komal Siddiqui ( Sindh, Jamshoro, Characterization of the replication-associated protein (REP) promoter of singlestranded DNA viruses; cotton leaf curl Multan alphasatellite (Clcuma) and Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) 10:50 AM Aneela Rehman ( Statistical optimization of amylase production from Bacillus cereus AS2 10:50 AM Salik Nawaz Khan ( the Punjab Lahore, Allelopathic potential of conventional medicinal plant extracts against M. roridumtode associated with Myrothecium leaf spot disease of M. charantia l. (bitter gourd) 10: 50AM Samia Perwaiz Khan (Jinnah medical & Dental College, New therapy of Hepatitis C patients in genotype 3 patients in i population. 11: 00 AM 11:30 AM POSTER VIEW / HI TEA ROOM A: SS 4 B SESSION THEME: PARASITIC AND VETERINARY DISEASE SESSION CHAIR: DR. NOROOZI ELHAM SESSION CO- CHAIR: DR. BASHIR AHMAD ROOM B : SS 5 B SESSION THEME : FOOD BORN ILLNESS FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SESSION CHAIR: DR. HASSAN WASEEM SESSION CO- CHAIR: DR. ALI AKBAR ROOM C: SS 6 B SESSION THEME: PREBIOTIC, PROBIOTIC AND BENEFICIAL MICROBES SESSION CHAIR: DR. AQEEL AHMED SESSION C0- CHAIR: DR. YASIR RAZA 11:30AM Parasitic Frequency of Gut microbiota: coming to the

3 12: 00 PM 12:10 PM 12:20 PM Dr. Syeda Sadaf Akber (DIHE,. Dr. Shahzad Akbar Khan (The Poonch, Rawalakot, Syed Hussain Ahmad ( Agriculture, Faisalabad, Muzamil Shah (Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Syed Khurram Fareed ( 12:30 PM Uzma Munir (FUUAST, Infection: Recent views and pattern in Ochratoxin A and Fumonisin B1 induced changes in meat and blood of broilers Epidemiological Tools to Control Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. Thrombocytope nia and monocytosis in Malaria- a hematological survey in patients visited a tertiary care hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Molecular characterization of Mycoplasma and Acholeplas ma species from buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) at Isolation, identification of S. epidermidis and their 11:30AM 12: 00PM 12:10 PM 12:20 PM Dr. Rakhshanda Baqai (DIHE,.) Dr. Sadaf Ahmed ( Palwasha Aman (Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Azam Hayat (AUST, Abbottabad, Sadia Khalil (FUUAST, 12:30 PM Sadia Malik Awan (Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Cryptosporidium in children and immunosuppressed patients and possible mode of transmission. Gut microbiome & brain health; advances in neuroscience perspective Bacterial Contamination of Drinking Water- A Health Security Threat to Local Population in District Mardan. Identification & Molecular Characterization of Common Scab Diseases of Potato found in District Mansehra KPK Evaluation of economically feasible natural plant-extract media for the growth of industrially/clinicall y important bacteria Production of Biochar from organic waste and 11:30AM 12:00 PM 12: 20PM 12:30 PM M. Tanweer Khan ( Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden) Keynote Lecture : Dr. Mujaddad Ur Rehman, (AUST, Hawellian, Keynote Lecture : Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar (Drexel Philadelphia, PA, USA) Muhammad Afzal (Government College University, Faisalabad, Sayyeda Farwa Mazhar (Government College University,Faisalab ad 12:40 PM Muhammad Naseem Khan (PCSIR Labs next generation probiotics Anticancer Activity of Heterometrus Xanthopus against Brain Tumor Curative Antiretrovirals Still on the Tip of Iceberg Probiotics for brain and behavioral development. Designer probiotics; current status and future prospects Characterization of marine Bacillus DK1-SA11 for its potential application as

4 12:40 PM Amjad Ali Channa (Sindh Institute of Animal Health, Animal Science Complex Korangi, Bushra Fatima (Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Shamoon Noushad (DIHE, antibiogram study in poultry birds of Sindh, Sero-prevalence of infectious bursal disease in poultry in various districts of Sindh during year 2018 Utilization of highly potent slaughterhouse waste and strategies for biogas enhancement Stress, inflammation and neurodegenerati ve diseases; a public health concern 12:40 PM Nagina Rafique ( Poonch, Rawalakot Azad Kashmir) Talyha Khalid (Jinnah University for Women, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui (Hazara University, Mansehra, its effect over wheat growth and soil microbial Community Screening and Characterization of B. subtilis for Production of Pectin Depolymerizing Enzyme Bacteria Genomic Evolution and Pan- Genomic Tools Antibiofilm/biofouling potential of Tannic acid against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and reverse multispecies community osmosis Complex Uroosa Aslam ( Affhan Shoaib (BHUniversity, probiotic A review on characteristics, physiochemical properties and application of Pilu (Salvadora persica) Ingested probiotics reduce exacerbations in P. aeruginosa and S. aureus pulmonary infections. 1:30 PM 2:30 PM Poster View / Lunch and Prayer Break ROOM A : SS 7 B SESSION THEME: ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE ROOM B : SS 8 B SESSION THEME: GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY SESSION CHAIR: DR. SAEED KHAN SESSION CO- CHAIR: DR. SYEDA SADAF AKBER Novel antibiotic SkQ1 targets Dr. Pavel A. Nazarov bacterial bioenergetics and 2: 30 PM (Private Medical University prevents biofilm formation REAVIZ, Moscow) SESSION CHAIR: DR. IFTIQHAR AHMED SESSION CO- CHAIR: DR. TAHIR SHAMSI 2: 30 PM Dr. Ali Akbar ( Baluchistan, Quetta, Alternative approaches for the control of pathogenic bacteria

5 3:00 PM Dr Abdul Haque (Akhuwat Faisalabad Institute for Research in Science and Technology, Faisalabad, The menace of rapidly emerging drug resistance in Salmonella Typhi in. 3:00 PM Prof. Dr. Farhan Essa CEO (Dr. Essa Laboratories and Diagnostic Center) Karachi Diagnostic Microbiology Challenges in 3: 30 PM 3: 40 PM 3: 50 PM 4:00 PM 4: 20 PM 4: 30 PM 4: 40 PM 4: 50 PM Dr. Yasir Raza ( Muna Jalal Ali (University Malaysia, Pahang) Mehak Shah (South City Hospital, Sahar Ilyas (Dr. A.Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Taqdees Malik ( Rao Muhammad Abid Khan ( Madiha Rafique (University Of Health Sciences, Lahore, M. Abbas (Quid-i-Azam campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, H. pylori Associated Gastric Carcinoma in i Population Oral hygiene improvement using a combination of the traditional medicinal plant extracts. Facing the challenges of MDR organism Acinetobacter spp Detection and molecular characterization of antibiotic resistance and virulence factors genes from gut flora of broilers. Genotypic identification of AMPC gene among drugresistant Klebsiella isolates Emergence of antibiotic resistance among gas and other clinical ß-hemolytic Streptococci Frequency of Polymyxin B resistance among clinical isolates of XDR-A bauamnii and molecular detection of class 1 integrons. Himalayan ( actinomycetes as a source for important antimicrobial and anticancer agents. 3: 30 PM 3: 40 PM 3: 50 PM 4:00 PM 4: 20 PM 4: 30 PM 4: 40 PM Dr. Ghulam Fatima (Civil Hospital, Karam Rasool (Chughtai Lab, Lahore, Nusrat Yasin (Kohat Science and Technology, Kohat) Safia Bibi (NICH), Amjad Ali Mughal (Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Aneela Younas Malik (Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Muhammad Shafee (CASVAB Balochistan, Quetta, Emerging Arboviral Infections in Karachi - S typhi: rapid rise in prevalence of extensively drug resistant (XDR) Superbug. Salmonella typhi: prevalence and drug resistance. Distribution and sensitivity profile of pneumococcal infections in Diagnosis of pertussis in vaccinated children of Khairpur, Sindh, by Cough Plate Method Microbial biosolubilization of low rank i coal Detection of mutation in 81 bp-rrd Region using Xpert MTB/RIF assay in clinical isolates from MDR patients in Quetta, DISCUSSION SESSION DISCUSSION SESSION DISCUSSION SESSION

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