Shumyila Nasir

Lecturer

Education and Certification

2016 – 2018 MS Industrial Biotechnolog
Atta-ur-Rehman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad
2011 – 2015 BS Biotechnology
International Islamic University, H-10, Islamabad

Experience

2019 – current Lecturer
Sohail University, Karachi
2015 – 2016 Teacher
The Educators, Dhamial Campus, Rawalpindi

Research Interest

I am in search of potential antibiotic alternatives to overcome the emergence of de novo antibiotic resistance which is part of a slowly unfolding healthcare crisis wherein common infections, minor injuries and simple medical procedures could be deadly due to the infection of antibiotic-resistant strains.

Keywords

Antibiotic Resistance, combination therapy, colistin resistance, multi-drug resistant bacteria, beta-lactamases, hospital surfaces, hospital tap water, antibiotic resistance genes, transmission, antimicrobial resistance

Publications

Nasir, S., Vohra, M. S., Gul, D., Swaiba, U. E., Aleem, M., Mehmood, K., Andleeb, S. (2020). Novel Antibiotic Combinations of Diverse Subclasses for Effective Suppression of Extensively Drug-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). International Journal of Microbiology, 2020.

Aleem, M., Azeem, A. R., Rahmatullah, S., Vohra, S., Nasir, S., Andleeb, S. (2021). Prevalence of Bacteria and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Hospital Water and Surfaces. Cureus, 13(10).