Investigative Roster
The minds parsing complex viral data matrices, structural phenotypes, and molecular topography.
Shahid Showkat
Research
Combines extensive expertise across both wet-lab molecular assays and computational dry-lab structural environments, commanding the deep, foundational knowledge of macromolecular mechanics that truly defines a modern biochemistry scholar.
Mir Tuha Sana
Technical Lead & Research
Manages the laboratory’s web infrastructure, digital resources, and technical repositories while actively pursuing core scientific investigations as a research intern.
Urooba Sadiq
Research
Assisting with sample preparation pipelines, target amplification controls, and assay documentation.
Tahniyat Farooq
Research
Tracing evolutionary maps of pathogenic strains using computational branch vector scoring tools.
Tooba Jan
Research
Investigating viral replication trajectories and tracking mutational variances within isolates.
Umaid yaseen Mir
Research
Managing computational platform environments and archiving high-density sequence strings.
Mohsin Anjum
Research
Overseeing laboratory chemical matrices, calibration safety grids, and processing frameworks.
Mehak Maqbool
Research
Studying structural variations inside surface envelope glycoproteins and carbohydrate shield models.
Honoring the past researchers and scholars who have contributed to our scientific milestones.
Nusrat Rashid
Former Research Trainee (Dec 2024 - June 2025)
Investigated the interaction of human urinogenital microbiome representatives with HIV envelope glycoprotein via bacteria surface lectin receptors.
Sakeeba Suhail
Former Research Trainee
Focused on structural variations and computational analysis of viral isolates during her research tenure.
Zuhair Ashai
Former Research Trainee
A molecular biology researcher specializing in viral pathogenesis and epigenetic regulation. His previous work focused on the evolutionary mapping of the HIV-1 gp120 glycoprotein, utilizing bioinformatics and mutational heatmaps to identify stable antibody-targeting motifs hidden within hypervariable viral shields.
abdul mateen wani
Former Research Trainee
Muneer Ahmad Mir
Former Research Trainee
Focused on the generation of recombinant viruses expressing FLAG and HA tags on the V4 loop of HIV-1 using mega-primer PCR site-directed mutagenesis. (Sept 2024 - June 2025)
Aabid Maqbool
Former Research Trainee
Focused on the generation of recombinant viruses expressing FLAG and HA tags on the V4 loop of HIV-1 using mega-primer PCR site-directed mutagenesis. (Sept 2024 - June 2025)
Rizwana
Former Research Trainee
Analyzed the molecular evolution of crown epitopes of variable regions V2 and V3 of gp120 of HIV-1. (Dec 2024 - June 2025)
Ishrat Gul
Former Research Trainee
Analyzed the molecular evolution of crown epitopes of variable regions V2 and V3 of gp120 of HIV-1. (Dec 2024 - June 2025)
Danish Illahi
Former Research Trainee
Studied the molecular evolution of crown epitopes within the variable region V3 of the envelope glycoprotein (gp120) of HIV-1. (Aug 2025 - Dec 2025)
Zaid bin Hamid
Former Research Trainee
Explored the evolutionary dynamics and immune pressure shaping sequence variability in the HIV-1 envelope V1 and V2 loop across global subtypes. (Aug 2025 - Dec 2025)
Rahat Reyaz
Former Research Trainee
Researched Lactobacillus species expressing putative mannose-binding lectin domains with anti-HIV properties. (Aug 2025 - Dec 2025)
Khair un Nazr
Former Research Trainee
Contributed to workflows surrounding the generation of a recombinant HIV-1 dual reporter system. (Aug 2025 - Dec 2025)
Shafiya
Former Research Trainee
Evaluated plasma-derived immune biomarkers linked in the interaction of the nervous and immune systems during stress environments. (Aug 2025 - Dec 2025)
Waheeda
Former Research Trainee
Evaluated plasma-derived immune biomarkers linked in the interaction of the nervous and immune systems during stress environments. (Aug 2025 - Dec 2025)