CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME / SHAHZAD AHMAD MUFTIDATE OF BIRTH / August 14, 1942
ADDRESS / House 938, Street 22, Phase IV, Bahria Town, Islamabad
Phone: (051) 573-1569
Mobile: 0333 512-8543
PRESENT
POSITION / Advisor, Department of Biosciences,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Chak Shahzad Campus, Park Road, Islamabad.
August, 2002- Cont.
E-mail: ,
PREVIOUS
POSITIONS / September, 2007 to November 2008
Advisor (Interdisciplinary Research Center in Biomedical Materials)
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Defence Road (off Raiwind Road),
Lahore
Oct. 1990 to August 2002
Director General,
Pakistan Museum of Natural History,
Garden Avenue, Shakarparian
Islamabad,
Phone: (051) 921-9938
April,2001 to August, 2002Chairman, (Additional Charge)
Pakistan Science Foundation,
Constitution Avenue, G-5/2,
Islamabad.
1987-1990
Professor of Zoology,
Punjab University, Lahore.
1980-84
Associate Professor, Department of Basic Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Department of Zoological and Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701. Taught Human Gross Anatomy and embryology to medical students in COM. Also taught course in Developmental Biology and Normal and Abnormal Human Embryology in the Department of Zoological and Biomedical Sciences.
1963-1987
Lecturer-Assistant Professor-Associate Professor of Zoology, Punjab University, Lahore.
EDUCATION / B.Sc.(Biology)
1961 Punjab University, Lahore
M.Sc.(Zoology)
1963 Punjab University, Lahore
Ph.D.(Anatomy)
1970 Case-Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS:
- Punjab University Merit Scholarship, 1961-63.
- Academic Roll of Honor, Government College, Lahore, 1963.
- Central Overseas Scholarship, Government of Pakistan, 1966-1970.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship/Research Associate, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, 1974-75; 1979-80.
- Cash Award of Rs.5,000.00 for outstanding research, Punjab University,
Lahore, 1980.
Additional Teaching Experience:
1966-70 Assisted in Freshman Medical and Dental Human Gross
Anatomy classes while at Case-Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
1977-79 Taught Human Embryology course to FCPS (Fellow College
of Physicians and Surgeons) classes at Postgraduate Medical
Institute, Lahore.
1989-90 Taught a course of "Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates", to
M. Phil (Anatomy) students at Postgraduate Medical Institute,
Lahore.
1997-99, Taught “Functional Morphology of Vertebrates,” to M.Sc./
2003 M.Phil students at Quaid -e- Azam University, Islamabad.
2003-2010 Taught each semester, a course in Developmental Biology to
BS (Bioinformatics) and BS (Biosciences) students at CIIT, Islamabad.
2005 Taught course in “Morphogenesis” to Ph.D students at CIIT, Islamabad.
GRANTS FUNDED/APPROVED:
1. Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, 1974-75, $ 20,250.
2. Pakistan Science Foundation, 1977-79, Rs.1,38,250.
3. Ohio University Research Committee, 1982-83, $ 1,600.
4. Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1980-84, $ 18,000.
5. University Grants Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1978, Rs.13,000 (Travel grant to go to Canada).
6. University Grants Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1985-86, Rs.99,976.
7. Pakistan Science Foundation, 1986-88, Rs.2,35,700.
8. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, 1987-91, Rs.1,29,000.
9. University Grants Commission, Islamabad, 1989-91, Rs.70,000.
10. National Scientific Research Development Board, Islamabad, 1990-93, Rs.3,66,000.
11. Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad, 1990-92, Rs.2,62,700.
Approved:
1. American Osteopathic Association, 1981-83, $ 19,980.
2. American Osteopathic Association, 1983-84, $ 6,000.
3. U. S. National Institute of Health, 1984-85, $ 99,071.
4. American Osteopathic Association, 984-85, $ 6,000.
RESEARCH PAPERS/INVITED LECTURES PRESENTED:
(Since 1982)
1. “Effects of disuse on the regeneration of intact skeletal muscle grafts in rats”. 1st Annual Meeting, Marcus Singer Regeneration Club, Case- Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (June 1982).
2. “Regeneration of autografted skeletal muscle in femurectomized hindlimbs of rats”, 27th Annual Meeting, American Osteopathic Association, Chicago, III March 1983. (Abstract appeared in J. Am. Osteopath. Assn., 83: 94-95).
3. “Regeneration of levator any muscle in gonadectomized rats” 4th Biennial Meeting, Forum on Regeneration, University of Illinois,
Urbana, III (June 1983).
4. “Effects of overload on plantaris muscle grafts in rats” Annual Meeting, American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia, PA. (December 1983). (Abstract appeared in Amer. Zoologist, 23: 890).
5. “Morphological and histo-chemical differentiation of regenerating muscle fibers in normal and castrated rats”. 28th Annual meeting, American Osteopathic Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (March, 1984). (Abstract appeared in J. Amer. Osteopath. Assn. Sept. 1984 issue).
6. “Abnormal Human Development”. Extension Lecture, In-service College Teachers Seminar, Government College, Lahore (July 1984).
7. “Since Research Methodologies”. Lectures, In-service University Teachers Training Course, National Institute of Higher Education,
UGC, Islamabad (September 1984; December, 1984).
8. “Hormonal influence on skeletal muscle grafts”. 5th Annual Congress
of Zoology, Karachi University, Karachi. (January, 1985).
9. “Gametogenesis and early Human development”. Extension Lecture,
In-service College Teachers Refresher Course, Government College, Lahore (July, 1985).
10. “Comparative Anatomy of Integumentary and skeletal system in Vertebrates”. A series of lectures at College Teachers Refresher
Course, Government College, Lahore (December, 1986).
11. Five Research papers presented at 7th Congress of Zoology, Quetta. (March, 1987).
12. “Analysis of Development”. Two lectures delivered during in-service Teachers Training Course, Education Extension Centre, Lahore.
(July, 1988).
13. “Five Research Papers presented at the 8th Congress of Zoology,
Peshawar (April, 1988).
14. “Science Teaching at High School level”, Lecture given to high School Science Teachers, Crescent Model School, Shadman, Lahore (June, 1989).
15. “Five research papers presented at 9th Congress of Zoology, Islamabad (May, 1989).
16. “Effects of Pesticidal pollution on mammalian Development” Lecture at Kinnaird College, Lahore, Earth Day (April, 1990).
17. “Six research papers presented at 10th Congress of Zoology, Khanaspur (May, 1990).
18. “Transplantation of Skeletal Muscles”, Popular Lecture Series, Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad (March, 1991).
19. “Biology and Human Health”, Lecture to talented students of Punjab Boards of Secondary Education, at Khanaspur (Ayubia), (August, 1991).
20. “Skeletal Muscle Transplantation and Regeneration”, Lecture given at “The Scientists Club” meeting, Islamabad (August, 1991).
21. “Six research papers presented (joint authorship with Ph.D students) at
the 11th Congress of Zoology, Government College, Lahore (April, 1992).
22. “Role of Museums in Science Education” Lecture given under “Special Training Programme, MTT-IV” at IPSET, Islamabad (September, 1992).
23. “Role of Science Museums in the Popularization of Science” Lecture
given at a Symposium entitled “Science & Technology for Self Reliance” Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad (September, 1992).
24. Lecture at Hamdard Foundation, Rawalpindi, 1992.
25. “Natural History Museum, Education and Society”, Lecture given at PCST, Islamabad, February, 1993.
26. “Presented three research papers (with joint authorizing of Ph.D
students) at the 13th Congress of Zoology, UGC, Islamabad.
27. “Role of Natural History Museums in the promotion of Science Education”, Lecture delivered at “President Talent Farming Scheme”,
at Khanaspur, Ayubia, UGC, Islamabad (July, 1993).
28. “Natural History, Environment at Human Welfare”, Lecture delivered
at Summer School for Talented students at Gora Gali, Murree. Punjab Boards Committee of Chairman (July, 1993).
29. “Pakistan: Environmental Planning of Welfare State (In Urdu)”
Lecture at Sham-i-Hamdard, Hamdard Foundation, Rawalpindi (November, 1993).
30. “Popularization of Science role of Museum in Science Education” In- service Teachers Training Course, IPSET, Islamabad (April, 1994).
31. “Role of Natural History Museum in Science Education” 8th Summer School, President Talent Farming Scheme, Khanaspur, Ayubia
(June, 1994).
32. “Animal and Plant Communities: Biodiversity, Environmental Conservation and Management" Symposium on "The Indus River: Biodiversity, Resources, Humankind". Organized by Linnean Society of London (July, 1994).
33. “Insecticidal Pollution: Effects on the Unborn”. Association of Imperial College Alumni of Pakistan, Islamabad (October, 1994).
34. “Role of Natural History Museum in Teaching of Biology”. In-service Training Course for College Lecturers in Biology. Govt. F. C. College, Lahore (June, 1995).
35. “Role of Natural History Museum, with special reference to Science Promotion and Education”. Training Workshop on Development and Promotion of Museums, Pakistan Institute of Archaeology Training and Research, Lahore (July, 1995).
36. “Biodiversity: Awareness and Education through Natural History Museums” International Symposium on “Biodiversity of Pakistan”
(Nov. 1995).
37. “Environmental Pollution: Affecting our Present and our Future”, at
Summer School for Talented Students of Intermediate Level, Khanaspur, (July, 1996).
38. "Biodiversity of Pakistan and its Conservation" at Asian Study Group, Islamabad (October, 1996).
39. “Biodiversity and Conservation Strategies” Centre for Nuclear Studies, at Centre for Nuclear Studies, PINSTEC, Nilore, Islamabad. (Nov. 1996).
40. “Teaching of Intellectual Property Rights in Universities”, SAARC Workshop on "Intellectual Property Rights", Islamabad (Dec. 1996).
41. "Biodiversity of Pakistan", Workshop on "Rural Village Management of Wildlife Resources" IUCN, Islamabad.
42. "Cloning in Mammals", at University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi (April, 1997).
43. "Formal and Informal Science Education", Symposium on "Polularization
of Science through Mass Media", Islamabad (October, 1997).
44. "Environmental Pollution", Islamabad College for Girls, Islamabad (October, 1997).
45. "Environments, Ecological Systems and Pollution" Workshop on "Natural History Museum: A New Concept in Environmental Education, Islamabad (December, 1997).
46. "Environmental Pollution: Effects on Mammalian Development", First National Symposium on "Current Trends in Developmental and Reproductive Biology", Islamabad (December, 1997).
47. "Prospects of Human Cloning: Scientific and Ethical Issues" Symposium,
18th Congress of Zoology, Punjab University, Lahore (April, 1998).
48 “Insecticidal Pollution: Effects on the urborn”, at Institute of Geology, Punjab University, Lahore for Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Environmental Sciences, (March, 2000).
49. “Biodiversity and its Conservation”, at Fauji Foundation Boys College,
New Lalazar, Rawalpindi (April, 2000).
50. “Embryotoxic effects of Environmental Pollution: An Impending Disaster”, at Faculty of Natural Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad (April, 2000).
51. “Sustainable use of Biological and Geological Resources of Pakistan”,
Workshop, at Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad
(April, 2000).
52. “Natural History: God’s Gift to Mankind”, at Summer School, for talented students, Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen, Abbotabad
(August, 2000).
53. “Environmental Education-Need of the Time”, at Division of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Geology, Punjab University, Lahore (January, 2001).
54. “Science & Technology Funding System in Pakistan” at International Forum on Science Funding System Oriented to the 21st Century, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China (August, 2001)
55. “Environmental Pollution: A Potential Threat to the Unborn.” Summer School for Talented Students, Punjab Boards of Chairmen, Mansehra. (August, 2002)
56. “Pesticides and the Next Generation”. International Workshop on Biotechnology, NIBGE, Faisalabad.
57. Modern Trends in Teaching and Research in Biology at Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University, Multan 2006.
58. Ethical issues in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat 2007
RESEARCH SUPERVISOR:
4 Ph.D., 3 M. Phil., 46 Masters and 4 undergraduate students, since 1970.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
· Over 70 publications, since 1971 (List attached).
· Author/Editor of many Text and Reference books
(Pl. see pp: 9-11).
MEMBERSHIP OF NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC BODIES:
· Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (Elected Treasurer for 2011-13)
· Member, American Association of Anatomists.
· Member, American Society of Zoologists.
· Fellow, Zoological Society of Pakistan.
· General Secretary, Zoological Society of Pakistan, 1984-86,
re-elected, 1987-89; re-elected, 1997-99).
· Vice President, Zoological Society of Pakistan, (1995-97).
· President, Zoological Society of Pakistan, (2001-2003).
· Fellow, Biological Society of Pakistan.
· Founder Member, Marcus Singer Regeneration Club,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
· Member Board of Governors, National Institute of History and Culture, Islamabad, 1999-2002
· Member, Executive Committee, Marcus Singer Regeneration
Club (1982-84).
RECENT ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Member, Board of Trustees, Pakistan Science Foundation, 2009-2012
Member, Board of Advanced Studies & Research, CIIT, 2003-2006.
Editor, “Mountains of Pakistan: Protection, Potential and Prospects”,
Global Change Impact Study Centre (GCISC), Islamabad, 2003
Member, Technical Committee, Biological Sciences,
Pakistan Science Foundation, 1993- 2002.
Co-Editor, “Natural History Research in Pakistan,” Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center (PASTIC), Islamabad, 2001.
Member Board of Governors, National Institute of History and Culture, Islamabad, 1999-2002
Leader, 5-member Pakistani Delegation of Scientists which visited Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 2002
Contact Person “National Global Taxonomy Initiative Focal Point” Convention on Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment, Local Government & Rural Development, Islamabad
Member, Biodiversity Planners Committee, Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development.
Member (Contact Person), Global Biodiversity-Information Facility, Washington, D.C.
Member, Federal Biodiversity Steering Committee, Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development.
Editor, "Biodiversity of Pakistan" Book, 540 pages, 1997.
Member, Editorial Board “Science, Technology and Development,” Pakistan Council of Science and Technology, Islamabad, 1996-cont.
Member, Biodiversity Working Group (BWG), Global Environmental
Facility Programme, Ministry of Environment & Urban Affairs and
IUCN, 1996-2002.
Member/Secretary, Pakistan MAB National Committee for UNESCO, 1996-98.
Member, National Biosafety Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology, 1996-2002.
Judge, Science Exhibition Contest, Science Fair, Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad 1994, 1997.
Judge, Art Competition, Science Fair, Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad 1994, 1997
Referee, Inter-Board Science Quiz Competition, Science Fair, 1994, 1997.
Chief Editor, Natural History Bulletin, Islamabad, 1991 - 2002
Radio/TV Science Expert/Advisor, have appeared in more than 30 PTV and Radio Programmes about Environment and Natural History since 1994.
Paper Setter/Head Examiner, CSS Examination, Islamabad. 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
Consultant/Expert, Punjab Public Service Commission, Lahore. 1987-90
Member, Technical Committee, National Scientific Research Development Board (NSRDB), UGC, Islamabad, 1990-94
Consultant/Reviewer, Science Projects, Pakistan Science Foundation, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council & National Scientific Research Development Board, Islamabad.
One of 3-member writer team to write Biology Book for B.Sc. students of Islamic Countries, under the auspices of ISESCO, Rabat, Morocco.
One of 3-member writer panel, “Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates” (in Urdu) for B.Sc. class. Urdu Science Board, Lahore. (Have written 300 pages of the book out of 381 pages). Punjab Textbook Board, Lahore.
Have written 2 chapters on “Animal Reproduction” and “Animal Development”, in “Textbook of Biology” for XII class
Editor, “Textbook of Biology” for XI class, Punjab Textbook Board, Lahore.
Editor, “General Science” for IX and X class students, Punjab Textbook Board, Lahore
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Pakistan J. Zoology, 1991-2002
Member, Editorial Committee, Science International, Lahore, 1989-92.
Member, Board of Studies in Zoology, B. Z. University, Multan, 1990-93., 1996-98
Editor, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Punjab, University, Lahore - 1984-90.
Member, Curriculum Advisory Committee, College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), Ohio University - 1984-85.
Member, Students Selection Committee, COM, Ohio University - 1982-84.
Member, Affirmative Action Committee, COM, Ohio University - 1982-84.
Judge, Health Sciences, Ohio South-East District Science Day - 1981-84.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Zoological & Biomedical Sciences, and COM, Ohio University - 1981-82
Faculty Advisor, Basic Sciences, Freshman Medical Class, COM, Ohio University - 1981-82.
Member, Board of Studies in Zoology, Punjab University, Lahore - 1978-79; 1984-90, 2000-2006.
Member, Faculty of Science Executive Committee, Punjab University - 1978-79.
Setting up the Department of Biosciences, CIIT, Islamabad, 2003-07.
Introduction of a 4-year undergraduate program in Bioinformatics, w.e.f Fall of 2003.