About
Professional Summary
Dr. Muhammad Safdar is Lecturer in the Department of Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore–Pakistan since 30 November, 2018. He has completed his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2011 from University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Lahore. Dr. Muhammad Safdar has received his Master degree in Genetics and Bioengineering, from Genetics department, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey.
In his Master's research, he has worked on Molecular Genetics of animals. The main aim of his research was to Development of novel techniques for identification of animal species in food and feed samples. Moreover Dr. Safdar expertise in the development of multiplexes PCR for analysis of animal feeds. He has written 20 peer reviewed research papers in well-known scientific journals with good impact factor. Dr. Safdar has also presented his scientific work in 32 national and international conferences worldwide. So far, he has produced around 10 M.Sc and 08 MS students under his supervision. Moreover, Dr. Safdar is a PhD scholar at Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Education
Academic Background
Publications (28)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
The severity of COVID-19 in hypertensive patients is associated with mirSNPs in the 3' UTR of ACE2 that associate with miR-3658: In silico and in vitro studies.
Safdar, M., M. Ozaslan, R.M. Mustafa, S.W. Smail and S.S. Khan et al.,
J. Taibah Univ. Med. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2023
Synthesis and characterization of gold/silver bimetallic nanoparticles using trastuzumab: An enhanced anti-cancer activity.
Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan,
Eurasia Proc. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2022
De novo gold nanoparticles activate P53 by inhibiting NF-Kb signalling in breast cancer cells.
Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan,
Eurasia Proc. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2022
Cytotoxic and anticancer activity of a novel synthesized tet-AuNPs simultaneously activates p53 and inhibits NF-kB signaling in SKBR3 cell line.
Safdar, M., M. Ozaslan, Y. Junejo and I.S. Channa,
Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2022
Enhanced catalytic, antibacterial and anti-cancer activities of erythromycin capped gold nanoparticles.
Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan,
J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2022
Multiplex analysis of animal species origins in feedstuffs and foodstuffs for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) by PCR.
Safdar, M. and M. Ozaslan,
Eurasia Proc. Health Environ. Life Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2022
Synthesis, characterization and employed doxycycline capped gold nanoparticles on TRP channel expressions in SKBR3 breast cancer cells and antimicrobial activity.
Safdar, M., M. Ozaslan and Y. Junejo,
J. Cluster Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2022
Natural polysaccharide-based biodegradable polymeric platforms for transdermal drug delivery system: A critical analysis.
Noreen, S., J.X. Ma, M. Saeed, F. Pervaiz and M.F. Hanif et al.,
Drug Deliv. Transl. Res.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2022
SNPs at 3′UTR of APOL1 and miR-6741-3p target sites associated with kidney diseases more susceptible to SARS-COV-2 infection: In silco and in vitro studies.
Safdar, M., M.S. Khan, A.Y. Karim, S.A. Omar and S.W. Smail et al.,
Mamm. Genome,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2021
The relevance of SNPs at 3'UTR region of CASP7 and miR-371b-5p associated diseases: a computational analysis.
Safdar, M., S. Zaheer, R.A. Khailany, S. Parvez and M. Naveed et al.,
Cell Biochem. Biophys.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2020
Practical Measures to Prevent COVID-19: A Mini-Review.
Ozaslan, M., M. Safdar, I.H. Kilic and R.A. Khailan,
J. Biol. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2020
Influence of exogenous application of proline on some physio-biochemical parameters of maize (Zea mays L.) under drought stress.
Qamar, R., S. Noreen, M. Safdar and M.E. Babar,
Int. J. Scient. Res.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2019
Identification of variations in the coding region of myostatin (MSTN) gene of Thalli and Pak-Karakul Sheep breed in Pakistan.
Wadood, A.A., H. Sadia, L. Yangqing, T. Hussain and M. Safdar et al.,
J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Food Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2019
Synthesis and characterization of cefditoren capped silver nanoparticles and their antimicrobial and catalytic degradation of ibuprofen.
Safdar, M., G.M. Qumar, M. Saravanan, R.A. Khailany and M. Ozaslan et al.,
J. Cluster Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2019
Hepatoprotective effects of arabica coffee beans in paracetamol induced hepatotoxic animal models.
Sadiq, F., I.S. Channa, M. Safdar, Y. Junejo and R.A. Khailany et al.,
Int. J. Biosci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2019
Lack of association between urotensin-II (UTS2) gene polymorphisms (Thr21Met and Ser89Asn) and migraine.
Ozan, B., S. Demiryurek, M. Safdar, Y. Inanc and A.T. Demiryurek,
Bosn. J. Basic Med. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2017
Royal jelly supplementation in semen extender enhances post-thaw quality and fertility of Nili-Ravi buffalo bull sperm.
Shahzad, Q., M.U. Mehmood, H. Khan, Asma ul Husna and S. Qadeer et al.,
Anim. Reprod. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2016
The development of a hexaplex-conventional PCR for identification of six animal and plant species in foodstuffs.
Safdar, M. and Y. Junejo,
Food Chem.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2016
A multiplex-conventional PCR assay for bovine, ovine, caprine and fish species identification in feedstuffs: Highly sensitive and specific.
Safdar, M. and Y. Junejo,
Food Control,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2015
Development and validation of fast duplex real-time PCR assays based on SYBER Green florescence for detection of bovine and poultry origins in feedstuffs.
Safdar, M. and Y. Junejo,
Food Chem.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2015
The investigation of miR-221-3p and PAK1 gene expressions in breast cancer cell lines.
Ergun, S., T.S. Tayeb, A. Arslan, E. Temiz and K. Arman et al.,
Gene,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2015
Investigation of the Urotensin-II gene Thr21met and Ser89asn polymorphisms in migraine: PC177.
Ozan, B., S. Demiryurek, S. Oztuzcu, M. Safdar, R. Yigiter, B. Cengiz and A.T. Demiryurek,
Acta Physiol.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2015
A novel green synthesis and characterization of Ag NPs with its ultra-rapid catalytic reduction of methyl green dye.
Junejo, Y., Sirajuddin, A. Baykal, M. Safdar and A. Balouch,
Applied Surf. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2014
A highly sensitive and specific tetraplex PCR assay for soybean, poultry, horse and pork species identification in sausages: Development and validation.
Safdar, M., Y. Junejo, K. Arman and M.F. Abasiyanik,
Meat Sci.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2014
Rapid bovine and caprine species identification in ruminant feeds by duplex real-time PCR melting curve analysis using EvaGreen fluorescence dye.
Safdar, M., Y. Junejo, K. Arman and M.F. Abasiyanik
Mol. Biotechnol.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2014
Expression patterns of miR-221 and its target Caspase-3 in different cancer cell lines.
Ergun, S., K. Arman, E. Temiz, I. Bozgeyik and O. Yumrutas et al.,
Mol. Biol. Rep.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2014
Simultaneous identification of pork and poultry origins in pet foods by a quick multiplex real-time PCR assay using EvaGreen florescence dye.
Safdar, M. and M.F. Abasiyanik,
Applied Biochem. Biotechnol.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2013
Development of fast multiplex real-time PCR assays based on EvaGreen fluorescence dye for identification of beef and soybean origins in processed sausages.
Safdar, M. and M.F. Abasiyanik,
Food Res. Int.,
| Journal Article
Muhammad Safdar
2013
