Executive Faculty Members
Prof. Dr. Rauf-i-Azam
Vice Chancellor, GCUF.
Prof. Dr. Rauf-i-Azam is an accomplished educationist who has made significant contributions to teaching, research, administration, policy, and institutional development over the course of more than thirty years of his career. He is currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of Government College University, Faisalabad. With multiple campuses, it caters to the higher education needs of youth across all socio-economic strata.
Previously, he served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Rasul, Mandi Bahauddin, a newly established university situated in rural settings along the River Jhelum, where he was responsible for upgrading a historic college of technology into a full-fledged university. During his tenure, he successfully implemented a development project worth more than six billion rupees. Prior to that, he served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, another large institution of higher learning with nine campuses spread across seven cities in Punjab, ranging from Dera Ghazi Khan in the south to Attock in the north. At this university, his efforts focused on strengthening educational facilities at remote campuses located in relatively less developed areas of the province, such as D.G. Khan, Vehari, Joharabad, and Attock.
The services of Prof. Dr. Rauf-i-Azam have positively impacted tens of thousands of young lives, enabling them to achieve their aspirations and contribute to national development as successful professionals in fields such as science and technology, business, entrepreneurship, community service, and education, among many others. He has also contributed to several high-impact development projects in AJK, KP, and Balochistan as a consultant on Computer-Aided Learning, Curriculum Development, and Teacher Training. In addition, he has actively served as a member of the governing bodies of the Punjab Education Foundation, Punjab Examination Commission, University of Okara, University of Sahiwal, Lahore Garrison University, and several other institutions.
The contributions of Prof. Dr. Rauf-i-Azam to the education sector in Pakistan are widely recognized and highly respected.
Prof. Dr. Farhat Jabeen
Patron In Chief
Prof. Dr. Farhat Jabeen is the founding Patron In Chief of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. She is currently serving as Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad. She holds a PhD from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and two Post Doctorates from Newcastle University, UK. Dr. Jabeen is HEC approved Supervisor and awardee of INSPIRE and SPEKE projects funded by the British Council (UK) and HEC (Pak). She has several International and National Research Projects on her credit. She got Excellent Leadership Awards from Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia for the years 2011 and 2015. She has attended more than 50 International conferences in USA, UK, Egypt, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Turkey, Ireland, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Jabeen published over 100 articles in high impact science journals. Dr. Jabeen is the awardee of HEC University Best Teacher Award-2016. With an academic experience of more than 22 years, she enjoys a strong research outlook with many PhD and MPhil students to her credit.
Dr. Haseeb Anwar
Patron
Dr. Haseeb Anwar is the founding Patron of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. Currently he is working as Chairperson of Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Punjab, Pakistan. He holds a graduate degree in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and M. Phil in Parasitology from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has worked as Research Associate, Veterinary Officer and Assistant Research Officer in various prominent Institutes of Pakistan. He completed his doctorate degree (PhD) in Physiology in 2011 from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. In 2012 he started his professional career as In-charge /Assistant Professor at Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, GCUF and since then he is attached to the same Institute. Under his leadership and vision, more than 100 MPhil and 06 PhD students have completed their post-graduation. He has won numerous research funds worth more than 10 million from different funding agencies. Also 1st Prof. Samina Jalali Gold Medal in "Reproductive Physiology" conferred by the “The Applied Zoological Society of Pakistan” 2019, research productivity award 2015-16 and 2016-17 from GC University, Pakistan Eminent Scientist (Life Sciences) in Galaxies of Who is who in Pakistan, 2011 South Asia Publications, Pakistan and Awarded Star laureate, 2011, South Asia Publications, Pakistan. He established various lab groups in Department of Physiology and an Animal Experimental Station. He developed various collaborations with National and International institutes for the exchange of students. He holds membership of National and International Boards, Societies and Associations. His area of research involves metabolic disorders including diabetes and associated complications, hypertension and gut microbiome. In short, he possesses self-awareness, garner credibility, focus on relationship-building, bias for action, exhibit humility, empower others, stay authentic, present himself as constant and consistent.
Dr. Arslan Iftikhar
Convenor
Dr. Arslan Iftikhar is the Convenor of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. He is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad. He holds a graduate degree in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and an MPhil in Physiology from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has worked as Research Associate at the Institute of Pharmacy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He started his full-time professional career in 2014 as Lecturer at the Department of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad. Later, he left for France for his doctorate studies and earned his PhD from the Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), University of Strasbourg, France. His doctoral research was aimed at exploring the role of histone variants and DNA repair machinery in cancer epigenetics. He resumed back his services in the Department of Physiology, GCUF in October 2019. Currently, his research group is involved in the molecular-level exploration of the pancreatic regenerative potential of various natural products. He is the author and co-author of several high impact factor peer-reviewed publications. Apart from mentoring undergraduate students, he has supervised 07 MPhil students and currently supervising 03 PhD and 10 MPhil students. He is the Full Member of The Physiological Society, United Kingdom, American Physiological Society, USA, French Psychological Society, France, Endocrine Society, USA, & European Society of Endocrinology, United Kingdom. Overall, Dr. Arslan tends to keep up with recent progress in the field of Physiology and is a prolific academician having command of teaching, research, and administration in various capacities.
Dr. Ghulam Hussain
Member, Advisory Board
Dr. Ghulam Hussain is the Advisory Board Member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. He is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad. He started his career in the department of Physiology in 2013 as an Assistant Professor. He earned his MPhil and PhD in Neurosciences from the University of Strasbourg, France, under the HEC Scholarship program. He did his Postdoc at Huaqiao University, China, in 2019. He has authored more than 125 research and review articles with an Impact Factor of about 280. He has mentored 3 PhD and 28 MPhil students, while 6 PhD and 8 MPhil students are working under his supervision. He established Pakistan’s first laboratory named “Neurochemicalbiology and Genetics Laboratory (NGL), which is dedicated to working on the regeneration of the Nervous system (CNS and PNS) after traumatic injury. The focus of his laboratory is to figure out the therapeutic strategies to accelerate peripheral nerve regeneration following a traumatic injury and genetic bases of hereditary disorders in the Pakistani population. His laboratory is working with the collaboration and cooperation of world’s renowned universities such as Rochester University (USA), University of New South Wales (Australia), Huaqiao University (China), University of Strasbourg (France), and Kyungpook National University (Korea).
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Dr. Shahzad Irfan
Member, Advisory Board
Dr. Shahzad Irfan is the Advisory Board Member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. He has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology, GCUF since 2018. He has completed his postgraduate studies at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. After completing his MPhil degree in Reproductive Physiology, Dr. Shahzad Irfan secured HEC indigenous scholarship and got enrolled in the PhD program of the Department of Animal Sciences, QAU under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shahab. During his PhD research work, he was able to secure a 3-year funding program from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to complete his PhD research work in Germany. He joined the Center of Reproductive Medicine & Andrology (CeRA) of the University of Munster WWU and started working as a graduate research officer under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Stefan Schlatt. The research work of Dr. Shahzad Irfan during his post-graduate studies includes reproductive biology, pre and post-natal gonadal development, and neuroendocrinology. He specifically worked on different non-human primate models and studied their development and biology in the context of reproductive organs and hormones. Since joining the Department of Physiology, GCUF, Dr. Shahzad Irfan has been focusing on the pathophysiology of metabolic disorders in relation to reproductive endocrinology by using different animal models. Currently, he is supervising two Ph.D. students and 6 MPhil students.
Dr. Humaira Muzaffar
Member, Advisory Board
Dr. Humaira Muzaffar is the Advisory Board Member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. She is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad. She carried out her graduate degree in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), MPhil and PhD in Physiology from Institute of Physiology & Pharmacology, the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. She has a good experience in laboratory animal handling & dose administration protocols. During her PhD she established & characterized rat model of induced hyperglycemia in the lab. Her doctoral research was intended at exploring the effect of high protein diet on pancreatic beta cell regeneration & functioning in diabetic rat model. She started her professional career in October, 2020 as Assistant Professor at the Department of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad. Currently, her research group is involved in exploring the aspects of in vivo animal models of metabolic disorders, the gene expression analysis, nutrigenomics & health biology. She is the author and co-author of several high impact factor peer-reviewed publications. Apart from mentoring undergraduate students, she has supervised 08 M.Phil. students and currently supervising 02 PhD and 06 MPhil students. Overall, Dr. Humaira is highly motivated young scientist and academician who tends to keep up with recent progress in the field of molecular Physiology.
Dr. Imran Mukhtar
Member, Advisory Board
Dr. Imran Mukhtar is the Advisory Board Member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. Dr. Imran joined the Department of Physiology, GCUF as Assistant Professor in June 2022. He graduated in Pharmacy from BZU Multan and did his MPhil Pharmacology from the Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, UAF, Faisalabad. He enrolled his PhD under the supervision of Dr Haseeb Anwar and was also awarded International Research Support Initiative Program-HEC HEC (IRSIP). He conducted his research work from Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He completed his multidisciplinary PhD in October 2019 and stood pioneer PhD student of the Department of Physiology, GCUF. His area of research includes gut microbiome interactions with orally administered drugs, biostructures, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, gut ecology and drug transporters. He has studied extensive dynamics of gut microbiome interactions with orally administered drug both in vivo and in vitro trials. He developed and established “in vivo gut microbiome drug absorption assay” that opened new horizon of research in the field of Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry and has won 3.2 million funding in assistance of NRPU project with his supervisor entitled “Engulfment of pure and commercial drug by the gut microbiome”. He has worked previously as Assistant Professor (IPOP) in Post Graduate Medical College, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, IUB and has supervised 02 MPhil students. Currently, he is monitoring Health Biology Lab and collaborating with local as well as international research groups. He has published fifteen research articles, book chapter and review articles in renowned local and international journals.
Dr. Arslan Shaukat
Member, Advisory Board
Dr. Arslan Shaukat is the Advisory Board Member of The Physiological Society (TPS). He is currently serving as Assistant Professor at Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF). He completed his graduation in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. He holds master’s degree (MS) from the United Kingdom. He started his career as Lecturer at Department of Physiology, GCUF in 2014. Along with his teaching he completed his Doctorate degree (PhD) from aforementioned Department. His research expertise include synthesis, characterization of nanoparticles and its application in metabolic disorders primarily diabetes mellitus. Now he is exploring various underlying pathways involved in disease progression and prevention. He is currently supervising 05 postgraduate students. Not only he is loved by all students also he is courageous, detail-oriented, creative, persistent, and communicative person who encourages everyone around him to chase their goals.
Executive Council (Students)
Fakhir Baig
President
I have been designated as President of The Physiological Society, Pakistan and also a member of this society since 2019(2019-21 as a Vice President )
My duties include team management and assisting all the members accordingly.
I’m also a Member of the Citizen Leo club and Have been a Departmental Representative of the Clean and Green Moment Society.
My hobbies include Playing Badminton, Travelling, and Novel Reading.
Email: fakhirbaig9@gmail.com
Usman Haidar
Senior Vice President (Male)
I have been designated as Senior Vice President of The Physiological Society, Pakistan, and I'm also a member of this society since 2019(2019-21 Sports Secretory)
My duties coordinating with each member and managing all activities according to any events like Conferences, seminars, symposiums & sports management and I'd been a member of Government college university Faisalabad's official Hockey team from 2018 to 2022. I represented GCUF Hockey player at the National level. My hobbies include playing Hockey cricket, Athletics, traveling and Gardening
Email: usmanhaidar720@gmail.com
Shadab Humayun
Senior Vice President (Female)
I am Shadab Humayun, senior vice president (female) of The Physiological Society, Pakistan.
My areas of interest are watching documentaries and seasons. Sometimes, I just surf the internet to explore new things and updates on what is going around. And I love to attend gatherings. My foremost duties are to overlook my-under members to check on them and to communicate with my senior members for any upcoming decisions.
Email: shadabhumayun74@gmail.com
Syed Muhammad Abuturab
Vice President
I am Vice President of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. I have worked as a member during the year (2020-21) in this society. I have contributed in developing this website as well. My primary duty is to lead and manage all the activities that are assigned to us. I've also served as a volunteer for SKCMH from (2021-2022). For the past 4 years, I've grown my own social media platform on Instagram (halalians /Instagram) with over 75000 followers. My hobbies include traveling to excited and charming places, Exploring food places , Driving and effectively handling my own Social Media Platform. My main future aim is to serve my County in the best possible way with honesty and dedication.
Email: abuturabbukhari@gmail.com
Saif Ur Rehman
Assistant Vice President
I am a member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan and serve as an Assistant Vice President.
My duties are supporting the Society's strategies, working alongside the Vice President and other Board Executives to manage all activities performed under the Society.
My hobbies are reading the newspaper, reading books, playing games, and taking part in many social activities.
Email: ranasaif7899@gmail.com
Abdul Sammad Khan
Assistant Vice President
I am member of The Physiological Society,Pakistan and serve as an Assistant vice president. My duties are supporting the Society's strategies, working alongside Vice President and Board Executives and management of all activities performed under the Society. My hobbies reading books, playing cricket and taking part in different social activities, i do watching seasons. i do love spending time with my friends.
Email: abdulsammadkhn980@gmail.com
Iman Adil
Joint Secretary
I am a member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan and serve as a joint secretary. My duties include managing the task and maintaining discipline in a team, and I’m so dedicated to my tasks.
My hobbies are watching seasons, listening to podcasts and reading motivational books. I like to explore more about people and their thinking
Email: imanadil360@gmail.com
Ehtasham-ul-Haq
General Secretary
I'm serving as a general secretaryof The Physiological Society,Pakistan. My duties are to coordinate with the President of society and to manage every task well.
My hobbies are traveling, reading books and surfing social media.
Email: bajwashtasham25@gmail.com
Muhammad Usama Fareed
Finance Secretary
I have been designated as a Finance Secretary of The Physiological Society, Pakistan my duties include managing the Finance work and providing assistance.
My hobbies include playing Cricket and Football and Reading Novels
Email: usamakanwan167@gmail.com
Proctorial Board (Students)
Muhammad Adil Rafique
Associate Finance Secretary
I am the Finance Secretary of the Physiological Society, Pakistan
I must manage all the finance-related work. Such as concerning the flow of financial resources like money in and the out of my organization. Receive and record all funds transactions in the financial system.
My hobby is gardening. And reading newspapers and playing cricket and badminton.
Sammar Zaitoon
Media Secretary
I'm a member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan and serve as Media Secretary. My primary duty as Media Secretary is to design posters, flyers, brochures and social media posts whenever needed. I can perform any sort of duty which is assigned to me. My hobbies are reading novels and struggling for seeking something new. My strengths are I'm hard-working and pay my best to my work with full courage, confidence and determination.
Email: sammie.rs52@gmail.com
Iqra Moeen
Associate Media Secretary
I'm a member of The Physiological Society and serve as an Associate Media Secretary. My primary duty as an Associate Media Secretary is to design posters, flyers, brochures, and social media posts. My hobbies are listening to motivating stories and trying to learn something new. My strengths are I'm hard-working, a positive thinker and loyal to my work.
Email: iqramoeen9@gmail.com
Saleha
Social Media Secretary
I am a member of The Physiological Society , Pakistan and serve as a Social media Secretary. My Responsibility in The Physiological society Discovers current trends. Create engaging text, image and video content. Design posts to sustain the reader’s curiosity. Measure web traffic.
My hobbies watching the TV, reading the newspaper, interested in politics and social media.
Email: manojuttij@gmail.com
Israr Ahmad
Sports Secretary (Male)
I am the sports Secretary of The Physiological Society, Pakistan. I have to promote sports in our area. I am also playing cricket at school and college levels and I want to promote the whole game like Hockey, Cricket and Football. Sports is my Hobby and I love sports, therefore, I become the sports secretary in the Physiological Society.
Email: israrahamd7000@gmail.com
Syeda Meryam Waseem
Sports Secretary (Female)
I'm a member of The Physiological Society, Pakistan and serve as a sports secretary (Female). My duties include managing the sporting events and areas within the department program Planning and implementation of department events, e.g., athletics, house competitions, sports awards, etc.
My hobbies are reading and studying. Reading and Studying are very joyful as well as helpful for me, so I love to read and study
Email: maryamw510@gmail.com
Nazia Batool
Semester Councillor Batch 2019-23
I am serving The Physiological society, Pakistan as a semester counselor. I learn from this society how we explore or represent our motif as councilor.
My primary duty is to represent my class in front of the department and the physiological society as well. My hobby is reading research articles on recent and currents topic.
Email: naziabatool.gcuf@gmail.com
Azaan Ellahi
Semester Councillor Batch 2020-24
I am Azaan Ellahi and serving the Physiological Society, Pakistan
The task assigned to me is to create awareness and motivation about the events among the students of my semester.
My dream is to see this society at its peak.
My area of interest is gardening, outdoor activities, and Traveling around the world.
Email: bhattiazaan61@gmail.com
Rameen Razzaq
Semester Councillor Batch 2021-25
I’m Serving as a Semester counselor of The Physiological Society, Pakistan I must represent my class in front of The Physiological Society and Department as well. And also learn from this society how to explore the department and seek something new. My Hobbies are Reading Novels, watching movies, and seasons, playing badminton and listening to motivational videos.
Email: rameenrazzaq200@icloud.com
Honorary Members (Students)
Laaraib Nawaz
PhD Scholar
I am Laaraib Nawaz. I am a graduate of King Edward Medical University. I completed my masters in Physiology and now I am senior PhD student at Department of Physiology. I am honored to be one of the senior members of The Physiological Society (TPS) and for this I am forever grateful to Allah (SWT), my Teachers and my team. A senior member of team bears all sorts of responsibilities and my current duties involve training team members, setting strategy and monitoring progress towards goals and objectives of our society. Cheers to the team members who sticked like glue and put all their efforts into this society.
Muhammad Abbas
MPhil Physiology (2019-21)
I am Muhammad Abbas, and I completed my graduation and masters (MPhil) from Department of Physiology. Currently I am working as (Honorary) senior member of The Physiological Society (TPS). My duties involve monitoring and directing new members of society and help them improve their abilities. I have learnt a lot while being the active member of society and for that I am forever thankful to my team and particularly my Teachers who guided us at every step. Shoot for the moon TPS.
Bazla Naseer Hashmi
MPhil Physiology (2019-21)
I am Bazla Naseer Hashmi. I did my graduation and masters (MPhil) in Physiology from Govt. College University Faisalabad. I am honored to be a senior member of The Physiological Society (TPS). Currently my duties involve organizing and monitoring all events while keeping the members united. While being the member of TPS I believe that if an opportunity does not knock, build a door.
Sana Saleem
PhD Scholar
I am Sana Saleem. I did my graduation and masters (MPhil) in Physiology from Govt. College University Faisalabad. Currently I am enrolled as a PhD student. I am working as a senior member of The Physiological Society (TPS). While working with society I learnt a lot. My current duties involve management of events and maintenance of coordination between all members. My message to all team members is “Put your heart in it and you will see the change with your own eyes”. Good luck.
Ayesha Saddiqa
MPhil Physiology (2021-23)
I am Ayesha Saddiqa. I graduated from the Department of Physiology GCUF and now I am enrolled as post graduate student (MPhil). I am an honorary member of The Physiological Society (TPS). My duties involve event planning and hosting guest participants from different Institutes. Being a member of TPS, I learnt efficient team management and action planning while being optimistic and future oriented. My message to all members is “do the best you can”.
Sanam Shaheen
MPhil Physiology (2021-23)
I am Sanam Shaheen. I am an Allied health professional with a major in Radio-Imaging Sciences. I graduated from Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF). Currently I am enrolled as masters student (MPhil) at Department of Physiology GCUF. I am an honorary member of The Physiological Society (TPS). My duties involve organizing team meetings and voicing concerns as well as suggestions for improvement. My message to team members is “We got this because no one can beat us as long as we are a team’’.
Rabia Akram
PhD Scholar, Research Assistant
I am Rabia Akram. I did my graduation and masters in Physiology and now I am a senior PhD student at the Department of Physiology, Government College University Faisalabad. I am honored to be a member of The Physiological Society (TPS). My current duties involve management of events and maintenance of coordination between all members. I firmly believe, “Never give up, Great things take time”.
Faiqa Sajid
PhD Scholar
I am Faiqa Sajid, currently enrolled PhD Student at Department of Physiology, Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF). I also completed my graduation from here and did masters in Physiology from The University of Lahore. At present, I pride the honorary member of The Physiological Society (TPS). My responsibilities include the organization and management of events with the coordination of all the team members. My message to all is “Best view comes after the hardest climb”, Just keep it up, Success is all yours.
Tehreem Iman
PhD Scholar
I am Tehreem Iman. I graduated and did masters (MPhil) in Physiology from Government College University Faisalabad. Now, I am doing my PhD also from here. I feel fortunate to be honorary member of The Physiological Society (TPS). My duties include mentoring, supervising, and assisting in the skill development of newcomers to society. I think that it is never too late to be what you might have been.
Qammar Abbas
MPhil Scholar
I am Qammar Abbas .I completed my BS ( hons) Physiology from GCUF and Now, I am the Senior (M.phill) Physiology Student under the NeuroChemicalbiology and Genetics laboratory .I am honored to be the member of Physiological Society of Pakistan .It is such a big platform to provide opportunities to progress towards goals and objectives .
"For a society it is necessary that its members feel a sense of unity and mutual relationship".
I am also member of Volunteer Force Pakistan and Insaaf Youth wing .
Husnain Mohy Ud Din
MPhil Scholar
I am Husnain Mohy Ud Din, I graduated from the Department of Physiology Government College University Faisalabad and now I am enrolled as a postgraduate student (MPhil). I am honored to be a member of The Physiological Society Pakistan. My Duties involve helping Society Members in different works like Junior Team Management providing new ideas regarding events. I’ve also been a part of My college Literary Society.
I hope my efforts will bring fruitful results and will be better for our Department and Society. Thanks