Name

Personal

Email : sadiabutt@sbbwu.edu.pk
Phone # : 091-9224814
Address : Department of Biochemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, main campus larama, Peshawar.

Experience

• Worked as a Research Scholar at the National Center of Excellence in molecular Biology (CEMB), University of the Punjab, Pakistan from September 2005 to March 2006 under the Supervision of Dr.Tayyab Husnain and Dr. Tehmina Anjum.
• Working as a PhD Research Scholar at National Center of Excellence in molecular Biology (CEMB), University of the Punjab, Pakistan from January 2009 under the Supervision of Dr. Muhammad Idrees.
• About 10 months work experience as regular fellow in US, Center for disease control and prevention, Atlanta GA.

Qualification

(2009-2013)      PhD in Molecular Biology, National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

(2008-2010)      M.Phil Molecular Biology, CEMB University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

(2003-2007)      BS (Hons.) University of the Punjab Lahore.
                          CGPA obtained = 3.76/4.00 

(2000-2002)      Intermediate (F.Sc.) Islamia College Lahore. 
                          First Division

(1999-2000)      Matric Madrasa tul Banata High School, Lahore.

Honor and Awards

HEC awards like

• Indigenous scholarship batch IV
• HEC IRSIP during PhD
• HEC IPFP

Memberships

NAYS, Inspection team to SBBWU, SAR head

Graduate Students Postdocs Undergraduate Students Honor Students

• 7 Research students supervised (2011-2015)
• 4 internship students supervised (2011-2015)
• 3 Research students supervised (2012-2016)
• 2 Internship student supervised (2012-2016)
• 1 M.Phil student under Co-supervision (2015-2017)

Service Activity

• Coordinator Department of Biochemistry
• Administrative work
• Lectures Delivery
• Research paper writing

WORKSHOP/SEMINARS/EVENTS:

• 26 April 2016: Organized event on World Malaria Day, ERCP, main Campus Larama, Peshawar.
• 29 May, 2014: International Symposium on Molecular Forensic: “Emerging Trends”, University of Health Sciences, Lahore.
• 25 July-28 July 2012: Bioinformatics Seminar Series: “Genomic Applications for Molecular Epidemiology”, Global Communication Center, Roybal Campus, Center for disease control and prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia.
• 01-02 December 2011: Symposium on HCV: “Identification, Screening and Surveillance of HCV Infections in the Era of Improved Therapy for Hepatitis C”. Auditorium B3, Tom Harkin Global Communication Center, Roybal Campus, Center for disease control and prevention, Atlanta, GA.
• Got Special training on Biosafety and Bio-security, CDC, USA October, 2011.
• 23 October, 2011: Certificate of Course Mastery recognized by the OFFICE OF HEALTH & SAFETY, CDC, USA for demonstrating a thorough understanding and ability to apply the principles of “SAFETY SURVIVAL SKILLS PT-1: GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES”.
• 25 October, 2011: Certificate of Course Mastery recognized by the OFFICE OF HEALTH & SAFETY, CDC, USA for demonstrating a thorough understanding and ability to apply the principles of “SAFETY SURVIVAL SKILLS PT-2: LABORATORY SAFETY”.
• 25 October, 2011: Certificate of Course Mastery recognized by the Office of Health & Safety, CDC, USA for demonstrating a thorough understanding and ability to apply the principles of “SUPERVISORY SKILLS”.
• 25 October, 2011: Certificate of Course Mastery recognized by the Office of Health & Safety, CDC, USA for demonstrating a thorough understanding and ability to apply the principles of “ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION”.
• 25 October, 2011: Certificate of Course Mastery recognized by the Office of Health & Safety, CDC, USA for demonstrating a thorough understanding and ability to apply the principles of “OCCUPATIONAL EMERGENCY PROGRAM”.
• Training on Biosafety level 1 (BSL1), BSL2, BSL3 and BSL 4, CDC USA, 2011.
• 10th-11th February, 2011: 1st annual HCV management symposium NUST center of virology & immunology (NCVI, NUST), Islamabad Pakistan.
• 26 - 28 November 2010: 9th Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Symposium, at PC hotel Lahore, Pakistan.
• 1st April 2010: “Clinical trials and systematic reviews”, Department of Oral health sciences, Sheikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore. 
• 18th-19th March 2010: 2nd National Symposium On Microbiology (New trends and advancement in Microbiology) Biosafety Society of Pakistan & Pakistan Society for Microbiology, University of Karachi & The Institute of Plant sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
• 19th-20th February 2010: 7th Annual Conference on Infectious Diseases, Microbial Threats: Local Challenges and Strategies”. Shaukat khanum Hospital, Lahore.
• 3rd -4th April 2009: 6th Annual Conference on Infectious Diseases, Avari/ Shaukat khanum Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
• 24th-28th March 2008: National Bioforum 2008 organized and attended symposia in
• Bio-Regarding Molecular Biological Research, siRNA technology as therapeutic tool and a workshop on regulation of use of GM crops. National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (NCEMB), Lahore, Pakistan.
• 19th-21st November 2007. 3rd International Conference on Plant Pathology & 7th Biennial meeting of Phytopathological Society held at Department of Mycology & Plant Pathology.
• 23rd July 2007: Mini symposium on new vistas of Plant and Medical Molecular Biology. National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore, Pakistan.

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Molecular and biochemical characterization of different spp. Like viruses, bacteria and fungi.

Publications

1. Irshad Ur Rehman, Gilberto Vaughan, Michael A Purdy, Guo-Liang Xia, Joseph C Forbi, Livia Maria Gonçalves Rossi, Sadia Butt, Muhammad Idrees, Yury E Khudyakov. Genetic History of Hepatitis C Virus in Pakistan. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2014 August 12.                                                      IF=3.264
2. Badar S, Khubaib B, Idrees M, Hussain A, Awan Z, Butt S, Afzal S, Akram M, Fatima Z, Aftab M, Saleem S, Munir S, Rauff B, Naudhani M, Ali L, Ali M, Rehman I. Association of hepatitis C virus with insulin resistance: evidences from animal studies and clinical studies. Hepat Mon. 2012 Jan; 12(1):11-5. Epub 2012 Jan 20. IF= 1.245
3. Sobia Manzoor, Muhammad Idrees*, Javed Ashraf, Azra Mehmood, Sadia Butt, Kaneez Fatima, Haji Akbar, Irshad ur Rehaman, Ishtiaq Qadri. Identification of ionotrophic purinergic receptors in Huh-7 cells and their response towards structural proteins of HCV genotype 3a. ”. Virology J., 2011. IF=2.09
4. Sadia Butt, Muhammad Idrees, Irshad Ur Rehman, Haji Akbar, Muhammad Shahid, Samia Afzal, Saima Younas and Iram Amin. “Mixed Genotype Infections with Hepatitis C Virus, Pakistan” Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2011:17; 8. IF= 5.993.
5. Zareen Fatima, Muhammad Idrees, Mohammad A Bajwa, Sadia Butt et al., Serotype and genotype analysis of Dengue Virus by Sequencing followed by Phylogenetic analysis using samples from three mini outbreaks-2007-2009 in Pakistan. BMC Microbiology 2011, 11:200doi:10.1186/1471-2180-11-200. IF=3.10.
6. Sadia Butt†, Muhammad Idrees*†, Irshad-ur Rehman†, Liaqat Ali, Abrar Hussain,Muhammad Ali, Naveed Ahmed, Sana Saleem and Madiha Fayyaz. Establishment of stable Huh-7 cell lines expressing various hepatitis C virus genotype 3a protein: an in-vitro testing system for novel anti-HCV drugs. BMC Genetic Vaccines and Therapy 2011, 9:12. IF=1.86
7. Madiha Akram, Muhammad Idrees, Shamail Zafar, Abrar Hussain, Sadia Butt, Samia Afzal, Irshad UR Rehman,Liaqat Ali, Sana Saleem, Muhammad Ali and Azeem Butt. Effects of Host and virus related factors on Interferon-alpha+ribavirin and Pegylated-interferon+ribavirin treatment outcomes in Chronic Hepatitis C patients. Virology Journal 2011, 8:234 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-234. IF=2.09
8. Haji Akbar, *Muhammad Idrees, Sadia Butt, Zunaira Awan, Muhammad Farooq Sabar, Irshad-ur Rehaman, Abrar Hussain, Sana Saleem. “High Baseline Interleukine-8 level is a Independent Risk Factor for the achievement of Sustained Virological Response in Chronic HCV Patients”. J Infec Gen Evol 2011. IF=3.039
9. Muhammad Idrees, Irshad ur Rehman, Sobia Manzoor, Haji Akbar, Sadia Butt, Samia Afzal, Muhammad Zubair Yousaf, Abrar Hussain. Evaluation of three different HCV Typing Methods for detection of Mixed Genotype Infections. Journal of Digestive Diseases. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2011.00496.x IF=1.853
10. Shazia Rafique, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Ilyas, Abrar Hussain, Muhammad Ali, Liaqat Ali, Sadia Butt,Samia Afzal, Irshad UR Rehman and Sana Saleem. Positional effect of phosphorylation sites 266 and 267 in the cytoplasmic domain of the E2 protein of hepatitis C virus 3a genotype: Interferon Resistance analysis via Sequence Alignment. Virology Journal 2011, 8:204 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-204. IF=2.09. 
11. Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Idrees, Liaqat Ali, Abrar Hussain, Irshad Ur Rehman, Sana Saleem, Samia Afzal and Sadia Butt. Hepatitis B virus in Pakistan: A systematic review of prevalence, risk factors, awareness status and genotypes. Virology Journal 2011, 8:102 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-102. IF=2.09.
12. Tahir Iqbal, Muhammad Idrees, Liaqat Ali, Abrar Hussain, Muhammad Ali, Sadia Butt, Muhammad Zubair Yousaf and Muhammad Farooq Sabar. Isolation and characterization of two new Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 1 strains from two Mini-outbreaks in Lahore, Pakistan. VirologyJournal 2011, 8:94 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-94. IF=2.09.
13. Bisma Rauff, Muhammad Idrees, Shahida AMJAD RIAZ Shah, Sadia Butt, Azeem M Butt, Liaqat Ali, Abrar Hussain, Irshad UR Rehman and Muhammad Ali. Hepatitis Associated Aplastic Anemia: A review. Virology Journal 2011, 8:87 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-87. IF=2.09
14. Samia Afzal, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ilyas, Abrar Hussain, Madiha Akram, Sadia Butt, Sana Saleem, Irshad Ur Rehman, Liaqat Ali and Muhammad Shahid. Envelope 2 protein phosphorylation sites S75 & 277 of hepatitis C virus genotype 1a and interferon resistance: A sequence alignment approach. Virology Journal 2011, 8:71 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-71. IF=2.09
15. Liaqat Ali*, Muhammad Idrees*, Muhammad Ali, Irshad-ur Rehman, Abrar Hussain, Samia Afzal, Sadia Butt, Sana Saleem, Saira Munir Sadaf Badar. An overview of treatment response rates to various anti-viral drugs in Pakistani Hepatitis B Virus infected patients. Virology Journal 2011, 8:20 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-20. IF=2.09
16. Irshad-ur Rehman, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Ali, Liaqat Ali, Sadia Butt, Abrar Hussain, Haji Akbar and Samia Afzal. Hepatitis C virus genotype 3a with phylogenetically distinct origin is circulating in Pakistan. BMC Genetic Vaccines and Therapy 2011, 9:2. IF=1.86
17. Sadia Butt, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad shahid, Iram Amin, Saima Younas, Samia Afzal, Haji Akbar, Irshad Ur Rehman. Change in hepatitis C virus clades: A cross-sectional study of chronic HCV patients in Pakistan from 2000-2010. Eur J Clin Microbiol Inf Dis 2011. IF= 3.024
18. Muhammad Idrees, Amreek Lal, Fayyaz Ahmed Malik, Abrar Hussain, Irshad ur Rehman, Haji Akbar, Sadia Butt, Muhammad Ali, Liaqat Ali. Occult hepatitis C virus infection and associated predictive factors: the Pakistan experience. J Infec Gen Evol 2010. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2010.12.004. IF=3.039
19. Saira Munir, Sana Saleem, Muhammad Idrees, Aaliyah Tariq, Sadia Butt, Bisma Rauff, Abrar Hussain, Sadaf Badar, Mahrukh Naudhani, Zareen Fatima, Muhammad Ali, Liaqat Ali, Madiha Akram, Mahwish Aftab, Bushra Khubaib and Zunaira Awan. (2010). Hepatitis C Treatment: current and future perspectives. Virology Journal 2010, 7:296 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-296. IF=2.09
20. Zunaira Awan, Muhammad Idrees, Irum Amin, Sadia Butt, Samia Afzal, Haji Akbar, Irshad-ur Rehman, Saima Younas, Muhammad Shahid, Amreek Lal, Sana Saleem and Bisma Rauff. Pattern and Molecular epidemiology of HBV genotypes circulating in Pakistan. J Infec Gen Evol Vol. 10(8); 1242-1246. IF=3.039
21. Sadia Butt, Idrees Khan, Haji Akbar, Irshad Ur Rehman, Zunaira Awan, Muhammad Shahid, Samia Afzal, Abrar Husain, Sobia Mnazoor, Shazia Rafique (2010). The changing epidemiology pattern and frequency distribution of hepatitis C virus in Pakistan. Journal of Infection, genetics and evolution Vol. 10(5); 595-600. IF=3.039
22. Zunaira Awan, Muhammad Idrees, Shazia Rafique, Irshad-ur Rehman, Haji Akbar, Sadia Butt, Sobia Manzoor, Liaqat Ali Khan, Saira Munir, Samia Afzal, Zareen Fatima, Bisma Rauff, Mahrukh Naudhani, Mohammad Ali, Sana saleem, Sadaf Badar. Hepatitis B virus YMDD Motif mutations with emergence of Lamivudine resistant mutants: a threat to recovery. Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to bench journal 2010; 3(3):108-114. IF=1.0098
23. Muhammad Idrees*, Sadia Butt, Zunaira Awan, Mahwish Aftab, Bushra Khubaib, Irshad-ur Rehman, Madiha Akram, Sobia Manzoor, Haji Akbar, Shazia Rafique and Sheikh Riazuddin. (2009). Nucleotide identity and variability among different Pakistani hepatitis C virus isolates. Virology Journal. 6:130doi:10.1186/1743-422X-6-130. IF=2.09
24. H. Akbar, M. Idrees*, S. Manzoor, I. ur Rehman, Sadia Butt, et al., (2009). Hepatitis C Virus Infection: a review of the current and future aspects and concerns in Pakistan. Journal of General and Molecular Virology, 1(2), pp. 012-018.
25. Muhammad Idrees, Shazia Rafique, Irshad-ur Rehman, Haji Akbar, Sadia Butt, Muhammad Zubair Yousaf, et al., (2009). Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 3a infection and hepatocellular carcinoma: Pakistan experience. World J Gastroentrol 2009 Octuber 28; 15(40):5080-5085. IF= 2.547
26. Ghazal Nasim, SH Iqbal, JH Mirza, Sadia Butt, Tariq Riaz, Tehmina anjum and Asad shabbir (2004). A brief note of lichens from Swat District. Mycopath J Mycol. Phytopatho. vol. 2(2);79-82.

Research Grants and Contracts

HEC IPFP (Interim Placement for fresh PhD)

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

Editorial experience of Journals.
Review writing (Paper)

Selected Professional Presentations

1. Sadia Butt, Oral presentation on “Hepatitis C Virus Frequency distribution and Changing Pattern in Pakistan” 13th April 2012 at centre for disease control and prevention CDC Atlanta GA.
2. Sadia Butt. Oral presentation “Establishment of cell lines stably expressing Structural and non-structural proteins of HCV genotype 3a Pakistani isolate. 1st annual HCV management symposium 10th-11th February, 2011. NUST center of virology & immunology (NCVI, NUST), Islamabad Pakistan.
3. Sadia Butt. Abstract No. 10076: Hepatitis C Virus in Pakistan. APASL 7th Single Topic Conference “Hepatitis C Virus” 17th-18th December 2010, Makuhari, Chiba, Japan.
4. Sadia Butt, Muhammad Idrees, Saira Munir, Bisma Rauff, Sana Saleem, Mahrukh Naudhani, Muhammad Ali, Liaqat Ali, Zareen Fatima, Sadaf Badar, Irshad-ur Rehman, Zunaira Awan. The Role of HCV Genotypes in the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) In Developing Countries like Pakistan. 9th Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Symposium, 26-28 November 2010, Lahore, Pakistan.
5. Sadia Butt, Muhammad Idrees, Irshad Ur Rehman, Haji Akbar, Zunaira Awan. Frequency distribution and Changing Pattern in Hepatitis C Virus genotypes: a 10 years data on 20552 chronic HCV Carriers. Florence Conference on Phenotype Micro Array Analysis of Microorganisms. The Environment, Agriculture and Human Health. 13th-15th September, 2010. Polo delle scienze Sociali - Novoli, Florence, Italy.
6. Irshad Ur Rehman, Haji Akbar, Sadia Butt, Zunaira Awan, Muhammad Idrees. Hepatitis C Virus Infection: a review of the current and future aspects and concerns in Pakistan Florence Conference on Phenotype Micro Array Analysis of Microorganisms. The Environment, Agriculture and Human Health. 13th-15th September, 2010. Florence, Italy.
7. Sadia Butt, Zunaira Awan, Irshad Ur Rehman, Haji Akbar, Shazia Rafique, Sobia Manzoor, Abrar Husain, M Idrees. A Change in HCV Genotype Pattern Seen in Pakistan: Data of more than Fifteen Thousands Patients. 2nd National Symposium On Microbiology, Pre & Post Symposium Biosafety And Biosecurity Workshop in collaboration with Biosafety Society of Pakistan & Pakistan Society for Microbiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. Hyderabad, Pakistan.
8. Sadia Butt, Irshad-Ur-Rehman, Muhammad Idrees and Sheikh Riazudin. 2009. Development of subgenomic replicons of HCV genotype 3a. Symposium at National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology Pakistan.
9. Butt S, Awan Z, Rehman I, Akbar H, et al., 2009. Changing Pattern of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype Distribution in Pakistan: Disease and Anti-Viral Therapy Outcome after 10-15 Years. 6th Annual conference on infectious diseases April 04-05. Symposium at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
10. Sadia Butt, Tehmina Anjum and Tayyab Husnain 2007. Bio-control of Heliothus armigera through cry proteins of Bacillus thuringensis. 3rd International Conference on Plant Pathology & 7th Biennial meeting of Phytopathological Society held at Department of Mycology & Plant Pathology on 19-21 November 2007.
11. Sadia Butt, Zunaira Awan, Irshad-Ur-Rehman, Haji Akbar, Muhammad Idrees. The impact of changing pattern of Hepatitis C Virus genotype on disease outcome in different age groups: A 10 years experience. 7th Annual Conference of IDSP on 20th Feb 2010. The Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
12. Awan Z, Butt S, Akber H and Idrees M. 2010. " Novel YMDD Mutations in Lamivudine Treated Chronic HBV Pakistani Patients” 2nd National Symposium On Microbiology (New trends and advancement in Microbiology) Biosafety Society of Pakistan & Pakistan Society for Microbiology, University of Karachi & The Institute of Plant sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.