Name

Personal

Email: drrabea@sbbwu.edu.pk
Contact No: 091-9224787
Address: SBBWUP, Department of Zoolog

Experience

1)    Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar from 16 May, 2017 till dated.

2)    Assistant Professor/ Head of Deparment

Department of Zoology, Women University Swabi from 13 December, 2016 to 15 May, 2017

3)     Research Associate 
Department of Zoology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, from 24 October, 2008 to 31 May, 2011.

4)     Visiting Lecturer
Department of Zoology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi from 03 March, 2015 to 30 September, 2015. 

Qualification

PhD Zoology, Specialization; Reproductive Physiology (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi)

Honor and Awards

• HEC Indigenous PhD fellowship
• District level merit scholarship

Memberships

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Graduate Students Postdocs Undergraduate Students Honor Students

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Service Activity

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Brief Statement of Research Interest

Reproductive Physiology
Cryopreservation

Publications

1. Rabea Ejaz, Muhammad Sajjad Ansari, Bushra Allah Rakha, Saima Qadeer, Asma Ul Husna, Shamim Akhter. Evaluation of α-linolenic acid for freezability and in vivo fertility of Nili Ravi (Bubalus bubalis) buffalo semen. Theriogenology. (Impact factor: 1.986).
2. Saima Qadeer, Muhammad A Khan, Muhammad S Ansari, Bushra A Rakha, Rabea Ejaz, Asma U Husna, Asima Azam, Nemat Ullah, Virginia K Walker. 2017. Cryopreservation of Nili-Ravi Buffalo Bull Sperm in Cryodiluent Supplemented With Lolium Perenne Protein Preparations. Cryoletters. 38 (1), 43-50  (Impact factor: 0.58)
3. Asma Ul Husna, Rabea Ejaz, Saima Qadeer , Asima Azama, Bushra Allah Rakha, Muhammad Sajjad Ansari, Qaisar Shahzad, Moazzam Javedd, Mónica H. Vazquez-Levine, Shamim Akhter. A comparative analysis of sperm selection procedures prior to cryopreservation for Nili-Ravi buffalo bull (Bubalus bubalis) semen-: Assessment of its impact on post-thaw sperm functional quality. 2016. Animal Reproduction Science; 174: 29-36. (Impact factor: 1.511)
4. R, Ejaz, M.S. Ansari, B.A. Rakha, A.U. Husna, S. Qadeer, R. Iqbal,  N. Ullah and S. Akhter. 2016.  Cholesterol supplementation in extender improves quality of  frozen-thawed Nili-Ravi buffalo bull semen. Buffalo Bulletin, 35(2):  259- 267. (Impact factor: 0.067)
5. S. Qadeer, M.A. Khan, Q. Shahzad, A. Azam, M.S. Ansari, B.A. Rakha, R. Ejaz, A.U. Husna, J.G. Duman, S. Akhter. 2016. Efficiency of beetle (dendroides canadensis) recombinant antifreeze protein for buffalo semen freezability and fertility. Theriogenology,  86(7): 1662-9  (Impact factor: 1.838 )
6. S. Qadeer, M.A. Khan, M.S. Ansari, B.A. Rakha, R. Ejaz, R. Iqbal, M. Younis, N. Ullah, Arthur L. DeVries, S. Akhter. 2015. Efficiency of antifreeze glycoproteins for cryopreservation of Nili-Ravi (Bubalus bubalis) buffalo bull sperm. Animal Reproduction Science. 157: 56-62 (Impact factor: 1.511)
7. S. Qadeer, M. A. Kan, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha, R. Ejaz, A. U. Husna, M. Ashiq, R. Iqbal, N. Ullah, S. Akhter. 2014. Evaluation of antifreeze protein III for cryopreservation of Nili-Ravi (Bubalus bubalis) buffalo bull sperm. Animal Reproduction Science. 148(1-2): 26-31. (Impact factor: 1.511)
8. R. Ejaz, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha, N. Ullah, A. U. Husna, R. Iqbal, S. Akhter. 2014. Arachidic acid in extender improves post-thaw parameters of cryopreserved Nili-Ravi buffalo bull semen. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 49(1): 122-5. (Impact factor: 1.21)
9. Asma-ul-Husna, Muhammad Sajjad Ansari, Bushra Allah Rakha, Razia Iqbal, Rabea Ejaz, Nemat Ullah and Shamim Akhter. 2016. Melatonin Supplementation in Extender Enhances the Post Thaw Quality of Buffalo Bull Spermatozoa. 49 (1): 163-167. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. (Impact factor: 0.478), ISSN: 0030-9923

NATIONAL PROCEEDINGS 

1. Linoleic acid supplementation in extender improves sperm progressive motility and plasma membrane integrity of cryopreserved Nili-Ravi buffalo spermatozoa. R.Ejaz, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha, S. Qadeer, A. U. Husna, A. Azam and S. Akhter. 37th Pakistan Congress of Zoology.
2. In Vitro longevity of cryopreserved semen from various cattle breeds. H. Basharat, R. Ejaz, S. Qadeer, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha and S. Akhter. 37th Pakistan Congress of Zoology.
3. Acrosomal and DNA integrity of spermatozoa from patients visiting NIH, Islamabad. M. I. Khan, M. A. Awan, R. Ejaz, B. A. Rakha, M. S. Ansari, F. Tahir and S. Akhter. 37th Pakistan Congress of Zoology.
4. A novel recombinant eel pout (Macrozoarces americanus) type III antifreeze protein improve cryosurvival of buffalo sperm. S. Qadeer, M. A. Khan, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha, R. Ejaz, A. U. Husna, N. Ullah, V. K. Walker, and S. Akhter. 37th Pakistan Congress of Zoology.
5. Melatonin in extender improves the freezability of Sahiwal bull semen. M. Jabbar, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha, R. Iqbal, R. Ejaz, A. U. Husna, N. Ullah ans S. Akhter. 33rd Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International).
6. Melatonin supplementation of extender improves the post thaw quality of buffalo bull spermatozoa. A. U. Husna, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha, R. Iqbal, M. Jabbar, R. Ejaz, N. Ullah and S. Akhter. 33rd Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International).
7. Lead concentration in goat blood. R. Ejaz, S. Jabeen, M. Sajjad, B. A. Rakha, S. Akhter and S. A. Khan. 28th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International).
8. Anatomical studies on Jattal goat cervix for artificial insemination. R. Ejaz, S. Basit, M. S. Ansari, B. A. Rakha, S M. H. Andrabi, N. Ullah and S. Akhter.  31st Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International). 

Research Grants and Contracts

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Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

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Selected Professional Presentations

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