Sadaf Yaqoob
Personal Details |
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| Name | : Sadaf Yaqoob |
| Email address | : s1796944@sms.ed.ac.uk |
| Nationality | : Pakistani |
| Position | : Visiting PhD student |
Qualifications
- MSc. Master of Science (Chemistry) University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan (2010-2012)
Research and funding
- I am engaged to find out ways of natural products for the field of medicine and food security without making use of toxic chemicals. Focused areas of research are: Recovery of bioactive components by using green routes; Enhanced production of vegetables with maximum retention of valuable nutrients in response to Plant Growth Regulators; Protection of agriculture commodities against toxins contamination using plant based non-toxic formulations.
Research funding: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, under International Research Support Initiative Programme (IRSIP); (Dec 2017 - May 2018)
Previous Research Interests
Publications
- Sultana B, Yaqoob S, Zafar Z, Bhatti HN: Escalation of liver malfunctioning: A step toward herbal awareness. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2018(In Press).
- Yaqoob S, Sultana B, Mushtaq M: In vitro antioxidant activities of Trianthema Portulacastrum L. hydrolysates. Preventive Nutrition and Food Science 19: 27-33, 2018.
- Ashraf R, Sultana B, Yaqoob S, Iqbal M: Allelochemicals and crop management: A review. Current Science Perspectives 3: 1-12, 2017.
Conferences
Poster presentations
Oral presentations
Languages
- Urdu (native), English (fluent)
Hobbies
- Travelling and reading