Nasir Mahmood

• Published total 57 research articles in international recognized journals with total research impact factor of 86. In two international books also contributed as author.
• Supervised 60 research projects. The 07 research projects were of PhD level, 30 were of M. Phil level while 24 were of M.Sc/BS. Research projects were related to translational research, infectious diseases, cancers, biomaterials, VLPs, recombinant drugs and vaccine development as well as testings.
• Extensive research experience of clinical, translational, molecular, gene expression, microbiological, immunological, cell culturing, animal models and protein purification techniques.

1. QC Lab Analyst at Apollo Health and Beauty Care, Toronto (2019 to date).
2. Postdoc from the University of Toronto in Molecular Virology and Recombinant Proteins (2018-2019).
3. Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Health Sciences, Lahore (2011-2019).
4. Lecturer (Molecular Biologist and in charge of Molecular Labs) at the Institute of Mycology and Plant Pathology, University of the Punjab, Lahore (2003-2011) 

Post-doctorate (2018-2019) from Laboratory of Prof. Mounir G. Abou Haidar in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Canada in the field of Molecular Virology and Recombinant Proteins.

• Research project involved development of recombinant conjugated proteins of therapeutic significance with the help of Sortase enzyme for potential therapeutic use against HCV by using microorganisms as host.
• In research, analytical testing techniques of molecular biology, microbiology and recombinant drugs development were involved along cell lines and animal models.
• Research techniques used during Postdoc: Bacterial and virus growth assays, Bioinformatics tools, RNA and DNA isolation, PCR and RT-PCR, Cloning in bacterial vectors and transformation in bacteria, Screening of recombinant bacteria on growth media, Antibodies development in rabbit system, human cell lines, ELISA, HPLC, SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, Column chromatography and Cell based bioassays.