Syeda Farina Asghar

More then 14 years of experience as a teacher and researcher, where taught different chemistry courses to graduate & undergraduate students with great student-teacher bond to explain the chemistry subject with high quality of demonstration skill to help serve students’ services at its finest.

Comprehensive hand-on experience and formal trainings and other lab related business made me ready to serve as well equipped, prepared, diligent and persistent to thrive in the field of Chemistry

Sessional Instructor (2021-2022)

University of Calgary

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences

Main Campus university Drive Calgary, AB

Researcher/Postdoctoral associate/Research Technician (2018-2021)

University of Calgary

Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy Health Sciences Center

Cumming School of Medicine, Foothill Campus Hospital Drive

Novel Drug Discovery of Eye Disease “Myopia”

• Institutional Animal User Training Program IAUTP
• Hazard Assessment Training
• Biosafety (Annual Refresher) Training
• Biosafety (Biohazard Handling) Training
• Biosafety (Program) Training
• Biosafety (Bloodborne Pathogens) Training
• Occupational Health and Safety Orientation
• Control of Hazardous Energy
• Laboratory Safety Training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) 2015
• PAR Initial Eligibility and Compliance Training (Researchers)

Laboratory Assistant (Three weeks internship) (2016)

ALS Environmental 2559 29 Street northeast Calgary AB

(Under Bow Valley College Corporate Radisson Training Program)

• Attended training on safety (WHMIS knowledge)
• Sample preparation (finding sample, weighing, loading weights on computer data ) for soil extraction, soil and water samples sorting and clean ups

Assistant Professor (2014-2015)

University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad Kashmir Pakistan, Department of Chemistry

Worked as an Assistant Professor under IPFP (Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs) program.

• Taught Chemistry Courses
• Supervised chemical research and experiments in laboratory
• Maintained daily lesson plans, provided homework, assignment, drafted examination papers, conducted exams of more than 200 students 
• Facilitated class discussions to provide quality learning experiences
• Achieved 0.5 million start up Research Project entitled “Biological Screening and Characterization of Essential Oils and Isolated Compounds of Medicinal Plants of Azad Jammu and Kashmir” by Negotiating with HEC of Pakistan.

Research officer (2008-2011)

University of Azad Jammu &Kashmir Muzaffarabad Pakistan, Department of Chemistry 

Served the university as a Research officer by conducting the research on project entitled “Phytochemical Investigations of Elaegenus umbellata” Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Government of Pakistan.

• Isolated and characterized the new and known compounds (using techniques UV, IR, Mass spectrometry, GC/MS Spectrometry, HPLC, NMR- Spectrometry and Biological screening techniques)
• Planned and conducted various conferences and presentations regarding latest compounds and associated research work
• Maintained complete and up-to-date records of the lab test performed 
• Monitored the progress of the project by submitting annual reports

Visiting Lecturer (2004-2008)

University of Azad Jammu &Kashmir Muzaffarabad Pakistan, Department of Chemistry

Served the university as a visiting lecturer.

• Taught chemistry courses to graduate & undergraduate students
• Maintained daily lesson plans, homework and assignments, drafted examination papers, conducted exams and graded 120 students
• Supervised the students during the laboratories experiments and research.
• Helped students in writing thesis and research articles.

Visiting Lecturer (2006-2008)

University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Muzaffarabad Pakistan, Institute of Geology

 Offered services as a visiting lecturer to the institute.

• Instructed chemistry courses to graduate & undergraduate students
• Maintained daily lesson plans, homework and assignments, drafted examination papers, conducted exams and graded 140 students
• Supervised the students during the laboratories experiments and research

RESEARCH PROJECT COMPLETED

Three years Research project entitled “Phytochemical Investigations of Elaegenus umbellata” Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Government of Pakistan

RESEARCH PROJECT APPROVED

0.5 million start up Research Project entitled “Biological Screening and Characterization of Essential Oils and Isolated Compounds of Medicinal Plants of Azad Jammu and Kashmir” Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC)Government of Pakistan

Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Title of Dissertation “Phytochemical Studies on Iris germanica L. and Computational Modeling of cis-decalin Reaction using Friedel-Craft Acylating Reagents

Specialization Natural Product & Computational Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Institution: University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (UAJK), Muzaffarabad, AJ&K Pakistan

Research Collaboration Institute: 1. H.E.J Research Institute of International Center for Chemical

Sciences Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan (2006-2007)

1. University of Bath, United Kingdom (Research Scholar under International Research Support Initiative Programme (IRSIP), HEC, Pakistan) (2010-2011)

Degree Name Masters of Science (M.Sc)

Institution UAJK, Muzaffarabad

Majors Organic Chemistry

Minor Inorganic Chemistry

Award 2ndPosition in university