Ambreen Gul Muazzam

University of Toronto, Canada

Biography

Ambreen Gul Muazzam has obtained the Certificate in Life Science Enterprise (LSE) from University of Toronto, School of Continuing studies, Mississauga campus, Ontario, Canada. She has joined the Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering (IB&GE) in 2003 as Scientific Officer after receiving her Master’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. She was then promoted to the post of Senior Scientist in the year 2008. Concurrently, she has completed her MPhil from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She has published papers in international journals. Her research interests include population and disease genetics. Her particular research focus is on diagnostics and molecular studies of hepatitis B and C as it is one of the major health problems that Pakistan is facing. She is also involved in cell culturing and cytotoxicity of nanoparticles and organic compounds against human cancerous cell lines. She has also experience working in the Quality Control Department of Pharmaceutical Company as a Microbiologist.