DR RUBINA NAZLI

DR RUBINA NAZLI

DR RUBINA NAZLI

Professor & Pro Vice Chancellor, Khyber Medical University ,Dean, Basic Medical Sciences

Department of Biochemistry

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About

Biography

Degree/Certificate 

Board/University 

Year 

Div/Grade 

Matric

Peshawar Board 

1985

1st div

F. Sc

Peshawar Board

1987

1st div

MBBS

University of Peshawar

1993

1st div

D.G. O

University of Peshawar

1998

1st div

CHPE

Khyber Medical University 

2023

1st div

Ph.D.

(Biochemistry) 

Institute of Chemical Sciences,

University of Peshawar (Registered with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) & PMDC) 

2010

 

1st div

 

 

DISTINCTION 

Higher Education Commission Recognized Supervisor  

 MEMBERSHIPS

 Member of academic council Khyber Medical University.

Member of institutional Board of Studies of Khyber Medical University.

Member of Board of faculty Khyber Medical University.

Member of the KMU equivalence Committee Khyber Medical University.

Member of DTRC.

Member of Executive Council Pakistan Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Member senate KMU

Member syndicate KMU

Dean Basic Medical Sciences

Member of the KMU Advanced Studies and Research Board 

Chairperson Standing Accessibility Committee for students with disabilities.

Chairman institutional Ethical Committee.

Convener inspection team KMU affiliated colleges.

Chief election commissioner KMU.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

 22 M. Phil students completed M.Phil.

06 PhD student completed PhD

06 PhD students under progress

09 M. Phil students in progress

   REVIEWER

 KMUJ [Khyber Medical University Journal]

PJMS [Pakistan journal of medical sciences]

ABMS KMU

RESEARCH COLLABORATION

Indigenous. Peshawar University,

Foreign Linkages

                      Nottingham university UK

                      Browns University USA

                      UCLane UK


Scholarship

Research Interests

1. Akhtar T, Zahoor U, Khan MH, Rubina Nazli. Chronic bronchitis in female using solid biomass fuel in rural Peshawar-Pakistan. CHEST 2007; 132: 1472-75. (Impact factor 6.519) 2. Akhtar T, Lutfullah G, Rahim A, Rubina Nazli, Serum Alanine Aminotransferase levels in Hepatitis C Patients in Teaching Hospitals of Peshawar. J Chem Soc. of Pakistan 2008; 30: 106-9. (Impact factor 1.37) 3. Lutfullah G, Rubina Nazli, Akhtar T. Serum Aminotransferase Levels as A Marker of Liver Cirrhosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection. J Chem Soc. of Pakistan. April 2008; 30(3), 476-479. (Impact factor 1.37) 4. Akhtar T, Lutfullah G, Rubina Nazli. Comparison of Liver Test in Cirrhotic and Non-Cirrhotic Hepatitis C Patients. J Chem Soc. of Pakistan. 30(5), 766-769, Oct. 2008. (Impact factor 1.37). 5. Ahmad S, Rubina Nazli, Akhtar T. Frequency of Eclampsia and Maternal Complications in A Tertiary Care Facility of Peshawar. PJMR, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2008 (Impact factor 1.088) 6. Akhtar T, Lutfullah G, Rubina Nazli. Synthesis of Phenol-FormaldehydeLignosulfonate Adhesive for Utilization as Wood binder. J Chem Soc. of Pakistan. 30(3), 2008, 486-89. (Impact factor 1.37) 7. Lutfullah G, Akhtar T, Rubina Nazli. Comparison of liver function test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Hepatitis C Patients. J Chem Soc. of Pakistan. 31(1), Feb. 2009. (Impact factor 1.37). 8. Rubina Nazli, Jan MR, Shah J, Akhtar T, Rehman J, Khan MA. Changes in lipoprotein concentration of primiparous women with pregnancy induced hypertension. PJMR 2009; 48(4): 83-87 (Impact factor 1.088) 9. Akhtar T, Hussain I, Ahmad I, Rubina Nazli. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in rural adults of district Peshawar. Pak J Med Res. 2011;50(3):115-9 (Impact factor 1.088) 10. Jan MR, Rubina Nazli, Shah J, Akhtar T. A study of lipoproteins in normal and pregnancy induced hypertensive women in tertiary care hospitals of the North West Frontier Province-Pakistan. “Hypertension in Pregnancy” 2012, Vol.31, No.2, 292299. (Impact factor 1.48) 11. Rubina Nazli, Khan MA, Akhtar T, Sher N. Frequency of thrombocytopenia in pregnancy related hypertensive disorder patients presenting at tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar. KMUJ 2013; Vol. 4, No. 3: 101-105 (Impact factor 0.3) 12. Rubina Nazli, Khan MA, Akhtar T, Lutfullah G, Mohammad NS, Ahmad J. Abnormal Lipid metabolism as a risk factor of eclampsia, study conducted in tertiary care Hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province - Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci. 2013 Nov-Dec; 29(6): 1410–1414. (Impact factor 0.8) 13. Mohammad NS, Rubina Nazli, Khan MA, Akhtar T, Ahmad J, Zafar Z. Effect of combined oral contraceptive pills on lipid profile, blood pressure and body mass index in women of child bearing age. KMUJ 2013 vol.5.no.1 (Impact factor 0.3) 14. Akhtar T, Khan MH, Ullah Z, Hussain Z, Rubina Nazli, Lutfullah G. Prevalence of zinc deficiency among rural women during childbearing age in Peshawar Pakistan Pak. J.Pharm.Sci. 2014 Jan;27(1):173-7 (Impact factor 1.5) 15. Rubina Nazli, Mohammad NS, Khan MA. Effect of duration of use of cocs (combination of ethinyl estradiol (0.03mg) and nongestural (o.3mg)) on serum lipid profiles, fasting blood sugar, blood pressure and BMI in child bearing age women. Appl. Environ. Biol. Sci., 4(8S) 387-392, 2014 (Impact factor. 0.7) 16. Khan MA, Rubina Nazli, Sultans. Frequency of depression among patients with typeii diabetes mellitus in Peshawar. J. Appl. Environ. Biol. Sci., 4(8S)295-299, 2014. (Impact factor. 0.7) 17. Khan MA, Sultan SM, Rubina Nazli, Akhtar T, Khan MA, Mohammad NS, Aslam H. Depression among Patients with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus. Short Communications Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2014, Vol. 24 (10): 770 (Impact factor 0.711) 18. Rubina Nazli. Frequency of ABO blood groups and Rh factor in the female population of District Peshawar Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2015.vol 31, NO4. 984..986 (Impact f 0.8) 19. Durrani M, Rubina Nazli. Factors Causing Early Osteoporosis in Perimenopausal Women Pak Journal Physiology 2015;11(2) (Impact factor 5.5) 20. Rubina Nazli, Akhtar T, Lutfullah G, Khan MA, Haider J, Aslam H. Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Risk Factors in A Female Population of Rural PeshawarPakistan. KMUJ 2015, 7(1), 19-24. (Impact factor 0.3) 21. Shaheen A, Khattak S, Ali R, Sarwar MT, Rubina Nazli. Severity Of Periodontitis in Diabetes Mellitus Type-2: Obese and Non-Obese Subjects. Advances in Basic Medical Science 1(1) (2015) (Impact factor 2.7) 22. Asmat Shaheen, Roshan Ali, Rubina Nazli, Tahir Sarwar Risk factors of Preeclampsia eclampsia and its adverse outcomes in low- and middle-income pregnant females KMUJ 2015, Vol 7. NO.4 (Impact factor 0.3) 23. Akhtar T, Rubina Nazli. Prevalence of Amoebiasis in a model research community and its confirmation using stool antigen Elisa for Entamoeba histolytica. Pak. J. Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol.29 No 5, year 2016 (Impact f 1.5) 24. Rubina Nazli, Tasleem Akhtar2, Nabila Sher3, Jamila Haider4*, M. Akmal Khan5, Hina Aslam6 Comparison of maternal serum lipoproteins in normal pregnancy and primiparous patients with eclampsia. Pak J Med Sci Vol 32 No 4 2016 (impact f 0.8) 25. Asmat Shaheen, Rubina Nazli, Adipokine Serum visfatin level in pregnancy induced hypertension and uncomplicated pregnancy Pak J Med Sci. 2016 Nov-Dec; 32(6): 1419–1424. (Impact Factor 0.8) 26. Asmat Shaheen, Salim Khattak, Zahoor Ahmed, Musarrat Jabeen, Rubina Nazli, Roshan Ali circulating visfatin level and its association with lipid biomarkers in pregnancy induced hypertension. GJMS Vol 14, No 4 (2016) (Impact Factor: 0.422) 27. Screening of adult dental patients visiting Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar for HBV and HCV infections and identifying the associated risk factors. Jamila Haider Ghosia Lutfullah, Rubina Nazli, Tasleem Akhtar. Pak J Med Sci 2017 Vol. 33 No. 3 (Impact Factor 0.8) 28. Khadija Habib, Nazish Farooq, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli iron deficiency status in first time, replacement, voluntary and regular male blood donors of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zeeshan Kibria KMUJ Vol 9, No 2 (2017) (Impact factor 0.3) 29. Ayesha Zakir, Farhat Shehzad, Rubina Nazli Frequency and association of risk factors in development of gestational diabetes mellitus KMUJ Vol 9, No 3 (2017) (Impact factor 0.3) 30. Muhammad Jaseem Khan, Rubina Nazli, Jawad Ahmed, Sulman Basit, Whole Genome Sequencing instead of Whole Exome Sequencing is required to identify the Genetic Causes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Pakistani families. Pak J Med Sci, Vol 34, No 3 (2018) (Impact Factor 0.8) 31. A.C. Zielen M.J. Khan N. Pollock H. Jiang J. Ahmed R. Nazli M. Jabeen A. Yatsenko A. Rajkovic A novel homozygous frame‐shift variant in the LHCGR gene is associated with primary ovarian insufficiency in a Pakistani family Clinical Genetics Volume 94, Issue 2 JULY 2018. (Impact Factor 3.512) 32. S Fatima, A Zubair, F Nawab, MJ Khan, R Nazli, I Shah The clinical outcomes of high- caloric lipid-based nutritional supplements on energy intake and lipid profile of moderate underweight children: A randomized control trial I Shah. Clinical Nutrition 37, S295, 2018 (Impact Factor 4.51) 33. Khan MJ, Nazli R, Ahmed J, Ullah A. Evaluation of chromosomal abnormalities and Y chromosome microdeletion in infertile males of 10 families - A case series. JPMA. 2018 (In press). (Impact Factor 0.40) 34. Nijole Pollock, Huaiyang Jiang, Carlos Castro, Rubina Nazli, Jawad Ahmed, Sulman Basit, Aleksandar Rajkovic, Alexander Yatsenko. A novel nonsense ADGRG2 mutation in a large Pakistani family with azoospermia and male infertility. Clinical Reports. 2018 (In press). (Impact Factor 0.2) 35. Muhammad Jaseem Khan, Nijole Pollock, Huaiyang Jiang, Carlos Castro, Rubina Nazli, Jawad Ahmed, Sulman Basit, "X-linked ADGRG2 mutation and obstructive azoospermia in a large Pakistani family" Scientific Reports [Nature] Nov.2018 (Impact Factor 4.12) 36. Evaluation of chromosomal abnormalities and Y chromosome microdeletion in infertile males of 10 families. Muhammad Jaseem Khan, Anwar Ullah, Rubina Nazli, Jawad Ahmed. JPMA. Vol. 69, No. 04, April 2019. (Impact factor is 1.002) 37. Frequency of dyslipidemia in young overweight and obese students (age 10-16 years) in private schools of swat. Rubina Nazli at all KMUJ Vol 26 No 06 (2019): (Impact factor 0.3) 38. Khan, N., Khan, Z., Nazli, R., Arzeen, S., Arzeen, N., & Akhtar, T. (2021). Effect Of Iron Deficiency Anemia On Intelligence Quotient In School Going Children Of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Khyber Medical University Journal, 13(4), 222–6. https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2021.21307 39. Abdur Rahim, Tanveer Shafqat, Rubina Nazli, Ghosia Lutfullah, Sadia Fatima, Aqsa Zubair. Noninvasive parameters and staging of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis c patients DOI: 10.35845/kmuj.2019.18561 (Impact factor 0.3) 40. Durrani M, Nazli R, Fatima S, Abubakr M, Shafiq M. Impact of feeding practices, maternal dietary habits and maternal body mass index on growth pattern in breast-fed and formula-fed infants. Khyber Medical University Journal. 2020;12(1):43-8. (Impact factor 0.3) 41. Mehwish Durrani, Rubina Nazli, Sadia Fatima, Muhammad Abubakr. Impact of feeding practice on diversity pattern of the gut microbiome in infants Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. Oct-Dec 2020;32(4):551-557. (Impact Factor 0.60) 42. Fozia Fozia, Rubina Nazli, Sher Alam Khan 2 Novel Homozygous Mutations in the Genes TGM1, SULT2B1, SPINK5 and FLG in Four Families Underlying Congenital Ichthyosis. Genes 2021, 12(3), 373; (Impact Factor 3.85) https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12030373 43. Mehwish Durrani, Rubina Nazli, Nabila Sher, Muhammad Abubakr, Johar Ali Gut microbiome profile in zinc deficient infants using next generation sequencing Vol 13 No 1 (2021): KMUJ 2021; VOL 13; ISSUE 1 - JAN- MAR (Impact factor 0.3) 44. Nida Khan, Zahid Khan, Rubina Nazli, Saima Arzeen, Naeema Arzeen, Tasleem Akhtar: "Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Intelligence Quotient in School Going Children of Peshawar city". KMUJ 2021 Vol 13 Issue 4 Oct-Dec. (Impact factor 0.3) 45. Novel splicing-site mutation in DCAF17 gene causing Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome in a large consanguineous family Fozia Fozia1, | Khadim Shah2 | Rubina Nazli1 | Sher Alam Khan3 | Ijaz Ahmad4 | Noor Mohammad3 | Saadullah Khan3 | Amal Alotaibi. (Impact Factor 0.83) Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.2021 46. Fozia, F., Nazli, R., Bibi, N., Khan, S. A., Mohammad, N., Shakeeb, N., Khan, S., Jelani, M. and Wasif, N. (2021) 'Whole exome sequencing confirms molecular diagnostics of three Pashtun families with autosomal recessive epidermolysis bullosa', Frontiers in pediatrics, (Impact Factor 2.17). 47. Kalsoom Tariq, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli, Syed Hamid Habib, Mohsin Shah Supplementation in Primigravida’s and Its Effect on Maternal, Birth and Infant Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2021.21913. (Impact factor 0.3) 48. Fozia Fozia, Rubina Nazli *, May M. Al-Rashed, Hazem K. Ghneim, Zia Ul Haq, Musarrat Jabeen, Sher Alam Khan, Ijaz Ahmad, Mohammed Bourhia, Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud. Detection of novel biallelic causative variants in COL7A1 gene by whole exome sequencing, resulting in congenital recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in three unrelated families. Diagnostics, Vol 12, Issue 7. (Impact Factor 3.706). 49. Ikhlaq Ahmad, Sadia Fatima, Muhammad Waqas Ahmad, Rubina Nazli, Syed Hamid Habib, Inayat Shah: "Efficacy of Multiple Micronutrients Supplementation on Energy Intake, Calcium and Vitamin D Levels in Underweight Children". JAMC J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2022;34(3 Suppl 1). (Impact Factor 0.60) 50. Sher NM, Nazli R, Zafar H, Fatima S. Effects of lipid based Multiple Micronutrients Supplement on the birth outcome of underweight pre-eclamptic women: A randomized clinical trial. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022;38(1). (Impact Factor 2.340) 51. Fouzia Nawab, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli, Syed Hamid Habib, Sadia Nawab, Konstantinos Gerasimidis: "Micronutrient Status and Energy Intake in Moderate Acute Malnourished Children after intake of High Energy Nutritional Supplements for Four Weeks: A Randomized Controlled Study: Nutritional Supplements and Micronutrient status of Moderate Underweight Children". J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad Vol. 34 No. 2 (2022). (Impact Factor 0.60) 52. Asmat Shaheen, Muhammad Waqas Luqman, Sofia Iqbal, Nida Khan, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli Effect of serum visfatin levels on hepatic enzymes, and electrolytes and its relationship with anthropometric data in pregnant women with eclampsia and preeclampsia J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2022;34(1) (Impact Factor 0.60) 53. Hanif S, Fatima S, Nazli R, Ullah N, Zeb F. Evaluation Of Triglycerides Levels In Serum And Tears Of Obese And Non-Obese Normal Adult Humans And Its Effects On Pupillary Response. Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad: JAMC. 2022;34(1):154-9. (Impact Factor 0.60) 54. Sher N, Mubaraki MA, Zafar H, Nazli R, Zafar M, Fatima S, et al. Effect of LipidBased Multiple Micronutrients Supplementation in Underweight Primigravida PreEclamptic Women on Maternal and Pregnancy Outcomes: Randomized Clinical Trial. Medicina. 2022;58(12):1772. PubMed PMID: doi:10.3390/medicina58121772. (Impact Factor 2.6) 55. Zubair A, Fatima S, Habib H, Nazli R, Shah I, Shah M. Effects of Oral Lipid‐Based nutritional supplements on appetite, energy intake, and lipid profile of moderately underweight children. Food Science & Nutrition. 2022. (Impact Factor 3.553) 56. Effects of lipid based Multiple Micronutrients Supplement on the birth outcome of underweight pre-eclamptic women: A randomized clinical trial Nabila Sher Mohammad,1 Rubina Nazli,2 Hafsa Zafar,3 and Sadia Fatima4 Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Jan-Feb; 38(1): 219–226. (Impact Factor 2.340) 57. Kulsoom T, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli The short-term impact of high energy nutritional supplements on energy balance in underweight primigravidae; a randomized controlled trial”. JPMA (Impact Factor 1.002) 58. Moran VH, Thomson G, Fatima S, Habib H, Mahboob U, Nazli R. Health professionals and women's knowledge and experiences of caring for small gestational age (SGA) infants in Pakistan. Global Pediatrics. 2024;7:100099.(Impact Factor 2.2) 59. Fatma A, Anila B, Rubina N, Sadia F, Arshad J, Sheraz F. Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Cathelicidin (LL-37) Level in Drug Resistant TB Patients. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine. 2023;29(1):04 - 12.(Impact Factor 11.393) 60. Tanveer M, Fatima S, Nazli R, Nawab F, Habib SH, Tariq K. Short Term Effect of Lipid-Based Nutritional Supplement on Caloric Intake, Appetite, Glucose, and Insulin Levels in Moderately Malnourished Children. BioSight. 2023;4(2-3):23-38. (impact factor 3.295) 61. Mohammad NS, Nazli R, Fatima S, Fozia F, Zafar H, Zafar M, et al. Lipid-based nutritional supplement impact on energy intake, appetite, glucose and insulin levels in under-weight pregnant and lactating women with preeclampsia. Bioscience Reports. 2024;44(1): BSR20231344 (Impact Factor 10.1) 62. Wadud S, Fatima S, Ali R, Nazli R, Khan Z, Irfan M. Identification of target genes and pathways regulated by miRNA-132, miRNA-182, and miRNA-124 in depression: a bioinformatics analysis. KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL. 2024;16(1). (Impact factor 0.3) 63. Dr Shamaila Wadud1, Dr Sadia Fatima2*, Dr Rubina Nazli3, Dr Roshan Ali4, Dr Muhammad irfan Bioinformatic Interpretation Of Tracking Genesof Mirna-Let 7b And Mirna-Let 7c In Depression Vol.31 No.6 (2024): JPTCP (1990-2000) 64. Ullah, N., Pombar, C., Hvasta-Gloria, R., Berman, A. J., Malizio, M., Khan, M. J., Nazli, R., Fatima, S., Riera-Escamilla, A., Castillo-Madeen, H., Malcher, A., Olszewska, M., Xavier, M. J., Lillepea, K., Dutta, A., Castro, C. A., Valkna, A., Inno, R., Orwig, K. E., … Yatsenko, A. N. (2025). Identification of missense DMC1 variants in males with non-obstructive azoospermia. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-025-03591-6 65. Rehman Z, Rahman S, Khan N, Fatima S, Ehtesham E, Nazli R. Evaluating Thyroid Functions In Mothers With Small For Gestational Age And Appropriate For Gestational Age Neonates: Insights From A Pakistani Case-Control Study. KJMS. 2025 Jun. 30 ;18(2):170-4. Available from: https://kjms.com.pk/index.php/kjms/article/view/677 66. Khan N, Fatima S, Nazli R, Haider J, Shams F. Comparison of iron, zinc and ferritin among the mothers of small for gestational age and appropriate for gestational age: a case control study. Khyber Med Univ J. 2026 Mar. 31;18(1):53-60. Available from: https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/24055

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