Dr. Wafa Naeem

Biography

Dr. Wafa Naeem is a molecular geneticist whose research focuses on cancer genomics, molecular oncology, bioinformatics, precision medicine, and translational cancer research. Her work integrates next generation sequencing (NGS), computational biology, and molecular genetics to identify genomic alterations associated with cancer and translate these findings into clinically relevant biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

She has been actively involved in the Pak-UK Oral Cancer Research Consortium (POCRC) and has collaborated with researchers at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, on genomic studies of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC). Her research has contributed to advancing the understanding of the molecular landscape of oral cancer in the Pakistani population through whole exome sequencing and integrative bioinformatics analyses.

Dr. Wafa Naeem has authored several peer reviewed research articles in international journals, with publications spanning cancer genetics, molecular biology, genomics, and computational biology. As a faculty member at Khyber Medical University, she is committed to promoting high quality research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the training of future scientists in molecular and biomedical sciences.

Research Interests

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Publications

• Frequency of Staphylococcus Aureus Infection Associated with Femoral Double Lumen Catheter in Kidney Failure Patients — IHTISHAM Khan, MUHAMMAD Faizan, WAFA Naeem, MUHAMMAD Zubair, AHMAD SHAMIM Khan, SYED LUQMAN Shuaib, SADIR Zaman , Pak J Med Health Sci (2022)
• Laboratory biosafety measures of SARS-CoV-2 at containment level 2 with particular reference to its more infective variants — Wafa Naeem, Habiba Zeb, Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid , Biosafety and Health (2022)
• Optimization of colony polymerase chain reaction for the 16S rRNA of different strains of Escherichia coli — A Ullah, A Bashir, B Rehman, W Naeem, S Zara Shah , Innovare J Life Sci (2023)
• Mutational insights and in silico characterization of NEK family kinases in OSCC patients from the Pakistani population — Fouzia Nawab, Wafa Naeem, Sadia Fatima, Muhammad Uzair Khan, Aamir Mehmood, Sadia Nawab, Ishaq Khan, Haseena Nawaz, Hilal Ahmad, Ali Talha Khalil, Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Mohammed Alorini, Syed Ali Khurram, Asif Ali , Frontiers in Bioinformatics (2025)
• Profiling genetic mutations in the DNA damage repair genes of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients from Pakistan — Wafa Naeem, Fouzia Nawab, Muhammad Tahir Sarwar, Ali Talha Khalil, Dalia Ali Gaber, Hilal Ahmad, Muhammad Fazeel, Mohammed Alorini, Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Muslim Khan, Syed Ali Khurram, Asif Ali , Scientific Reports (2025)
• Exploring the mutational spectrum of key kinase genes PIK3CA, BRAF, EGFR, ALK and ROS1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma — Fouzia Nawab, Wafa Naeem, Sadia Fatima, Asif Ali, Ali Talha Khalil, Aamir Mehmood, Muhammad Fazeel, Hilal Ahmad, Mohammed Alorini, Muslim Khan, Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Syed Ali Khurram , BMC cancer (2025)
• Prognostic value of VEGF-A expression and mutations in oral squamous cell carcinoma — Benish Aleem, Asif Ali, Wafa Naeem, Fouzia Nawab, Muslim Khan, Taj Ali Khan, Samrina Mohammad, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Haseena Nawaz, Muhammad Imtiaz, Ali Khurram , Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (2025)
• EXPRESSION OF ANTI-PROGRAMMED DEATH-LIGAND 1 AND ANTI-CLUSTER OF DIFFERENTIATION 8 ANTIBODIES IN ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY — Suman Mohammad Wazir, Mehreen Raziq, Saleha Saeed, Maria Ilyas, Hoor Maryam, Wafa Naeem , Genetics and Molecular Research (2026)