Ms. Sadia Zia

Ms. Sadia Zia

  • Designation: Principle Lecturer
  • Department: Biotechnology
  • Faculty: FOST
Brief Profile

I Obtained M. PHIL Degree (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) from University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. I completed Baccalaureate (Hons) in Biotechnology from Forman Christian College University, Lahore. I was USAID Merit Scholar at FCCU for 4 years. I won the Cultural Exchange Special Nomination from Embassy of China in Pakistan for Modern Teaching Methodologies and Chinese Language from Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China. I have 8 years (Including 3 years in UCP since, 2017) of Teaching / Administrative experience, 3 years of Research experience as Research Assistant.
I have published 11 research articles and 10 International conference papers including 5 in W Category Journals. My Impact Factor is 10.858, Citation Index is 339 with h-index: 7 and i10-Index: 7. I so far supervised 2 MS Scholars, 15 MSc Biotechnology Scholars and 25 BS Biotechnology Research/Internship students at UCP.
I am Executive Member of Asia Pacific Institute of Food Professionals (APIFP) New Zealand. I am certified Trainer of Safer Behaviour Association (Biosafety), USA. Moderator/Co-Lead of Disease Characterization Group for COVID-19 Pandemic, The Global Health Network, University of Oxford. Recently working on the Joint Platform for COVID-19 Research Ethics and Public Health Intervention along with Prof. Trudie Lang Director, The Global Health Network, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford and Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab.

Area(s) of Expertise Types of Consultancy Services Offered Industry relevant to expertise Name of relevant industry Past industry experience (if any) Problem Solved (success story), if any Benefit to Company (PKR/USD)
Biotechnology, Public Health, Biosafety, Biosecurity R&D scientist, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, drug development Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Industry Pfizer, Roche, Novartis, GSK, Amgen, local biotech startups. Association for Biorisk Management Pakistan SOps Development for Biorisk Management, Biosafety and Biosecurity consultancy services (TA/DA)
Product development , GMO research, food safety analyst, precision agriculture Agricultural and Food Biotechnology Agrobiotech firms TTi Labs IBC development and capacity Building UCP Biotechnology Lab capacity building through HSP-ABM Pakistan
Biosafety, Biosecurity & Cyber-Biosecurity GMOs Testing & Diagnostics Labs, Hospitals & Research Centers Organizations working for Renewable energy startups, waste management firms, water treatment facilities. Health Security Partners-USA Global Health Security Network Australia (Member Board of Directors ) Protocol for GMO detection and SOPs Sponsorship for Cyberbiosecurity Training in Phillipines 2025
Medical diagnostics R&D, biomarker discovery, assay development, medical device Healthcare and Diagnostics Abbott, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Roche Diagnostics, startups in health AI- Health Kiosk By Netsol Community percision analysis for AI-Health KIOSK N/A
Science policy advisor, biotech consultant, regulatory affairs specialist, ethics board member Policy and consultancy firms WHO, NIH, national regulatory agencies, consulting firms like McKinsey or BCG (health/biotech division). ISO 35001 Auditor PNAC- ABM audit of 04 Universities across Pakistan for gap analysis and ISO 35001 certification through Association of Biorisk Management TA/DA and travel, accomodation facilitation
Scientific co-founder, advisor, CSO, innovation lead. Biotech start-ups & incubators Bioincubators, university tech transfer offices, VC-funded innovation hubs. SynBio Africa SOPs and Training of African females on Biotech related startups Contract still in progress for finalization of terms and conditions
Edtech content creator, online course developer, curriculum consultant. Education Technology and STEM outreach ARVO, Coursera, Khan Academy, EdX, biotech education platforms. Global Mentor for Women in synthetic Biology Africa Introducing the 3-STEP Equity Pedagogy for Scools/ colleges and University Faculty and Students. Contract still in progress for finalization of terms and conditions
Areas of Expertise
  • Biotechnology, Public Health, Biosafety, Biosecurity