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Introduction
The
Department of Zoology, GC University Lahore is the oldest seat of
learning and imparting knowledge of Zoology at the undergraduate and
postgraduate level in Pakistan. The postgraduate programme at the
department was launched in 1908. In addition, it was the first centre to
start teaching Zoology in this part of the Subcontinent until 1920 when
the University of the Punjab established its Department of Zoology. The
same department of the University of the Punjab was also housed in the
building of the Department of Zoology at the then Government College
Lahore and continued functioning here till 1963. During these years, the
Zoology faculties of Government College Lahore and the University of the
Punjab jointly managed the Postgraduate Programme.
In 1963, the
Department of Zoology initiated its independent MSc Zoology Programme as
a result of the untiring efforts of Dr. Nazir Ahmad (who was the
Principal, Government College Lahore), Prof. Naseer-ud-Din Ahmad
(Professor and Chairperson, Department of Zoology) and Dr. Ahsan ul
Islam (Professor of Zoology).
After attaining the status of an autonomous institution
in 1997, and that of a University in 2002, curricula were upgraded and
modernized in accordance with international standards.
Facilities
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Life Sciences Library
The
GC University Life Sciences Library located in the building of
Institute of Biotechnology GC University Lahore has a rich and
updated collection of books related to different fields of life
sciences like Botany, Zoology, Bio-technology and Environmental
Sciences etc, in addition to research journals including several
volumes of the Linnasan Society. The Library holds exclusive
research material on various subjects like Plant Morphology
(bryophytes and angiosperms), Genetic Engineering, Crop Improvement
and Environmental Studies, etc.
In the central and postgraduate libraries of the University,
networked PCs are linked to a wide range of software, communication
and print services. There is speedy access to the Internet that
links the GCU libraries to many digital information networks
connecting national and international universities.
Stephenson Natural History Museum
The
Department of Zoology has one of Asia's oldest natural history
museum; the Stephenson Natural History Museum, established by Dr.
Lt. Col. Stephenson in 1906. It has more than 5,000 preserved
specimens. This museum is used for teaching and research purposes at
various levels.
Research
Groups
The Department has an experienced faculty actively
involved in research activities and has also established the following
Research Groups:
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Entomology
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Microbiology
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Immunology
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Paleontology
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Molecular Biology
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Physiology
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Fisheries
Research
Journal
The Department has been publishing a scientific
journal, "The
Biologia", which is an internationally refereed research
journal, for the last 50 years. This journal is an organ of the
Biological Society of Pakistan,
headquartered at the Biological Laboratories of GC University
Lahore.
Research
Laboratories
There are six general laboratories for undergraduate
and postgraduate students. In addition, there are six research
laboratories for conducting research at the postgraduate level. The
department procured modern sophisticated apparatus like fluorescent
microscope with photographic attachment, tissue processing plant,
Cryostat, Atomic Absorption, Spectrophotometer Visible and
Ultraviolet, Ultracentrifuge, PCR and Gene Manipulator for
conducting research activities.
Animal
Maintenance and Rearing Facilities
The department has an Insectary, a Frogery, a Fish Farm,
a Rabbit House and Controlled Environment Rooms for conducting
experiments under controlled conditions.
Academic Links
An International link has been developed between the Fish
Immunology Laboratory of the Department and the Fish Immunology Research
Centre, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK,
through the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan and the British
Council. Under this Programme, faculty members and PhD scholars will
conduct research jointly in the field of Fish Immunology.
A national link has also been established between Medical
Entomology and Disease Vector Control Laboratory of Zoology Department
and Health Services Academy (HSA) of the Ministry of Health, Islamabad
with the support of World Health Organization (WHO). Under this link
exchange of faculty members and senior students (Mphil, PhD) will take
place. This interinstitutional collaboration will be valuable to
exchange technical knowledge and skills with respect to Medical
Entomology and Disease Vector Control already scarce in our country.
Future Prospects
Degree holders are usually absorbed in the market as
lecturers, medical representatives and researchers at research
organizations. They also get jobs at fisheries, wildlife and public
health departments, etc.
Academic Programmes
The Department of
Zoology offers following programmes:
Courses
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BSc (Hons.) Zoology
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Year – 1 |
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Semester - I |
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Course
Code |
Course
Title |
Credit
Hours |
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Z – 1101 |
Principles of Animal Life – I
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2 |
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Z – 1101P |
Principles of Animal Life – I
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1 |
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Semester - II |
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Z – 1201 |
Principles of Animal Life –
II |
2 |
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Z – 1201P |
Principles of Animal Life –
II |
1 |
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Year – 2 |
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Semester - III |
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Course
Code |
Course
Title |
Credit
Hours |
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Z – 3108 |
Animal diversity (Protostomes) |
2 |
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Z –
3108P |
Animal diversity (Protostomes) |
1 |
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Semester - IV |
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Z – 3109 |
Animal diversity (Deuterostomes) |
2 |
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Z – 3109P |
Animal diversity (Deuterostomes) |
1 |
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Z – 2202 |
Wild Life |
2 |
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Z – 2202P |
Wild Life |
1 |
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Year – 3 |
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Semester - V |
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Course
Code |
Course
Title |
Credit
Hours |
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Z – 2102 |
Vertebrate Paleontology &
Zoogeography |
3 |
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Z-2102P |
Vertebrate Paleontology &
Zoogeography |
1 |
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Z – 3101 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
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Z – 3101P |
Biostatistics |
1 |
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Z-3106 |
Biological Techniques |
1 |
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Z-3106P |
Biological Techniques |
1 |
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Z-3207 |
Animal Form & Function |
3 |
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Z-3207 |
Animal Form & Function |
1 |
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Z-3205 |
Animal Form & Function - II |
3 |
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Z-3205P |
Animal Form & Function - II |
1 |
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Semester - VI |
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Z – 3102 |
Developmental Biology |
3 |
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Z – 3102P |
Developmental Biology |
3 |
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Z – 3107 |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
3 |
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Z – 3107P |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
3 |
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Z – 3201 |
Genetics |
3 |
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Z – 3201P |
Genetics |
1 |
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Z – 3206 |
Bioinformatics |
2 |
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Z – 3203 |
Evolution & Principles of
Systematic Zoology |
3 |
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Z – 3203P |
Evolution & Principles of
Systematic Zoology |
1 |
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Year – 4
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Semester - VII |
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Course
Code |
Course
Title |
Credit
Hours |
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Z – 4101 |
Ecology |
3 |
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Z – 4101P |
Ecology |
1 |
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Z – 4102 |
Physiology
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3 |
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Z – 4102P |
Physiology
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1 |
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Z-4207 |
Aquiculture & Fisheries
Elective – I |
2 |
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Z – 4207P |
Aquiculture & Fisheries
Elective – I |
1 |
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Z – 4104 |
Biochemistry |
3 |
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Z – 4104P |
Biochemistry |
1 |
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Z – 4299 |
Research Project/Internship |
3 |
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Semester - VII |
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Z – 4105 |
Biology of Vectors (Elective - II) |
2 |
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Z-4105P |
Biology of Vectors (Elective - II) |
1 |
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Z-4201 |
Animal Behaviour |
2 |
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Z-4205 |
Comparative Immunology
Elective – III |
2 |
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Z-4205P |
Comparative Immunology Elective – III |
1 |
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Z-4206 |
Vertebrate Paleontology
Elective – IV |
2 |
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Z – 4206P |
Vertebrate Paleontology
Elective – IV |
1 |
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Z – 4299 |
Research Project/Internship
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3 |
Allied Courses
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Year -1 |
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Semester -I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Z-1101 |
Principles of
Animal Life - 1 |
2 |
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Z-1101P |
Principles of
Animal Life - 1 |
1 |
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Semester - II |
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Z – 1201 |
Principles of Animal Life – II |
2 |
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Z – 1201P |
Principles of Animal Life – II |
1 |
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Year – 2 |
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Semester - III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Z – 3108 |
Animal
Diversity (Protostomes) |
2 |
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Z – 3108P |
Animal
Diversity (Protostomes) |
1 |
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Semester - IV |
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Z – 3109 |
Animal
Diversity (Deuterostomes) |
2 |
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Z – 3109P |
Animal
Diversity (Deuterostomes) |
1 |
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Year – 1 |
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Semester - I |
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Course
Code |
Course
Title |
Credit
Hours |
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Z – 7101 |
Advanced Physiology:
Regulation of Body Functions |
4 |
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Z – 7102 |
Biodiversity & Phylogenitic
Relationships |
4 |
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Elective I |
4 |
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Semester - II |
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Z – 7103 |
Advanced Molecular
Cell Biology |
4 |
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Z – 7104 |
Advanced Environmental
Sciences |
4 |
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Elective II |
4 |
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Elective
Courses (Two courses from the list will be taught
depending upon the availability of the faculty) |
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Z – 7201 |
Muscle Physiology |
4 |
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Z – 7202 |
Physiology of nervous system |
4 |
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Z – 7203 |
Physiology of nutrition |
4 |
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Z – 7204 |
Physiology of reproduction |
4 |
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Z – 7205 |
Immunology |
4 |
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Z – 7206 |
Hematology |
4 |
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Z – 7207 |
General Microbiology |
4 |
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Z – 7208 |
Applied Microbiology |
4 |
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Z – 7209 |
Medical Microbiology |
4 |
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Z – 7210 |
General and Comparative
Immunology |
4 |
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Z – 7211 |
Toxicology |
4 |
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Z – 7212 |
Aquaculture |
4 |
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Z – 7213 |
Applied Fisheries |
4 |
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Z – 7214 |
Fish Marketing |
4 |
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Z – 7215 |
Systematic Ichthyology |
4 |
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Z – 7216 |
Pollution Ecology of Water
Bodies |
4 |
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Z – 7217 |
Bodies
Dental Morphology of ancient
and recent Artiodactyles |
4 |
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Z – 7218 |
Dental Morphology of ancient
and recent Perissodactyles |
4 |
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Z – 7219 |
Protozoology |
4 |
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Z – 7220 |
Helminthology |
4 |
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Z – 7221 |
Limnology |
4 |
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Z – 7222 |
Generation and storage of
metabolic energy |
4 |
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Z – 7223 |
Evolution of Reptiles and
extinction of Dinosaurs |
4 |
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Z – 7224 |
Genetic of DNA Enzymes |
4 |
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Z – 7225 |
Recombinant DNA Technology |
4 |
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Z – 7226 |
Cancer Biology |
4 |
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Z – 7227 |
Geological Time Scale and
Evolution of Life |
4 |
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Z – 7228 |
Renal and Hepatic Biology |
4 |
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Z – 7229 |
Mammalian Paleontology |
4 |
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Z – 7230 |
Advanced Biotechnology |
4 |
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Z – 7231 |
Animal Behavior |
4 |
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Z – 7232 |
Medical Entomology |
4 |
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Z – 7233 |
Pathogenic Microbiology |
4 |
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Z – 7234 |
Advanced Steroid
Endocrinology |
4 |
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Z – 7235 |
Advanced Metabolic
Biochemistry |
4 |
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Z – 7236 |
Advanced Laboratory
Techniques in Zoology |
4 |
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Year - 2 |
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Semester - III
& IV |
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Course
Code |
Course
Title |
Credit
Hours |
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Z – 7499 |
Thesis |
12 |
PhD Zoology
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Compulsory
Subjects |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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Z – 8101 |
Research Methods in Zoology
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3 |
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Z – 8102 |
Molecular
Biology |
3 |
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Z – 8103 |
Micro Biology |
3 |
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Elective
Subjects
Three courses from the list will be taught depending upon the
availability of the faculty) |
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Z – 8104 |
Cytogenetics
and Molecular Biology of Insects |
3 |
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Z – 8105 |
Medical and
Veterinary Entomology |
3 |
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Z – 8106 |
Cellular
Immunology |
3 |
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Z – 8109 |
Clinical
Haematology |
3 |
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Z – 8113 |
Advanced Limnology |
3 |
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Z – 8114 |
Advanced Protozoology |
3 |
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Z – 8115 |
Parasitology |
3 |
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Z – 8116 |
Current Trends in Gene Manipulation |
3 |
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Z – 8117 |
Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture |
3 |
Faculty
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Name |
Designation |
Area of Interest |
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Prof. Dr. Nusrat Jahan *
PhD University of Keele, (U.K)
Post-Doctorates:
Florida University, (USA)
Georgia University (USA) |
Chairperson |
Vector Biology, Molecular
Entomology, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences |
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Dr. Abdul Qayyum Khan Sulehria
PhD (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor |
Aquaculture, Rotiferology &
Microbiology |
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Dr.
M. Fiaz Qamar, *
PhD (UVAS) |
Assistant Professor |
Parasitology |
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Dr.
Iram Liaqat *
Ph.D. (PU)
Post-Doctorates:
University of Western,
Austerlia LUMS (PAK) |
Assistant Prof. (TTS) |
Biofilms, Microbiology,
Molecular Biology |
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Dr. Dil Ara Abbas Bukhari
PhD (PU)
Post-Doctorates:
School of Biological Sciences,
PU |
Assistant Professor |
Cell and Molecular Biology,
Microbiology, Proteomics & Enzymology |
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Dr. Nazish Mazhar*
PhD (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor |
Microbiology |
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Dr.
Atif Yaqub*
PhD (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor
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Environmental Studies,
Wildlife, Ethology |
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Ms
Ayesha Shuja
MPhil (GCUL)
(on study leave) |
Assistant Professor |
Developmental Biology and
Environmental Toxicology |
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Mr. Chand Raza
MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Environmental Microbiology
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Mr.
Tariq Zahid
MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Cell & Molecular Biology,
Biotechnology |
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Ms. Mehwish Faheem
MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Endocrinology, Immunology
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Mr.
Imran Sohail
MPhil (GCUL)
(on study leave) |
Lecturer |
Immunology |
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Ms. Naila Malkani
MPhil (GCUL) |
Senior Curator |
Natural History Museum Studies |
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Ms. Noreen Mumtaz
BSc Hons. (GCUL) |
Assistant Curator |
Vector Biology |
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Distinguished Professor |
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Dr. Azizullah
PhD (Hull)
Area of Interest:
Physiology, Microbiology, Muscle Biology |
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Visiting Faculty |
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Amina Shahid
MPhil (GCUL)
Area of Interest:
Entomology, Immunology |
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Rabia Faiz
MPhil (GCUL)
Area of Interest:
Microbiology/Molecular Biology |
* HEC Approved Supervisor
Journals & Publications
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The department
publishes a scientific journal "Biologia:
Pakistan"
which is nearly 51 years old. This journal is an organ of
Biological Society of Pakistan,
with its headquarter at GC University, Lahore. The department has good
collection of international journals in the GCU Life Sciences Library.
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