Arooj Shafiq

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Education

  • PhD in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK
  • ​​BSc (Hons.) 4 year program in Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Research interests

  • Biochemistry
  • Structural biology-solution state NMR
  • Structural informatics/bioinformatics
  • Cancer research-Differential role of Ral family proteins in cancer.

Awards and honours

  • Salim Habib University research grant, 2021.
  • Higher education commission, Pakistan, Best University Teacher Award (BUTA) 2020.
  • Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan/Cambridge Commonwealth, European and Overseas Trust Funding for PhD; 2011- 2016.
  • Travel grant, Cambridge Commonwealth, European and Overseas Trust, UK, 2014.
  • Cambridge Philosophical Society travel grant, UK, 2014.
  • Gold Medal, 1st position in BSc (Hons.) Biochemistry; University of the Punjab; 2010.
  • Merit Scholarship, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab; 2004 – 2007.

Created on:01/26/2023 Last modified:01/26/2023

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