Team:Peshawar/Team

iGEM Peshawar

Meet the team

We are the iGEM Team Peshawar

Ayesha is someone who always embraced biology because of her passion towards life itself and all the constants and variables of life. Arts, design, DIYs and science appeals her the most and Synthetic biology brings all of that together for her. Give her a pack of paints or an old discarded item and she will amaze you with her creativity and out of the box ideas.Easy bores her.

Ayesha

Shahzad Jehangir is an undergrad student at IIB. He is the wiki wizard for iGEM Peshawar 2017. He is fascinated by computers and believes that the future of biotechnology lies within computers. When he is not messing around with computers, he is busy reading novels, listening to classical music and or just lost in his own thoughts!

Shahzad Jehangir

Ushma Farooq is from Lahore, the Heart of Pakistan. The progression of Biotechnology and the effects it has had on the world has generated in her a profound interest of Synthetic Biology. She strongly believes in the last quotation of Feyman that says: “ What I cannot create, I do not understand” and cherish to work under a challenging environment to solve real world problems.

Ushma Farooq

Ahsan Raza is 21 years old bioinformatics student at Comsats university, Islamabad. He is doing modeling and simulation for iGEM Peshawar. He formed a theory known as IDDP and proved it through his own self-made software.Beside this he’s also working in wet lab with his fellow biotechnologists. He believes in changing biology from wet lab to computer lab.

Ahsan Raza

Hassan is a Biotech Junior at International Islamic University, Islamabad. He is a biotech nerd who loves to play with the blueprint of life. He is enthusiastic to employ Synthetic Biology to make people’s life better. His research interests include investigating molecular biology of infectious diseases and cancer and using novel synthetic biology approaches for their diagnosis and treatment.

Muhammad Hassan Raza

Muhammad Dawood is the president of Decoders, a scientific society. He is studying Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering from Kohat University of Science and Technology. He is a keen observer and finds fascination in nature. He believes that from nature, we can learn and implement our learned experience for the benefit of entire human race. He loves cars and loves the voice of car engines.

Muhammad Dawood

Shaheer Sabz Ali, 21, is a Biotech undergrad at International Islamic University, Islamabad. He hails from Mardan. Shaheer aims to introduce Stem Cells Treatment in Pakistan, and make it accessible to the public. He wants to be remembered in the history as someone who tried very hard to bring a positive change in his country.
He has a great interest in research, inventions and making strategies in general. His hobbies include playing outdoor sports such as Basketball, Football and Squash.
If you spot him at the Jamboree, talk to him about food and he’ll socialize instantly.

Shaheer Sabz Ali

Moaz, 21 years old, is from Multan. As a biotechnologist, he is fascinated by gene-editing. Moaz aims to change the way of treatment that has been in use in our community since years. Outside lab, Moaz’s favorite things are kites and teasing his friends.

Moaz Khaliq

Babar Nawaz is from a rural area of Pakistan, Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency. He is a Biotechnology student at the University of Peshawar. His interests are in Synthetic biology and bio-entrepreneurship and he hopes to use his knowledge to make a positive change in the world. Outside of science, he loves football and boxing. He likes to travel and socialize.

Babar Nawaz

Hassnain happens to study Biology at ASAB, NUST. He happens to have a pretty big name, which happens to have 5 parts, You know what happens to be even bigger? His Brain! That Brain of his happens to think A lot! He happens to love writing. He has a love affair with science, with which he happens to have an eternal alliance. He happens to love hiking, you'll often find him smiling.

Hassnain Qasim

Omar has done his Bachelors in electronics engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of engineering sciences and technology and will soon start his Masters from NUST. He does all the electronic modeling for the iGEM peshawar. Having a different background from all the others team members he brings a different set of skills to the table.

Omar Zeb

Haris Alam is a student of University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar. He is a civil engineer by profession and a synthetic biologist by Heart. He is 21 years old coming from Cherat. He is a part of the Wiki wizard chamber of iGEM Peshawar. He likes socializing with friends and family. His favorite equation is E=MC₂. He loves to play with the code of life: the DNA.

Haris Alam

Muhammad Ismail is a Research Assistant and undergrad student at IIB. A veteran from iGEM Peshawar 2016, he wants to revolutionize how we deal with real world problems with synthetic biology. Ismail loves adventure, modifying motorcycles, sufi music and spicy food. His one true love after science is the sea - when he is home, he can be found diving off the coast of Karachi.

Muhammad Ismail

Mentor

Sarah is a Research Assistant in Dr Faisal Khan’s group. Her intense passion in Arts and her love for Biology makes her a BioArtist. She believes that architects, artists and biotechnologist together can have a greater impact on the world’s technology, lifestyle and economy. When outside lab, she practices Archery and Karate or works to improve her Art business.

Sarah Farooq

Mentor