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PROMOTING SCIENCE

Inside this Issue

National workshop on Laboratory Safety

NAYS Competitions Coordinator Joined Conference

ASM-NAYS National Science Communication Challenge

NAYS Experts Team Member in Enerstore 2014

Achievement of NAYS Experts Team Member

International Entrepreneurship Workshop

Gifts Distribution among Cancer Patients

Meeting of President NAYS with DG ICGEB, PC OWSD

Meeting of President NAYS with Coordinator IAMP

NAYS Scholarships and Jobs Portal

Meeting of President NAYS with Chairman ENSF

S ep - O ct 2014

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Editorial
This edition includes report on National Workshop On Chemical and Biology Laboratory Safety where the Chief Guest was renowned scientist Dr Atta-ur-Rehman. It includes news about
NAYS Competitions coordinator MS Sana Jabeen joined international conference on Emerging
Trends in Life Sciences for Sustainable Development. It includes news about finale of nationwide communication challenge which was organized as joint venture of National Academy of
Young Scientists (NAYS), Pakistan and American Society for Microbiology (ASM). It includes
news about NAYS experts team member Dr. Zulfiqar who has expertise in renewable energy
resources joined ENERstore 2014.
It also includes news about President NAYS who joined 2nd International Entrepreneurship
Workshop for Young Scientists and Engineers, meeting with Chairman ENSF and news about
distribution of gifts among cancer patients. Link of newly made Facebook page to share latest jobs and scholarships is also shared in the newsletter.
Team NAYS e-Newsletter, Issue 30, Sep Oct 2014
Editor in Chief
Engr. Ubaid Umar
National University of Science & Technology
editor@nays.com.pk

Editor
Jamila Iqbal
Quaid-e-Azam University
Reviewer
Dr. Attia Kamran
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Sub-editor@nays.com.pk

Reviewer
Zaryab Khalid Sial
Lahore College for Women
University

Advisory Board NAYS e-Newsletter

Aftab Ahmad Chatha
President NAYS
president@nays.com.pk

Muhammad ilyas
ex-Editor in Chief
milyaskh@hotmail.com

Aneela Yasmeen
ex-Editor in Chief
events@nays.com.pk

Leadership
Patron
Prof. Dr. Anwar Nasim
Secretary General
Pakistan Academy of Sciences

President
Aftab Ahmad Chatha
School of Biological Sciences,
University of the Punjab, Lahore
president@nays.com.pk

Vice President
Dr. S.M. Shahid
KIBGE
University of Karachi
vice-president@nays.com.pk

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National Workshop on Chemical and Biological Laboratory Safety

Sep 23 - 24, 2014

National Academy of Young Scientists

(NAYS), Pakistan along with International
Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi and American Society for Microbiology organized a
two-days National Workshop on Chemical
and Biological Laboratory Safety at HEJResearch Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS,
University of Karachi. Tabinda Salman was
the Organizing secretary of the event.
The workshop was inaugurated by the
prominent scientist of Pakistan, Prof Dr
Atta-ur-Rahman who was the chief guest
of the occasion. In his address, he appreciated the efforts and steps taken by National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS),
Pakistan and ASM (American Society for
Microbiology). There were around five
hundred participants including faculty
members and other scientists around the
country.
Prof Dr. Shahana Urooj Kazmi participated
on behalf of ASM (American Society for
Microbiology); she highlighted the aims of
ASM, discussed previous activities of ASM
and invited young scholars to take part in
ASM. She also delivered a talk on outbreaks of CCHF, Dengue and Ebola and
discussed the significance of lab safety
against various microorganisms. Dr. Muhammad Raza Shah talked about chemical
and biological safety and security in ICCBS.
The practical demonstration of first aid in
an emergency situation was conducted by
Dr. Rizwana Wasif, coordinator Pakistan
Red crescent Society. The first day ended
with the lecture by Dr. Tariq Saifullah,
Trainee coordinator, Civil Defense Headquarters, Government of Sindh, Pakistan
who explained the emergency response
and conducted a fire fighting drill which
was enjoyed by all the participants.
The second day of workshop started with
the lecture of Dr. Muhammad Imran Malik
who talked on various aspects of chemical
laboratory safety. In this context, Prof Dr.
Ahsana Dar Farooq described the chemical safety problems, issues and some past
incidences faced by females. Later all participants visited ICCBS laboratories to experience various laboratory safety arrangements.

The workshop also addressed problems

and risks in handling of biological samples
and ethical considerations related to human biological samples. Dr. Huma Ikram
delivered a lecture in this regards. Dr. Muhammad Ali Syed concluded the workshop by his lecture on psychosocial hazards in chemical and biological Laboratories.
There was a panel discussion of one hour
at the end of day two of workshop where
Dr. Muhammad Raza Shah (Chair organizing committee), Dr. Huma Ikram (Principal
organizer) and Dr. Muhammad Imarn Malik answered questions raised by the participants. The workshop ended with the

distribution of
the certificates
to all the
registered
participants.

Participants of the event

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NAYS Competitions Coordinator Joined an International Conference

Oct 11, 2014

Ms. Sana Jabeen (NAYS competitions &

awards coordinator) along with Ms. Ayesha Bibi (NAYS member) joined an international conference on Emerging Trends in
Life Sciences for Sustainable Development (9-11 oct 2014) in collaboration
with ECO-Science Foundation/EU (ECOSF)
in Forman Christian College (A Charted
University), Lahore. She had a meeting
with Dr. Manzoor H. Soomro, President
ECOSF. He appreciated the efforts of NAYS
to promote science in Pakistan and suggested that we should attend such type of
conferences as they are not only a source
of learning but also help in developing net-

work among the scientists for

future collaborations. Mr. Muhammad Adeel (Event Organizer) and Mr. Muhammad Hassan
(President, Senior Biology Society) share their ideas about
different scientific activities
conducted by the societies and
discussed
their
upcoming
events. She also met with Prof.
Dr. Z. Dilek Heperkan, Prof. Dr.
Yusaf Baran (Turkey) and Dr.
Lynne R. Baker from (Nigeria)
and discussed possible collaboration with NAYS, Pakistan.

ASM-NAYS National Science Communication Challenge 2014

Sep 5, 2014

A nationwide communication challenge

was organized as joint venture of National
Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS), Pakistan and American Society for Microbiology (ASM). The objective of this challenge
was to provide a forum to our young scientists where they can exhibit their communication skills for making the general public
aware of the problems related to microbiology. As scientists, it is our responsibility
of to teach the public regarding scientific
issues which directly affect the people e.g.
food safety, vaccination, antibiotic resistance etc. During this challenge the university students were asked to use any tool
among video, audio, brochure and poster
presentation to correct the misconceptions
held by common people about scientific
phenomenon. The challenge was announced in April 2014. A total of 75 entries
were received in English and Urdu mode
which were evaluated in 3 different rounds
by national and international judges.
The grand finale of this challenge was organized in further collaboration with Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology
(CEMB), on 5th September 2014 in Library
hall of CEMB. Eighteen teams participated
in final round. All entries were outstanding. The jury members for grand finale
were Prof. Dr. Shahana Urooj Kazmi (ASM),
Dr. Tayyaba Ijaz (King Edward Medical University, Lahore), Prof. Dr. Faheem Aftab

(University of the Punjab, Lahore) and Dr.

Javed Iqbal Qazi (University of the Punjab,
Lahore). The chief guest of NSCC grand
finale 2014 was Prof. Dr. Tayyab Husnain
(Director, CEMB). The NSCC grand finale
2014 started with brief introduction of
NAYS by Ms. Aneela Yasmeen (NAYS
Events Coordinator). Then introduction of
ASM was given by Ms. Samreen Sarwar,
(ASM-Young Ambassador). Ms. Sana Jabeen (NAYS Competitions Coordinator)
introduced the NSCC. Later on Prof. Dr.
Shahana Urooj Kazmi (ASM Country Ambassador to Pakistan) expressed the words
of appreciation for finalists. The Chief
Guest, Dr. Tayyab Husnain also expressed
his views regarding this activity. He appreciated the efforts of NAYS and ASM in this
regard and welcomed any type of future
scientific activity to be held in CEMB premises. The next two sessions were for evaluation of submissions. The respected jury
evaluated 8 videos, 2 audios, 2 brochures
and 6 Posters. All entries were outstand-

ing. As per evaluation of the jury panel, a

video entitled Antimicrobial Products: A
Blessing or A Curse? by Ms. Maria Tayyab
Baig, Ms. Anam Saghir, Ms. Hamna Imtiaz
and Ms. ZainabBibi from CEMB, University
of the Punjab, Lahore stood winner of the
grand finale. The team from National University of Science and Technology (NUST),
Islamabad was the runner up of NSCC
2014. They submitted a poster entitled
Drug abuse creates antibiotic resistant
super bugs: stop before you are stopped!"
The team members of runner up team
were Mr. Tahir Hussain, Ms. Rabia Anwar,
Ms. Nida ul Fatima and Sheeraz Ahmed.
The winning team will have a fully funded
trip to USA in February 2015.
After results announcements the Jury
member and finalists commented about
this challenge. Later on the worthy chief
guest distributed souvenirs among jury
and certificates among organizers and all
finalists of NSCC 2014. Vote of thanks was
given by Aneela Yasmeen.

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Participation of NAYS Experts Team Member in International Summer School Enerstore 2014
Sep 22 - 27, 2014

We feel honored to share that NAYS EXPERTS TEAM MEMBER , Dr. Zulfiqar Ali
Umrani Renewable Energy Specialist (PhD
and MS, France) Assistant Professor Energy
Department Sukkur IBA participated from
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 SEPTEMBER 27,
2014 in ENERstore 2014 'ENERGY STORAGES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY' by
TU (TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT) Dresden. It
was funded by Excellence Initiative of the

German Government and organized by the

research cluster Combined Storage Systems Integration (CSSI). 30 participants
were selected from all over the world. International PhD-students and scientists
were invited to learn one week about
different aspects of energy storage and
establish a network among young scientist.
There were International lectures on following topics as; Electrical Engineering,

Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Economics. A tour into the laboratories of the
Zentrum fr Energietechnik (ZET), excursions and roundtables that promised a
growth in knowledge and also the research
network for energy storage technologies
established in Dresden.
Congratulations! Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Umrani for
such an outstanding experience.

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Achievement of NAYS Experts Team Member

2014

We feel privileged to share that NAYS

experts team member, Dr. Naveed Ahmad
Assistant professor, Tenure track Earthquake Engineering center, U.E.T Peshawar ear ned an outstanding achievement
of getting the best research paper award
(2012) by higher education commission
(HEC) of Pakistan. It is really an honor for
the Research Team, the Department and the
UET (University of the Engineering Technology) Peshawar.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Dr. Naveed Ahmad on your remarkable
achievement as success is always delivered only to deserving ones.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%
2Fs10518-012-9364-9
Given above is the link of the research paper of Dr. Naveed Ahmad that has been
selected for the BEST RESEARCH PAPER AWARD 2012.

2nd International Entrepreneurship Workshop for Young Scientists and Engineers

Sep 29, 2014

President NAYS AFTAB AHMAD CHATTHA Attended second International Entrepreneurship Workshop for Young Scientists and Engineers in Yantai, China. The
Main organizers for this event were INSTITUTE OF COASTAL BIOLOGY, YANTAI CHINA & AASSA (Association of Academies
and Societies of Sciences in Asia). In this
workshop President NAYS gave a presentation on the topic Entrepreneurship
trends among science graduates of Pakistan There were Participants from 11
Countries all over the world who took
part in this workshop. This workshop was
held in Yantai, CHINA from 26th to 29th of
September 2014.
Congratulations! To Mr. Aftab Ahmad
Chattha (President NAYS) for being a part
of such an outstanding experience.

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Gifts Distribution among Cancer Patients

2014

On occasion of Eid ul Azha, the members

of National Young Scientists Academy from
KPK, Mrs Ghazala Ali Khan, Fahad Hussain
and Ishtiaq visited the Hmaza Foundation

and Fathmeed Foundation in Peshawar.

They met with the administration and doctors of both foundations they spend time
with cancer patients in both hospitals and

Officials of Hamza Foundation with NAYS Members

distributed gifts among them. The gifts

included Toys, Drawing Books, Pencil box
etc. The gifts were purchased from the
donation of NAYS members.

Officials of Fathmeed Foundation with NAYS members

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Meeting with Director General of ICGEB

2014

President NAYS (Aftab Ahmad) had a

meeting with Prof. Mauro Giacca (Director
General, International Center for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB))
during his recent visit of Trieste. This was
his first visit of ICGEB Trieste, Campus.
ICGEB is promoting Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology research in 64 member

states. The purpose of the meeting

was to start joint venture with ICGEB
to promote Biotechnology related
research in Pakistan and hope to start
some program in collaboration with
ICGEB by next year.

Meeting with Program Coordinator of OWSD

2014

President NAYS Aftab Ahmad had a

meeting with Dr. Tonya Blowers (Program
Coordinator) Organization for Women in
Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
in Trieste, Italy. In this meeting President
NAYS introduced NAYS Pakistan and various programs of NAYS for the promotion
of science and technology in Pakistan and
Dr. Tonya introduced OWSD in details. She
further added that we can open a chapter
of OWSD in Pakistan and also assured full
support for different program to support

women researchers in Pakistan and

other developing countries. President
NAYS also introduced Prof. Azra
Khanum to her and told that she is
already making efforts for the women
scientists in Pakistan. The meeting
was very successful and we are hopeful that in near future there will be a
chapter of OWSD in Pakistan for the
facilitation of Women Scientists in
Pakistan.

Meeting with Dr. Peter Mcgrath (IAP, IAMP Coordinator)

2014

President NAYS Aftab Ahmad during

his recent visit of Trieste had a meeting
with Dr. Peter Mcgrath (IAP, IAMP Coordinator). He also had a meeting with
him before so that TWAS and IAP could
support different NAYS and IYSA programs for the promotion of science in
developing world. Dr. Peter introduced
different funding options in IAP, TWAS
and other organizations and added

that it is very important that

all of us should work together
for the common goals of promoting science and technology and hence uplifting of
economy of developing countries. President NAYS is hopeful to start few program with
the support of TWAS/IAP in
future.

NAYS Scholarships and Jobs Portal

2014

WE are pleased to inform all NAYS members that on repeated demands, a page for Jobs and Scholarships has
been made on Facebook. Members can follow this page and get regular alerts on new jobs and scholarships. The
link is given below:
NAYS SCHOLARSHIPS AND JOBS PORTAL
https://www.facebook.com/naysscholarshipsandjobs?ref=hl
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Meeting of President NAYS with Chairman ENSF

2014

President NAYS during his recent visit of

Trieste had a nice meeting with Chairman
Emerging Nations Science Foundation
(ENSF) Prof. K. Tahir Shah at ICTP. They had
detailed discussion on situation of
the science and technology in developing
countries and ways to improve. NAYS Pakistan is running NAYS Community Education
and Awareness Program (CEAP) in collaboration with ENSF and it is going very successful. President NAYS briefed Chairman
ENSF about recent activates related to
CEAP in Pakistan. In addition, he also discussed about the possible future collaboration with ENSF and NAYS Pakistan.

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NAYS is the torchbearer in mobilizing young scientists (researchers/professionals) and

scholars at a platform by providing them an environment where they can collaborate
and exchange their fruitful innovative ideas and information in multidisciplinary science
domains with an advisor council that includes crew of highly qualified professors for
their guidance. It is helpful for young researchers for further research, to enrich their
knowledge and to prove their flair in research oriented subjects. Moreover, NAYS firmly
believes that engaging young scientists (researchers / professionals) and utilizing their
capabilities by better orientation, improvisation and execution would definitely bring a
remarkable boom of science and technology in Pakistan.

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