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Nuzhat Farooqui

Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

Email: Nuzhat.Farooqui@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Aligarh Muslim University, 2010
    Major: Agricultural Microbiology
  • MS, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, 1994
    Major: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
  • BS, University of Lucknow, 1991
    Major: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Licensures and Certifications

  • Collaborative Learning and Active workspace (CLAW), University of North Texas. (2025 - Present).
  • Pioneer Scholar Certificate, Texas Woman's University. (2023 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Other (Semester long course on Collaborative Learning and Active workspace), Collaborative Learning and Active Workspace, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (2025).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • BIOL 2041 - Microbiology, 4 courses.
  • BIOL 3381 - Medical Bacteriology, 2 courses.
  • BIOL 4530 - Virology, 1 course.
  • BIOL 5005 - TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Texas Woman's University, Spring 2024.
  • Texas Woman's University, Fall 2018.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (August 2025).

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for Redbud Faculty Teaching Award, Texas Woman's University. (2024).
  • Nominated for STAR Teacher Award, Texas Woman's University. (2018).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Instructor's Manual

  • Farooqui, N., Ahmed, S. (2025). Principles of Biology-Lab Manual. (11th Edition) https://twu-ir.tdl.org/handle/11274/13589

    • Journal Article

  • Farooqui, N., Ranade, S.A. (2002). Assessment of profile variations amongst provenances of Neem using Single-Primer-Amplification Reaction (SPAR) techniques.
  • Farooqui, N., Ranade, S., Bhattacharya, E. (2001). Gene tagging with Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers for Molecular Breeding in Plants..
  • Ranade, S.A., Farooqui, N., Bhattacharya, E., Verma, A. (2001). Gene Tagging with Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers for Molecular Breeding in Plants. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 20 (3) 251-275. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/20013591099227
  • Farooqui, N., Ranade, S., Sane, P. (1998). Rapd profile variation amongst provenances of neem. Other. 45 (5) 931-939. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/iub.7510450511
  • Ranade, S.A., Kumar, A., Goswami, M., Farooqui, N., Sane, P.V. (1997). Genome analysis of amaranths: Determination of inter- and intra-species variations. Journal of Biosciences. 22 (4) 457-464. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02703191

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Ph.D. Graduate Reseach proposal. (2025 - Present).
  • Discussant, Undergraduate scholarship committee. (2025 - Present).
  • Student Org Advisor (Non-Professional Org), UNT Pre-Optometry Association. (2025 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Advising committee. (2024 - Present).
  • Other (Interview screening committee member), Lecturer screening committee. (2025).