Dr. SAIRA HUSSAIN

Dr Saira Hussain obtained a B.Sc. in Botany, and Zoology at the University of Punjab before obtaining a M.Sc. and M. Phil. in Biochemistry at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 2008. She then completed her PhD by course work in Virology and Molecular Immunology at the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (2010) before completing her PhD by research in Biochemistry at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia in 2015. The title of her thesis was “Bioactive compounds in canola meal”. Her various research interests have included the study of bioactive compounds from plants such as protease inhibitors, antioxidants and phenolics which have potential health benefits including anti-hypertension, anti-cancer, anti-diabetes and anti-obesity.