Ph.D. (Entomology)

• Refining of eco-friendly technologies for risk-reduced management of crop and building termites in rural and urban settings.
• Development of Genetic Sexing Strains (GSS) of dengue vectors for their efficient control through Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)

• Selected as Cost Free Expert and served as Consultant (2017-2019) at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna, Austria
• Awarded Research Fellowship at University of Arizona, USA (Aug 2013-Feb 2014) under “International Research Support Initiative Programme (IRSIP)” by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan
• Awarded Ph.D. Fellowship (2010-2014) under “Indigenous 5000 Ph.D Fellowship Programme 2010” by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan.
• Awarded Research Fellowship (2000-2002) for M.Sc. (Hons) for research work by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Pakistan and University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
• Awarded cash prize (1998) under Vice Chancellor Merit Scholarship for distinct academic performance in B.Sc. (Hons) from University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

1. Misbah-ul-Haq M, Augustinos AA, Carvalho DO, Duran de la Fuente L, Bourtzis K. 2022. The Effect of an Irradiation-Induced Recombination Suppressing Inversion on the Genetic Stability and Biological Quality of a White Eye-Based Aedes aegypti Genetic Sexing Strain. Insects.; 13(10):946. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100946. (Imact Factor: 2.66)
2. Misbah-ul-Haq M, Carvalho, D.O., Duran De La Fuente, L., Augustinos, A.A., Bourtzis, K. 2022. Genetic Stability and Fitness of Aedes aegypti Red-Eye Genetic Sexing Strains With Pakistani Genomic Background for Sterile Insect Technique Applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ., 10, doi:10.3389/fbioe.2022.871703. (Impact Factor: 5.89)
3. Augustinos, A.A., Nikolouli, K., Duran De La Fuente L., Misbah-ul-Haq M, Carvalho D.O., Bourtzis K. 2022. Introgression of theAedes aegypti Red-Eye Genetic Sexing Strains Into Different Genomic Backgrounds for Sterile Insect Technique Applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10:821428. https://doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.821428 (Impact Factor: 5.89)
4. Koskinioti, P., Augustinos, A.A., Carvalho, D.O., Misbah-ul-Haq M, Pillwax, G., de la Fuente, L.D., Salvador-Herranz, G., Herrero, R.A., Bourtzis, K. 2021. Genetic sexing strains for the population suppression of the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B - Journals. 376: 20190808. https://doi: 10.1098/rstb. 2019.0808 (Impact Factor: 6.139)
5. Antonios A A, Misbah-ul-Haq M, Carvalho, D.O., Duran De La Fuente L, Panagiota K, Bourtzis K. 2020. Irradiation induced inversions suppress recombination among between the M locus and morphological markers in Aedes aegypti. BMC Genetics. 21: 142. 10.1186/s12863-020-00949-w (Impact Factor: 2.66)
6. Hassan B, Ahmed S, Kirker G , Mankowski ME, Misbah-ul-Haq M, 2020. Synergistic effect of heartwood extracts in combination with linseed oil as wood preservatives against subterranean termite Heterotermes indicola (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27:3076–3085. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07202-7 (Impact Factor: 3.056)

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