Dr. Waqas Ali

Ph.D,  M.Phil. (Silver Medalist)
Assistant Professor                          
Office Tel: +92-42- 99211374 (Ext. 5527)
Email: waqas.ali@uvas.edu.pk

HEC Approved Supervisor

Biography  

Dr. Waqas Ali is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wildlife and Ecology at UVAS, Lahore. He previously served as a Teaching Assistant from August 2013 to May 2015 and as Lecturer from May 2015 to January 2022. Dr. Waqas Ali obtained his B.S. (Hons.) degree in Fisheries and Aquaculture from UVAS, Lahore in 2012. He earned his MPhil in Wildlife and Ecology with distinction in 2015, receiving a Silver Medal for his outstanding performance. His MPhil thesis, titled was "The Diversity, Distribution, and Phenetic Relationships of Herpetiles of District Kasur," focused on exploring the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in District Kasur. In 2020, Dr. Waqas Ali completed his PhD in Wildlife and Ecology from UVAS. His doctoral research titled was "Genetic Diversity and Habitat Preferences of Amphibians and Reptiles from Selected Sites in Punjab, Pakistan," provided valuable insights into the genetic diversity and habitat preferences of these species. During his PhD studies, he was awarded an HEC IRSIP fellowship, which enabled him to conduct part of his research at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia.

• Wildlife Management and Conservation

Publications

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Bat fauna diversity of Lahore, Pakistan in 34th Pakistan Congress of Zoology organised by Bahaudin Zakariya University, Multan. February 25-27, 2014.
• Effect of different dietary protein Concentration on the Survival, Growth Potential and body composition of GMT in flow through and Semi-intensive Culture System in 33rd    Pakistan Congress of Zoology. Jointly organised by Pakistan Museum of Natural Hostory, Islamabad and PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. April 2-4, 2013.

LIST OF SHORT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

• Resource person of one day Seminar on “Forest and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”. March 3, 2021 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
• Chief organizer of one day hands on training “Taxidermy Techniques”. February 13, 2018 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
• Chief organizer of 2-days Hands on Training in Wildlife Photography Field Training from November, 24-25, 2016 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.

LIST OF SHORT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1. An International Webinar on “Modern Technologies in Aquaculture: Perils and Potentials” organised by Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on November 16, 2021.
2. An International seminar on “Fish Disease and Health Management seminar” organised by Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on October 06, 2021.
3. An International seminar on “Plant Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” organised by Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on September 08, 2021.
4. One day “Hands on Training in Taxidermy Techniques” organised by Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on August 09,  2021.
5. International Webinar “Avian Conservation: Issues and Options” organised by Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on August 09, 2021.
6. One Day Seminar on “Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in Life Sciences” organised by Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on March 22nd,  2021.
7. Online seminar on “Molecular identification of lichens and their role in environmental monitoring” organised by Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on December 30th, 2020.
8. Online seminar on “Molecular phylogentics and its applications” organised by Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on December 29th, 2020.
9. Online seminar on “Applications of crispr gene editing tool in animals fungi & plants” organised by Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on December 28th, 2020.
10. World Fisheries Day organised by Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on November 23rd, 2020.
11. On day workshop on “ Sustaining All Life on Earth” organised by Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on March 3rd,  2020
12. One day Workshop on “ Snake bite Management” organised by Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on February 19th,  2020
13. One Day workshop on “ Mushroom Cultivation Techniques” organised by Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus on November 29th , 2019.
14. One day seminar on “Integrated pest management (IPM)” jointly organised by Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and Pestex  Environmental Science, Pakistan on 24th September, 2019.
15. One day training workshop on “Basic Bioinformatics tools for functional genomics” organised by Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal  on July 5, 2019.
16. Two-day “Training of Fall into Bioinformatics” on April 15-16, 2019 by Bioinformatics Hub, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
17. One Day workshop on “ Mushroom Cultivation” on December 28th , 2018 by Department of Botany, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
18. One day Hands on Training Workshop on “Recycling of Domestic Waste into Organic fertilizer using compost bins” on 23rd November, 2018 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
19. One day International Seminar on “Recent advances in Zoological Science” May 10th, 2018 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
20. One day Workshop on “Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity”. May 4th, 2018 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
21. One day training workshop on “Techniques for Species Conservation and Monitoring for Ecosystem Health. April 20, 2018 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
22. Two day Seminar “1st Pakistan Halal Assembly”. March 21-22, 2018 at Institute of Home and Food Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad.
23. 2-day Workshop on “Analytical Model Building and Proposal/Project Development on December 28-29, 2017 organized by Department of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore. 
24. One day hands on training “Taxidermy”. December,28, 2017 at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
25. 2-day international conference on “Innovative biological and public health research (IBPHR-2017)” on 6-7 December, 2017 organised by Department of Zoology, GCU, Lahore.
26. One day Seminar on World Fisheries Day on November 24th, 2017. Jointly Organised by Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus and HEC-BC KEP Project.
27. One day Seminar on World Fisheries Day on November 21st, 2016. Jointly Organised by Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus and HEC-BC KEP Project.
28. On day Hands-on-Training on “ Laboratory Biosafety” November 3,2016 organised by Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
29. Three days’ workshop on “Advanced learning of Artificial Insemination in Chickens: an emerging trend in Pakistan Poultry Industry: September, 27-29, 2016. Organised by Department of Poultry Production, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
30. One day hands on training workshop on Basic techniques for identification of ticks and other parasites. September, 2, 2016.Organised by Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore.
31. Five days training of “In-Service Short Term Training of University Faculty” August, 1-5, 2016 at Faculty of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
32. Three days hands on training on ‘Butterflies/ insects collection & preservation techniques’ November 4-6, 2015’ at Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
33. One day ‘Training of presiding officers and assistant presiding officers local government elections, Punjab, 2015’ on October 20, 2015 organised by election commission of Pakistan.
34. Two days hands on training on ‘Zoo Animals keeping, Zoonosis & Bio-Safety Measures’ August 27-28, 2015 at Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
35. Three Day hands on training “Animal Stuffing and taxidermy techniques”. June24-26, 2015 at Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.
36. Four Day workshop on “Capacity building of young researchers”. June, 15-18, 2015 at Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus Pattoki.
37. Wildlife & Aerobiology Conference & Training Workshop, 6th & 7th February, 2015 held at Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
38. Development of sustainable and collaborative research networks talented research exchange programme-INSPIRE-Pakistan. 26-27 October, 2010. Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus.

POSTER AND MODEL PRESENTATIONS

• Poster presentation on “The Amphibians and reptiles of district Kasur”. National Conference and training workshop on wildlife and Aerobiology, University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan. 6th & 7th February, 2015.
• Coastal Area model presentation in Scientific Exhibition, Spring Festival 25th March, 2014 at University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore.

MEMBERSHIPS

Memberships of Administrative Bodies

1. Member of Departmental Board of Studies, Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan (August, 2018 to date).
2. Member of Faculty Board of Studies, Faculty of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan (November 8, 2019 to date)
3. QEC Focal Person, Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan (From 21-July-2017 to date)

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISION