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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Metabolism, Biochemistry, and Genetics of Microorganisms,Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology |
| Keywords | Microbial Metabolites, Bioremediation, Bioformulations, Bioplastics, Plastic degradation |
| Honours and awards | 2025: Innovation Award, in recognition of exemplary contribution to Research and Innovation, by University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan 2019: Georg Foster Fellow, AvH Foundation, Germany 2018: Outstanding Editor, for Archives of Phytopathology and Plant production (Taylors & Francis) 2018: Publons peer Review Award, USA 2016: First Humboldt Ambassador Scientist of Pakistan (2016 to 2021) 2016: Sentinel of Science Award, Publons Academy, USA 2010: Georg Foster Fellow, AvH Foundation, Germany (2010-2012) 2003: National Science and Engineering Research Fellow (NSERC), Canada (2003-2006) 2000: Post Doctorate Fellow, Ohio State University, USA (2000-2003) 1998: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fellow, Vienna |
Current contact address
| Country | Pakistan |
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| City | Lahore |
| Institution | Forman Christian College |
| Institute | Kauser Abdullah Malik School of Life Sciences |
| Homepage | www.fccollege.edu.pk |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Harald Groß | Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn |
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| Prof. Dr. Andreas Bechthold | Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/08/2010 |
Programme(s)
| 2009 | Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers |
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Publications (partial selection)
| 2016 | Auralie Deveau, Harald Gross, Beatrice Palin, Samin Mehnaz, Max Schnepf, Pierre Leblond, Peter Dorrestein and Bertrand Aigle: Role of secondary metabolites in the interaction between Pseudomonas fluorescens and soil microorganisms under iron limited conditions. In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2016, 1-11 |
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| 2016 | Judith Bauer, Nils Hauck, Lisa Christof, Samina Mehnaz, Bertolt Gust, and Harald Gross: The systematic investigation of the Quorum Sensing System of the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca PB-St2 unveils aurI to be a biosynthetic origin for 3-oxo-homoserine lactones.. In: PLosOne, 2016, 1-21 |
| 2014 | Samina Mehnaz, Judith S. Bauer and Harald Gross Complete genome sequence of the sugar cane endophyte Pseudomonas aurantiaca PB-St2, a disease-suppressive bacterium with antifungal activity towards the plant pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum. . In: Genome Announcement, 2014, E01108-13 |
| 2013 | Sierra Hartney, Sylvie Mazurier, Maeva Girard, Samina Mehnaz, Edward Davis, Harald Gross, Philippe Lemanceau, Joyce Loper: Ferric-pyoverdine recognition by Fpv outer-membrane proteins of Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5. . In: Journal of Bacteriology, 2013, 765-776 |
| 2013 | Samina Mehnaz, Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem, Basit Yameen, Isabelle Pianet, Gregor Schnakenburg, Halina Pietraszkiewicz, Fred Valeriote, Michaele Josten, Hans-Georg Sahl, Scott G. Franzblau, Harald Gross: Lahorenoic acid A-C, the ortho dialkyl substituted aromatic acids from the bio-control strain Pseudomonas aurantiaca PB-St2.. In: Journal of Natural Products, 2013, 135-141 |
| 2011 | Samina Mehnaz, Harald Gross: Pseudomonas aurantiaca PB-St2, a bio-fungicide and a bio-fertilizer for the future.. In: Munagala S.Reddy and Qi Wang Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for sustainable agriculture. China Agricultural Science and Technology Press., 2011. 79-88 |