Dr. Ayesha Saeed | Immunology | Editorial Board Member
Public Health Officer at Foundation University Islamabad | Pakistan
Dr. Ayesha Saeed is an accomplished researcher in microbiology, probiotics, molecular biotechnology, and microbial genomics, with a proven record of scientific contributions reflected by 123 citations, 10 peer-reviewed documents, and an h-index of 5 on Scopus. Her research spans probiotic strain isolation, antimicrobial profiling, microbial genomics, biosafety, and host–microbe interactions, particularly focusing on bacteria isolated from human milk and fermented foods. Dr. Saeed has authored impactful publications on CRISPR-Cas systems, bacterial genome engineering, antimicrobial resistance patterns, microbial diversity, and immunomodulatory responses in human cell lines. She has demonstrated strong expertise in next-generation sequencing analysis, bacterial whole-genome sequencing, RNA-Seq analytics, computational drug design, phylogenetic interpretation, and bioinformatics-driven molecular characterization. Her work also highlights the therapeutic potential of microbial metabolites, probiotic biosurfactants, and beneficial strains such as Streptococcus lactarius, S. salivarius, and Lactobacillus crispatus. Her research collaborations have contributed to understanding the role of probiotics in immune modulation, chemokine regulation, and antimicrobial resistance patterns in clinical and community settings. She has published influential papers in international journals including Gene Reports, PLoS One, Cytokine, Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, and BioMed Research International, strengthening her standing in microbial biotechnology. With extensive experience in microbiological, molecular, and computational techniques, as well as peer-review involvement for several reputable journals, Dr. Saeed demonstrates strong scientific leadership, editorial insight, and multidisciplinary expertise. Her consistent research output, analytical proficiency, and contributions to advancing probiotic biotechnology and microbial science make her highly suitable for the Editorial Board Member position.
Featured Publications
Fariq, A., & Saeed, A. (2016). Production and biomedical applications of probiotic biosurfactants. Current Microbiology. (Cited by: 60)
Malik, S. S., Saeed, A., Baig, M., Asif, N., Masood, N., & Yasmin, A. (2018). Anticarcinogenecity of microbiota and probiotics in breast cancer. International Journal of Food Properties. (Cited by: 53)
Saeed, A., Yasmin, A., Baig, M., Khan, K., Heyat, M. B. B., Akhtar, F., Batool, Z., & Ahmad, I. (2023). Isolation and characterization of Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactococcus lactis, and Carnobacterium divergens as potential probiotic bacteria from fermented black and green olives. BioMed Research International. (Cited by: 16)
Saeed, A., Ali, H., Yasmin, A., Baig, M., Ullah, A., Kazmi, A., Ahmed, M. A., & Hussain, S. (2023). Unveiling the antibiotic susceptibility and antimicrobial potential of bacteria from human breast milk of Pakistani women: An exploratory study. BioMed Research International. (Cited by: 12)
Saeed, A., Yasmin, A., Baig, M., Ahmed, M. A., & Farooqi, Z. R. (2023). Streptococcus lactarius MB622 and Streptococcus salivarius MB620 isolated from human milk reduce chemokine IL-8 production in response to TNF-α in Caco-2 cell line: An exploratory study. Cytokine. (Cited by: 11)