About CEMB
Distinguished national scientists and policy leaders who guide CEMB’s scientific direction, collaboration and capacity-building.
President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Senior Advisor & Distinguished Adjunct Professor, CEMB
Founding Director General of NIBGE and a PhD in Microbiology from Aston University, UK. He has chaired the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and served on the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Planning Commission of Pakistan. His honours include the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and the 2025 Zero Hunger Champion Award.
Coordinator General, COMSTECH, Islamabad
Khwarizmi Laureate & Distinguished National Professor
Former Director of the ICCBS, he has led pioneering work in natural product chemistry since 1990. His record includes 1,027 publications, over 23,000 citations, 57 international patents and 87 Ph.D students supervised.
Professor & Head, Life Sciences Department
Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad
Formerly Professor and Head of Human Molecular Genetics at NIBGE, and Chairman of the Pakistan Science Foundation. His research identifies disease genes underlying inherited conditions in the Pakistani population, supporting genetic diagnosis and counselling.
Director General, PAFDA
Punjab Agriculture Food & Drug Authority
A DVM and Ph.D in Animal & Food Sciences from West Virginia University, USA. He has served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and the University of Education, Lahore, bringing four decades of leadership in higher education, livestock and food sciences to CEMB's Advisory Board.
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