Faculty & Staff
Dr. Zaib-Ur-Rehman
Assistant Professor (HEC Approved Supervisor)

PhD (With Distinction), M.Sc. (Hons) (Silver Medalist), B.Sc. (Hons)
Department of Poultry Science
Phone : +92 51 9290115  
Mobile : +92 333 6853190  
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Email : [email protected], [email protected]
Address : Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Muree Road, Rawalpindi
Work Experience : 12 Year(s)
Research Interest :
  • Host-pathogen interactions
  • Molecular epidemiology of viral diseases of poultry particularly Newcastle disease
  • Cellular signaling pathways associated with reproductive endocrinology
  • Metabolism
  • Gut health in diseased birds
  • Total Publications : 55
    Publications (Latest Ten)
    1. WU, W., QU, Y., YU, S., WANG, S., YIN, Y., LIU, Q., MENG, C., LIAO, Y., UR REHMAN, Z., TAN, L., SONG, C., QIU, X., LIU, W., DING, C. and SUN, Y.(2021) Caspase-dependent cleavage of DDX21 suppresses host innate immunity. mBio: e0100521. Impact factor 7.786.

    2. REHMAN, Z. U., REN, S., BUTT, S. L., MANZOOR, Z., IQBAL, J., ANWAR, M. N., SUN, Y., QIU, X., TAN, L., LIAO, Y., SONG, C., LIU, W., MENG, C. and DING, C. (2021) Newcastle disease virus induced pathologies severely affect the exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas in chickens. Genes (Basel) 12: 495. Impact factor 4.141.

    3. LI, Y., REHMAN, Z. U., LI, M., MANZOOR, Z., LIU, W., QIU, X., SUN, Y., LIAO, Y., TAN, L., SONG, C., LIU, W., YU, S., DING, C. and MENG, C. (2021) Comparison of the protective antigen variabilities of prevalent Newcastle disease viruses in response to homologous/heterologous genotype vaccines. Poultry Science 100: 101267. Impact Factor 4.014. Co-First Author

    4. REN, S., REHMAN, Z. U., GAO, B., YANG, Z., ZHOU, J., MENG, C., SONG, C., NAIR, V., SUN, Y. and DING, C. (2020) ATM-mediated DNA double-strand break response facilitated oncolytic Newcastle disease virus replication and promoted syncytium formation in tumor cells. PLOS Pathogens 16: e1008514. Impact factor 6.823.

    5. REHMAN, Z. U., REN, S., YANG, B., YANG, X., BUTT, S. L., AFZAL, A., MALIK, M. I., SUN, Y., YU, S., MENG, C. and DING, C. (2020) Newcastle disease virus induces testicular damage and disrupts steroidogenesis in specific pathogen free roosters. Veterinary Research 51: 84. Impact factor 3.683.

    6. SUN, Y., ZHENG, H., YU, S., DING, Y., WU, W., MAO, X., LIAO, Y., MENG, C., REHMAN, Z. U., TAN, L., SONG, C., QIU, X., WU, F. and DING, C. (2019) Newcastle disease virus v protein degrades mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein to inhibit host type I interferon production via E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF5. Journal of Virology 93:JVI.00322-19 . Impact Factor 4.501.

    7. REHMAN, Z. U., QIU, X., SUN, Y., LIAO, Y., TAN, L., SONG, C., YU, S., DING, Z., MUNIR, M., NAIR, V., MENG, C. and DING, C.(2018) Vitamin e supplementation ameliorates newcastle disease virus-induced oxidative stress and alleviates tissue damage in the brains of chickens. Viruses 10: 173. Impact Factor 3.761.

    8. REHMAN, Z. U., MENG, C., SUN, Y., SAFDAR, A., PASHA, R. H., MUNIR, M. and DING, C.(2018) Oxidative stress in poultry: Lessons from the viral infections. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2018: 14. Impact Factor 4.936.

    9. REHMAN, Z. U., MENG, C., SUN, Y., MAHROSE, K. M., UMAR, S., DING, C. and MUNIR, M.(2018) Pathobiology of avian avulavirus 1: Special focus on waterfowl. Veterinary Research 49: 94. Impact Factor 2.903.

    10. MENG, C., REHMAN, Z. U., LIU, K., QIU, X., TAN, L., SUN, Y., LIAO, Y., SONG, C., YU, S., DING, Z., NAIR, V., MUNIR, M. and DING, C.(2018) Potential of genotype VII newcastle disease viruses to cause differential infections in chickens and ducks. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 65: 1851-1862. Impact Factor 3.504. Co-First Author