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Associate Professor & Postdoc | 50+ Publications (IF: 145.45) | Specialist in Research & Scientific Editing

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Dr. Imran Tarique is a Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Biomedical Scientist with over 5.5 years of professional experience, currently serving as an Associate Professor and HEC Approved Supervisor at NUST. A specialist in Cell and Developmental Biology, he has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications, including high-impact research in Science Advances (IF: 11.7), contributing to an h-index of 14 and over 500 citations. His technical expertise spans advanced microscopy (Confocal, SEM/TEM), CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, and molecular cloning, complemented by a strong background in veterinary medicine (DVM) and reproductive health. Beyond research, he is an active academic leader and journal reviewer for prestigious publishers like Elsevier and Cambridge, with proven success in managing international research collaborations and supervising doctoral dissertations.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Histology
• ☆ Veterinary Medicine
• ☆ Veterinary Pathology
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Preclinical Pharmacology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research User Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Associate Professor

National University of Sciences and Technology

September 2025 - Present

Assistant Professor

National University of Science and Technology

September 2022 - September 2025

Assistant Professor

Ziauddin University

January 2022 - August 2022

PostdoctoralResearcher

Shandong University

July 2020 - July 2022

Education

Basic Veterinary Medicine

Nanjing Agricultural University

September 2017 - June 2020

M.Phil

Sindh Agricultural University - Pakistan

January 2014 - December 2016

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Honours)

Sindh Agricultural University - Pakistan

March 2009 - June 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ali Haider, Fatima Nawazish, Imran Tarique (2026). Complementary therapeutic actions of Shikonin and Indole propionic acid ameliorate diabetic infertility via distinct antioxidant and metabolic pathways . F&S Science.

Imran Tarique, Sehrish Sohail, Nayab Shuja, Tooba Hanif, Zain Ul Aabdin (2025). Protective effects of gut originated Indolepropionic acid on testicular health through oxidative stress reduction and metabolic improvement in diabetic rats . Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry.

Imran Tarique, Fatima Nawazish, Ali Haider (2025). Shikonin mitigates diabetic testicular dysfunction by improving oxidative, apoptotic, and metabolic functions in rats . Tissue and Cell.

Imran Tarique, Tong Lu, Mansoor Tariq (2023). Cellular activity of autophagy and multivesicular bodies in lens fiber cells during early lens development in rbm24a mutant of zebrafish: Ultrastructure analysis . Micron.

Imran Tarique, Haerul Anwar, Arif Wijaya, Faisal Faisal, Shakal Khan Korai, Punhoon Khan Korai (2023). VES Geoelectrical Method for Identification of Aquifer Depth in Coastal Area of North Lombok Regency, Indonesia: Implications for the Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources . International Journal of Hydrological and Environmental for Sustainability.

Imran Tarique, Chong Zhang, Tong Lu, Yizhuang Zhang, Jiaguang Li, Fenfen Wen, Aijun Chen, Jiasheng Wang, Zhuoyu Zhang, Yanjun Zhang, et al. (2021). Rapid generation of maternal mutants via oocyte transgenic expression of CRISPR-Cas9 and sgRNAs in zebrafish . Science Advances.

Zhang, C., Lu, T., Zhang, Y., Li, J., Tarique, I., Wen, F., Chen, A., Wang, J., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., et al.(2021). Rapid generation of maternal mutants via oocyte transgenic expression of CRISPR-Cas9 and sgRNAs in zebrafish . Science Advances. 7. (32).

Zhang, C., Li, J., Tarique, I., Zhang, Y., Lu, T., Wang, J., Chen, A., Wen, F., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., et al.(2021). A time-saving strategy to generate double maternal mutants by an oocyte-specific conditional knockout system in zebrafish . Biology. 10. (8).

Tarique, I., Shah, M.G., Kalhoro, I.B., Nizamani, Z.A., Tariq, M., Gandahi, J.A., Fazlani, S.A., Sahito, B.(2021). Morphometric analysis of skin in different body regions of young and adult red sindhi cattle bos indicus . Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 53. (5). p. 1609-1616.

Tarique, I., Haseeb, A., Bai, X., Li, W., Yang, P., Huang, Y., Yang, S., Xu, M., Zhang, Y., Vistro, W.A., et al.(2020). Cellular Evidence of CD63-Enriched Exosomes and Multivesicular Bodies within the Seminiferous Tubule during the Spermatogenesis of Turtles . Microscopy and Microanalysis. 26. (1). p. 148-156.

Qu, W., Tarique, I., Deng, B., Zhang, Y., Haseeb, A., Chen, Q., Yang, P.(2020). Cellular evidence of autophagy in Sertoli cells during spermatogenesis in goats . Theriogenology. 154. p. 237-245.

Shi, Y., Vistro, W.A., Bai, X., Wu, R., Chen, C., Huang, Y., Fazlani, S.A., Tarique, I., Yang, P., Chen, Q.(2020). Effect of seasonal variance on intestinal epithelial barriers and the associated innate immune response of the small intestine of the Chinese soft-shelled turtles . Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 97. p. 173-181.

Vistro, W.A., Zhang, Y., Azhar, M., Wu, R., Yang, S., Chen, C., Ding, B., Qu, W., Bai, X., Huang, Y., et al.(2020). Hematological and plasma biochemical parameters of chinese soft-shelled turtle during hibernation and non-hibernation . International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 23. (3). p. 529-533.

Tarique, I., Shi, Y., Gandahi, N.S., Ding, B., Yang, P., Chen, C., Vistro, W.A., Chen, Q.(2020). In vivo cellular evidence of autophagic associated spermiophagy within the principal cells during sperm storage in epididymis of the turtle . Aging. 12. (10). p. 8987-8999.

Tarique, I., Tariq, M., Bai, X., Wenjia, Q., Yang, P., Huang, Y., Sheng, Y., Vistro, W.A., Chen, Q.(2020). Interaction of Epididymal Epithelia and their Secretions with Spermatozoa Supports Functional and Morphological Changes during Long-Term Storage in the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) . Microscopy and Microanalysis. 26. (3). p. 542-550.

Li, W., Xu, M., Sun, X., Yang, S., Tarique, I., Shi, Y., Yang, P., Chen, Q.(2020). Morphologic Study on Lymphocyte Homing in Duck Tembusu Virus-Infected Duck Spleen . Avian Diseases. 64. (3). p. 286-293.

Xu, M., Li, W., Yang, S., Sun, X., Tarique, I., Yang, P., Chen, Q.(2020). Morphological characterization of postembryonic development of blood–spleen barrier in duck . Poultry Science. 99. (8). p. 3823-3830.

Yonghong, S., Ruizhi, W., Yue, Z., Xuebing, B., Tarique, I., Chunhua, L., Ping, Y., Qiusheng, C.(2020). Telocytes in Different Organs of Vertebrates: Potential Essence Cells of the Meridian in Chinese Traditional Medicine . Microscopy and Microanalysis. 26. (3). p. 575-588.

Xuebing, B., Ruizhi, W., Yue, Z., Chunhua, L., Yonghong, S., Yingxin, Z., Baitao, D., Tarique, I., Ping, Y., Qiusheng, C.(2020). Tissue Micro-channels Formed by Collagen Fibers and their Internal Components: Cellular Evidence of Proposed Meridian Conduits in Vertebrate Skin . Microscopy and Microanalysis. 26. (5). p. 1069-1075.

Gandahi, N.S., Gandahi, J.A., Yang, P., Tarique, I., Vistro, W.A., Haseeb, A., Huang, Y., Yu, L., Bai, X., Chen, Q.(2020). Ultrastructural Evidence of Melanomacrophagic Centers and Lipofuscin in the Liver of Zebrafish (Denio rerio) . Zebrafish. 17. (2). p. 83-90.

Chen, H., Huang, Y., Bai, X., Yang, P., Tarique, I., Vistro, W.A., Gandahi, N.S., Fazlani, S.A., Chen, Q.(2019). Apoptotic-like changes in epididymal spermatozoa of soft-shelled turtles, Pelodiscus sinensis, during long-term storage at 4 ºC . Animal Reproduction Science. 205. p. 134-143.

Zhu, X., Wang, S., Tarique, I., An, T., Yang, H., Bai, X., Wang, X., Chen, Q., Yang, P.(2019). Cellular Evidence and Source of Exosomes in the Biliary System of the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis . Frontiers in Physiology. 10.

Tarique, I., Liu, Y., Bai, X., Wu, A.H.R., Vistro, W.A., Chen, Q., Yang, P., Huang, Y., Qu, W.(2019). Characterization of extracellular vesicles from cilia and epithelial cells of ductuli efferentes in a turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) . Animals. 9. (11).

Haseeb, A., Bai, X., Vistro, W.A., Tarique, I., Chen, H., Yang, P., Gandahi, N.S., Iqbal, A., Huang, Y., Chen, Q.(2019). Characterization of in vivo autophagy during avian spermatogenesis . Poultry Science. 98. (10). p. 5089-5099.

Haseeb, A., Tarique, I., Iqbal, A., Gandahi, N.S., Ali vistro, W., Bai, X., Liang, Y., Huang, Y., Chen, H., Chen, Q., et al.(2019). Characterization of multilamellar bodies and telocytes within the testicular interstitium of naked mole rat Heterocephalus glabe . Theriogenology. 138. p. 111-120.

Huang, Y., Chen, H., Yang, P., Bai, X., Shi, Y., Vistro, W.A., Tarique, I., Haseeb, A., Chen, Q.(2019). Hepatic lipid droplet breakdown through lipolysis during hibernation in Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) . Aging. 11. (7). p. 1990-2002.

Liu, Y., Liang, Y., Wang, S., Tarique, I., Vistro, W.A., Zhang, H., Haseeb, A., Gandahi, N.S., Iqbal, A., An, T., et al.(2019). Identification and characterization of telocytes in rat testis . Aging. 11. (15). p. 5757-5768.

Vistro, W.A., Huang, Y., Bai, X., Yang, P., Haseeb, A., Chen, H., Liu, Y., Yue, Z., Tarique, I., Chen, Q.(2019). In Vivo Multivesicular Body and Exosome Secretion in the Intestinal Epithelial Cells of Turtles during Hibernation . Microscopy and Microanalysis. 25. (6). p. 1341-1351.

Vistro, W.A., Zhang, Y., Bai, X., Yang, P., Huang, Y., Qu, W., Baloch, A.S., Wu, R., Tarique, I., Chen, Q.(2019). In vivo autophagy up-regulation of small intestine enterocytes in chinese soft-shelled turtles during hibernation . Biomolecules. 9. (11).

Bai, X., Guo, Y., Shi, Y., Lin, J., Tarique, I., Wang, X., Vistro, W.A., Huang, Y., Chen, H., Haseeb, A., et al.(2019). In vivo multivesicular bodies and their exosomes in the absorptive cells of the zebrafish (Danio Rerio) gut . Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 88. p. 578-586.

Liu, E., Sun, X., Wang, X., Wang, T., Li, W., Tarique, I., Yang, P., Chen, Q.(2019). In vivo dynamic distribution of multivesicular bodies and exosomes in spleen of DTMUV infected duck . Veterinary Microbiology. 229. p. 138-146.

Haseeb, A., Tarique, I., Bai, X., Yang, P., Ali Vistro, W., Huang, Y., Ali Fazllani, S., Ahmed, Z., Chen, Q.(2019). Inhibition of autophagy impairs acrosome and mitochondrial crista formation during spermiogenesis in turtle: Ultrastructural evidence . Micron. 121. p. 84-89.

Tarique, I., Vistro, W.A., Bai, X., Yang, P., Hong, C., Huang, Y., Haseeb, A., Liu, E., Gandahi, N.S., Xu, M., et al.(2019). LIPOPHAGY: A novel form of steroidogenic activity within the LEYDIG cell during the reproductive cycle of turtle . Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 17. (1).

Vistro, W.A., Liu, Y., Xu, M., Yang, P., Haseeb, A., Huang, Y., Bai, X., Yu, L., Gandahi, N.S., Tarique, I., et al.(2019). Mitochondria-rich cells: A novel type of concealed cell in the small intestine of chinese soft-shelled turtles (Pelodiscus Sinensis) . Animals. 9. (10).

Bai, X., Shi, Y., Tarique, I., Vistro, W.A., Huang, Y., Chen, H., Haseeb, A., Gandahi, N.S., Yang, P., Chen, Q., et al.(2019). Multivesicular bodies containing exosomes in immune-related cells of the intestine in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Ultrastructural evidence . Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 95. p. 644-649.

Vistro, W.A., Tarique, I., Haseeb, A., Yang, P., Huang, Y., Chen, H., Bai, X., Fazlani, S.A., Chen, Q.(2019). Seasonal exploration of ultrastructure and Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase, Na⁺/K⁺/2Cl– cotransporter of mitochondria-rich cells in the small intestine of turtles . Micron. 126.

Liang, Y., Wang, S., An, T., Tarique, I., Vistro, W.A., Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, H., Shi, Y., haseeb, A., et al.(2019). Telocytes as a Novel Structural Component in the Muscle Layers of the Goat Rumen . Cell Transplantation. 28. (7). p. 955-966.

Liang, Y., Tarique, I., Vistro, W.A., Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Haseeb, A., Gandahi, N.S., Iqbal, A., Wang, S., An, T., et al.(2019). Age-associated changes of the intrinsic nervous system in relation with interstitial cells in the pre-weaning goat rumen . Aging. 11. (13). p. 4641-4653.