The 76th meeting of Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) was held here on Thursday with Vice Chancellor Professor Muhammad Aslam in the chair.
The board considered the thesis reports of Sajjad Ullah for Ph.D (Human Genetics & Molecular Biology), Dr Kanwal Saeed for M.Phil (Anatomy), Dr Sohaib Farooq for M.Phil (Biochemistry), Dr Ghazal Arshad for M.Phil (Haematology), Dr Tanya Dogar for M.Phil (Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology), Dr Abdul Qadoos for M.Phil (Pharmacology) and Dr Shmyla Hamid for M.Phil (Physiology).
The following synopses were also considered for registration of students in various postgraduate courses: "Factors associated with intellectual disability among children" by Dr Naureen Omar for M.Phil (Community Medicine), "Immunoexpression of Twist in different morphological variants of ameloblastomas" by Dr Abdur Rehman for M.Phil (Oral Pathology), "Anti inflammatory effect of berberine on pristine induced rheumatoid arthritis in rats" by Dr Nisar Ahmed for M.Phil (Pharmacology), "Correlation of serum visfatin and IL-6 levels in obese and non-obese male patients of coronary artery disease" by Dr Shaheena Naz for M.Phil (Physiology), "Comparative study between Desarda's repair versus Lichtenstein repair in inguinal hernia" by Dr Ahmad Naeem Akhtar for M.S. (General Surgery), "Primary closure versus T-Tube placement after CBD exploration in the management of Choledocholithiasis" by Dr Anwar Zeb Khan for M.S. (General Surgery), "Comparison of efficacy of ethanolamine versus phenol for injection sclerotherapy for first and second degree haemorrhoids" by Dr Zia-ur-Rehman for M.S. (General Surgery), "Outcome of endoscopic discectomy for unilateral lumbar disc herniation" by Dr Fazal Khaliq for M.S. (Neurosurgery), "Treatment outcome of giant cell tumour by scooping curettage, phenolization and bone cement (PMMA) versus scooping curettage, burrdown, phenolization and bone cement(PMMA)" by Dr Yasir Iqbal for M.S. (Orthopaedic Surgery), "Frequency of infection in open tibial shaft fractures after open reduction and internal fixation with dynamic compression plate versus interlocking nail" by Dr Walid for M.S. (Orthopaedic Surgery), "Frequency of acute kidney injury in full term neonates with birth asphyxia" by Dr Saeed Ahmed for M.D. (Paediatrics), "Alkaline phosphatase level in gingival crevicular fluid during rapid palatal expansion by Hyrax" by Dr Ahmad Shamim Qureshi for M.D.S. (Orthodontics), "Effect of Vitamin E on nephrotoxicity in methimazole induced hypothyroidism in albino mice" by Dr Ahmad Farzad Qureshi for M.Phil (Anatomy), "Percentage of CD4+ CD25+ T regulatory cells in type 2 diabetic patients" by Faheem Shahzad Khan for M.Phil (Immunology) and "Gingival changes in patients having pulmonary tuberculosis" by Dr Sumaeyah Waris for M.Phil (Oral Pathology).