Controller of Examinations GCWUF successfully conducted public defense of the first PhD student of Zoology on 1st Oct 2021 at 11:00 am. Ms Rida Younas (2014-GCWUF-0009; 2014-2017) successfully defended her research work entitled????? Identification of Airway and Serum Inflammatory Markers in Obstructive Lung Diseases??? under the supervision of Dr. Tamseela Mumtaz (Asst. Professor Zoology) ??Asthma and COPD are chronic inflammatory diseases and differ in reversible and irreversible airflow limitation. The study was designed to evaluate prognostic factors for Asthma and COPD, finding markers for the disease and to correlate disease severity with impaired lung function. The study proposes cytokine IL-8 which is potential biomarker in COPD and IgE as a biomarker in asthma. The study further?? suggested for the screening of all COPD patients for Alpha1 Antitrypsin deficiency and complement C3 in future to approach targeted therapy and improve lung functioning.?? The external examiners Prof. Dr. Asmatullah (Professor/ Director ORIC University of the Punjab, Lahore) and Dr. Fazl-i-Rabbi (Principle scientist, Health division, NIBGE, Faisalabad) appreciated this challenging research work. Dr. Safina Kousar acted as the internal examiner in the defense and appreciated the efforts of Ms Rida Younas. Dr. Zill-i-Huma Nazli (Registrar/ Coordinator Science and Technology), Mrs Rizwana Tanveer (Controller Examinations), Mr Ehsan Lodhi (Deputy Controller Examinations), Prof. Ghazala Sohail (Ex-Coordinator/Ex-chairperson Zoology Department GCWUF), Dr. Sana Aslam (Director ORIC ), Dr Saima Tehseen (Incharge Food Sciences) and Faculty from different departments honored the house with their presence. The MPhil and PhD research students also participated in the open house defense.