Prof. Dr. Ansa Rabia

Prof. Dr. Ansa Rabia is working as Head of Anatomy Department, with a teaching
experience of more than 16 years. She is a graduate of Fatima Jinnah Medical University,
Lahore. She has completed her PhD Anatomy from the University of Health Sciences
Lahore-Pakistan. Being amongst the handful of PhD Anatomy fraternity, she is
enthusiastic about supervising doctoral research in her subject with interest in
developmental anatomy, dysmorphology, neurogenetics, and autism spectrum disorders.
Furthermore, she is reviewer for various scientific journals; she has authored several
publications and has presented her scientific work at national and international
conferences. She is examiner for various undergraduate & postgraduate examinations.

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4068-9282
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gUqMBCoAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr-Ansa-Rabia

• Represented Anatomical Society of Pakistan (ASP) at International Federation
  of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA) Congress August 2019, in London UK
• HEC scholarship-International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) for
  Ph.D. research work at University of Toronto (2017)
• Gold Medal as Best Graduate Award in MPhil (Anatomy), Session 2007-2009,
  University of Health Sciences Lahore-Pakistan
• Roll of Honour in FSc, Queen Mary College for Women, Lahore-Pakistan (1990)

1) Biallelic loss of function mutation in sodium channel gene SCN10A in an autism
spectrum disorder trio from Pakistan. Genes 2022, 13, 1633. doi:
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes1309163
2) Prevalence of minor physical anomalies in children with autism spectrum
disorder reporting to a tertiary care hospital Lahore-Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci.
2022;38(7):1918-1923. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6639
3) Age-related cyst formation in the human pineal gland. Pak J Med Health Sc 2016;
10(2):448-51.
4) Quantitative Comparison of Mast cells in Major Salivary Glands in Hypothyroid
State. Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC); 2015; 19(3):263-267.
5) Effect of Ferrous Sulphate on the Gross and Histological Changes in the Body of
Gastric Mucosa of Adult Albino Rats. Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC)
2015; 19(3):275-279.
6) Adverse Effects of withdrawal of chronic lithium therapy on liver – A histological
study. Pak. J. Zool 2011; 43(06):1155-1160.
7) Quantitative & qualitative analysis of cadaveric human pinealocytes in various age
groups. JCPSP 2011; 21(07):389-392.
8) Changes in organ–body weight relationship after withdrawal of chronic lithium
administration in rabbits. Esculapio 2010; 06(03):10-15.
9) Postmortem study to evaluate age-related angiopathy in memory associated brain
regions. Pak J Med Health Sc 2010; 4(01):35-40.

3D-modelling predicts reduced stability and protein-binding for a biallelic
missense variant in Sonic Hedgehog in autism spectrum disorder (Submitted to
Scientific Reports)
2) Association of deep phenotypical features with severity of autism in children
(Submitted to Pakistan Pediatric Journal)
3) Autism spectrum disorder trios from consanguineous populations are enriched
for rare biallelic variants, identifying 32 new candidate genes. The paper is
online at MedRXIV. The link is:
https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.12.24.21268340v1
4) A comparative analysis of academic performance in classroom versus online
education among dental students in COVID-19 pandemic (manuscript in process).
5) Cyber anatomy: An innovative tool for learning and teaching anatomy for
undergraduate students (manuscript in process).
6) Effect of a child with Autism on the life of a working mother – A Qualitative study
(Data collection in process).

1) Poster presentation ‘Autism spectrum disorder trios from consanguineous
populations are enriched for rare biallelic variants’ — at Virtual World Congress of
Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG) 2021.
Abstract published: TH11 – Autism spectrum disorder trios from consanguineous
populations are enriched for rare biallelic variants. October 2021 Eur
Neuropsychopharmacol 2021; Volume 51: 51:e200
2) ‘Minor physical anomalies as a biomarker in non-syndromic autism among children
in Lahore, Pakistan,’ – Oral presentation in 4th International Conference-2020 at
Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore-Pakistan (February 2020).
3) ‘Impact of sociodemographic factors on the severity of non-syndromic autism
among children in Lahore, Pakistan’- Oral presentation in 4th Developmental –
Behavioral Pediatrics; Patience, Persistence, Progress at Children’s Hospital &
Institute of Child Health, Lahore-Pakistan (November 2019).
4) ‘Dysmorphology in Non-syndromic Autism Spectrum Disorders’ – Poster
presentation at International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA)
Congress August 2019, in London UK.
5) ‘Cyberanatomy-an innovative tool for teaching anatomy at undergraduate level’ –
Poster presentation at International Federation of Associations of Anatomists
(IFAA) Congress August 2019, in London UK.
6) Poster presentation ’Identification of Novel Variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder
using Whole Exome Trio Sequencing’ at American Society of Human Genetics 2017,
Orlando Florida-United States.
Abstract published: SA14 – Whole Exome Trio Sequencing Identifies Novel Variants
for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Eur Neuropychopharmacol 2019; 29 Supplement
3:S829-S830.
7) Oral presentation in “National Scientific Conference” organized by Anatomical
Society of Pakistan at Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore-Pakistan.

Compiled College Atlas of Anatomy Museum Models (labelling of models, especially the
Embryology models) for medical and dental students.

• Member Academic Council of CMH LMC & IOD
• Convener Year 1 MBBS Curriculum Committee
• Member Institutional Curriculum Committee
• Member Virtual/ Hybrid/ in person Convocation Committee (2020 – To date)
• Associate Editor Journal of CMH (MedERA)
• Member L-ORIC (Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization)
• L-ORIC-Focal Person for research collaboration with UHS Lahore-Pakistan
• L-ORIC-Member Best Researcher Award Committee (2022)
• Staff Advisor for Student Research Club
• Member Anatomical Society of Pakistan
• Specialty Editor Journal of Basic & Clinical Medical Sciences (November 2022 –
To date)

• Chairperson CMH Arts & Design Society (CADS), CMH Lahore Medical College,
Lahore Pakistan. (2022 – To date)
• Chairperson Student Mentorship Program (August 2021-To date)
• College Pictorial History Project -Ongoing
• Secretary CMH College magazine ‘The Constellation’ (2020 – To date)
• Script & voiceover for College Official Documentary (since 2021)
• Winner of “Popularity Award” for poetry, organized by CMH Literary Society
(July 2022)
• Winner of various sports medals
• Judge for various activities

October
• Workshop ‘Getting published in a scholarly journal’ at CMH Lahore Medical
College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan, in collaboration with University
of Health Sciences Lahore
June
• Inaugural Ceremony ‘Mentorship Program’, CMH Lahore Medical College &
Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
• Workshop-2 ‘Train the Mentors’ organized by Mentorship program in
collaboration with SHaPE, Behavioral Sciences and IS &T Departments, CMH
Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
May
• Organizer on Research Day, organized by L-ORIC at CMH Lahore Medical College
& Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
March
• Hands-on Training Workshop on “Online Databases: Advance Searching
Techniques and Strategies” at University of Health Sciences Lahore.
• Hands-on Training Workshop on “Exploring HEC Digital Library” at University of
Health Sciences Lahore.
• Hands-on Training Workshop on “Citation Management through EndnoteX8” at
University of Health Sciences Lahore.
February
• Workshop-1 ‘Train the Mentors’ organized by Mentorship program in
collaboration with SHaPE and Behavioral Sciences Department, CMH Lahore
Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan

November
• Workshop ‘Use of metaphoric role-play and reflection as a creative pedagogy in
small group discussion’ at CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry,
Lahore-Pakistan, as a Pre-conference workshop of 6th International Conference on
health professions education by University of Lahore.
October
• Workshop ‘Organized teaching through lesson planning’ organized by School of
Health Professions’ Education, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of
Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
• Workshop ‘Getting published in a scholarly journal’ at CMH Lahore Medical
College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan, in collaboration with University
of Health Sciences Lahore.
September
• Workshop ‘Insight to formative assessment tool’ organized by School of Health
Professions’ Education, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry,
Lahore-Pakistan.
August
• Workshop ‘Research proposal writing for HEC Grants’ organized by L-ORIC at
CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
June
• Workshop-2 ‘Train the Mentors’ organized by Mentorship program in
collaboration with SHaPE, Behavioral Sciences and IS &T Departments, CMH
Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
May
• Workshop on ‘Flipped Classroom’ organized by School of Health Professions’
Education, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
April
• Workshop on ‘Academic Leadership’ organized by School of Health Professions’
Education, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
February
• Workshop on ‘Simulation Based Post-Event Debriefing Skills’ organized by School
of Health Professions’ Education, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of
Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.
• Workshop-1 ‘Train the Mentors’ organized by Mentorship program in
collaboration with SHaPE and Behavioral Sciences Department, CMH Lahore
Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore-Pakistan.