Dr. Farah Rauf Shakoori is working as Professor in the Institute of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. She obtained her Master’s degree in Zoology from University of the Punjab in 1989, and later proceeded to University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Worcester, USA to undertake her Ph.D. program in collaboration with the University of the Punjab. During her stay in America, She involved herself in understanding molecular mechanism of cell cycle control and abnormal cell growth control which is observed in cancer related diseases. She has published 117 original articles in elite scientific journals such as Nature UK, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA, Journal of Biological Chemistry USA, Journal of Cellular Physiology, USA, Molecular Biology Reports USA, Biochemistry USA, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry USA, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology USA,World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology UK, Bioresource Technology USA, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy USA, Water, Proteomics, International Journal of Science and Technology, Brazillian Journal of Microbiology, . Royal Society of chemistry RSC Advances, Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Zoologie Germany, Journal of Health Population and Nutrition Bangladesh, Journal of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Monitoring India, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology and Pakistan Journal of Zoology. She has accumulated an impact factor of   173.855, H-index 27 and i10-index 50. She has total citations of her research publication is 2563 according to Google scholar. She has contributed in book chapters “Numerical changes in chromosomes” in a book “Chromosome structure and Aberrations” published by Springer Verlag” and “Insect population Dynamics and climate change. In: Climate Change and Insect Biodiversity Challenges and implications (1st Eds.); CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, USA. 124-146 pp”. She has 47 sequences submitted to Genbank.
Presently Dr. Farah Shakoori is engaged in research project in the areas of Environmental Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. She has won 4 research grants of PKRs 2.2, 4.7and 5.8 million from HEC two as Principle investigator and one as Co-principal Investigator. One grant from PSF (Pakistan Science Foundation) of 2 million as Principal Investigator.  She has also supervised research work of 16 Ph.D., 61 M.Phil/MS, 26 M.Sc. and 18 BS (Hons.) students. On the basis of scientific achievements, Dr. Shakoori was awarded Research Productivity Allowance by PCST for the Years 2002, 2011 and 2012. She has been listed in Productive Scientists of Pakistan by PCST since 2007. She was awarded Prof. Dr. Mirza Azhar Beg Gold Medal in 2005 and Prof A. R. Shakoori Gold Medal in 2008 by the Zoological Society of Pakistan. She has also won Open Gold Medal in Zoology of Pakistan Academy of Sciences in 2014 on the basis of outstanding research contribution in the field of Molecular Biology and Environmental Biotechnology. She has won Zoologist of the year award 2020 from Zoological Society of Pakistan. Dr. Shakoori has visited 11 countries. She has attended many National and International conferences in San Francisco USA (Presented posters) and General meeting of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Italy, China, Argentina and Sultanate of Oman. She is also regular member of international Organization for women in Science for the developing world (OWSDW) under the umbrella of TWAS.