Dr. Sobia Sharif has made history as the first Ph.D. student of department of Biotechnology, University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir. She successfully defended her thesis, focusing on thermophilic bacteria from Hort Spring Tatapani. Her research included the isolation of industrially important enzymes. Dr. Shahid Mahmood Baig (Sitara e Imtiaz, Hilal e Imtiaz), served as her external examiner and commended her unique and valuable findings. The Vice Chancellor extended congratulations to Dr. Sobia Sharif her supervisor Dr. Asad Hussain Shah and the Department of Biotechnology for this significant achievement.