Amin Ur Rehman
Senior Scientific Officer
Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Summary
Motivated professional with a strong work ethic and dedication to continuous improvement. Eager to leverage knowledge and experience to contribute positively to organizational success and advance career goals. Passionate about achieving excellence and making a meaningful impact through enthusiasm and drive for results.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2020
2020
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Scientific Officer
National Center of Industrial Biotechnology
01.2021 - 06.2024
University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
- Actively involved in both academic instruction and multidisciplinary research, with a focus on molecular genetics, plant biotechnology, and industrial biochemistry.
- Currently leading a transcriptome-based research project on Allium sativum (NARC-G1 garlic) to identify novel molecular markers associated with enhanced yield traits.
- Successfully developed and applied molecular markers (SSR, SNP, AFLP) to support plant breeding programs, enabling the selection of genetically superior cultivars for improved crop performance.
- Used bioinformatics tools to analyze large genetic datasets, helping identify key regions in the genome that influence plant performance. Also isolated and cloned important genes to study their expression and better understand how they function in plants.
- Collaborated with national and international research teams, contributing to important scientific publications in the field of plant molecular genetics.
- Supervised junior researchers and lab staff, ensuring smooth lab operations, safety compliance, and timely achievement of research goals.
Teaching Portfolio
M.Phil / Ph.D. Courses Taught:
- Plant Molecular Biology
- Recombinant DNA Technology
- Microbial Biotechnology
- Plant Biotechnology
M.Sc / BS Courses Taught:
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Genetics
- Plant Physiology
- Optimized lab safety by implementing strict guidelines and providing regular training sessions for all personnel.
- Enhanced research efficiency by implementing innovative protocols and streamlining laboratory processes.
Research Assistant
China Agricultural University
09.2015 - 07.2020
- Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
- Monitored project timelines, ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining high-quality output.
- Conducted literature reviews to support hypothesis development and identify gaps in existing knowledge.
- Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
Trainee Researcher
PCSIR
04.2008 - 09.2009
- Learned new materials, processes, and programs quickly.
- Attended training courses to build understanding of processes, techniques, and industry.
- Participated in on-the-job training, working closely with supervisors and coworkers and asking appropriate questions.
- Supported departmental tasks to increase understanding of industry processes.
- Promoted positive collaboration among trainees, encouraging teamwork and problem-solving skills.
- Interacted with customers under supervision to support operational objectives.
Education
Ph.D. - Plant Molecular Biology
China Agricultural University
MSc. - Biotechnology
Chalmers University
BSc (Hons). - Biotechnology
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology
Areas Of Research Interest
- Plant Microbial interactions and Fermentative production
- Plant Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Microbial Biotechnology
- Plant stress physiology
- Microbial Phytohormones
- Genetic engineering
- Bioinformatics
- Confocal Microscopy
- Transcriptome Analysis
Honors And Awards
- Higher Education Scholarship under 5000 Indigenous Scholarship programme, 2007
- Higher Education Scholarship (Commonwealth), 2010-2012
- Research Productivity award, 2013
- Research Project Award, 2021
Research Skills
- Preparation of media
- Streaking and harvesting of bacterial cell culture
- Plant tissue culture
- Cell suspension culture
- Spectrophotometry
- Isolation and estimation of total protein
- Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE)
- Quantitative PCR
- RNA and DNA extraction
- Agarose gel electrophoresis
- Gene cloning techniques
- Transformation
- Gene knockout techniques (CRISPR-Cas9)
- Western blotting
- Southern blotting
- Fermentation
- Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
- HPLC
- GCMS
- Transcriptome Analysis
- R Software
- GraphPad Prism
Conferences Seminars And Workshops Organized
- Plant hormones and Immune network: a system Biology perspective, 03/26/13, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
- Helicobacter pylori: infection and control, 11/10/17
- Recent Updates in Biotechnology (opportunities and Challenges), 10/16/19 to 10/18/19
- Global Prosperity through Research & Sustainable Development, 10/29/19 to 10/31/19
- Molecular characterization of different medicinal plants, 10/08/21, Sindh University
- Molecular characterization of different medicinal plants, 10/05/22, Agricultural University Peshawar
- 26th International congress of Zoology, 04/03/06 to 04/05/06, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- Training Workshop on Radio Immuno Assays (RIA), 06/01/06, Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex
- 1st National conference of cultural and Biological resources of Pakistan, 08/23/06 to 08/25/06, Bara Gali Summer Camp of Peshawar University
- International symposium on Nano-chemistry: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Bioinformatics on enzymes, 09/20/06 to 09/21/06
- US-Pakistan international workshop on Molecular Biology a tool for the future, 03/23/07 to 03/24/07
- Biological resources of Pakistan: Problems, success and future perspectives, 04/25/07 to 04/27/07
- Utilization of DNA technology in plant improvement, 05/22/07 to 05/26/07
- Fifth National Training Course on Modern Techniques in Biotechnology, 05/28/07 to 06/01/07
- 1st Symposium on Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics: Recent Trends in Biotechnology, 10/22/07 to 10/23/07
- Seminar on National Biodiesel Programme: Identification of Barriers, 07/10/09, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad
- Symposium on Modern Biotechnology a resource for sustainable development, 07/04/09, Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore
- 4th International and 13th national conference of Botany, 2014, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Main Campus Sheringal Dir Upper
- Conference at Gothenburg University, 2011, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Conference at Chalmers University, 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Annual conference on Breast cancer in Sweden, 2011, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical Industry
- Annual conference on Bio-materials in Sweden, 2012, SIK Industry
- Conference, Sweden- Alzheimer diseases, 2012, Lund University, Sweden
- Two days symposium on application of frontier technologies in documentation and conservation of biodiversity and climate change, 11/29/13 to 11/30/13, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal collaboration with Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad at Wari sub campus, Dir Upper
Countries Visited
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- China
- Sweden
- Spain
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12/04/84
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Pakistani
- Marital Status: Married
Education And Achievements
- Ph.D., Plant Molecular Biology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, 12/31/20
- MSc., Biotechnology, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden
- BSc (Hons)., Biotechnology, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
Publications
- Functional Analysis of ABA Responsive Genes PCS1 and ACR2 in Arabidopsis, Amin Ur Rehman, Yu Wang, Junsheng Qi, Xuexue Chen, Shuhua Yang, ZhiZhong Gong, Submitted, Plant Physiology
- NOVEL APPLICATIONS OF PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE IN FOOD, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND COSMETIC INDUSTRY, Sohail Noor, Amin ur Rehman, Dr. Shahid Iqbal, Dr. Mahmood Iqbal, Waheed Ur Rehman, 2024, Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology
- In Vitro Impact of Yeast Expressed Hybrid Peptide CATH- 2TP5 as a Prophylactic Measure Toward Species and inflammation, Baseer Ahmad, Quratulain Hanif, Xubio Wei, Lulu Zhang, Naveed Sabir, Zhongxuan Li, Junhao Cheng, Amin Ur Rehman, 2020, Frontier in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Arabidopsis U-box E3 Ubiquitin Ligase PUB11 Negatively Regulates Drought Tolerance by Degrading the Receptor-like Protein Kinases LRR1 and KIN7, Xuexue Chen, Tingting Wang, Amin Ur Rehman, Yu Wang, Junsheng Qi, Chun-Peng Song, Baoshan Wang, Shuhua Yang, ZhiZhong Gong, 2020, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
- Plant Growth Regulators for Efficient in vitro Regeneration of Solanum lycopersicum, Amin ur Rehman, Sania Nisar, Baseer Ahmad, Abdul Basit, Muhammad Aizaz, Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad, Muhammad Tariq Javeed, Naveed Sabir Butt, Quratulain Hanif, 2020, Biomedical Letter
- The Arabidopsis Nodulin Homeobox Factor AtNDX Interacts with AtRING1A/B and Negatively Regulates Abscisic Acid Signaling, Yujuan Zhu, Xiaoying Hu, Ying Duan, Shaofang Li, Yu Wang, Amin Ur Rehman, Junna He, Jing Zhang, Deping Hua, Li Yang, Li Wang, Zhizhong Chen, Chuanyou Li, Baoshan Wang, Chun-Peng Song, Qianwen Sun, Shuhua Yang, Zhizhong Gong, 2020, Plant Cell
- Physiological characteristics of grain quality and yield attributing traits of advance rice lines (Oryza Sativa. L), Sania Nisar, Aminur Rahman, Abdul Basit, Baseer Ahmad, Abdul Mateen, Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad, Kashif Rahim, Quratulain Hanif, 2019, Biomedical Letter
- Redox-Mediated Endocytosis of a Receptor-Like Kinase during Distal Stem Cell Differentiation Depends on Its Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Domain, Yingying Qin, Li Yang, Zhihui Sun, Xiangfeng Wang, Yu Wang, Jing Zhang, Amin Ur Rehman, Zhizhong Chen, Junsheng Qi, Baoshan Wang, Chunpeng Song, Shuhua Yang, Zhizhong Gong, 2019, Plant Physiology
- Occurrence and Risk Factors Associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis in Milk Samples from North East of Pakistan, Abdul Basit, Mubashir Hussain, Muhammad Shahid, Sultan Ayaz Khattak, Kashif Rahim, Iqbal Ahmad, Amin Ur Rehman, Mohammad Farooque Hassan, Tariq Ali, Rehman Au, Hassan Mf, 2018, Pakistan Veterinary Journal
- Functional studies of AtACR2 gene putatively involved in accumulation, reduction and/or sequestration of arsenic species in plants, Noor Nahar, Aminur Rahman, Sibdas Ghosh, Neelu Nawani, Abul Mandal, 2017, Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Phytoremediation of arsenic from the contaminated soil using transgenic tobacco plants expressing ACR2 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana, Noor Nahar, Aminur Rahman, Neelu N. Nawani, Sibdas Ghosh, Abul Mandal, 2017, Journal of Plant Physiology
- Kinetics study with the help of canfocal laser scanning microscopy of biopolymers mixture, Amin-ur Rehman, Nasir Mehmood Khan, Tai-Hua Mu, Zia Ullah Khan, 2014, Food Process Engineering
- In silico and in vivo studies of molecular structures and mechanisms of AtPCS1 protein involved in binding arsenite and/or cadmium in plant cells, Noor Nahar, Aminur Rehman, Maria Mos, Tomasz Warzecha, Maria Algerin, Sibdas Ghosh, Sheila Johnson-Brousseau, Abul Mandal, 2014, Journal of Molecular Modeling
- In silico and in vivo studies of an Arabidopsis thaliana gene, ACR2, putatively involved in arsenic accumulation in plants, Noor Nahar, Aminur Rehman, Maria Mos, Tomasz Warzecha, Maria Algerin, Sibdas Ghosh, Sheila Johnson-Brousseau, Abul Mandal, 2012, Journal of Molecular Modeling
Timeline
Senior Scientific Officer
National Center of Industrial Biotechnology
01.2021 - 06.2024
Research Assistant
China Agricultural University
09.2015 - 07.2020
Trainee Researcher
PCSIR
04.2008 - 09.2009
MSc. - Biotechnology
Chalmers University
BSc (Hons). - Biotechnology
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology
Ph.D. - Plant Molecular Biology
China Agricultural University
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