AZKA AHMAD
Molecular Biologist
Lahore
Overview
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Intern
Ayyub Agriculture Research Institute
07.2021 - 08.2021
Education
BS (Hons.) - Biotechnology
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD
01.2018 - 05.2022
MPhil - Molecular Biology
GC University
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan 01.2022 - Current
Skills
Biotechnology/molecular biology skills
DNA extraction Protein expression
RNA extraction Agarose gel electrophoresis
Bacterial culturing Plasmid extraction
Gene cloning SDS-PAGE
Protein purification Gram Staining
Affinity chromatography (Semi-column)
Bioinformatics Skills
Primer designing Multiple sequence alignment
Protein Modelling Phylogenetic Tree construction
Protein localization studies
Personal Skills
Team Work Management skills
Flexibility & Dependability Professional writing
Public speaking Sense of responsibility
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Scholarly publications
- Potential of psychrotolerant rhizobacteria for the growth promotion of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Abdullah, M., Tariq, M., Zahra, S. T., Ahmad, A., Zafar, M., & Ali, S., PeerJ, 11, e16399, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16399/supp-2, 2023
- Exploring the recent developments of alginate silk fibroin material for hydrogel wound dressing: a review, Zahra, D., Shokat, Z., Ahmad, A., Javaid, A., Khurshid, M., Ashfaq, U. A., & Nashwan, A. J., International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 125989, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125989, 2023
Conferences and Webinars
- Awareness seminar on GM Soybean and potential of Soybean cultivation, conference, Pakistan, CEMB, University of Punjab, January 2023
- International Conference on plant molecular biology, conference, CEMB, University of Punjab, December 2022
- Bioinformatics webinar series, webinar, Genomic Hub, July 2022, September 2022
Research Experience
UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB, CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY:
- Research Student, (2023-2024), Worked on the gene cloning and protein expression analysis of LTP gene in Plant genomics Lab.
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD
- Research Student (March-August 2022) Worked on isolation, bacterial culturing, characterization and maintenance
Languages
Urdu (Proficient)
English (Proficient)
References
Available on request.
Timeline
MPhil - Molecular Biology
GC University
01.2022 - Current
Intern
Ayyub Agriculture Research Institute
07.2021 - 08.2021
BS (Hons.) - Biotechnology
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD
01.2018 - 05.2022
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