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Plant Breeder, Bioinformatician, Data Analytics, 8+ years experience in Scientific Article Writer of Biological Sciences

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I am a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. I have a diverse background in Bioinformatics, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Molecular Biology, Quantitative Genetics, Advanced Genomics and Transcriptomics, Hybrid Breeding, Breeding for Biotic and Abiotic stress etc. I have done my Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. I have more than eight years of Post Doctoral experience in Plant Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics and statistical data analysis. Furthermore, I have extensive experience with NGS data analysis: creating pan-genome, surrogate genome reference, GWAS, QTLs etc. During this period, I published over 25 research papers in high impact journals. I have hands on skills in the following areas: • Developed pipelines integrating software tools saving time for automated analysis and visualization of sequence data • Achieved publishable results helping collaborators in analysis, interpretation of results and manuscript preparation • Maintenance of automated pipelines/tools to analyze large NGS data • Large scale Genomic analysis and annotation in Brassica species • Developed a pipeline for Brassica juncea diversity panel (> 500 genotypes) in whole genome sequence data analysis • Maintenance of germplasm resources, hybrid breeding and population improvement • GWAS, QTL analyses and marker validation • Script writing, R language, biostatistics, population and phylogenetic analysis

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ★ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Microarrays
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Transcriptomics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ☆ Plant Biotechnology
• ☆ Forestry
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Comparative Analysis
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Agricultural Biotechnology
• ☆ Population Genetics
• ☆ Publishing
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Java
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Research Associate-III

Punjab Agricultural University

June 2022 - Present

Research Associate III

Punjab Agricultural University

February 2019 - May 2022

Research Fellow

Punjab Agricultural University

April 2017 - February 2019

Research Associate I

Punjab Agricultural University

September 2014 - April 2017

Education

Ph.D (Plant Breeding and Genetics)

Punjab Agricultural University

January 2011 - September 2014

M.Sc (Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

July 2008 - August 2010

B.Sc (Agriculture) (CCRD)

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

July 2003 - June 2007

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pawan Saini, Asmita Sirari, Belaghihalli N. Gnanesh, Kamalpreet Singh Mandahal, Navkiran Kaur Ludhar, Sharon Nagpal, S. A. H. Patel, Javed Akhatar, Pooja Saini, Aditya Pratap, et al. (2023). Assessment of Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers Derived from Whole-Genome Sequence (WGS) of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek): Cross-Species Transferability and Population Genetic Studies in Vigna Species . Horticulturae.

et al., Pawan Saini, Asmita Sirari, Belaghihalli N Gnanesh, Kamalpreet Singh Mandahal, Navkiran Kaur Ludhar, Sharon Nagpal, Patel S A H, JAVED AKHATAR, Pooja Saini, Aditya Pratap (2023). Assessment of Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers Derived from Whole-Genome Sequence (WGS) of Mungbean (<i>Vigna radiata</i> L. Wilczek): Cross-Species Transferability and Population Genetic Studies in <i>Vigna</i> Species . Horticulturae.

Pooja Kanwar Shekhawat, Anna Goyal, Javed Akhatar, Sanjula Sharma, Navneet Kaur, Baudh Bharti, Meenakshi Mittal, Virender Sardana, Parveen Chhuneja, Surinder S. Banga, et al.(2023). Genetic analysis of the variation for mineral accumulation in the leaves and seeds of natural germplasm of Brassica rapa L. (AA) and the its derived forms extracted from an allotetraploid B.juncea L.(AABB) . Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 203. p. 108084. Elsevier {BV}

Priyanka Upadhyay, Mehak Gupta, Simarjeet Kaur Sra, Rakesh Sharda, Sanjula Sharma, Virender K. Sardana, Javed Akhatar, Gurpreet Kaur(2022). Genome wide association studies for acid phosphatase activity at varying phosphorous levels in Brassica juncea L . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

Rahul Kumar, Dinesh Kumar Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Veerala Priyanka, Javed Akhatar, Deepak Kaushik, Amit Sharma, Parmdeep Singh Dhanda, Prashant Kaushik (2022). Revealing the Genetic Architecture of Yield-Related and Quality Traits in Indian Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss.] Using Meta-QTL Analysis . Agronomy.

Rahul Kumar, DINESH KUMAR SAINI, Mukesh Kumar, Veerala Priyanka, JAVED AKHATAR, Deepak Kaushik, Amit Sharma, Parmdeep Singh Dhanda, Prashant Kaushik (2022). Revealing the Genetic Architecture of Yield-Related and Quality Traits in Indian Mustard [<i>Brassica juncea </i>(L.) Czern. and Coss.] Using Meta-QTL Analysis . Agronomy.

JAVED AKHATAR(2022). Genomic Regions Associated With Seed Meal Quality Traits in Brassica napus Germplasm . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

Neha Agrawal and Mehak Gupta and Chhaya Atri and Javed Akhatar and Sarwan Kumar and Pat Heslop-Harrison and Surinder S. Banga(2021). Anchoring alien chromosome segment substitutions bearing gene(s) for resistance to mustard aphid in Brassica juncea-B. fruticulosa introgression lines and their possible disruption through gamma irradiation . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Ming Pei You and Javed Akhatar and Meenakshi Mittal and Martin J. Barbetti and Solomon Maina and Surinder S. Banga(2021). Comparative analysis of draft genome assemblies developed from whole genome sequences of two Hyaloperonospora brassicae isolate samples differing in field virulence on Brassica napus . Biotechnology Reports. p. e00653. Elsevier {BV}

PY - 2021 DA - 2021/02/19 TI - Genome wide association analyses to understand genetic basis of flowering and plant height under three levels of nitrogen application in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss JO - Scientific Reports SP - 4278 VL - 11 IS - 1 SN - 2045-2322 UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83689-w DO - 10.1038/s41598-021-83689-w ID - Akhatar2021 ER - .

Snehdeep Kaur and Javed Akhatar and Harjeevan Kaur and Chhaya Atri and Meenakshi Mittal and Anna Goyal and Usha Pant and Gurpreet Kaur and Surinder S. Banga(2021). Genome-wide association mapping for key seed metabolites using a large panel of natural and derived forms of Brassica rapa L . Industrial Crops and Products. 159. p. 113073. Elsevier {BV}

Akhatar, J., Goyal, A., Kaur, N., Atri, C., Mittal, M., Singh, M.P., Kaur, R., Rialch, I., Banga, S.S.(2021). Genome wide association analyses to understand genetic basis of flowering and plant height under three levels of nitrogen application in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern &amp; Coss . Scientific Reports. 11. (1).

Kaur, S., Atri, C., Akhatar, J., Mittal, M., Kaur, R., Banga, S.S.(2021). Genetics of days to flowering, maturity and plant height in natural and derived forms of Brassica rapa L . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134. (2). p. 473-487.

Gupta, N., Gupta, M., Akhatar, J., Goyal, A., Kaur, R., Sharma, S., Goyal, P., Mukta, A., Kaur, N., Mittal, M., et al.(2021). Association genetics of the parameters related to nitrogen use efficiency in Brassica juncea L . Plant Molecular Biology. 105. (1-2). p. 161-175.

Kaur, S., Akhatar, J., Kaur, H., Atri, C., Mittal, M., Goyal, A., Pant, U., Kaur, G., Banga, S.S.(2021). Genome-wide association mapping for key seed metabolites using a large panel of natural and derived forms of Brassica rapa L . Industrial Crops and Products. 159.

Snehdeep Kaur and Chhaya Atri and Javed Akhatar and Meenakshi Mittal and Rimaljeet Kaur and Surinder S. Banga(2020). Genetics of days to flowering, maturity and plant height in natural and derived forms of Brassica rapa L . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

(2020). Association genetics of the parameters related to nitrogen use efficiency in Brassica juncea L . Plant Molecular Biology.

(2020). Association Mapping of Seed Quality Traits Under Varying Conditions of Nitrogen Application in Brassica juncea L. Czern & Coss . Frontiers in Genetics.

(2020). Physical mapping of introgressed chromosome fragment carrying the fertility restoring (Rfo) gene for Ogura CMS in Brassica juncea L. Czern & Coss . Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

(2020). Role of 2,6 Dichloroisonicotinic acid inducing resistance in cotton against cotton leaf curl disease. Research Journal of Biotechnology.

(2020). Genome wide association mapping and candidate gene analysis for pod shatter resistance in Brassica juncea and its progenitor species . Molecular Biology Reports.

Kaur, J., Akhatar, J., Goyal, A., Kaur, N., Kaur, S., Mittal, M., Kumar, N., Sharma, H., Banga, S., Banga, S.S.(2020). Genome wide association mapping and candidate gene analysis for pod shatter resistance in Brassica juncea and its progenitor species . Molecular Biology Reports. 47. (4). p. 2963-2974.

Akhatar, J., Singh, M.P., Sharma, A., Kaur, H., Kaur, N., Sharma, S., Bharti, B., Sardana, V.K., Banga, S.S.(2020). Association Mapping of Seed Quality Traits Under Varying Conditions of Nitrogen Application in Brassica juncea L. Czern &amp; Coss . Frontiers in Genetics. 11.

(2019). Molecular and genetic analysis of defensive responses of Brassica juncea – B. fruticulosa introgression lines to Sclerotinia infection . Scientific Reports.

(2019). Analysis of epigenetic landscape in a recombinant inbred line population developed by hybridizing natural and re-synthesized Brassica juncea (L.) with stable C-genome introgressions . Euphytica.

(2019). Detection of First Marker Trait Associations for Resistance Against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica juncea–Erucastrum cardaminoides Introgression Lines . Frontiers in Plant Science.

(2019). Genetic analyses of nitrogen assimilation enzymes in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss . Molecular Biology Reports.

(2019). Role of 2,6 Dichloroisonicotinic acid inducing resistance in cotton against cotton leaf curl disease. Research Journal of Biotechnology.

(2019). Evolutionary aspects of direct or indirect selection for seed size and seed metabolites in Brassica juncea and diploid progenitor species . Molecular Biology Reports.

Sra, S.K., Sharma, M., Kaur, G., Sharma, S., Akhatar, J., Sharma, A., Banga, S.S.(2019). Evolutionary aspects of direct or indirect selection for seed size and seed metabolites in Brassica juncea and diploid progenitor species . Molecular Biology Reports. 46. (1). p. 1227-1238.

Atri, C., Akhatar, J., Gupta, M., Gupta, N., Goyal, A., Rana, K., Kaur, R., Mittal, M., Sharma, A., Singh, M.P., et al.(2019). Molecular and genetic analysis of defensive responses of Brassica juncea – B. fruticulosa introgression lines to Sclerotinia infection . Scientific Reports. 9. (1).

Gupta, S., Akhatar, J., Kaur, P., Sharma, A., Sharma, P., Mittal, M., Bharti, B., Banga, S.S.(2019). Genetic analyses of nitrogen assimilation enzymes in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern &amp; Coss . Molecular Biology Reports. 46. (4). p. 4235-4244.

Rana, K., Atri, C., Akhatar, J., Kaur, R., Goyal, A., Singh, M.P., Kumar, N., Sharma, A., Sandhu, P.S., Kaur, G., et al.(2019). Detection of First Marker Trait Associations for Resistance Against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica juncea–Erucastrum cardaminoides Introgression Lines . Frontiers in Plant Science. 10.

Gupta, S., Sharma, N., Akhatar, J., Atri, C., Kaur, J., Kaur, G., Banga, S.S.(2019). Analysis of epigenetic landscape in a recombinant inbred line population developed by hybridizing natural and re-synthesized Brassica juncea (L.) with stable C-genome introgressions . Euphytica. 215. (10).

(2017). Mapping resistance responses to Sclerotinia infestation in introgression lines of Brassica juncea carrying genomic segments from wild Brassicaceae B. fruticulosa . Scientific Reports.

Rana, K., Atri, C., Gupta, M., Akhatar, J., Sandhu, P.S., Kumar, N., Jaswal, R., Barbetti, M.J., Banga, S.S.(2017). Mapping resistance responses to Sclerotinia infestation in introgression lines of Brassica juncea carrying genomic segments from wild Brassicaceae B. fruticulosa . Scientific Reports. 7. (1).

(2015). Genome-wide association mapping for grain yield components and root traits in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss . Molecular Breeding.

Akhatar, J., Banga, S.S.(2015). Genome-wide association mapping for grain yield components and root traits in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern &amp; Coss . Molecular Breeding. 35. (1).

Javed AKHATAR, Nitin KUMAR, Chhaya ATRI, Surinder Singh BANGA(2015). Cytoplasmic-nuclear variation in a diversity-fixed foundation set ofBrassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss . TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 39. p. 403--412. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Akhatar, J., Kumar, N., Atri, C., Banga, S.S.(2015). Cytoplasmic-nuclear variation in a diversity-fixed foundation set of Brassica juncea (L.) Czern &amp; Coss . Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry. 39. (3). p. 403-412.

(2014). Progression of molecular and phenotypic diversification in resynthesized Brassica juncea (L) gene pool with determinate inflorescence . Euphytica.

(2014). Polyphyletic origin of Brassica juncea with B. rapa and B. nigra (Brassicaceae) participating as cytoplasm donor parents in independent hybridization events . American Journal of Botany.

Kaur, P., Banga, S., Kumar, N., Gupta, S., Akhatar, J., Banga, S.S.(2014). Polyphyletic origin of Brassica juncea with B. rapa and B. nigra (Brassicaceae) participating as cytoplasm donor parents in independent hybridization events . American Journal of Botany. 101. (7). p. 1157-1166.

(2014). Assessment of genetic diversity in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) germplasm. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Technology.

Kaur, H., Gupta, S., Kumar, N., Akhatar, J., Banga, S.S.(2014). Progression of molecular and phenotypic diversification in resynthesized Brassica juncea (L) gene pool with determinate inflorescence . Euphytica. 199. (3). p. 325-338.

BOOK CHAPTER

JAVED AKHATAR(2022). Recent Progress in Brassica Hybrid Breeding . Plant Male Sterility Systems for Accelerating Crop Improvement. p. 195--219. Springer Nature Singapore

JAVED AKHATAR(2022). Conventional Plant Breeding to Modern Biotechnological Approaches in Crop Improvement . Technologies in Plant Biotechnology and Breeding of Field Crops. p. 1--21. Springer Nature Singapore

(2020). Mutagenesis in Crop Improvement. Classical and Molecular Approaches in Plant Breeding.

(2020). Recent Advances in Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS) in Crop Brassicas . Brassica Improvement.

(2017). Breeding for Insect Resistance. Principles of Crop Improvement, Lambert Academic Publishing.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

(2018). Canola quality oil of Brassica Spp.: Healthy Edible oil. Merumegh.

REGISTERED COPYRIGHT

(2014). Genetic Diversity and Association Studies for traits Related to Water Stress Tolerance in a Structured Brassica Juncea Population. PAU, Ludhiana.

CONFERENCE PAPER

(2014). Genetic diversity analysis in diversity fixed foundation set of Brassica juncea. National Symposium on Crop Improvement for Inclusive Sustainable Development.

(2014). Morpho-Physiological Response of Drought Stress in A Diversity Fixed Foundation Set of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L.Czern & Coss). International Conference on “Crop Productivity and Sustainability - Shaping the Future.

(2014). Phenotypic comparison of determinate and indeterminate growth habit variants in derived Brassica juncea lines. National Symposium on Crop Improvement for Inclusive Sustainable Development.