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Scientific Editor, Writer and Consultant: Expert in Entomology and Immunology

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I am a scientific editor, writer, and consultant with a Ph.D. in Insect Molecular Biology and 10 years of experience in writing, editing, proofreading, and reviewing academic research papers. I have published almost 50 peer-review research articles, two books, and four book chapters. My work has been published in Insect immunology, Insect Biological control, and environmental research journals including Environmental Pollution, Frontiers in Immunology, Developmental and Comparative Immunology, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Physiology, Environmental Science, and Pollution Research. I have served as a reviewer in various journals including Scientific Reports, Plos One, Journal of Insect Science, Development and Comparative Immunology, Journal of Economic Entomology, Journal of Plant Protection, Journal of Fungi, Phytoparasitica, and European Journal of Plant Pathology.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Entomology/Insects
• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Medical Entomology
• ☆ Demography
• ☆ Publishing
• ☆ Peer Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research User Research, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Foreign Research Expert

South China Agricultural University

May 2016 - Present

Education

PhD (Plant Protection )

Huazhong Agriculture University

September 2011 - June 2015

MSc (Hons) (Entomology )

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

September 2009 - July 2011

BSc (Hons) (Entomology )

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

September 2005 - June 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Muhammad Shakeel, Muhammad Rafiq Shahid, Muhammad Farooq, Misbah Ashraf, Zia Ullah Zia, Saghir Ahmad, Abid Mahmood (2021). Need for growing non-Bt cotton refugia to overcome Bt resistance problem in targeted larvae of the cotton bollworms, Helicoverpa armigera and Pectinophora gossypiella . Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control.

Muhammad Shakeel(2021). Molecular identification, characterization, and expression analysis of a serine protease inhibitor gene from cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) . Brazilian Journal of Biology. 81. (3). p. 516--525. {FapUNIFESP} ({SciELO})

MicroRNA-Mediated Host-Pathogen Interactions Between Bombyx mori and Viruses @article{2021, doi = {10.3389/fphys.2021.672205}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffphys.2021.672205}, year = 2021, month = {may}, publisher = {Frontiers Media {SA}}, volume = {12}, author = {Mian Muhammad Awais and Muhammad Shakeel and Jingchen Sun}, title = {{MicroRNA}-Mediated Host-Pathogen Interactions Between Bombyx mori and Viruses}} . Frontiers in Physiology.

Gut microbiota mediate Plutella xylostella susceptibility to Bt Cry1Ac protoxin is associated with host immune response @article{2021, doi = {10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116271}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.envpol.2020.116271}, year = 2021, month = {feb}, publisher = {Elsevier {BV}}, volume = {271}, pages = {116271}, author = {Shuzhong Li and Xiaoxia Xu and Surajit De Mandal and Muhammad Shakeel and Yanyan Hua and Rana Fartab Shoukat and Dongran Fu and Fengliang Jin}, title = {Gut microbiota mediate Plutella xylostella susceptibility to Bt Cry1Ac protoxin is associated with host immune response}} . Environmental Pollution.

(2020). Molecular identification, characterization, and expression analysis of a novel trypsin inhibitor-like cysteine-rich peptide from the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) . Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control.

Muhammad Shakeel, Junaid Zafar(2020). Molecular identification, characterization, and expression analysis of a novel trypsin inhibitor-like cysteine-rich peptide from the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) . Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. 30. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Muhammad Shakeel(2020). MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF A SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR GENE FROM COTTON BOLLWORM, HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) . Brazilian Journal of Biology. 81. (3).

Muhammad Shakeel, Rana Fartab Shoukat, Syed Arif Hussain Rizvi, Junaid Zafar, Yuxin Zhang, Shoaib Freed, Xiaoxia Xu, Fengliang Jin(2020). Larvicidal, Ovicidal, Synergistic, and Repellent Activities of Sophora alopecuroides and Its Dominant Constituents Against Aedes albopictus . Insects. 11. (4). p. 246. {MDPI} {AG}

Muhammad Shakeel, Rana Fartab Shoukat, Syed Arif Hussain Rizvi, Junaid Zafar, Yuxin Zhang, Shoaib Freed, Xiaoxia Xu, Fengliang Jin (2020). Larvicidal, Ovicidal, Synergistic, and Repellent Activities of <i>Sophora alopecuroides</i> and Its Dominant Constituents Against <i>Aedes albopictus</i> . Insects.

Muhammad Shakeel, Nadia Saeed, Waqas Wakil, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Shahid Arain, Qaiser Shakeel(2020). Evaluating the combination of Metarhizium anisopliae and an enhanced form of diatomaceous earth (Grain-Guard) for the environmentally friendly control of stored grain pests . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 192. (4). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

(2020). Comparative analysis of the demographic parameters of seven spotted ladybird beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) reared on various host aphid species . PeerJ.

(2019). Pathogenicity and Transgenerational Effects of Metarhizium anisopliae on the Demographic Parameters of Aedes albopictus (Culicidae: Diptera) . Journal of Medical Entomology.

(2019). Alternative splicing and insect ryanodine receptor . Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology.

(2019). Role of serine protease inhibitors in insect‐host‐pathogen interactions . Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Li, Shuzhong, Xu, Xiaoxia, Zheng, Zhihua, Zheng, Jinlong, Jin, Fengliang(2019). MicroRNA expression profiling of Plutella xylostella after challenge with B. thuringiensis . Developmental and comparative immunology. 93. p. 115-124.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Farooq, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Ayesha, Shahid, Muhammad Rafiq, Zhu, Xun(2018). Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Tables of the Lady Beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Feeding on Different Aphid Species . Journal of Economic Entomology. 111. (2). p. 575-585.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Arain, Muhammad Shahid, Elzaki, Mohammed Esmail Abdalla, Farooq, Muhammad, Hafeez, Muhammad, Shahid, Muhammad Rafiq, Shah, Syed Ali Haider, Khan, Fawad Zafar Ahmad, Shakeel, Qaiser, Salim, Abdalla Markaz Abdalla, et al.(2018). Association of detoxification enzymes with butene-fipronil in larvae and adults of Drosophila melanogaster . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25. (10). p. 10006-10013.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Li, Shuzhong, Xu, Xiaoxia, Xu, Jin, Zheng, Zhihua, Zheng, Jinlong, Yu, Xiaoqiang, Zhao, Qian, Jin, Fengliang(2018). Bacillus thuringiensis Suppresses the Humoral Immune System to Overcome Defense Mechanism of Plutella xylostella . Frontiers in Physiology. 9.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Shahid, Muhammad Rafiq, Farooq, Muhammad, Arain, Muhammad Shahid, Hanif, Chaudhary Muhammad Shahid, Yin, Haichen, Akram, Muhammad, Ahmad, Saghir(2018). Earliness index deters Pectinophora gossypiella incidence on advanced cultivars of Bt cotton . Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 12. (2). p. 303-309.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Saeed, Nadia, Farooq, Muhammad, Ashraf, Misbah(2018). Effectiveness of an improved form of insecticide-based diatomaceous earth against four stored grain pests on different grain commodities . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25. (17). p. 17012-17024.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Rodriguez, Alicia, Bin Tahir, Urfa, Jin, Fengliang(2018). Gene expression studies of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR: an overview in insects . Biotechnology Letters. 40. (2). p. 227-236.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Xu, Xiaoxia, Xu, Jin, Li, Shuzhong, Yu, Jialin, Zhou, Xianqiang, Xu, Xiaojing, Hu, Qiongbo, Yu, Xiaoqiang, Jin, Fengliang(2018). Genome-Wide Identification of Destruxin A-Responsive Immunity-Related MicroRNAs in Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella . Frontiers in Immunology. 9.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Rajput, Nasir Ahmed, Atiq, Muhammad, Lodhi, Abdul Mubeen, Guo, Na, Safder, Asma, Syed, Rehana Naz, Zhang, Meixiang, Liu, Tingli, Dou, Daolong(2017). A CYTOPLASMIC EFFECTOR PSCRN161 ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE IN NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA AGAINST PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI . Pakistan Journal of Botany. 49. p. 317-323.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Salim, Abdalla M. A., Ji, Jinyun, Kang, Tinghao, Zhang, Yashu, Ali, Ehsan, Xiao, Zhao, Lu, Yanhui, Wan, Hu, Li, Jianhong(2017). Cloning, expression, and functional analysis of two acetylcholinesterase genes in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 206. p. 16-25.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Farooq, Muhammad, Nasim, Wajid, Akram, Waseem, Khan, Fawad Zafar Ahmad, Jaleel, Waqar, Zhu, Xun, Yin, Haichen, Li, Shuzhong, Fahad, Shah, et al.(2017). Environment polluting conventional chemical control compared to an environmentally friendly IPM approach for control of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), in China: a review . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24. (17). p. 14537-14550.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Xu, Jin, Xu, Xiaoxia, Li, Shuzhong, Wang, Shuang, Xu, Xiaojing, Zhou, Xianqiang, Yu, Jialin, Yu, Xiaoqiang, Jin, Fengliang(2017). Genome-Wide Profiling of Plutella xylostella Immunity-Related miRNAs after Isaria fumosorosea Infection . Frontiers in Physiology. 8.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Xu, Xiaoxia, Xu, Jin, Zhu, Xun, Li, Shuzhong, Zhou, Xianqiang, Yu, Jialin, Xu, Xiaojing, Hu, Qiongbo, Yu, Xiaoqiang, et al.(2017). Identification of immunity-related genes in Plutella xylostella in response to fungal peptide destruxin A: RNA-Seq and DGE analysis . Scientific Reports. 7.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Shahid, Muhammad Rafiq, Farooq, Muhammad, Mahmood, Abid, Gogi, Muhammad Dildar(2017). Impact of Dysdercus koenigii Fabricius (Hemiptera: Pyrrhcoridae) density-dependent population on agronomic and qualitative characteristics of different transgenic cotton varieties . Phytoparasitica. 45. (2). p. 125-133.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Ashraf, Misbah, Farooq, Muhammad, Din, Naima, Hussain, Shahbaz, Saeed, Nadia, Shakeel, Qaiser, Rajput, Nasir Ahmed(2017). Influence of entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, alone and in combination with diatomaceous earth and thiamethoxam on mortality, progeny production, mycosis, and sporulation of the stored grain insect pests . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24. (36). p. 28165-28174.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Arif, Muhammad, Siddique Aasi, Muhammad, Farooq, Muhammad, Ali, Habib, Ul Islam, Saif, Asad, Muhammad, Wu Zu-Jiang(2017). Spatio-temporal distribution of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting citrus orchards at Sargodha, Pakistan . Acta Entomologica Sinica. 60. (12). p. 1457-1466.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Ali, Ehsan, Liao, Xun, Yang, Peng, Mao, Kaikai, Zhang, Xiaolei, Salim, Abdalla M. A., Wan, Hu, Li, Jianhong(2017). Sublethal effects of buprofezin on development and reproduction in the white-backed planthopper, Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) . Scientific Reports. 7.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Xu, Jin, Xu, Xiaoxia, Li, Shuzhong, Wang, Shuang, Zhou, Xianqiang, Yu, Jialin, Xu, Xiaojing, Yu, Xiaoqiang, Jin, Fengliang(2017). The Entomopathogenic Fungi Isaria fumosorosea Plays a Vital Role in Suppressing the Immune System of Plutella xylostella: RNA-Seq and DGE Analysis of Immunity-Related Genes . Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. p. 1-14.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Arain, Muhammad Shahid, Wan, Pin-Jun, Farooq, Muhammad, Hu, Xing-Xing, Shah, Syed Ali Haider, Elzaki, Muhammad Esmail Abdalla, Li, Guo-Qing(2017). Toxicity of butene-fipronil, in comparison with seven other insecticides, in Leptinotarsa decemlineata and Drosophila melanogaster . Phytoparasitica. 45. (1). p. 103-111.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Yin, Haichen, Shi, Qihao, Kuang, Jing, Li, Jianhong(2016). The Environmental Plasticity of Diverse Body Color Caused by Extremely Long Photoperiods and High Temperature in Saccharosydne procerus (Homoptera: Delphacidae) . Frontiers in Physiology. 7.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Yin, Haichen, Kuang, Jing, Li, Jianhong(2015). An Opposite Pattern to the Conventional Thermal Hypothesis: Temperature-Dependent Variation in Coloration of Adults of Saccharosydne procerus (Homoptera: Delphacidae) . Plos One. 10. (5).

Shakeel, Muhammad, Kang, Tinghao, Wan, Hu, Zhang, Yashu, Lu, Yanhui, You, Hong, Lee, Kwang Sik, Jin, Byung Rae, Li, Jianhong(2015). Comparative study of two thioredoxins from common cutworm (Spodoptera litura): Cloning, expression, and functional characterization . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 182. p. 47-54.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Zhu, Xun, Kang, Tinghao, Wan, Hu, Li, Jianhong(2015). Selection and evaluation of reference genes for quantitative gene expression studies in cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) . Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 18. (2). p. 123-130.

Shakeel, Muhammad, Yuan, Miao, Lu, Yanhui, Zhu, Xun, Wan, Hu, Zhan, Sha, Jin, Byung-Rae, Li, Jianhong(2014). Selection and Evaluation of Potential Reference Genes for Gene Expression Analysis in the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) Using Reverse-Transcription Quantitative PCR . Plos One. 9. (1).

Shakeel, Muhammad, Zhu, Xun, Yuan, Miao, Zhang, Youjun, Wang, Shaoli, Wang, Xin, Zhan, Sha, Kang, Tinghao, Li, Jianhong(2014). Selection and Evaluation of Reference Genes for Expression Analysis Using qRT-PCR in the Beet Armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) . Plos One. 9. (1).