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Hire Dr. Muhammad Sarmad I.

Pakistan

USD 55 /hr

Biostatistician | Quantitative Genetics | R Analysis | Scientific Writing | Agricultural Trials

Profile Summary

I help plant breeders, agricultural researchers, and graduate students turn complex experimental data into publication-ready results. I am a PhD-trained quantitative geneticist and biostatistician with 8+ years of experience in plant breeding analytics. I hold a PhD in Quantitative Genetics from The University of Queensland (Australia, thesis submitted 2026) and serve as a Lecturer in Plant Breeding & Genetics at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) since 2017. I am also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). Core expertise: Experimental design and analysis: CRD, RCBD, factorial, split-plot, lattice, and augmented designs — with spatial correction where needed Mixed-model analysis: BLUP/BLUE estimation using ASReml-R and lme4; repeated measures; generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) Genotype × Environment (G×E) analysis: AMMI, GGE biplots, Finlay-Wilkinson regression, and stability indices Quantitative genetics: Heritability and genetic advance estimation; QTL mapping support; genomic selection data pipelines Thesis and publication support: Complete statistics chapters with reproducible R code (RMarkdown/Quarto), diagnostic checks, and plain-language interpretation What you receive: Clean, fully commented R scripts you can rerun, modify, and defend Rigorous diagnostic checks (residuals, normality, heteroscedasticity, spatial trends, outlier detection) Publication-ready figures and formatted tables (ggplot2, agricolae, emmeans) A concise, jargon-free summary of what your results mean for your breeding program, thesis defense, or journal submission I have authored peer-reviewed publications in BMC Genomics and Scientific Reports, and have organized international hands-on training workshops on plant breeding analytics with R. Whether you need a one-off analysis, ongoing statistical consulting, or guidance navigating your thesis statistics, I deliver accurate, fast, and fully reproducible work. Available for: Fixed-price projects, hourly consulting, and long-term research collaborations.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biostatistics
• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Statistical Computing
• ☆ Statistical Review
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ R
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Lecturer

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

July 2017 - Present

Tutor/Facilitator

The University of Queensland

July 2018 - October 2023

Education

Ph.D.

The University of Queensland

July 2017 - Present

M.Sc. Hons

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

September 2014 - September 2016

B.Sc. Hons

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

September 2010 - August 2014

Certifications

• Associate Fellow

  Higher Education Academy UK

  October 2019 - Present

• R Workshops

  The University of Queensland

  February 2018 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Muhammad Sarmad Iftikhar, Hafiza Masooma Naseer Cheema, Asif Ali Khan, Ian Henson DeLacy, Kaye Enid Basford (2024). Genetic diversity assessment of cucumber landraces using molecular signatures . BMC Genomics.