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Hire Dr. Muhammad Shahzad I.

Pakistan

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I am an expert in NGS data analysis.

Profile Summary

I can analyze WGS, WES, RNA-seq, smallRNA, lncRNA and any other kind of NGS data.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Transcriptomics
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Work Experience

Lecturer / In charge

University of Okara

August 2022 - Present

Sr. Lecturer

The University of Lahore

March 2020 - Present

Assistant Professor

University of Central Punjab

September 2021 - August 2022

Application Specialist and Regional Manager

Molecular Products Co.

May 2018 - March 2020

Research Associate

University of the Punjab

December 2018 - May 2019

Research trainee

University of Queensland

July 2017 - January 2018

Education

PhD (Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology)

University of the Punjab

October 2013 - August 2021

Research Trainee (The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI))

The University of Queensland

July 2017 - January 2018

M.Phil (Center of Excellence in Molecular Biolgy)

University of the Punjab

September 2011 - September 2013

BS (Biochem) (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)

University of Lahore

August 2007 - August 2011

Certifications

• Training in Genomics

  University of Queensland, Australia

  July 2017 - Present

Publications

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Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal (2026). Genome-wide colocalization of body fat distribution GWAS and subcutaneous adipose eQTLs identifies SNX10, DGKQ, and CBX3 as candidate causal genes for cardiometabolic disease .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal, Muhammad Aleem Ashraf, Judith K. Brown, Naitong Yu (2023). Genome-Wide Identification of Cotton MicroRNAs Predicted for Targeting Cotton Leaf Curl Kokhran Virus-Lucknow . Microbiology Research.

Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal, Muhammad Aleem Ashraf, Judith K. Brown, Naitong Yu (2023). Genome-Wide Identification of Cotton MicroRNAs Predicted for Targeting Cotton Leaf Curl Kokhran Virus-Lucknow . Microbiology Research.

In silico prediction of potential miRNAs to target ZYMV in Cucumis melo @misc{2022, doi = {10.30848/pjb2022-4(18)}, url = {https://doi.org/10.30848%2Fpjb2022-4(18)}, year = 2022, month = {jan}, publisher = {Pakistan Journal of Botany}, volume = {54}, number = {4}} . Pakistan Journal of Botany.

Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal, Muhammad Aleem Ashraf, Shunmugiah Veluchamy Ramesh, Xiaoyan Feng, Xiaowen Hu, Fakiha Ashraf, Linbo Shen, Shuzhen Zhang (2022). In silico identification of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) genome encoded microRNAs targeting sugarcane bacilliform virus . PLOS ONE.

Sharif, M. N., Iqbal, M. S., Alam, R., Tabassum, B., Awan, M. F., Ali, Q., & Nasir, I. A. (2020). Knock down of molt regulating gene for development control of Helicoverpa armigera. Genetics and Molecular Research (Vol. 19, p. 16039979).

Iqbal, M. S., Tabassum, B., Awan, M. F., Tariq, M., Ali, Q., Sharif, M. N., & Nasir, I. A. (2020). Genetic variability of sugarcane genotypes for red rot .

Awan, M. F., Iqbal, M. S., Sharif, M. N., Tabassum, B., Tariq, M., Murtaza, S., ... & Nasir10, I. A. (2019). Evaluation of genotypic and hormone mediated callus induction and regeneration in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L). Evaluation, 4(6) .

(2019). Target prediction of candidate miRNAs from Oryza sativa for silencing the RYMV genome . Computational Biology and Chemistry.

Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal, Zahida Qamar, Muhammad Tariq, Tahir Rehman, Muhammad Bilal Sarwar, Muhammad Nauman Sharif, Zohaib Hassan, Ayesha Ahmad, Aiman Zahra, Ayesha Latif, et al. (2019). Trackable CEMB-Klean Cotton Transgenic Technology: Affordable Climate Neutral Agri-biotech Industrialization for Developing Countries . Advancements in Life Sciences.

Qamar, Z., Tariq, M., Rehman, T., Iqbal, M. S., Sarwar, M. B., Sharif, M. N., ... & Rashid, B. (2019). Trackable CEMB-Klean Cotton Transgenic Technology: Affordable Climate Neutral Agri-biotech Industrialization for Developing Countries. Advancements in Life Sciences, 6(3), 131-138 .

Ali, a., ali, q., iqbal, m., nasir, I., & wang, x. (2019). Fine screening for resistance to cold-induced sweetening in a wild potato population. Applied ecology and environmental research, 17(4), 7333-7344 .

(2019). Identification of Three Cyprinidae Family Members through Cytochrome Oxidase I . Pakistan Journal of Zoology.

Iqbal, M.S., Jabbar, B., Sharif, M.N., Ali, Q., Husnain, T., Nasir, I.A.(2017). In silico MCMV silencing concludes potential host-derived miRNAs in maize . Frontiers in Plant Science. 8.

Iqbal, M.S., Hafeez, M.N., Wattoo, J.I., Ali, A., Sharif, M.N., Rashid, B., Tabassum, B., Nasir, I.A.(2016). Prediction of host-derived miRNAs with the potential to target PVY in potato plants . Frontiers in Genetics. 7. (SEP).

Ali, A., Ahmad Nasir, I., Muzaffar, A., Shahzad Iqbal, M., Qayyum Rao, A., Husnain, T.(2016). Screening of Potato Germplasm Resistant Against Low Temperature Sweetening . Journal of Food Quality. 39. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 301-310.

Wattoo, J.I., Iqbal, M.S., Arif, M., Saleem, Z., Shahid, M.N., Iqbal, M.(2015). Homology modeling, functional annotation and comparative genome analysis of gbss enzyme in rice and maize genomes . International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 17. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1061-1065.

Puspito, A.N., Rao, A.Q., Hafeez, M.N., Iqbal, M.S., Bajwa, K.S., Ali, Q., Rashid, B., Abbas, M.A., Latif, A., Shahid, A.A., et al.(2015). Transformation and evaluation of Cry1Ac+Cry2A and GTGene in Gossypium hirsutum L . Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. (NOVEMBER).