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Hire Umara S.

Pakistan

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Molecular Biology Consultant | Specialist in Cancer Genetics | Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Biotech and AL

Profile Summary

Molecular Biologist & Cancer Genetics Specialist | MPhil Gold Medalist Highly accomplished Molecular Biologist with over 7 years of specialized research experience at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital. Proven track record in Cancer Genetics, including hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and biobank coordination. Published author with an accumulative impact factor of 19.0 and recipient of multiple Gold Medals for academic excellence. Expert in scientific writing, technical manuscript editing, and genetic data analysis.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Industrial Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Bacteriology
• ☆ Gram-Negative Bacteria
• ☆ Gram-Positive Bacteria
• ☆ Agricultural Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cytogenetics
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Cell Banking
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Forensic Genetics
• ☆ Women's Health
• ☆ Breast Cancer
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Molecular Pathology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing

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

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Work Experience

Lecturer in Biology (BPS-17)

Government of Punjab, Pakistan

February 2022 - Present

Research Associate (Cancer Genetics)

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center

July 2015 - February 2022

Education

M.phil Molecular Biology (Higher Education Department)

University of the Punjab

September 2013 - August 2015

Certifications

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  January 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Muhammad N, Naeemi H, Azeem A, Sadaqat R, Shehzad U, Siddique K, Hassan U, Raza A, Rashid MU (2023). Genetic analysis of ACE2 peptidase domain in SARS-CoV-2-positive and SARS-CoV-2-negative individuals from Pakistan . Molecular biology reports.

Rashid MU, Muhammad N, Shehzad U, Khan FA, Loya A, Hamann U (2022). Prevalence of FANCM germline variants in BRCA1/2 negative breast and/or ovarian cancer patients from Pakistan . Familial cancer.

Rashid MU, Muhammad N, Naeemi H, Shehzad U, Hamann U (2022). Chasing the origin of 23 recurrent BRCA1 mutations in Pakistani breast and ovarian cancer patients . International journal of cancer.

Rashid MU, Muhammad N, Khan FA, Shehzad U, Naeemi H, Malkani N, Hamann U (2020). Prevalence of RECQL germline variants in Pakistani early-onset and familial breast cancer patients . Hereditary cancer in clinical practice.

Akhtar U, Ahmed M, Tayyeb A, Shehzad U, Ali G (2019). Hepatoprotective effect of ketoconazole in chronic liver injury model. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences.

Baig MT, Ali G, Awan SJ, Shehzad U, Mehmood A, Mohsin S, Khan SN, Riazuddin S (2017). Serum from CCl₄-induced acute rat injury model induces differentiation of ADSCs towards hepatic cells and reduces liver fibrosis . Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland).

Yaqoob, A., Shehzad, U., Ahmad, Z., Naseer, N., & Bashir, S. (2015). Effective treatment strategies against Ebola virus. Advancements in Life Sciences, 2(4), 176-182 .