Education

PhD (Chemistry), Husein Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2014
MSc (Biochemistry), Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2007
BSc (Hons.) (Biochemistry), Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2006

Training

PRESTIGE and Marie Curie PostDoc Fellowship in Genomics, University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France, Oct 2016-Sep 2018

Research interests

Usage of multiomics data to decipher biological markers for the improvement of maternal and child health
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis

Experience

Assistant Professor, Dr Panjwni Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi Pakistan, Nov 2018-May 2019
Research Officer, Jamil-ur-Rahman Center for Genome Research, Dr Panjwni Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, Jan 2014-Sep 2016
Full-Time Co-operative Teacher, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Jan–Dec 2014
GRE Subjective Instructor (ETS, USA) as Molecular Biologist, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2011-12

Professional associations

Member, PRESTIGE and Marie Curie Fellowship
Member, International Society for Computational Biology

Awards and honours

Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Course: Genetic Analysis of Mendelian and Complex Disorders, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK, Jul 18-24, 2018
British Council, Pakistan's Charles Wallace Trust Fellowship at University College Cancer Research Institute, London, UK, Mar-May 2016
Islamic Development Bank Fellowship research training visit to Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen, China, May 2015-Aug 2015
Islamic Development Bank Fellowship research training visit to CAS–MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, SIBS, China, Nov 2013-Feb 2014
Joint EMBL–EBI / Wellcome Trust International Course: Resources for Computational Drug Discovery, EBI, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK, Jul 2-6, 2012
European Commission Erasmus Mundus Europe Asia Scholarship doctorate level, University College Dublin, Ireland, 2011-12
Graduate Research Fellowship, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2008-11
Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2005-06

Created on:07/31/2019 Last modified:11/06/2019