AREA of EXPERTISE

• Microbiology, Human Genetics, Stem Cell culture, Cell Culture, Molecular Biology Techniques, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing

EDUCATION

• PhD Molecular Biology
• MPhil Molecular Biology
• MSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
• Bachelor of Science

RESEARCH

1. Biallelic variant in SERPING1 associated with Intellectual disability in a consanguineous Pakistani Family. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. (2025)
2. Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell line (UCSFi001-A-77) carrying a biallelic frameshift variant in exon 4 of SGIP1 through CRISPR/Cas9. Stem Cell Research 80 (2024): 103511.
3. Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell lines from two unrelated patients affected by intellectual disability carrying homozygous variants in SGIP1. Stem Cell Research 77 (2024): 103442.
4. Biallelic variants in TMEM222 cause a new autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder. Genetics in Medicine 23.7, 1246-1254 (2021)
5. Potential of endochitinase gene to control Fusarium wilt and early blight disease in transgenic potato lines." Journal of Plant Protection Research 59.3 (2019).
6. Bottlenecks in Commercialization and Future Prospects of Beneficial Halotolerant Microorganisms for Saline Soils. Saline Soil-based Agriculture by Halotolerant Microorganisms. Springer, Singapore, 2019.
7. Prevalence of g6pd deficiency in newborns of local community of Quetta, Pakistan. World journal of pharmaceutical and medical research, 2019
8. Rhizobacteria and phytoremediation of heavy metals. Environmental Technology Reviews 5.1 (2016)