Texas A Assistant Professor

Location:

Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Posted:

October 26, 2024

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AMAN MUSHTAQ PhD

Cell Phone:+92-344-*******

E-mail: ***********.***@*****.***

SUMMARY

• Experience in cloning, expression, industrial enzymes production, fermentation, and scientific-technical writing.

• I conducted my PhD research from University of Texas A&M USA.

• Energetic, highly personable, and goal-oriented with a passion for creating value from innovation. Possess a proven track record for executing cross-functional projects where the biochemistry, molecular biology and analytical chemistry skills combination allows for broad contributions to an organization for product development.

• Excellent technical and analytical skills in advanced microbiological and biochemical assays, including method/assay development, optimization, validation, and testing.

• Experience on different techniques, PCR, RT- PCR, qPCR, Colony PCR,Gel- electrophoresis, Southing blotting, Northern & western blotting, SDS- PAGE, ELISA, HPLC, FPLC, FTIR, Gene Cloning, Expression, Characterization etc.

• Expertise in recombinant DNA techniques, protein production, scale-up, purification, and characterization. Excellent technical and analytical skills in advanced microbiological and biochemical assays, including method/assay development, optimization, validation, and testing.

•Developed microbial strains producing recombinant, Proteases xylanases and cellulases.

Bioleaching and bioremidiation experties.

•Authored peer-reviewed articles in impact publications, presented posters and oral talks in scientific meetings, presented data to clients and customers, experience in grant writing, proposal submission, and marketing. EDUCATION

2021 PhD (Chemistry with specialization in Biochemistry). Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan

2018 Placement PhD Student Texas A&M University, Texas, USA 2006 MPhil (Biochemistry) University of Agriculture Faisalabad 2004 MS (Biochemistry) University of Agriculture Faisalabad 2002 BSc Biology University of the Punjab

EXPERIENCE

Bahauddin Zakariya University

Visiting Assistant Professor and Researcher

2010 - Present

• Performed research on industrial enzymes

• Taught Biochemistry and Molecular Biology courses.

• Research Associate:

University of Texas A&M USA 2017-2018

• Performed research on industrial enzymes

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Research Associate

2004-2006

National Institute for Biotechnology Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) Faisalabad Research officer

• Performed Cloning of Cellulases gene(s) for ethanol production from Plant Biomass

Supervisor:

Supervised 6 M.Phil Students:

List of Selected Scientific Publications

1. Mushtaq, A., Ansari, T. M., Mustafa, G., Shad, M. A., Cruz-Reyes, J., & Jamil, A. (2020). Isolation and characterization of nprB, a novel protease from Streptomyces thermovulgaris. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 33. 2. Mushtaq, A., Mustafa, G., Ansari, T. M., Shad, M. A., Cruz-Reyes, J., & Jamil, A. (2021). Antiviral activity of hexapeptides derived from conserved regions of bacterial proteases against HCV NS3 protease. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 34.

3. Mushtaq.A & Jamil.A (2012).Cloning of β-Glucosidase gene from thermophilic fungus

Chaetomium Thermophilum. PakistanJournal of Life social Sciences 2012,VOI.10 Issue 2,P98.

4. Shad, M. A., Nawaz, H., Siddique, F., Zahra, J., & Mushtaq, A. (2013). Nutritional and functional characterization of seed kernel of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera): application of response surface methodology. Food Science and Technology Research, 19(2), 163-172.

5. Anjum, B., Bukhari, S., A.,Mushtaq, A., Javeria, S & Anjum F.(2024). Nutraceutical profiling of wheat seedling after seeds priming treatment of nano fertilizer bio recovered from ore Tailing. Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology. Vol.31 No.06 (2024): JPTCP (1081-1098). 6.Azeem, M., Mustafa, G., Ahmed, S., Mushtaq, A., Arshad, M., Usama, M., & Farooq, M. (2024). Structure based screening and molecular docking with dynamic simulation of natural secondary metabolites to target RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of five different retroviruses. Plos one, 19(8), e0307615 7.Mushtaq, A., Ahmed, S., Mehmood, T., Cruz-Reyes, J., Jamil, A., & Nawaz, S.

(2024). Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Metalloprotease from Thermophilic Bacterium Streptomyces thermovulgaris. Biology, 13(8), 619. REFERENCES:

1. Dr. Prof. Tariq Mahmood Ansari

Professor & Vice Chancellor

Bahauddin Zakariya University

Multan, Pakistan

Cell: +923*********

Email: drtariq2000@g mail.com

2. Dr. Amer Jamil

Professor of Biochemistry

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of Agriculture

Faisalabad

Pakistan