Assistant Engineer

IQRA ANMBREEN

Address: Department of Forestry and Range Management, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Email: ************@*****.***

Thesis Title: Molecular Detection and Characterization of Fungal Pathogen of Shisham Dieback by using 18S rRNA Nuclear Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Region

References

Muhammad Asif Javed (Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Pakistan

Email: ****************@*****.***

Professor Dr Wickneswari Ratnam (Ph.D.)

National University of Malaysia (UKM)

Malaysia

Email: *****@***.***.**

Qualification

M.Sc. (Hons) – (Silver Medalist). Department of Forestry and Range Management, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

B.Sc. (Hons) – 2016, (First Division). Forestry and Range Management, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Publications

Iqra A., Hasnaan M., Asif M. J. (2018). Ploidy Determination of Acacia species based on Flow cytometry and stomata characteristics for exploiting their breeding potential. Journal of Forestry Research (submitted).

Asif M. J., Iqra A., Ayoub T, Amir M. (2018). Characterization of Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus camaldulensis under water Stress based on various biometric traits. Journal of Forest Science (submitted).

Iqra A, Zohaib A., Asif M. J. (2018). Development of PCR based fungal identification method suitable for tree biome analysis. Journal of Forestry Research (submitted).

Zohaib A., Iqra A, Asif M. J. (2018). Effect of IBA and IAA on root induction in Dalbergia sissoo cuttings. Journal of Forestry Research (in preparation).

Laboratory Skills

1.DNA extraction from both plant and fungi using conventional and commercial kit.

2.Fungal isolation, pure culturing, suspension culture and greenhouse inoculation.

3.Primer Designing

4.Sequence editing and alignment

5.GenBank mining

6.Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

7.Gel Electrophoresis

8.Gel Documentation System

9.Centrifuge

10.Spectrophotometer

11.Laminar Air Flow

12.Pipettes

13.Weighing balance

14.GPS (Geographical Position System)

15.Plant macro and micropropagation

DATA ANALYSIS AND COMPUTING SKILLS

1.R-Environment

2.BLAST

3.CLUSTAL

4.SPSS Statistics

5.MS-WORD, MS-EXCEL

6.Internet

FIELD WORK AND GERMPLASM COLLECTION

1.Participated in Dalbergia collection expedition in Himalayan region of Pakistan.

2.Field survey for dieback incidence and collection of dieback infected Shisham plants.

Languages

1.English

2.Urdu

3.Punjabi

4.Hindi

Trainings and Workshops

1.Food Security organized by USAID agency, 2016.

2.Forest Seed Production, Storage and Germination Technology, Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI), Peshawar, Pakistan. 2017

3.Climate and Challenges to Forests – Organized Jointly by Pakistan - Turkish Government. 2017

Working Experience

1.Completed six months internship program at Ayoub Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Worked in the field of Forest entomology.

Communication Skills

1.Have good communication skills gained through rigorous teaching.

2.Good in conveying presentation and also debates.

Organisational / Managerial Skills

1.Have good organizational skill in forest nursery establishment and management.

2.Good laboratory managerial skills gained through maintenance of tree pathology laboratory at AFS-UPS-CAS Center, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad Pakistan.

Extracurricular Activities

1.An active Member of Pakistan Society of Foresters (PSF).

2.Team member of different sports e.g. cricket, tug of war and badminton.

3.Actively participated in different events at Inter and Intra University level e.g. drama, debates and dance.

M.Sc.(Hons) COURSEWORK

Course No. Title Credit Hours

a.Major Courses

FRW-703 Advances in Agroforestry 3(2-1)

FRW-705 Advances in Range Management 3(2-1)

FRW-710 Role of Institutions in Agro-Forest, Range Productivity 2(2-0)

FRW-712 Urban Wildlife 3(2-1)

FRW-714 Wetland Wildlife Management 3(2-1)

FRW-716 Principles of Forest Genetics 3(2-1)

FRW-717 Advanced Forest Genetics 3(2-1)

FRW-719 Special Problem 1(1-0)

FRW-720 Seminar 1(1-0)

Total (a) 22

b. Minor Courses

ENT-703 Environmental Entomology 2(2-0)

ENT-708 Insect Molecular Biology 2(1-1)

ENT-718 Advances in Pest Management Research 3(2-1)

PP-718 Tree Pathology and Wood Decay 3(2-1)

Total (b) 10

c.Compulsory Minor Courses

Biochem-700 Concepts of Biochemistry 3(3-0)

Stat-701 Experimental Statistics 3(2-1)

Total (c) 6

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