Muhammad Ishaq Ibrahim

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Over a 5 years career working in the field of plant breeding and genetics in Pakistan and Australia, I have played an essential role in developing and improving a wide range of crops and services across different molecular biology laboratories where I have found my biggest passion.

Experience

04/2021 continue

School Teacher,

Government Middle School Nika Pani, Mansehra

Administration and Teaching.

12/2020 to 12/2021

Interim Assistant Professor,

Department of Genetics, University of Okara, Pakistan

Teaching and coaching at Bachelor and level.

Successfully completed one year project of worth 1 million Pkr. As PI. Entitled “Bacterial leaf blight resistance in rice through phenotypic and molecular approaches”. Sponsored by Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan.

07/2018 to 11/2020

Research Fellow

Plant Genetic Resources Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad, Pakistan

Collection of phenotypic data in Brassica napus crop from sowing to harvesting.

DNA extraction and PCR of 400 Brassica napus lines.

Maintenance of germplasm in evaluation Lab.

Coordinated equipment repairs and maintenance.

11/2016 to 05/2017

Visiting Researcher

School of Biological Sciences, the University of Western Australia, Perth Australia

Worked on Ph.D. project entitled “Association mapping for economically important traits in Brassica juncea”.

DNA extraction from 331 Brassica juncea lines.

Gained new skills including genotyping using ~60,000 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism markers

Performed disease resistance screening and next generation library preparation.

Personal Information

Address: Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1987

Gender: Male

Highlights

Results-oriented

Organizational capacity

Operability and commitment

Ability to motivate staff and

maintain good relations

Resistance to stress

Good manners

Education

Ph.D. Genetics (2019)

M.Phil. Genetics (2013)

Bachelor of Science: Genetics (2010)

Hazara University Mansehra Pakistan

Skills

Plant Breeding, Field data collection

of several crops (Phenotyping)

Plant pathogen interactions

Genotyping: identification of

resistance and a-virulence genes,

genome sequencing, high throughput

genotyping

Diversity analysis,comparative

genomics

Trait association, structural variation

DNA/RNA & Protein extraction

PCR (genotyping)

Association mapping,

GWAS next generation sequencing

Report writing, paper writing

Computer Skills

MS Office professionals

BASIC SOFTWARES related to molecular and

morphological data analysis such as; genome studio, Lab chip, statistica, NTSYS-pc, GAPIT, BLAST etc. of computational biology

Awards and honors

Awarded Merit based laptop from Prime Minister of Pakistan

Awarded International Research Support Program

Scholarship from Higher Education Commission of

Pakistan for University of Western Australia

Conferences and Workshop

Seed production and improved cultivation

practices in Tomato, Vegetable Crop Research

Program, HRI (NARC) Islamabad, National

Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad) 13-06-

2015 (Attended)

Kitchen Gardening "A way to safe and nutritious

vegetables" Pakistan Agricultural Research

Council, National Agricultural Research Centre

Islamabad. 26-04-2015 (Attended)

SAARC regional conference on New Frontiers in

Agricultural genomics and Biotechnology

National Institute of Genomics and advance

Biotechnology NARC (Islamabad Marriott Hotel)

05-06 2012 (Attended)

Basic techniques in research, dissertation and

paper writing in life sciences. Department of

Zoology, Hazara University, Garden campus

Mansehra 21300, Pakistan 27-07-2010

(Attended)

Publications

Yang, H., Saad, N. S. M., Ibrahim, M. I., Bayer, P. E., Neik, T. X., Severn-Ellis, A. A., ... & Batley, J. (2021). Candidate Rlm6 resistance genes against Leptosphaeria. maculans identified through a genome-wide association study in Brassica juncea

(L.) Czern. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1-16.

Tirnaz, S. Bayer, P. Inturrisi, F. Zhang, F. Yang, H. Dolatabadian, A. Neik, T. Ellis, A. Ibrahim, M.I. Pradhan, A. Edwards, D. Batley, J. "Resistance gene analogs in the Brassicaceae: Identification, characterization, distribution, and evolution." Plant Physiology 184.2 (2020): 909-922.

Ibrahim, M. I., Jan, S. A., Shah, A. H., Abbasi, F. M., Majid, A., Khan, U.& Rabbani, M. A. (2019). Estimating quantitative traits based phenotypic diversity in diverse Rice germplasm. Fresenius environmental bulletin, 28(3), 2074-2084.

Ibrahim, M. I., Abbasi, F. M., & Khurshid, H. (2017). Evaluation of genetic variation among Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) genotypes by SDS-PAGE method. Proc. Pak. Acad. Sci, 54(4), 333-339.

Ibrahim, M. I., Abbasi, F. M., Rabbani, M. A., Qayyum, A., Jan, S. A., Khan, S. A., ... & Shah, S. H. (2016). Genotyping of rice germplasm for bacterial blight resistant gene (Xa7). Int J Biosci, 8(4), 28-35.

Qayyum, A., Jan, S. A., Shah, A. H., Abbasi, M. F., Hassan, I., Ibrahim, M.I. & Rabbani, M. A. (2019). Assessing genetic divergence among rice germplasm based on qualitative traits. Pure and Applied Biology, 8(2), 1150-1156.

Jan, S.A., Shinwari, Z.K., Rabbani, M.A., Khurshid, H., Ibrahim, M.I., Adil, M., Ilyas, M. 2017. Comparison of electrophoretic protein profiles of Brassica rapa sub-species brown sarson through SDS-PAGE method. Genetika, 49(1), 95-104.

M., Ilyas, Shabbir, G., Jan, S.A., Rabbani, M.A., Malik, S. I., Ansar, M., Ibrahim, M.I., Khurshid, H. 2018. Estimation of Linkage Disequilibrium and population Structure among Brassica napus Genotypes for Association Mapping. Fresenius Env. Bulletin, 27, 5980-5986

Jan, S.A., Shinwari, Z.K., Rabbani, M.A., Shah, S.H., Ibrahim, M.I., Ilyas, M. 2016. Optimization of an efficient SDS-PAGE protocol for rapid protein analysis of Brassica rapa. J. Bio. Env. Sci, 9(2), 17-24.

Khan, Q., Mumtaz, A.S., Khurshid, H., Jan, S.A., Ahmad, N., Khan, S.A., Shah, S.H., Ibrahim, M.I., Ilyas, M. 2016. Exploring Durable Genetic Resistance against Leaf Rust through Phenotypic Characterization and Lr34Linked STS Marker in Wheat Germplasm. Bioscience Journal, 32(4).

Qadir, A., Jan, S.A., Ali, N., Rabbani, M.A., Ibrahim, M.I., Khan, A., Khurshid, H. 2017. b: Assessment of genetic variability in Trigonella foenum-graecum L. germplasm by SDS-PAGE analysis. Genetika, 49(3), 1071-1080.

Arif, M., Khurshid, H., Siddiqui, S.U., Jatoi, S.A., Jan, S.A., Ilyas, M., Khan, S.A., Khan, A., Ibrahim, M.I., Saleem, N. 2015. Estimating Spatial Population Structure through Quantification of Oil Content and Phenotypic Diversity in Pakistani Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.) Germplasm. Science, 34(3), 147-154.

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