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Awards

December 2015 Best poster presenter award

June 2016 Selection as an “Indigenous Scholar” for the “PhD Fellowship for 5000 Scholars, Phase II, Batch- III” by Higher Education Commission (HEC).

Degrees:

2013
Master     Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
2012
Undergraduate     Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology

Publications resulting from Research
Research Publications

• 2020 - Mehdi, F., Ali, Kazim., Huma, N., Hussain, Iqbal., Azhar, A., and Galani, S.,
Comparative biochemical analysis of high and low sucrose accumulating sugarcane varieties at formative stage under heat stress. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 26(1).
Current Status: Accepted
Research Publications

2019 - Huma, N, Sahar, S., Chishti, A.A., Azhar, A., and Galani, S., Comparative
RNA isolation efficacy: Assessing organic and commercial methods for Citrus tristeza virus detection.
Journal of Virological Methods.
Current Status: Under Review
Conference Proceedings

Title: RNA Amplification Efficacy: Comparison of Different RNA Extraction Methods for Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) Detection.
Authors: Huma, N., Sahar, S., Chishti, A.A., Azhar, A., and Galani, S.,
Published as a conference proceeding at 3rd International symposium on “Advances in Molecular Biology of Plants and Health Sciences” December 19-21, 2018 organized by Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore
Conference Proceedings

Title: Optimization of molecular based techniques for rapid and sensitive detection of Citrus tristeza virus
Authors: Huma, N., Sahar, S., Chishti, A.A., Azhar, A., and Galani, S.,
Published as a conference proceeding at International Conference on “Microbiology and Molecular Genetics” February 7-9, 2018 organized by Department of Microbiology and Molecular genetics, University of the Punjab in collaboration with Department of Allied Health Sciences (AHS), Superior University.
Conference Proceedings

Title: A novel approach: RPA for rapid detection of CTV.
Authors: Huma, N., Sahar, S., Chishti, A.A., Azhar, A., and Galani, S.,
Published as a conference proceeding at First International Conference on Life Sciences “Emerging Trends in Biological Sciences and Genomics” December 28-30, 2015, Jointly organized by M. A. H. Qadri Biological Research Center (BRC) &The Karachi Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) University of Karachi

International conference on “Molecular Biosciences: Research And Innovations” Fourteenth Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB)
2025
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International Conference on “Microbiology and Molecular Genetics”
2025
icon-pin-location Department of Microbiology and Molecular genetics, University of the Punjab in collaboration with Department of Allied Health Sciences (AHS), Superior University.
First International Conference on Life Sciences “Emerging Trends in Biological Sciences and Genomics”
2025
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International conference on “Molecular Biosciences: Research And Innovations” Fourteenth Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB)
2025
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Four primary controls of biosafety organized by American society for microbiology and safer behaviors, 52 weeks of Biosafety program in Pakistan
2025
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1st summer school on “Green Spin in Biotechnology
2025
icon-pin-location The Karachi Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) University of Karachi.
International Conference on “Research Enterprise on Food Safety in Developing World” , Organized by COMSATS, Islamabad and DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
2025
icon-pin-location COMSATS University, Islamabad
Workshop on “Research Communication Skills” Organized by Centre of Excellence for the Development of Research and Soft Skills (CEDRSS)
2025
icon-pin-location DHA Suffa University, Karachi
First International Conference on Life Sciences “Emerging Trends in Biological Sciences and Genomics” Jointly organized by M. A. H. Qadri Biological Research Center (BRC) & The Karachi Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) University
2025
icon-pin-location The Karachi Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) University of Karachi
Research Communication Skills for Scientific Writing & Presentation
2025
icon-pin-location The Karachi Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) University of Karachi
A Health Awareness Seminar on ‘World Cancer Day’ held on organized by CEAP, NAYS in collaboration with Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi & ENSF, Trieste, Italy at University of Karachi.
2025
icon-pin-location Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi
One day workshop on ‘Spreading Safety Culture in Laboratory’ held on organized by Cypress in collaboration with NAYS at University of Karachi.
2025
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