CV (short version)

Education and Research Experience

• Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Quantitative Genetics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China, 2020–2023
• Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China, 2017–2020
• M.Phil. in Molecular Plant Breeding, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2014–2016
• Graduate Research Assistant, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2014–2015
• Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Botany, University of Sargodha, Pakistan, 2010–2014

Fellowships and Awards

• Full Ph.D. Scholarship, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GS-CAAS), 2017–2020
• Beijing Government Scholarship (BGS), Supporting international students in Beijing, 2017–2018
• Quaid-i-Azam University Academic Fellowship (QAUF), 2014–2016

Technical Skills

• Programming and Software:
  • Languages: R (Intermediate), Bash (Advanced Beginner), Python (Beginner)
  • Tools: TASSEL, EigenGWAS, PLINK, GCTA, BCFtools, VCFtools, OS (Windows, Unix/Linux), etc.
• Dry Lab Expertise:
  • Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) data analysis
  • Applied Quantitative Genetics
  • QTL Mapping, GWAS, Genomic Selection
• Wet Lab Techniques:
  • DNA extraction, PCR, Electrophoresis
  • SSR and KASP marker genotyping

Languages

• Urdu (Native)
• English (Proficient)
• German (A2 Level)
• Mandarin (HSK Level 1)