FACULTY PROFILE
Dr.Muhammad Shafiq
Assistant Professor
PhD Biotechnology
HONOURS AND AWARDS
| 1 | 2017 |
Postdoc Fellow in Sultan Qaboos University Muscat Oman from 2017-2018 |
| 2 | 2014 |
IRSIP Scholarship for 6 months for Research at RLP-Agroscience, Alplanta Institute for Plant Research, Germany |
| 3 | 2009 |
HEC Indigenous Scholarship for PhD studies |
PUBLICATIONS :
BOOK CHAPTER
| 1 | 2018 |
Ali I, Khan MS, Mustafa G, Sultan N, Iqbal Z, Shafiq M (2018) Resistance Strategies against Microbial Plant Pathogens. Current Research in Microbiology. Chapter 4 (External link) |
JOURNAL PAPERS - PEER REVIEWED
| 1 | 2019 |
Shahid MS, Shafiq M, Ilyas M, Raza A, Al-Sadrani MN, Al-Sadi AM, Briddon RW (2019) Frequent occurrence of Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus in tomato leaf curl disease affected tomato in Oman. Scientific Reports 9 (1):16634. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-53106-4 (IF: 4.011) (External link) |
| 2 | 2019 |
Shahid MS, Shafiq M, Raza A, Abdullah MS, Briddon RW (2019) Molecular and biological characterization of Chili leaf curl virus and associated Tomato leaf curl betasatellite infecting tobacco in Oman. Virol J 16 (1):131. doi:10.1186/s12985-019-1235-4 (IF: 2.464) (External link) |
| 3 | 2019 |
Zaidi SS-e-A, Naqvi RZ, Asif M, Strickler S, Shakir S, Shafiq M, Khan AM, Amin I, Mishra B, Mukhtar MS, Scheffler BE, Scheffler JA, Mueller LA, and Mansoor S (2019) A genomic insight into cotton leaf curl geminivirus disease resistance in cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Plant Biotechnol J. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13236 (IF: 6.84) (External link) |
| 4 | 2019 |
Shahid MS, Shafiq M, Pudashini BJ, Khatri-Chhetri GB, Natsuaki KT, Briddon RW (2019) Identification of Pea leaf distortion virus and Ludwigia leaf distortion betasatellite infecting lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) in Nepal. Australas Plant Pathol. doi:10.1007/s13313-019-00630-6 (IF: 1.007) (External link) |
| 5 | 2018 |
Shahid MS, Raza A, Shafiq M, Abdullah MS, Briddon RW (2018) Infection of Urtica incisa with Chili leaf curl virus and Tomato leaf curl betasatellite in Oman. J Plant Pathol. doi:10.1007/s42161-018-0168-x (IF: 0.944) (External link) |
| 6 | 2018 |
Ali I, Khurshid M, Iqbal Z, Shafiq M, Amin I, Mansoor S, Briddon RW (2018) The Antisense 5' end of the V2 confers resistance against monopartite begomovirus Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus. Acta Virologica. doi:10.4149/av_2019_101 (IF: 0.696) (External link) |
| 7 | 2017 |
Iqbal Z, Shafiq M, Ali I, Mansoor S, Briddon RW (2017) Maintenance of Cotton Leaf Curl Multan Betasatellite by Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus-Analysis by Mutation. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02208. (IF: 4.106) (External link) |
| 8 | 2017 |
Abbas Q, Amin I, Mansoor S, Shafiq M, Wassenegger M, Briddon RW (2017) The Rep proteins encoded by alphasatellites restore expression of a transcriptionally silenced green fluorescent protein transgene in Nicotiana benthamiana. Virus Disease. doi: 10.1007/s13337-017-0413-5 (IF: 0.364) (External link) |
| 9 | 2017 |
Shafiq M, Iqbal Z, Ali I, Abbas Q, Mansoor S, Briddon RW, Amin I (2017) Real-time quantitative PCR assay for the quantification of virus and satellites causing leaf curl disease in cotton in Pakistan doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2017.05.012 (IF: 1.756) (External link) |
| 10 | 2016 |
Iqbal Z, Sattar MN, Shafiq M (2016). CRISPR/CAS9: A tool to circumscribe Cotton leaf curl Disease. Frontiers in Plant Science 7. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.0047 (IF: 4.106) (External link) |
| 11 | 2016 |
Raza A, Malik HJ, Shafiq M, Amin I, Scheffler JA, Scheffler BE, Mansoor S (2016). RNA interference based approach to down regulate osmoregulators of Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci): potential technology for the control of Whitefly. PLoS One 11: e0153883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153883 (IF: 2.776) (External link) |
| 12 | 2016 |
Zaidi SS-e-A, Shafiq M, Amin I, Scheffler BE, Scheffler JA, Briddon RW, Mansoor S (2016). Frequent occurrence of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in Cotton leaf curl Disease affected cotton in Pakistan. PLoS One 11: e0155520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155520 (IF: 2.776) (External link) |
| 13 | 2015 |
Mustafa R, Shafiq M, Mansoor S, Briddon R, Scheffler B, Scheffler J, Amin I (2015). Virus-induced gene silencing in cultivated cotton (Gossypium spp.) using Tobacco rattle Virus. Mol. Biotechnol: 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s12033-015-9904-z (IF: 1.815) (External link) |
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
| 1 | 30th-31st March, 2016 |
Joint Organizer of “1st International Conference on Advancements of Biotechnology” AKHUWAT-FIRST and G.C Women University Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| 2 | 27th-28th March, 2014 |
Joint Organizer of “1st National Student Conference” National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad Pakistan |
| 3 | 14th -16th November, 2017 |
Trainer of “Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Workshop” organized by Biotechnology Lab., Department of Crop Sciences, CAMS, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman |
| 4 | 12th-14th October, 2015 |
Joint Organizer of “2nd National Student Conference” National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad Pakistan |
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