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Dr. Muhammad Farooq

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Dr. Muhammad Farooq

Associate Professor/Chairman
PH.D (HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS)

About Me

Muhammad Farooq received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biotechnology from the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, in 2010. He worked as Research Associate (2007-2008) at Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He did Post Doctorate (2010-2013) from Niigata University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Japan.

He worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow (2013-2017) at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He worked as Assistant Professor (2017-2019) in the Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Govt. College University Faisalabad.

He is HEC approved PhD supervisor. He has published more than 52 research papers. He is also a regular reviewer of the renowned international research journals. He is acting as an Academic Editor in PLoS One Journal.

Research Interest Keywords

His research interests include Human Molecular Genetics. Identification and functional characterization of rare genetic variants in neurodevelopmental disorders and congenital heart disease through Next Generation Sequencing, cell and animal models.

Contact Info

Email
muhammad.farooq@iub.edu.pk
Mobile #
0322-4477799

Awards and Honors

  1. Project awarded Danish Heart Foundation in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen Denmark,.Principal Investigator from Pakistan, (1 million Danish Krone).
  2. Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). 2012. Principal Investigator.
  3. Travel grant. Wellcome Trust, Hinxton UK. GENOMIC DISORDERS 2008. Studying the Genome to understand Human Development and Disease17-20 March 2008.
  4. The genetic basis of human pigmentation, grant of 2.8 million DKK from The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark. International Collaborator.
  5. Gene Mapping and Molecular Analysis of Congenital Heart Disease in Saudi Population and Functional Analysis of Identified Genes and Mutations in Cell Models and Zebra Fish. International Consultant.
  6. HEC Indigenous PhD Fellowship

Publications

International: 52

Affiliations

Department of Biotechnology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100-Pakistan