Muhammad Kaleem Iqbal, Research Assistant

Muhammad Kaleem Iqbal

Research Assistant

King Faisal Specialist Hospital

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Biotechnology
Experience
5 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :5 years, 11 Months

Research Assistant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital
  • Saudi Arabia
  • My current job since July 2017

Working in Human Cancer Genomics Section. Main tasks include:
Primer designing, PCR, Sanger Sequencing, Sequence Analysis, Mutation Studies, Capture sequencing data analysis, managing technicians’ routine work and troubleshooting research work, writing reviews for journals, annual research reports and giving training to the trainee students.

Research Trainee at King Khalid University Hospital
  • Saudi Arabia
  • December 2014 to January 2016

Working in Molecular Biology research lab. Main tasks include:
DNA Extraction from different fungi, PCR (regular and Real Time), Sequencing, study of biofilms from different fungi, Gene Expression using Real Time PCR.

Research Assistant at Government College University Lahore
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • November 2013 to November 2014

Worked in different Molecular Biology and Microbe culturing techniques, including PCR, Cloning, Bacteria cultures, Plasmid isolation, Protein Expression, Fermentation etc.

internee at National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • March 2012 to May 2012

in the Diabetic and Metabolic disorders lab at Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad under the supervision of Dr. Fazli Rabbi Awan.
Internship Project: Studied different polymorphic forms of ACE alleles reported in Humans. Compared Diabetic with normal individuals.

Education

Master's degree, Biotechnology
  • at Government College University Lahore
  • January 2015

Major Subjects: •Molecular Biology •Enzymology •Fermentation Technology •Protein Purification •Food Microbiology •Bioremediation Thesis: Cloning and expression of a thermostable GH9 cellulolytic gene from Clostridium thermocellum.

Bachelor's degree, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
  • at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
  • January 2012

Major Subjects: •Genetics •Molecular Biology •Basic Immunology •Genomics •Proteomics •Bioinformatics Methods •Gene Expressions Systems •Enzyme Kinetics •Molecular Biology of Immune System Internship: Genotyping of Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in Diabetic and Non Diabetic individuals of Faisalabad Region using PCR at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad.

High school or equivalent, Pre-Medical
  • at Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
  • January 2007

Major subjects: Biology Chemistry Physics

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Protein Expression
Biotechnology
Molecular Cloning
Bioinformatics
Bacterial Culture
Microsoft Excel
Fingerprinting
Molecular Biology
Site directed Mutagenesis
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
Cancer Research
DNA sequencing
Adobe Photoshop
Analytical Skills
Communication Skills
CorelDraw
DNA extraction
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
SDS PAGE

Languages

Arabic
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English
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Punjabi
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Urdu
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