Dr. Beenish Aftab

BS Botany (PU), MS. Botany (CEMB, PU), Ph.D. Botany (PU, UC-DAVIS)
Assistant Professor
Email: beenish.aftab@gmail.com

Biography

Dr. Beenish Aftab is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. She got her M. Phil. and Ph.D. degree in Plant Molecular Biology with distinction from CEMB (Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology), University of the Punjab, Lahore. She is a motivated Research Professional holding a Ph.D. in Plant Functional Genomics with extensive experience in molecular research projects demonstrating expertise in molecular research techniques and methodologies having published literature in national and international journals. During her Ph.D. project, she explored cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) tolerant genes in cotton using differential display technique providing prolific strategy for CLCuV resistant cultivar development through transgenic approach. She also got foreign research training in advanced molecular techniques from University of California-Davis, California (USA). She has been awarded two HEC scholarship during her Ph.D. tenure.
Currently, she is supervising 10 M.Sc. students. Moreover, she is QEC focal person of Department of Biological Sciences, UVAS-Ravi Campus. She is also involved in Botanical Garden development in UVAS-Ravi Campus. Dr. Beenish has broad experience in Botany , plant molecular biology and genetic biotechnology and has better understanding of gene(s) identification & their characterization against pathogenic diseases for plant species conservation by using recent molecular techniques.

Areas of Interest

  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Plant Functional Genomics
  • Crop abiotic and biotic stress management
  • Genetic Biotechnology

Publications


  1. Beenish Aftab, Sehrish Sadia (2019). Molecular Aspects of Soyabean-Pathogenic Interactions. Springer Publishers (Accepted).
  2. Sehrish Sadia, Beenish Aftab, Khawaja Shafique Ahmed (2019). Phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology of Glycine max (Soyabean). Springer Publishers (Accepted).

 

  • A. Jamal, M.N. Shahid, B. Aftab, M. Zahur, B. Rashid, A.K. Johargy and T. Husnain (2019) Generation and analysis of expressed sequence tags from roots cDNA library of cotton (Gossypium arboreum). Pakistan Journal of Botany 51(4):1-8
  • Iqra Rehman, Beenish Aftab, Muhammad Bilal Sarwar, Bushra Rashid, Qurban Ali, Sameera Hassan, Muhammad Azam Ali, Idrees Ahmed Nasir, Muhammad Saleem Haider and Tayyab Husnain (2017) Gene Expression in Response to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus in Gossypium hirsutum under Variable Temperature and Humidity. Genetika 49(3): 1115-1126
  • Bahaeldeen.Babikar Mohamed,.Beenish Aftab, Muhammad.Bilal Sarwar,Bushra Rashid,.Zarnab Ahmad, Sameera Hassan,.and Tayyab Husnain.(2017).Identification and Characterization of the Diverse Stress-Responsive R2R3-RMYB Transcription Factor from Hibiscus sabdariffa L. International Journal of Genomics, Vol. 2017, Article ID 2763259, 12 pages.
  • Muhammad Naveed Shahid, Adil Jamal, Beenish Aftab, Bahaeldeen Babiker Mohamed, Javed Iqbal Wattoo , Muhammad Sarfraz Kiani, Bushra Rashid, Tayyab Husnain (2016) Identification, characterization and expression profiling of salt-stress tolerant proton gradient regulator 5 (PGR5) in Gossypium arboreum. Turkish Journal of Biology. 40: 889-898.
  • S. Riaz, B. Aftab, M. N. B. Sarwar, F. Batool, F. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, B. Rashid and T. Husnain (2015) Adaptations of plant responses in Agave sisalana under drought stress conditions. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 9(4): 114-123.
  • A. Jamal,  M. N. Shahid, B. Aftab, B. Rashid, S. Kiani, B. B. Mohamed, M. B. Sarwar, S. Hassan, T. Husnain (2015) Alterations in Photosynthetic, water relations and biochemical components in cotton subjected to drought stress. Journal of Global Biosciences. 4(2): 1517-1529.
  • M. Aftab, I. Rafaqat, F. Saleem, B. Aftab, R. Abdullah, M. Iqtedar, A. Kaleem, T. Iftikhar, S. Naz (2015) Enhancement of shelf life and wholesomeness of goat meat by gamma irradiation treatment. International Journal of Biosciences. 7(4):177-185.
  • B.B. Mohamed, M.B. Sarwar, . Hassan, B. Rashid*, B. Aftab, T. Husnain (2015) Tolerance of Roselle (Hibiscus Sabdariffa L.) Genotypes to Drought Stress at Vegetative Stage. Advancements in Life Sciences. 2(2): 74-82.
  • B. Aftab*, M. N. Shahid, S. Riaz, A. Jamal, B. B. Mohamed, M. Zahur, M. Aftab, B. Rashid, T. Husnain (2014) Identification and expression profiling of CLCuV-responsive transcripts in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Turkish Journal of Biology. 38: 226-237.
  • M. B. Sarwar, F. Batool, B. Rashid*, B. Aftab, S. Hassan, T. Husnain (2014) Integration and expression of heat shock protein gene in segregating population of transgenic cotton for drought tolerance. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 51(4): 935-941.
  • A. Jamal,  M. N. Shahid, B. Aftab, B. Rashid, M. B. Sarwar, B. B. Mohamed, S. Hassan, T. Husnain (2014) Water Stress Mediated Changes in Morphology and Physiology of Gossypium arboreum (Var. FDH-786). Journal of Plant Sciences. 2(5): 179-186.
  • B. B. Mohamed, M. N. Shahid, B. Rashid, A. Jamal, B. Aftab, A. A. Dahab, S. Kiani, M. A. Ashraf, M. B. Sarwar, S. Hassan, T. Husnain (2014) Identifying salt stress-responsive transcripts from Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) roots by differential display. African Journal of Biotechnology. 13(53): 4775-4781.
  • S. Hassan, M. B. Sarwar, S. Siddique, B. Rashid*, B. Aftab, B. B. Mohamed, T. Husnain (2014) Growth, Physiological and Molecular Responses of Cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) under NaCl Stress. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 5: 605-614.
  • B. B. Mohamed, M. B. Sarwar, B. Rashid*, A. A. Dahab, A. Jamal,  M. N. Shahid, B. Aftab, S. Hassan, T. Husnain (2013) Physiological and biochemical responses of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) to NaCl stress. Agrochimica, LVII (3): 250-266.
  • M. N. Shahid, A. Jamal, B. Rashid*, B. Aftab, T. Husnain (2012) Identification and isolation of salt stress responsive transcripts from Gossypium arboreum L. Turkish Journal of Biology. 36: 746-756.
  • M. Zahur*, A. Maqbool, M. Irfan, A. Jamal, N. Shahid, B. Aftab and T. Husnain (2012) Identification and characterization of a novel gene encoding myb-box binding zinc finger protein in Gossypium arboreum. Biologia Plantarum. 56 (4): 641-647

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Trainings Organized/Attended

  1. Resource person of One-day Training workshop on “Basic bioinformatics tools for functional genomics” on July 05, 2019 at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus, Pattoki. 
  2. Organizing Committee member of One day seminar on "Botanical Garden Living Laboratories of Research and recreation on July 12, 2019, at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus, Pattoki. 

Paper Proceeding in International Conference:

  • 19th -- 21st June, 2019: 6th International Conference on "Sustainable agriculture in Changing Climate: Strategies and Management", University of Poonch, Rawalakot.
  •  9th -- 12th October 2012: ICGI (International Cotton Genome Initiative) Research Conference. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Title: Identifying CLCV tolerant genes in cotton through genomics approaches.

Participation in Symposium, Seminars and Workshops:

  • 21st -- 23rd November, 2017: 2nd International Symposium on Advances in Molecular Biology of Plants and Health Sciences, National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Lahore, Pakistan.
  • 14th April, 2015: Workshop on Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing Platform and Its Applications in Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAGS), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • 22nd – 25th April, 2014: International Training Workshop on Microarray for Gene Expression. National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Lahore, Pakistan.
  • 29th September, 2012: Workshop on Quantitative data analysis using SPSS. ORIC, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • 11th- 12th August, 2012: 1st Youth Innovative Workshop at Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
  • 10th Feburary, 2011: Symposium entitled Molecular Biology and Laboratory Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • 24th-28th March 2008: National Bioforum 2008 organized and attended symposia in BioRegarding Molecular Biological Research, siRNA technology as therapeutic tool and a workshop on Regulation of use of GM crops. National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Lahore, Pakistan.