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Dr Muhammad Ali

Assistant Professor
Area of Interest: Bacterial Comparative and Functional Genomics
Email: ali@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: (92)992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees

  • Ph.D, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, 2016
  • M.Phil, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2010
  • M.Sc., Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2008
  • B.Sc., Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan, 2005

 
Journal Publications
1. Kainat Saeed,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,M.Ali,Iftikhar Zeb,A. Baig,SYED Kamarn ul Hassan Naqvi,Ismat Nawaz,Sania Riaz,Abdullah Adil Characterization of alkaline metalloprotease isolated from halophilic bacterium Bacillus cereus and its applications in various industrial processes, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências | Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 2023
2. Ali A,M.Ali,Shah B A novel NPHP4 homozygous missense variant identified in infertile brothers with multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 2023
3. M.Ali,R.Ahmad,U. Rashid,Iftikhar Zeb Prediction of Phytochemicals for Their Potential to Inhibit New Delhi Metallo β-Lactamase (NDM-1), Pharmaceuticals, 2023
4. Palwasha Khan,S.Naqvi,M.Ali,.JamshedIqbal,M. Azeem,Dr. M. Arfat Yameen,Amara Waheed,Awal Noor,Sadaf Qayuum,Amna Parveen,Shiwei Wang Essential Oil from Tagetes minuta Has Antiquorum Sensing and Antibiofilm Potential against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1, ACS Omega, 2023
5. M.Ali Identification of the Genes of the Plant Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae MB03 Required for the Nematicidal Activity Against Caenorhabditis elegans Through an Integrated Approach, Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
6. Iftikhar Zeb,M.Ali,R.Ahmad In-situ microaeration of anaerobic digester treating buffalo manure for enhanced biogas yield, Renewable Energy, 2022
7. Dr. Fazal Jalil,M.Ali Characterization of Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk-Associated SNPs and Identification of Novel Therapeutic Sites Using an In-Silico Approach, Biology, 2021
8. M.Ali Prediction of putative epitope-based vaccine against all corona virus strains for the Chinese population: Approach toward development of vaccine, Microbiology and Immunology, 2021
9. H.Zaffar,S.Naqvi,M.Ali,R.Ahmad Kinetic Modeling of Endosulfan Degradation by Mixed Bacterial Culture, Soil and Sediments Contamination, An international Journal, 2021
10. M.Ali Identification of the potential type 2 diabetes susceptibility genetic elements in South Asian populations, Meta Gene, 2020
11. M.Ali Diisonitrile-Mediated Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation Leads to Bacterial Growth Inhibition, Journal of Natural Products, 2020
12. M.Ali Pyoverdine-Mediated Killing of Caenorhabditis elegans by Pseudomonas syringae MB03 and the Role of Iron in Its Pathogenicity, International Journal Molecular Sciences, 2020
13. M.Ali Data-mining Approach for Screening of Rare Genetic Elements Associated with Predisposition of Prostate Cancer in South-Asian Populations, Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 2019
14. M.Ali,Dr. Muhammad Imtiaz Vanadium toxicity in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) grown in red soil: Effects on cell death, ROS and antioxidative systems, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018
15. M.Ali Tandem Hydration of Diisonitriles Triggered by Isonitrile Hydratase in Streptomyces thioluteus, Organic Letters, 2018
16. M.Ali,Xinfeng Li,Qing Tang,Xiaoyu Liu,Fang Chen,Jinfeng Xiao,Shan-Ho Chou,Jin He,Maria K. Ali Regulation of Inducible Potassium Transporter KdpFABC by the KdpD/KdpE Two-Component System in Mycobacterium smegmatis, Front. Microbiol., 24 April 2017, 2017
17. M.Ali,Dr. Muhammad Imtiaz Interactive effects of vanadium and phosphorus on their uptake, growth and heat shock proteins in chickpea genotypes under hydroponic conditions, Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2017
18. Li L,Tian S,M.Ali,Xie L Genome‑sequence analysis of Acinetobacter johnsonii MB44 reveals potential nematode‑virulent factors, 4 July 2016, 2016
19. M.Ali,Dr. Li Lin Genome-sequence analysis of Acinetobacter johnsonii MB44 reveals potential nematode-virulent factors, SpringerPlus, 2016
20. M.Ali,Dr. Li Lin,Anum Bashir The Pathogenicity of Pseudomonas syringae MB03 against Caenorhabditis elegans and the Transcriptional Response of Nematicidal Genes upon Different Nutritional Conditions, Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
21. M.Ali,Dr. Li Lin Surface Mn(II) oxidation actuated by a multicopper oxidase in a soil bacterium leads to the formation of manganese oxide minerals, Scientific Reports, 2015
22. Weihong Yang,Zhen Zhang,Zhongming Zhang,Hong Chen,Jin Liu,M.Ali,Fan Liu,Lin Li Population Structure of Manganese-Oxidizing Bacteria in Stratified Soils and Properties of Manganese Oxide Aggregates under Manganese–Complex Medium Enrichment, PLOS ONE, 2013
23. M.Ali,S.Naqvi,Kanwal, M.,,Rasheed, F., ,Hameed, A.,,Ahmed, S. Detection of the organophosphate degrading gene opdA in the newly isolated bacterial strain Bacillus pumilus W1, Annals of Microbiology, 2012
 
 
Profile/Bio
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • January, 2018 till now. Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan 
  • September 2010 till December 2017. Lecturer Biotechnology, Department of Environmental, Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan

 
 
Research Interests

  • Gut microbiota and its role in human metabolic disorders
  • Application of bacterial strains for crop protection against nematode damage


 
Awards
  • First position in M. Phil Biotechnology (Merit certificate)