Associate Professor
PhD (2005-2009) (Molecular Plant Physiology) “The Role of Cytokinins in Plant Immunity “Julius-Von-Sachs, Institute for Biological Science, University of Wuerzburg.
M.Phil. (2002-2004) (Plant Molecular Biology), “Overexpression of the At DREB1A in Rice for Abiotic Stress Tolerance”. National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab Lahore.
B.S (1998-2002) (Plant Breeding & Genetics) “Anti-sense suppression of gene expression” Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, NWFP, Agricultural University Peshawar.
Bio
Dr. Naseem got his PhD from the University of Würzburg in 2009 in Molecular Host- Microbes Interactions. During his postdoctoral stay (2009-2016) at the Biocentre of the University of Wuerzburg, he applied systems biology approaches to assess hormone immune-networks in plants. He worked as Assistant Professor (2016-2018) at Bosphorus University in Istanbul at the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, where he was investigating artificial networks and synthetic biology of CO2-sequestration in plants. Since 2018, he has been working at Zayed University on Quinoa as halophytic model of plant-pathogen interaction. Dr Naseem is also investigating the molecular and genomic basis of the invasive biology of common reed as well as the metabolic adaptation of mangroves in the local ecosystems. Dr. Naseem is certified in teaching of higher education from Derek-Bok Center of Harvard University. He is EIT-Innovator fellow for food entrepreneurship with the European Institute of Innovation & Technology. Lately, Dr. Naseem obtained a PGD in Design Thinking & Innovation jointly from MIT and Colombia Business School as well as a diploma in Creativity Theory and its Philosophy from Cambridge University. With his active lab-based research and bio-innovation expertise, Dr. Naseem is applying systems and synthetic biology approaches to find solutions for issues of food security and climate mitigation strategies.
Office
Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, FF1-1-19
Phone:
+971 2 599 3596
Email:
muhammad.naseem@zu.ac.aeTeaching Areas
Ecosystems, Plant Biology, Global Change, Plant-Microbes Interactions, Higher Order Thinking, Creative Aspects of Science
Research and Professional Activities
Grant reviewer for Czech Science Foundation - The main public funding agency in the Czech Republic. 2017, 2018. Grant reviewer for Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Germany 2018 Journal review works on the theme of plant-microbes-interaction studies: Gene 2012, 2013, Plant Omics 2012, Virology Journal 2010, 2012, Molecular Plant 2014, Bioinformatics and Biology Insights 2014, PlosOne 2014, Immunity and Diseases 2014, 2015. Plant Molecular Biology 2014, Food Chemistry 2013, 2014, Plant Sig & Beh 2013. Plant Omics 2014, 2015. Pak J. Bot 2014. Current Protein & Peptide Science 2014, Methods in Mol. Biol 2015, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 2016. Advancements in Life Sciences 2016 and Gene 2016, Turkish Journal of Biology 2017. Applied Soil Ecology 2017, BMC bioinformatics 2017 and Scientific Report 2017,2018,2019, 2020. Plant Cell & Environment 2017,2018, Physiologia Plantarum 2017, Systems Biology and Applications 2017, Scientific Reports 2018, 2019 and Current Genetics 2018, Plant Methods 2018, 2019, npj Systems Biology and Applications 2018. ISMEJ 2021, Plant Communications 2021, Trends in Biotechnology 2022, Front. Plant Sci 2022. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, Plant Molecular Biology 2023 Edited a book volume on Auxin and Cytokinins together with Thomas Dandekar; Methods in Molecular Biology as part of Springer Protocols 2017. Editing a method book for MIMB (Methods in Molecular Biology) springer on Plant Stem Cells and scheduled for publishing in December 2019. Editorial board member Scientific Reports 2022- up to date.
