Dr. Sajeela Ahmed

Designation                        Assistant Professor                                                        

Email ID(s)                          [email protected]                                                    

Contact #                             3215130195                                                                                                                                                        

Profile Summary

An innovative, energetic and self-motivated researcher with almost 10 years of diverse research experience in the disciplines of Cardiovascular Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular Virology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Highly efficient and systematic with a good eye for detail and a proactive approach to performance and data accuracy. Responsible for conducting researches indifferent countries e.g. (Italy, Germany, Sweden and Pakistan) focusing on:
• Reduction of oxidative stress during ischemia reperfusion injury
• Signal transduction in Hepatitis B Virus
• Nephrotoxicity induced by acrylamide
• Construct formation and transformation of gene

Qualification
Sr. No	Degree	University							Year
1	P.hD (Cardiovascular Sciences)	University of Verona, Italy							2018
2	MS. (Molecular Biology)	University of skovde , Sweden							2010
3	M.Phil.(Biochemistry/ Moleuclar Genetics)	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan							2009
4	M.Sc. (Plant Sciences)	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan							2007
5	B.Sc. ( Science)	Punjab University							2005
Teaching Experience
Sr. No	Designation	University						Year
								From	To
1	Assistant Professor	National University of Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan						2019	present
Honors and Awards
Sr. No	Award								Year
1	Presented my research work in the 10th World Congress on Polyphenols in Porto, Portugal.								2016
2	Received PhD. Full scholarship from University of Verona, Italy, 2014-2018.								2014
3	Received distinction in my M.S. research work from Skovde University Sweden.2010								2010
4	Awarded scholarship in my MS Project by the Institute of Infection Medicine, UKSH Kiel, Germany. 2010								2010
5	Achieved Scholarship in my M.Phil. Degree from the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad after obtaining A Grade in the 1st Semester.2008								2008
Research Areas/Interests
Sr. No	Area	Description
1	Biochemistry/ Moleuclar Biology	Cardio-protective effects of Polyphenols against Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in rats Verona university, Italy
2	Biotechnology	I was involved in making of construction and transformation of herbicide resistance gene in ground nut using various molecular and biotechnological methods.
3	Molecular Virology/ Cell Biology	Worked as a research assistant in a lab project investigating the signaling cascades effecting early life cycle of Hepatitis B Virus (Institute of Infection medicine, Molecular medical virology, University Hospital, Kiel University, Germany).
4	Biochemistry/ Moleuclar Genetics	Performed a research project as a part of M.Phil. Dissertation focusing on Acrylamide induces nephrotoxicity in rats and protective effect of Digera muricata (Mart) at histological and biochemical level.
Journal Publications
Sr. No	Journal Name		Publication Title with I.F						Year
1	International Journal of Agriculture &Biology		Uzma, M.R. Khan, A.Muhammad, I. Hussan, S. H.Shah, T. Kumar, S. Inam, M. Zubair, H.Rehman, A.Sher, N. Rehman, Sajeela.Ahmed and G. M.Ali, “Rapid in vitro Multiplication of Sugarcane Elite Genotypes and Detection of Sugarcane Mosaic Virus through two Steps RTPCR”, ,2012, (0.85)						2012
2	Antioxidant		Sajeela.Ahmed, N.Ahmed, B.Kulsoom,G.Inamorati , A. Mehmood,S. Ayoub Meo, M.A. Gebrie, D. Linardi, R. Mani,F. Merigo, F.Guzzo,G. B. Luciani , A. Rungatscher, G. Faggian, Cocoa Flavanoids reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Experimental Model.						2020
Conference Publications
Sr. No	Journal Name		Publication Title						Year
1	Heart		N.Ahmed, D. Linardi, Sajeela.Ahmed, R. Mehboob, G. B. Luciani, G. Faggian, and A. Rungatscher, “Cardioprotective role of fingolimod in ischemia-reperfusion injury by activation of akt/erk pathways in rat model,						2017
2	Heart		N.Ahmed, D. Linardi, Sajeela.Ahmed, R. Mehboob, G. B. Luciani, G. Faggian, and A. Rungatscher, “233 Anti-arrhythmic role of sphingosine 1-phospahte in post-operative atrial fibrillation by pak1 activation.						2017
3	Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in Nutrition and Health/ISANH		Sajeela.Ahmed, M. Commisso,S. Negri, M.A.Gebrie, N. Ahmed, A. Rungatscher, G. B. Luciani, F. Guzzo &G.Faggian,”Determination of total phenolic compounds in recioto red wine and commercially available cocoa pills by HPLC-DAD.ESI-MS”.						2016