Dr Mohammad Irfan Qureshi

Assistant Professor

Office Address:
Department of Biotechnology,
Faculty of Natural Sciences,
Jamia Millia Islamia,
New Delhi - 110025
  9911491949  (Mobile)
  miqureshi@jmi.ac.in, irf17@rediffmail.com   (Primary)  

Educational Profile

Ph.D. (2004), thesis entitled, "Physiochemical Assessment of the Impact of Oxidative Stress on Growth and Qualitative Traits of Some Medicinal Plants", Hamdard University, New Delhi-110 062, India. (7 February 2004)

M.Sc. (1999) with First Division
Major Papers: Plant Physiology, Microbiology, Biotechnology and Biochemistry.

B.Sc. (1997) with First Division
Major Papers: Zoology, Botany and Chemistry

Positions And Awards

     Positions

April, 2009 - Till date	Asst. Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India; Teaching Biochemistry, Plant Physiology & Biotechnology to graduate and post-graduate students. Pursuing research in areas of plant and environmental proteomics.
Nov., 2006 – April, 2009	Asst. Professor, Department of Biosciences, Jamia mIllia Islamia, New Delhi, India; Teaching Plant Physiology and Biotechnology to graduate and Post-graduate sciences students. Doing research in field of Plant Proteomics.
April, 2006 – July, 2007	Post-Doctoral Young Scientist (Italy), awarded by MIUR, Italian Government to work in Italy on the project dealing with proteome mapping of Iron Deficient Plants employing 2D Gel Electrophoresis, sequencing of proteins by using MALDI-TOFMS, Q-TOF, etc and Recent Bioinformatic Tools.
April, 2005 – Mar., 2006	Post-Doctoral Research Associate (India), awarded by CSIR, Govt. of India entitled, "Proteome mapping and analyses of antioxidants of Artemisia annua L. under abiotic stress".
Sep, 2004 – Mar.,2005	Post-Doctoral Research Associate (India), Department of Biotechnology, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
Aug, 2003 - July, 2004	Senior Research Fellow, Department of Biotechnology, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
Oct, 2001 - July 2003	Junior Research Fellow, Department of Biotechnology, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.

      Awards & Honors

1. SERC-DST Young Scientist Award by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, 2008.
2. Post-Doctoral Young Scientist, awarded by MIUR, Italian Government/Europian Union to work in Italy, 2006.
3. Awarded with Independent Research Associateship by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India on the project entitled, "Protein mapping and analysis of antioxidants of Artemisia annua L. under abiotic stresses".
4. Chaired a session of ICBBB, Rome, Italy
5. Won best paper award, 1st National Congress of Italian Proteomic Association (ItPA), 2006, Pisa, Italy.
6. Gold-Medalist in the seminar-cum-debate on "Water Resources and Their Management for Human-Welfare". 1999. Advances in Plant Sciences. India.
7. Won third best paper in a National Seminar on "Recent research trends in life sciences". 2002. University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India.
8. Guest of Honor, Save Loktak Lake Campaign, Ghandhi Darshan, 7 March 2010.

Countries visited for Conference/ Excursion/ Research

• Germany (Botanischer Garten der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, 2005)
• Austria (International Botanical Congress-2005, Vienna)
• Italy (To avail the Young Scientist Award Fellowship, April 2006-July 2007; to chair a session in an International Conference and present a paper May 2010)

Publications

1. M. Irfan Qureshi, G.M. D’Amici, S. Rinalducci, M. Fagioni, L. Zolla. (2010). Iron stabilizes thylakoid protein-pigment complexes in Indian mustard grown under Cd-stress as revealed by BN-SDS-PAGE and ESI-MS/MS. J. Plant Physiol. 167: 761-770. Impact Factor 2.4
2. M. Irfan Qureshi, Muneer S, Bashir H, Ahmad J and Iqbal M. (2010). Nodule physiochemistry and proteomics of stressed legumes. Advances in Botanical Research (Invited Chapter; under review). Impact factor 4.3
3. M. Irfan Qureshi, Muhammad Iqbal, M.Z. Abdin. (2010). Lead and salinity stress in plants with special reference to A. annua L. and C. angustifolia Vahl. Environmental Stress & Medicinal Plants, In Press.
4. Muneer S, Bashir H, Ahmad J, M. Irfan Qureshi (2010). Proteomics of N2-fixing legume nodules under various environmental stresses. Plant Biotechnology and Transgenic crops. Bentham Publishers, USA, In Press.
5. Ahmad J, Muneer S, Bashir H, M. Irfan Qureshi (2010). Crop Biotechnology, Bentham Publishers, USA, In Press
6. Bashir H, M. Irfan Qureshi, Muneer S, Ahmad J, Zolla L. (2010). Proteomic approaches to map thylakoid proteins and study differential protein expression under various abiotic stresses. Proceedings of International Conference of Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology (ICBBB), World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology, 28-30 May 2010, Rome, Italy.
7. A comparative analysis of RAPD and ISSR markers for genetic diversity assessment in Kalanamak rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm. Submitted to Genetic Resource and Crop Evolution.
8. M. Irfan Qureshi, S. Qadir, L. Zolla (2007). Proteomics based dissection of the stress responsive pathways in plants. J. Plant Physiol. 164: 1239-1260. Among top 25 hottest articles on Science Direct (JPP) for last two years & 3 months and TOP HOTTEST ARTICLE FOR SIX MONTHS! Impact Factor 2.4
9. M. Irfan Qureshi, M. Z. Abdin, S. Qadir, M. Iqbal (2007). Lead-induced oxidative stress and metabolic alterations in Cassia angustifolia Vahl. Biol. Plant. 51, 121-128. Impact Factor 1.3
10. M. Irfan Qureshi, M. Z. Andin (2006). Plant environmental proteomics: let proteins speak their jobs under different environments. J. Plant Biol. 33(1-2), 85-98.
11. M. Irfan Qureshi, M. Israr, M. Z. Abdin, Muhammad Iqbal (2005). Responses of Artemisia annua L. to lead and salt-induced oxidative stress. Environ. Exp. Bot. 53: 185-193. Among top 25 hottest articles on Science Direct (EEB) for three months. Impact Factor 2.4
12. S. Qadir, M. Irfan Qureshi, S. Javed, and M.Z. Abdin (2004). Genotypic variation in phytoremediation potential of Brassica juncea cultivars exposed to Cd stress. Plant Sci. 167: 1171-1181. Among top 25 hottest articles on Science Direct (PS) for six months. Impact Factor 2.0
13. M. Irfan Qureshi, M. Z. Abdin, S. Qadir, Kamaluddin, M. Iqbal (2005). Responses of some medicinal plants to heavy metal, salinity and oxidative stress. In: Traditional System of Medicine. Abdin MZ, Abrol YP (eds.). Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India.
14. M. Israr, M. Irfan Qureshi, S. Aquil, R.K. Dwiwedi, M. Z. Abdin (2005). Influence of phytohormones, IAA and GA3 on artemisinin content in Artemisia annua L. In: Traditional System of Medicine. Abdin MZ, Abrol YP (eds.). Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India.
15. Salim Khan, M. Irfan Qureshi, Kamaluddin and M. Z. Abdin (2006). Protocol for isolation of genomic DNA from dry and fresh root of medicinal plants suitable for RAPD and restriction digestion. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 6: 175-178.
16. S. Ahmad, A. Jamal, I. S. Fazli, M. Irfan Qureshi, M. Iqbal, M.Z. Abdin (2005). Nutritional Approaches for Improved Production of Atrilal (Ammi majus L.). In: Traditional System of Medicine. Abdin MZ, Abrol YP (eds.). Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India. pp. 534-545.
17. M. Z. Abdin, M. Irfan Qureshi (2004). Enhancing Bioactive Molecules in Medicinal Plants through Physiochemical and Biotechnological Approaches. Proc. Intl. Con. Natl. Prod. Bio-Expo. China.

Patents

• Two (Provisional)

Scientific Skills

• Working in field of Plant Proteomics which includes extraction of proteins or protein complexes from cellular and subcellular locations, blue native PAGE, 1st and 2nd dimensional run on Immobilised pH Gradient (IPG) strips (on IEF Cell, protein focusing) and SD-PAGE, respectively followed by image analyses of coommasie and silver stained gels, protein spot identification, tryptic digestion of proteins, data interpratation using advanced bioinformatic tools, ultimately leading to identification of stress responsive proteins.
• Ten years experience of experimental designing and working with stress physiochemistry of plants under abiotic stress such as Salinity, Lead, Cadmium and Fe-deficiency.
• Proficiency in working with plant tissue culture, recombinant DNA technology and protein purification from different plant parts and determination of their profile by 1D and 2D Gel-Electrophoresis.
• Expertise in secondary metabolite extraction from different plant parts; quantification of secondary metabolites employing HPLC, lipid extraction from plant tissue, their esterification, and fatty acid profile screening employing the GLC.
• At home in measuring oxidative stress in different plant samples in response to several abiotic stresses and studied DNA Damage, changes in activities superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase, catalase, proteases, nitrate reductase; and phytochemical assays such as soluble protein, proline, lipids, chloroplastic pigments, ascorbate, glutathione, MDA, H2O2, sulphur, lead, cadmium, etc. contents in different plant tissues.
• Have studied changes in ultra-structure of chloroplast and mitochondria in response to heavy metals and salinity stress employing Electron Microscope.
• Good experience of working with BN-PAGE, IEF Cell, 2DIGE, Electron microscope (EM), Polymerase Chain Reactor (PCR), High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC), Gas-liquid Chromatograph (GLC), column chromatography, Scintillation Counters, Gel Documentation, Spectrophotometers, Centrifuges, Infra-red Gas Analyzers (IRGA), Leaf Area Meters, etc.
• Expertise in operating computers using windows MS-Office (all versions), Internet explorer, PDQuest, Melanie 7, Blast-X software, primer designing softwares, protein, nucleic acid and microbial colony size estimating and Rf value determining software (UVI Tech), Page-maker, Adobe Photoshop, Harvard Graphics and Coral Draw.

Papers Presented in National/ International Confernces

1. International Conference of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (28-30 May 2010), Hotel Royal Santina, Rome, Italy.
2. National Symposium on Genomics and Proteomics, 2010 (4-5 February). Desh Bandhu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
3. 2nd International Conference on Trends in Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Life sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 5-7 January, 2008. Variation in nitrogen efficiency of rice genotypes. K.R. Hakeem, A. Ahmad, M. Irfan Qureshi, M. Iqbal
4. 4th Austrian Proteome Conference, Vienna, Austria. 2006. Role of Blue Native Page in Plant Proteomics.
5. 1st National Congress of Italian Proteomic Association (ItPA), Pisa, Italy. 3-5 July, 2006. Proteomic profile of iron-deficient spinach thylakoids by Blue-Native and SDS-PAGE.
6. XVII International Botanical Congress, Vienna, Austria. July 17-July 24, 2005. Impact of long-term salinity and oxidative stress on photosynthesis, growth, cellular antioxidants and medicinal quality of Artemisia annua L.
7. 3rd International Conference on Natural Products and Bio-Expo-2004. Nanjing, PR China. Oct. 2004. Enhancing Bioactive Molecules in Medicinal Plants through Physiochemical and Biotechnological Approaches.
8. 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Biomedical and Therapeutic Sciences. Jan 6-8, 2005, Jhansi, India.
9. Impact of abiotic and oxidative stress on growth, cellular antioxidants and quality of medicinal plants. 2004. National Seminar on Plant Physiology, Indian Society for Plant Physiology, Pune, India.
10. Taming the oxidative stress for improved quality of medicinal herbs. 2004. National workshop on "Institute-Industry Interaction on research in Unani Medicine to Identify Areas of Collaboration". Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
11. Artemisinin content as influenced by phytohormones, IAA and GA3 in Artemisia annua L. 2004. National workshop on "Institute-Industry Interaction on research in Unani Medicine to Identify Areas of Collaboration". Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
12. Response of cellular antioxidant system in Cassia angustifolia Vahl. (Indian Senna) under salinity." 2003. National symposium on "Plant biology and biodiversity in changing environment". Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
13. Effect of Cd on ultrastructure of chloroplast and mitochondria, protein content, amino acid pool and proteases activity in Brassica juncea L. genotypes. 2003. National symposium on "Plant biology and biodiversity in changing environment". Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
14. Interactive effects of nitrogen and rhizobia on cadmium extraction efficiency of Brassica juncea L. (mustard). 2003. National symposium on "Plant biology and biodiversity in changing environment". Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
15. Salinity induces oxidative stress and alters ascorbate-glutathione cycle in Cassia angustifolia Vahl". 2003. National seminar on "Recent advances in plant science research". University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
16. Biochemical aspects of Cd-toxicity and protective mechanisms induced in Brassica juncea L. genotypes". 2003. National seminar on "Recent advances in plant science research". University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
17. Modulation of photosynthesis and artemisinin content in Artemisia annua L. by salinity-induced oxidative stress". 2003. XVI National symposium on "Photobiology in the genomics and post-genomics era". University of Delhi, New Delhi.
18. Differential responses of Artemisia annua L. to NaCl and Pb. 2003. 2nd International Congress of Plant Physiology, IARI, New Delhi, India.
19. Cadmium induces early senescence in Brassica juncea genotypes. 2003. 2nd International Congress of Plant Physiology, IARI, New Delhi, India.
20. Artemisinin concentration is altered by salt-induced oxidative stress in Artemisia annua L. 2002. National Seminar on "Recent research trends in life sciences". University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India.
21. Biochemical responses of Brassica juncea L. (mustard) cultivars to cadmium stress. 2002. National Seminar on "Recent research trends in life sciences". University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India.
22. Photosynthesis and artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L. as influenced lead-induced oxidative stress. 2001. IIT, New Delhi, India.
23. Effect of salinity-induced oxidative stress on cellular antioxidants, biomolecules, and lipid composition of cell membrane of Artemisia annua L." 2000. National Seminar on "Frontiers of Research and Development in Medicinal Plants". CIMAP, Lucknow, India.
24. Water Resources and Their Management for Human-Welfare". 1999. Advances in Plant Sciences. India. (During Masters Degree).

Conferences/ Seminar Organised

• Convener, Agricultural Science Committee, XXXII Indian Science Congress, Dec 18-22, 2008, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
• Co-convener, Multidisciplinary Thematic Research Committee, XXXII Indian Science Congress, Dec 18-22, 2008, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.

Editorial Work/ Book

1. Peer Reviewed for the following journals
   i) Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Wiley, Berlin, Germany
   ii) Environmental and Experimental Botany, Elsevier, The Netherlands
   iii) Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, CSIRO, Australia
   iv) International Journal of Environmental Studies, Taylor & Francis, United Kingdom
   v) Annals of Applied Biology, Wiley, United Kingdom
   vi) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Basel, Switzerland
   vii) Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, San Diego, CA, USA
    
2. Edited "Souvenir-cum-Abstracts". 2004. National workshop on "Institute-Industry Interaction on research in Unani Medicine to Identify Areas of Collaboration". Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.

Membership of International Scientific Organizations

      Present

• The German Society for Proteome Research (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Proteomforschung e. V., DGPF), Germany
• American Electrophoresis Society, USA.
• Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF), USA
• Associate member of The Institute of Nanotechnology, Scotland.

      Former

• Italian Proteomic Association (ItPA), Italy, 2006-07.

Teaching Experience

• 2 years experience on Guest Faculty position
• 3.5 years experience on permanent position

Permanent Positions

1. Teaching graduate (Plant Physiology & Biotechnology) and post-graduate (Plant Biotechnology, Biochemistry) students as Assistant Professor in Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India
2. Taught graduate (Plant Physiology & Biotechnology) and post-graduate (Plant Physiology) and M.Sc. Biochemistry (Plant Biochemistry) students as Asst. Professor, Department of Biosciences, JMI, New Delhi, India. November 2006-2009 and 2008-2009, respectively.

Students Enrolled Under Ph.D Guidance

      As Ph.D. Guide

05 Indian and 01 International

• Sowbya Khan
  Thesis Title: Proteomic and biochemical investigation to study thre response in Vigna radiata to Fe-defficiency and Cd-stress.
• Humaira Bashir
  Thesis Title: Proteomics analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to S-deficiency and Cd-stress
• Sarvesh K. Shukla
  Thesis Title: DUS characterization of kala namak rice (Oriza sativa L.) germplasm using morphological and molecular markers.
• Moin Akhtar
  Thesis Title: Isolatiotion, cloning and characterization of abiotic stress responsive genes from Lepidium latifolium.
• Javed Ahmad
  Thesis Title: Proteomics of Parthenium hysterophorus for identification of stress responsive proteins and genes.
• Rita Bhageri
  Thesis Title: Proteomic response of spinach to some abiotic stresses using 2-D electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.

      As Ph.D. Co-Guide

• M. Khalid-ul-Hakeem
  Thesis Title: Proteomic investigation of rice cultivars differing in NUE.

Research Projects as Principal Investigator

1. Major Research Project, Funded by UGC, Govt. of India
   Title: Large Scale Proteomics Analysis to Fish out N- and S-Responsive Proteins and cDNAs in Indian Mustard.
   Duration: 3 Years (2008-211)
   Amount: App. 11.5 Lakh
2. Fast Track Project, SERC-DST, Govt. of India
   Title: Mapping the Stress-Induced Proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana using 2-D Electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF-MS.
   Duration: 3 Years (2008-2011)
   Amount: App. 18 Lakh

Orientation Program

• 4 week Orientation Programe (89th OP; Thursday, August 06, 2009 to Friday, September 04, 2009), Academic Staff College (ASC), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110 025

Other

1. Member of Board of Studies of Biosciences 2006-2009
2. Member of Board of Studies of Biotechnology 2009-till date
3. Member of Faculty Committee, F/O Natural Sciences, JMI
4. Member of Departmental SAP (special assistance committee, UGC) committee.
5. Member Departmental Purchase Committee, Department of Biotechnology.
6. Member Moderation Committee, Department of Biotechnology, JMI.
7. Member Syllabus Committee, Department of Biotechnology, JMI.
8. Member of Admission Committee (Department of Biotechnology, JMI), 2009
9. Member of Admission Committee (Department of Biosciences, JMI), 2008
10. Educational Tour In Charge, Department of Biosciences, 2007 (Goa) & 2008 (Manali).
11. Delivered two talks on EduSat Program, DST, Govt. of India on the following topics:
      i)  Biotechnology and its application in service of mankind.
      ii)  An introduction Nucleic Acids, their metabolism and role in biotechnology.
12. Delivered two talks on All India Radio, Urdu Service:
       i)  Gums and Resins: Sources and Applications (translated topic from Urdu)
      ii)  2nd Green Revolution: A dire need of current time and possible approaches (translated topic from Urdu)
13. Wrote and submitted a Non-SAP, UGC Project (Rs. 15 lakh) which was approved for Department of Biosciences. 2008
14. Manager, Basketball team, F/O Natural sciences: Men Winners (2009), Women Runners Up (2009), Men Winners (2010).
15. College Badminton Champion (1994).
16. University football and badminton team player (1995-2001).
17. College & University Long and Triple Jump champion (1994-1997)