Research At COMSATS

Plant Biotechnology

Shahid Masood Shah

	Designation:	Associate Professor
	Email:	smasood@cuiatd.edu.pk
	Phone No. :	0992 384533
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	Diversity, conservation and population genetics Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×

Academics/ Degrees

Ph.D. 2013 Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
M.Phil. 2009 Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
BS (Hons.) 2003 University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Profile/Bio

Professional and Research Experience:

Tenured Associate Professor , Department of Biotechnology , COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Feb. 2014 till March 2022: Assistant Professor , Department of Biotechnology , COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
2007 to 2008, Horticulturist. Attock Refinery Limited, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Projects

Use Of Clean Technology To Convert Industrial Wastes Into Valuable Biomedical Materials By Micro-Organisms

Publications/Papers

2023

Journal

Muhammad Sabar,Shahzad Amir Naveed,Muhammad Arif,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,Muhammad Musaddiq Shah,Tahir Awan "Introgression of Drought Tolerance into Elite Basmati Rice Variety through Marker-Assisted Backcrossing" , Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany ,Volume 92 ,Issue 5 ,Page 1421-1438 , 2023

Taimoor Khan,Y.Sajjad,A.Hassan,S.A.Khan,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan "Evaluating the antioxidative defense response of selected indoor plants against benzene and formaldehyde" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research ,Volume 14 , 2023

Ali Masood,Y.Sajjad,S.A.Khan,A.Hassan,M.Shah,S.M.Shah "In vitro propagation of Geranium wallichianum: An indigenously threatened medicinal plant in Pakistan" , Kuwait Journal of Science , 2023

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah "Epigenetics and Crop Improvement" , Global Conference on Sustainable Developments in Agriculture, Biochemistry & Biotechnology , 2023

2022

Journal

Kashif Aslam,Sajid Fiaz,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,Shahzad Amir Naveed "Identification of QTLs for rice grain size and weight by high-throughput SNP markers in the IR64 x Sadri population" , Frontiers in Genetics , 2022

Jianlong Xu,S.M.Shah "Identification of Candidate Genes for Salinity and Anaerobic Tolerance at the Germination Stage in Rice by Genome-Wide Association Analyses" , Frontiers in Genetics ,Volume 10 ,Issue 3389 , 2022

Sidra Rehman ,S.M.Shah "Phytochemical Screening and Protective Effects of Prunus Persica Seeds Extract on Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatic Injury in Rats" , Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology ,Volume 23 ,Issue 1 ,Page 158-170 , 2022

Muhammad Arif,S.M.Shah "Basmati genome recovery and functional annotation using tunable-genotyping by sequencing" , Pak. J. Agri. Sci ,Volume 59 ,Issue 3 ,Page 405-413 , 2022

S.M.Shah "Recent trends in green synthesis of silver, gold, and zinc oxide nanoparticles and their application in nanosciences and toxicity: a review. " , Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering ,Volume 7 ,Issue 4 ,Page 907-922 , 2022

2021

Journal

Zainab Rehman,Abdul Rehman Khan,A. Baig,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam,Muhammad Shahzad,Sidra Rehman,S.M.Shah "Drought Stress Induces Differential DNA Methylation Shift at Symmetric and Asymmetric Cytosine Sites in the Promoter Region of ZmEXPB2 Gene in Maize" , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY ,Volume 25 ,Issue 02 ,Page 319-324 , 2021

Dr. Sidra Rehman,Shifa Shah,Azeem Mehood Butt,S.M.Shah,Zahra Jabeen,Amjad Nadeem "Biochemical Profiling and Elucidation of Biological Activities of Beta vulgaris L. Leaves and Roots Extracts" , Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences ,Volume 28 ,Issue 1 ,Page 592-602 , 2021

2020

Journal

Wasim Sajjad,Feng He,Muhammad Wajid Ullah,Ikram Muhammad,S.M.Shah,R.Khan,T.Khan,Ayesha Khalid,Guang Yang,F. Wahid "Fabrication of Bacterial Cellulose-Curcumin Nanocomposite as a Novel Dressing for Partial Thickness Skin Burn" , Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ,Volume 2020 ,Issue 553037 , 2020

2019

Journal

Abdul Rehman Khan,M. Shahzad,S.M.Shah,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam "Salt Stress Induces Genotype-specific DNA Hypomethylation in ZmEXPB2 and ZmXET1 Genes in Maize" , Cereal Research Communications ,Volume 47 ,Issue 2 ,Page 216–227 , 2019

S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan "Comparative Analysis of Genomic Variation and Population Structure of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)" , International Journal of Agriculture and Biology ,Volume 21 ,Issue 6 ,Page 1129‒1136 , 2019

Ghulam Shabir,Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,Kashif Aslam "Photoperiodic Stress induces genotype-specific shift in DNA methylation in Tartary Buckwheat." , Biologia Futura ,Volume 70 ,Issue 4 ,Page 278-285 , 2019

S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,A.Nazir,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam "Evaluation of Sequence Related Amplified Polymorphic Markers for genetic characterization of Mentha species from Pakistan" , Philippine Journal of Crop Science ,Volume 44 ,Issue 2 ,Page 71-76 , 2019

Conference

Helen Mary,Zahid Ahmad Khan,Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,Kiran Zubair "Evaluation of epigenetic diversity among different germplasm of tomato" , 8th International Conference on "Environmentally Sustainable Development" , 2019

Abdul Rehman Khan,Helen Mary,Muhammad Saad,S.M.Shah "Evaluation of epigenetic diversity among various buckwheat accessions from Pakistan." , 8th International Conference on "Environmentally Sustainable Development” , 2019

2018

Journal

S.M.Shah,F. Wahid,A.Nazir "Phytochemical proﬁling and antiviral activity of Ajuga bracteosa, Ajuga parviﬂora, Berberis lycium and Citrus lemon against Hepatitis C Virus" , Microbial Pathogenesis ,Volume 118 ,Issue 2018 ,Page 154-158 , 2018

S.M.Shah "A phytobeneﬁcial strain Planomicrobium sp. MSSA-10 triggered oxidative stress responsive mechanisms and regulated the growth of pea plants under induced saline environment" , Journal of Applied Microbiology ,Volume 124 ,Issue 6 ,Page 1566—1579 , 2018

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam,Sumaira Rasul,Hamid Manzoo "An Overview of the Genetics of Plant Response to Salt Stress: Present Status and the Way Forward" , Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology ,Volume 186 ,Issue 2 ,Page 306–334 , 2018

2017

Journal

Kashif Aslam,Muhammad Shahid,Hamid Manzoor,Sibgha Noreen,Mueen Alam Khan,Muhammad Baber,Muhammad Sabar,Muhammad Arif,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,Ghulam Shabir "Rice Molecular Markers and Genetic Mapping: Current Status and Prospects" , Journal of Integrative Agriculture , 2017

S.M.Shah,F. Wahid,Sidra Rehman,A.Nazir "Cellular and Molecular Studies on Selected Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection" , Pakistan Journal of Botany , 2017

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,M. Shahzad "Induction of DNA hypomethylation in ZmEXPB2 and ZmXET1 genes under Salt stress in Maize" , 7th International Conference on "Environmentally Sustainable Development” , 2017

2016

Journal

S.M.Shah,Muhammad Arif,Kashif Aslam,Ghulam Shabir,Michael J. Thomson "Genetic diversity analysis of Pakistan rice (Oryza sativa) germplasm using multiplexed single nucleotide polymorphism markers" , Genet Resour Crop Evol ,Volume 63 ,Issue 7 ,Page 1113–1126 , 2016

2015

Journal

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,M.Irshad "Immediate and Transgenerational Regulation of Plant Stress Response through DNA Methylation" , Journal of Agricultural Sciences , 2015

Gulzar Akhtar,Ahsan Akram,Y.Sajjad,Hasan Sardar,Kaleem Naseem,S.M.Shah "Potential of plant growth regulators on modulating rooting of Rosa centifolia" , American Journal of Plant Sciences 6(5) , 2015

Kashif Aslam,Muhammad Sabar,Muhammad Arif,S.M.Shah,Ghulam Sabir "Identification of SSR markers to find adulteration in elite basmati rice varieties" , Environment and Plant System,Aug 2015 ,Volume 1 ,Page 4-15 , 2015

S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,GHULAM SHABIR,BILAL HAIDER ABBASI,ZABTA KHAN SHINWARI,MUHAMMAD ARIF,KASHIF ASLAM "POPULATION STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY OF THE AA GENOME OF RICE BASED ON SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEATS VARIATION IN ORGANELLE GENOME" , Pakistan Journal of Botany ,Volume 5 ,Issue 47 ,Page 1773-1782 , 2015

2013

Journal

S.M.Shah,S. A. Naveed,M. Arif "Genetic diversity in basmati and non-basmati rice varieties based on microsatellite markers." , Pakistan Journal of Botany ,Volume 45 ,Page 423-431 , 2013

2012

Journal

J. I. Wattoo,K. Aslam,S.M.Shah,G. Shabir,M. Sabar,S. A. Naveed,R. Waheed,Samiullah,Q. H. Muqaddasi,M. Arif "Ethyle methane sulphonate (EMS) induced mutagenic attempts to create genetic variability in Basmati r ice" , Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science ,Volume 4 ,Page 101-105 , 2012

Awards/ Appreciations

Indigenous PhD award from HEC for M.Phil. leading to PhD in Pakistan from 2008 to 2013
International Research Support Initiative Program form HEC for International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Philippines in 2011