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Personal Information Surname(s)/ First Name Shahid, Muhammad Faisal Address(es) Residential A-50, 13/D/1, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi 75300, Pakistan. Official P-036, Molecular Enzymology and Structural Biology Lab, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, 75270, Pakistan. Telephone(s) (+92) 21-3499-1409, Mobile: (+92) 343-330-9979 (+92) 21-111-222-292, Extension: 306, 307. Email(s) [email protected] , [email protected] Nationality Pakistani Date of birth February 7, 1990 Work Experience Position M. Phil / Ph.D Student (Research Fellow-Molecular Medicine) Dates July 2013 – Present Responsibilities Initially hired as a research associate in January 2013, later enrolled, and currently working as an M. Phil/Ph.D student. The structural biology facility is first in Pakistan, currently comprising of Bruker Ultra-shield 500 and 600MHz NMR spectrometers with cryogenic probes. Research is focused on expression and purification of target proteins in E. coli T7 promoter expression system. Purification strategies using chromatography on FPLC system, structural studies by protein NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Currently working on target proteins identified in gram negative bacteria include resistance virulence and epithelium adherence proteins. Employer International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi. Position Full Time Co-operative Teacher Dates July 2012 - December 2012 Responsibilities Graduate level teaching/assisting professor(s) for graduate courses: Gene Expression and Control, Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Virology, Classical Genetics, Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration, Fundamentals of Microbiology and Functional Biology. Employer Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi. M. Faisal Shahid https://www.linkedin.com/pub/faisal-shahid/20/53b/308

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Personal Information

Surname(s)/ First Name Shahid, Muhammad FaisalAddress(es)

Residential A-50, 13/D/1, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi 75300, Pakistan.

Official P-036, Molecular Enzymology and Structural Biology Lab,Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research,International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences,University of Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.

Telephone(s) (+92) 21-3499-1409, Mobile: (+92) 343-330-9979(+92) 21-111-222-292, Extension: 306, 307.

Email(s) [email protected], [email protected]

Nationality Pakistani

Date of birth February 7, 1990

Work Experience

Position M. Phil / Ph.D Student (Research Fellow-Molecular Medicine) Dates July 2013 – Present

Responsibilities Initially hired as a research associate in January 2013, later enrolled, and currently working as an M. Phil/Ph.D student. The structural biology facility is first in Pakistan, currently comprising of Bruker Ultra-shield 500 and 600MHz NMR spectrometers with cryogenic probes.

Research is focused on expression and purification of target proteins in E. coli T7 promoter expression system. Purification strategies using chromatography on FPLC system, structural studies by protein NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Currently working on target proteins identified in gram negative bacteria include resistance virulence and epithelium adherence proteins.

Employer International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences,University of Karachi.

Position Full Time Co-operative Teacher Dates July 2012 - December 2012

Responsibilities Graduate level teaching/assisting professor(s) for graduate courses:Gene Expression and Control, Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Virology, Classical Genetics, Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration,Fundamentals of Microbiology and Functional Biology.

Employer Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi.

M. Faisal Shahidhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/faisal-shahid/20/53b/308

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Education

Qualification Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular MedicineAdmitted in M. Phil leading to Ph. D Program in 2013

Date Expected 2017GPA 3. 917 of 4 (First)Institution Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research,

International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences,University of Karachi 75270, Pakistan.

Research Project: Structural Functional and Inhibition studies on Therapeutically Important Proteins of Staphylococcous aureus, Salmonella typhimurium and other Gram Negative Pathogenic Bacteria”

Qualification Bachelor of Studies in Biotechnology4 years bachelors program (16 years education)

Date January 2008-December 2011GPA 3. 61 of 4 (First)Institution Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi

Research Project: Standardization of Cost Effective Nested PCR Protocol for Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus Infections in Pakistan.

Language(s) Urdu (Mother Tongue)English (IELTS: 7.0 of 9.0) Report Form: 13PK002611SHAM010A

Computer Skill(s) C++, Adobe Photoshop, All Microsoft Office Products, Basic Bio-informatics.

Operating System(s) Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista / 7/ 8.

Awards and Honor(s)

Novartis International Attended Biocamp 2014 at Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland.Biotechnology Leadership Extensive student group exercises on entrepreneurship, startup,Camp (Biocamp 2014) regulatory issues, intellectual property rights and market exit

strategies for a biotechnology/pharmaceutical company.

Novartis Local Competed and won local biocamp. A three day seminar focusedBiotechnology Leadership on student training on bench to bed transformation of a (Local Biocamp 2014) scientific idea to a value added and profitable commercial product.

HEC Indigenous Scholarship Won meritorious scholarship for Ph.D students in Pakistan from (Batch II-2013) higher education commission (HEC), Pakistan.

International Conference on Won first prize in poster competition on group's research work Applications of Molecular Biology among 161 participants at Quaid-i-Azam University.in Medicine and Research. Poster title: “Cloning, Expression, Purification and Structural Studies, Islamabad (2013) on PTS Transport IIB protein of MRSA 252.”

(Solution NMR Structure due to submit in pdb, reproducibility experiments underway)

Graduation Gold Medal (2011) Awarded by University of Karachi for standing first in graduation.

M. Faisal Shahidhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/faisal-shahid/20/53b/308