Lecturer
Dr Samar Naseer
051-9575285
samar.naseer@aiou.edu.pk

Education

  • Ph. D in progress from Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
  • M. Phil in Plant Sciences from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Distinctions:

  • Ph.D. Scholarship under HEC’s Faculty Development (Indigenous) Program for Pakistani Universities, Batch II, 2020
  • QAU Merit based scholarship throughout M.Phil. Plant Molecular Biology & Biochemistry (2010-2012)
  • GOLD MEDAL in M.Sc. Botany (2010), PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi

Experience

  • Lecturer (BPS), Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad (October 2016- To date)
  • Lecturer (BPS), Federal Directorate of Educational Institutions, Cantt. and Garrisons, Rawalpindi (2012-2016)

Publications

  1. Naseer, S., Sun, M., Bibi, B., Qayyum, H., Khan., M.R., Hao, C., Zhang, X., Hao, Y., Rasheed, A., He, Z. (2024). Transcriptomics of developing grains reveals putative candidate genes for grain zinc and iron in bread wheat cultivar Zincol-2016. Journal of Cereal Science, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2024.103966.
  2. Jabeen, E., Muhammad Dawood, H., Huma Nasir, M., Zidan, A.M., Javed, A., Saad Khan, M., Naseer, S., Kausar Janjua, N., Dawood, A., & Zumra Fatima Hussain, H. (2024). Influence of encapsulation metal hydroxy flavones in 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin over their DNA binding and anti-cancerous activities. Inorganic Chemistry Communications.
  3. Waheed, A., Rehman, S., Parveen, B., Naseer, S., Habib, D., Batool, R., Abbasi, B.A., Mehmood, T. (2023). Assessment of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship among brinjal genotypes based on chloroplast rps 11 gene. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 71(1):1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-023-01632-6.
  4. Maqbool, S., Naseer, S., Zahra, N., Rasool, F., Qayyum, H., Majeed, K., Jahanzaib, M., Sajjad, M., Fayyaz, M., Naeem, M. K., Khan, M. R., Zhang, H., Rasheed, A., & Li, H. (2023). RNAseq of diverse spring wheat cultivars released during last 110 years. Scientific data, 10(1), 884. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02769-w
  5. Younas, Z., Naseer, S., Kazmi, A., Ali, A., Wahab, A., Sultana, T., Shoukat, I., Hameed, A., Afzal, M., Mashwani, Z., & Rahimi, M. (2022). Assessment of Diversity among Important Brinjal (Solanum melongena) Cultivars Using Morphological Markers. Journal of Food Quality. 2022(1). DOI: 10.1155/2022/4255554 
  6. Fatimah, H., Naveed, S., Naseer, S., Anwar, T., & Qureshi, H. (2022). Uses, preparation and phytochemical analysis of anti-diabetic medicinal plants in the rural Murree (Pakistan). Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 35(2), 529–537.
  7. Shaheen, F., Riaz, L., Naseer, S., Amir, T., Kanwal, B. (2022). Comparative Analysis of Structure and Biopotency of Di- and Triorganotin(IV) Carboxylates with Hexyl Backbone. Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 92(11):2370-2378. DOI: 10.1134/S1070363222110226.
  8. Shoukat, M., Sun, M., Ali, M., Mahmood, T., Naseer, S., Maqbool, S., Rehman, S.U., Mahmood, Z., Xia, X., Hao, Y., Rasheed, A., & He, Z. (2021). Genetic Gain for Grain Micronutrients and their Association with Phenology in Historical Wheat Cultivars of Pakistan Released between 1909 and 2018 in Pakistan. Agronomy 11(6):1247. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11061247.
  9. Fayyaz, S., Shaheen, F., Ali, S., Naseer, S., Rosario, S. (2021). Structural elucidation and antibacterial activity of new dialkylstannyl- and chlorodialkylstannyl(IV) 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2-(1H)-carbodithioate. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1244, 131213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131213.
  10. Latif, S., Bibi, S., Kouser, R., Fatimah, H., Farooq, S., Naseer, S., & Kousar, R. (2020). Characterization of bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of Triticum aestivum L. Genomics, 112(6), 4760–4768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.07.031
  11. Mehmood, A., Naseer, S., Ali, A., Fatimah, H., Rehman, S., & Kiani, A. K. (2020). Identification of novel vaccine candidates against carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A systematic reverse proteomic approach. Computational biology and chemistry, 89, 107380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2020.107380
  12. Naseer, S., Qureshi, R., Naseer, S., Naseer, A., Munazir, M., Maqsood, M., & Okatan, V. (2021). Medico-botanical plants from Phulgran village, Islamabad, Pakistan. Journal of Botanical Research and Applications, 2020(1). http://jbra.ethnobot.org/index.php/home/article/view/6
  13. Rehman, S., Jørgensen, B., Aziz, E., Batool, R., Naseer, S., Rasmussen, S. K. (2020). Genome Wide Identification and Comparative Analysis of the Serpin Gene Family in Brachypodium and Barley. Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 9(11), 1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9111439
  14. Naseer, S. and Mehmood T. (2014). Tissue culture and genetic analysis of somaclonal variations of Solanum melongena L. cv. Nirrala. Central Eurpean Journal of Biology 9(12):1182-1195. DOI: 10.2478/s11535-014-0354-6

Project, Research Interests

  • Plant Tissue Culture and Gene Editing
  • Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
  • Plant transcriptomics
  • Phytochemistry

 

About

The Allama Iqbal Open University was established in May, 1974, with the main objectives of providing educational opportunities to masses and to those who cannot leave their homes and jobs. During all these past years, the University has more than fulfilled this promise.