Curriculum Vitae
Muhammad Tayyib Naseem
S/O
Muhammad Naseem Akhter
Date of Birth: July 15, 1985
Mailing address: Insect Molecular Biology Lab, National Institute for biotechnology and
genetic engineering, Jhang Road, Faisalabad
Home address: P-460, B-Block, Main Road Abdullah Colony, Faisalabad
Cell # +92-333-6511797
Email: tayyibnaseem@hotmail.com
Education
 Ph.D. Biotechnology (2010-Continue)
Thesis Title, “DNA based identification of aphid species and vector-virus association analysis of
aphid borne luteovirus”
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
 M.Sc. (Hons.) Agricultural Entomology (2007-2009)
Thesis Title, “Management of wheat aphid with intercropping of different oil seed crops”
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
 B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture (2003-2007)
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Awards
HEC Indigenous Scholarship M.Phil leading to PhD
IRSIP fellowship for research visit to University of California, Davis, USA
Travel Grant for 6th Asia Pacific Congress of Entomology (October 2009), Beijing, China
Work Experience
Junior Specialist (Mar. 2012 - Mar. 2013)
Dept. of Plant Pathology, Univ. of California, Davis, USA
Data analyst/ Enumerator (May-Jun. 2009 and Jan. - March 2015)
International Water Management Institute, Pakistan
Sale Promotion Officer (Feb. 2005 - Jun. 2007)
Uni Agri Traders, Lasani Town, Faisalabad
Technical skills and competences
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Molecular techniques (RNA isolation, cDNA synthesis, cloning, Primer
designing, PCR, RT-PCR, Real-time PCR, Virions purification)
Insect rearing
Plant virus screening
Phylogenetic analysis
Molecular tools handling
Competent with statistical analysis
Research Interests
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Agricultural Biotechnology
Insect Molecular Biology
Plant Virology
Molecular Taxonomy
Integrated Pest Management
Vector-Virus Interaction
Publications
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Naseem MT, Ashfaq M, Khan AM, Kiss Z,. First report of Myzus persicae as a
potential vector for Carrot motley dwarf virus (CMD) complex. (Submitted in
Canad. J. Plant Pathol.)
Naseem, MT, Khan, RR,. Comparison of repellency of essential oils against red
flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research Vol. 2(7), pp. 131 – 134, July 2011.
(Available online )
Conference abstracts
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Naseem MT, 2015. First report of Myzus persicae as a vector for Carrot motley
dwarf (CMD) complex. Proc. of XVIII International Plant Protection Congress,
Berlin, Germany, pp-529
Naseem MT, RR Khan, F Nazir and K Zia, 2009. Comparison of repellence
between different essential oils against red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
Herbst. Proc. 6th APEC, Beijing, China
Noor-ul-Ane M, K Zia, AH Sayyed and MT Naseem, 2009. “Effect of different
abiotic factors and physio-morphic characteristics of various Bt transgenic cotton
varieties to Jassid, Amrasca devastans (Homoptera: Jassidae)” Proc. 6th APEC,
Beijing, China
Zia K, MR Ahmed, M Noor-ul-Ane and MT Naseem, 2009, Copmarison of
efficacy of some insecticide against maiz shoot fly, Atherigina soccata
(Ronadani) (Diptera: Muscidae) in spring maize. Proc. 6th APEC, Beijing, China
Conferences
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Participated “10th International Meeting of Plant Scientists”, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Participated and Oral presentation of research paper “6th-Asia Pacific Congress of
Entomology”, Beijing, China.
Workshops/Trainings
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“Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Workshop” organized by Lahore
University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore. 9-13 January 2012
“Optimize your qPCR and RT-qPCR assays with careful planning and design”
organized by Promega Corporation, USA. 15 January, 2013
Additional Information
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Member, Pakistan Youth Parliament
Member, Pakistan Entomological Society (PES), Pakistan
Organizing member of one day symposium on “DNA barcoding: a promising tool
for species identification and biodiversity digitization” on 30th Jan. 2012, NIBGE
Member of organizing committee of “International Conference of Plant
Scientists” held on April 21-24, 2008 at Department of Botany, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan