PERSONAL PROFILE
Name of Scientist: Dr. Saboohi Raza
Designation:
Sr. Scientist
Present Status
Co-Investigator
Qualification:
Ph. D.
Division:
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Subject of specialization: Plant Biotechnology
Research Group: Sugarcane breeding through
biotechnological techniques
Professional experience: Eleven years of research experience in plant breeding, stress
physiology, somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis, cell suspension, cell/tissue
culture, micropropagation, in-vitro mutagenesis, molecular marker assisted selection
of somaclones and mutants
Title of on-going projects (Co-PI of the Projects)
a) Evolution of improved varieties of sugarcane (Saccharum ssp. hybrid) through
induced somatic mutations and in vitro culture techniques.
b) Genomics studied in crops
Objectives: High cane yield, early maturity and high sucrose content
Trainings:
 Modern techniques in Biotechnology from 2-7 March 2003at National institute for
Biotechnology & genetic engineering Faisalabad
 4th FAO/IAEA Interregional Training Course on mutant germplasm characterization
using molecular markers 27 September – 22 October 2004, Seibersdorf, Austria
 Communication Skills at Dr. A.Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and genetic
Engineering
Publications:
Alam, S.M. and Raza, S. 2001. Micronutrient fertilizers. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., Vol. 4, No.11:
1146-1450.
Alam, S.M., Ansari,R., Mujtaba, S.M., Khan M.A.and Raza, S. 2002. Sustainable
Agriculture: A system of Farming. Asian J. Plant Sci. Vol. 1, No.1 pp. 75-76.
Shereen, A., R. Ansari, Alam, S.M., S. Mumtaz and S. Raza. 2003. In-vitro selection for salt
tolerance among different strains of Bradirhizobium japonicum. Pak. J. Bot., 35(1): 8992.
Khan, I.A., Khatri, A., Siddiqui, M.A., Nizamani, G.S., Raza,S., Khanzada, M.H.,
Dahar,N.A. and Khan, R. 2003. Effect of NPK fertilizers on the growth of sugarcane
clone AEC86-347 developed at NIA, Tando Jam. Pak. J. Bot, 37(2):355-360.
Khan, I.A., Khatri, A., ; Nizamani, G.S; Siddiqui, M.A; Raza, S; Seema, N and Naqvi, M.H.
2003. Tissue culture studies in sugarcane. Pak.J.Sug. XVIII (6):37-40.
Khan, I.A., Khatri, A., Siddiqui, M. A., Nizamani, G.S. and Raza, S. 2004. Performance of
promising sugarcane clone for yield and quality traits in different ecological zones of
Sindh. Pak.J.Bot., 36 (1) 83-92.
Khatri, A., Khan, I.A., Siddiqui, M.A., Nizamani, G.S. and Raza, S. 2004. Performance of
oilseed brassica in different water regime. Pak. J. Bot 36 (2): 351-357.
Khan, I.A., Khatri, A., Raza, S; Seema, N; Nizamani, G.S. and Naqvi, M.H. 2004. Study of
genetic variability in regenerated sugarcane plantlets derived from different auxin
concentrations. Pak.J.Sug.XIX (6):35-36.
Mansoor, S, Qazi, J., Amin, A., Khatri, A., Khan, I.A., Raza, S., Zafar, Y. and Briddon,
R.W. 2005. A PCR-based method, with internal control, for the detection of
banana bunchy top virus in banana. J. Molec. Biotech. 30 (2):167-170.
Khatri, A., Khan, I.A., Siddiqui, M.A., Raza, S; Nizamani, G.S. 2005. Evaluation of
highyielding mutants of Brassica juncea CV. S-9 developed through gamma rays and
EMS. Pak. J. Bot 37 (2): 279-284.
Khatri, A., Khan, I.A., Dahot, U.M., Nizamani, G.S., Siddiqui, M.A. Raza, S. and Naqvi,
M.H. 2005. Study of callus induction in banana (Musa spp.). Pak. J. Biotech., 2 (1-2):
36-40.
Raza, S., Siddiqui, M.A. Khan, I.A. and Khatri, A. 2005. Study of Genetic diversity among
different varieties of canola (Brassica napus L.) by random amplified polymorphic
DNA (RAPD) marker. Int. J. Bio. & Biotech. 2 (3):583-587.
Raza, G., Raza, S., Khan, I.A. and Khatri, A. 2006. Genetic diversity analysis of local date
palm (Phoenix dactyliferaL.) cultivars of Pakistan through molecular marker (RAPD).
Int.J.Biol.Biotech., 3(4):673-676.
Hussain, M., Qamarunisa, S., Raza, S., Qureshi, J., Rasool, S. A. 2009. DNA photolyase of
enterococci: possible explanation for its low sunlight inactivation rate. Biologia
64(5):1-7.
Khan, I.A., Dahot, M. U., Seema, N., Yasmin, S., Bibi, S., Raza, S. and Khatri, A. 2009.
Genetic variability in sugarcane plantlets developed through in vitro mutagenesis. Pak. J.
Bot., 41: 153-166.
Raza, S., Anjum, S., Qamarunisa, S., Jamil, I., Azhar, A. and Qureshi, J. A. 2011. Genome
analysis of sugarcane (cultivar BL4) to investigate transposable elements. Pak. J.
Biochem. Mol. Biol. 44: 68-72.
Shereen, A., Ansari, R., Raza, S., Mumtaz, S., Khan, M.A. and Khan, M. A. 2011. Salinity
induced metabolic changes in rice (oryza sativa l.) seeds during germination. Pak. J.
Bot., 43(3): 1659-1661.
Qamarunnisa, S., Hussain, M., Jabeen, N., Raza, S., Khanani, M. R., Azhar, A.,Qureshi, J.A.
and Naqvi, S.H. M. 2012. In silico studies on structure-function of DNA GCC- box
binding domain of Brassica napus DREB 1 protein. Pak. J. Bot. (44): 493-500.
Raza, S., Qamarunisa, S., Hussain, M., Jamil, I., Anjum, S., Azhar, A., Qureshi, J.A. 2012.
Regeneration in sugarcane via somatic embryogenesis and genomic instability in
regenerated plants. J.Crop.Sci.Biotech. (15): 131-136.
Gene Bank Deposition:
19 sequences has been deposited to gene bank
Projects submitted: International
National
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