Areeba Shakeel

• Assist lab technician.
• Genotyping
• Helped in different experiments.
• Aliquots and Buffer Preparations.

• Project: Evaluating Land-Use Impact on Soil Microbial Communities Using qPCR and Viability Assays

Techniques Included: DNA extraction, Picrogreen, qPCR, Gel Electrophoresis.

• Project: Regulation of shoot apical meristem and Regeneration in Root and Hypocotyl Segments.

-Investigated the roles of TEL1, TEL2, AMP1, and miR156-SPL module in regulating stem cell proliferation, SAM activity, and regeneration using sterile microscope .Analysis mutant phenotypes using image processing, and statistical data analysis.

Group Project: Exploring the interplay of Drought and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Winter Wheat

• Conducted statistical analysis of drought indices (SPEI, EWDI) to assess their impact on Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and crop yield.
• Developed automated GIS workflows (PyQGIS, R, and Google Earth Engine) for large-scale environmental data analysis.

• Lab: Soil Testing Lab
• Learned various techniques and procedures for soil testing

• Topic: Drug Designing
• Project Name: - Plant-derived Antiviral Compounds Study for Drug Designing Against Replicase polyprotein 1ab Of SARS- COV2: An Insilico Approach
• Performed molecular docking of antiviral compounds of plants with important protein of COVID-19 (Replicase polyprotein 1ab)

• Identification and Characterization of regulatory protein elements in TEL proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana.
• Identification of chemicals affecting TEL subcellular localisation in GFP lines
• Analysis of RAM structure and size in TEL LOF and GOF lines.