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Dr. Ayesha Baig

Assistant Professor
Area of Interest: Plant Molecular Biology
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +92-992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees
  • PhD in Plant Biology: University of California, Riverside. USA.2013
  • M. Phil in Biotechnology: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. (IBGE) University of Agriculture. Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Bachelor in Science (Hons): The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Pakistan.
 
Journal Publications
1. Syed Haseeb Shah,A. Baig,Bushra Ismail,M.Siddique,I.Shahzadi,S.Nawazish,Xiaoliang Shan,Sofia Baig,Hongwei Zhao,Zahid Majeed First identification of potato tuber rot caused by Penicillium solitum, its silver nanoparticles synthesis, characterization and use against harmful pathogens, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
2. Kainat Saeed,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,M.Ali,Iftikhar Zeb,A. Baig,SYED Kamarn ul Hassan Naqvi,Ismat Nawaz,Sania Riaz,Abdullah Adil Characterization of alkaline metalloprotease isolated from halophilic bacterium Bacillus cereus and its applications in various industrial processes, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências | Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 2023
3. Cong Sheng,Hongwei Zhao,Xuan Li,Shengge Xia,Yimai Zhang,Ze Yu,Cheng Tang ,Le Xu , Zhaoyun Wang,Xin Zhang,Tong Zhou ,Pingping Nie,A. Baig,Dongdong Niu An OsPRMT5‐OsAGO2/miR1875‐OsHXK1 module regulates rice immunity to blast disease, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2023
4. Zahid Hussain,A.Mumtaz,Khan, W,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,A. Baig,A. Imran,Abid Mehmood,Qasim Shah,Ehsan Ullah Mughal Synthesis and evaluation of amide and thioureas derivatives as Carbonic Anhydrase (CAs) inhibitors, ACS Omega, 2022
5. Aliya Yousaf,A. Baig,Muhammad Waseem,Aneela Javed,Sofia Baig,Bushra Ismail,I.Shahzadi,S.Nawazish,Iftikhar Zaman Augmented anticancer effect and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized by using Taxus wallichiana leaf extract, Peer J, 2022
6. I.Shahzadi,M.Shah,T.Ismail,Dr. Raza Ahmad,M.Siddique,A. Baig Comparative Arsenic Tolerance and Accumulation Potential Between Wild Tagetes patula and Tagetes minuta, Sains Malaysiana, 2022
7. I.Shahzadi,M.Shah,A. Baig,M.Siddique,T.Ismail,Dr. Nighat Fatima,Syed Munawar Aziz Shah Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, and Antimicrobial Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized using Tradescantia pallida Extract, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
8. A.Mumtaz,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,A. Baig,Adil Khushal,Wamda Ahmed Shadoul,Syeda Huda Mehdi Zaidi,Hummera Rafique,Abida Munir,Aneela Maalik,Syed Jawad Ali Shah,Wajiha Khawaja,Mariya al-Rashida,Muhammad Ali Hashmi Synthesis, carbonic anhydrase II/IX/XII inhibition, DFT and molecular docking studies of hydrazide-sulfonamide hybrids of 4-methylsalicyl and acyl substituted hydrazide, Biomed Research International, 2022
9. R.Ahmad,Iftikhar Zeb,J.Hussain,A. Baig,M.Shah Expression of cyanobacterial genes enhanced CO2 assimilation and biomass production in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana, PeerJ, 2021
10. Dr. S. Shah, Raza Mirza,Tayyab Ashfaq Butt, ,Ahson J. Shaikh,M.Bilal,B.Amin,M. S. Khan,A. Baig,M. Hassham H. Bin Asad, Mujahid H. Shah, ,Rida Z. Shah,,M.S.A Yasser,, Atif Ali, Nano-porous Zirconia Membranes for Separation of Hydrogen from Carbon Dioxide, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies , 2021
11. A. Baig Predicting areas suitable for wheat and maize cultivation under future climate change scenarios in Pakistan, Climate Research, 2021
12. Zainab Rehman,Abdul Rehman Khan,A. Baig,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam,Muhammad Shahzad,Sidra Rehman,S.M.Shah Drought Stress Induces Differential DNA Methylation Shift at Symmetric and Asymmetric Cytosine Sites in the Promoter Region of ZmEXPB2 Gene in Maize, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY, 2021
13. Irum Firdous,Asim Yaqub,H. Ajab,Imran khan,A. Baig,BAZ Amin Electrochemical oxidation of amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin and erythromycin in water: Effect of experimental factors on COD removal, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021
14. A. Baig,Raja Asad Ali Khan,Tariq Masood,Ifra Siddique,Shamsul Haq,Ishrat Naz Biological control of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, in vitro, greenhouse and field in cucumber, Biological Control January 2021, 2020
15. A. Baig,Muhammad Saad,Sofia Baig,M.Shah,I. Nawaz,Samiha Rashid Effective regeneration and transformation of potato variety Desiree with nucleotide diphosphate kinase 2 using IAA and BAP, Pakistan Journal of Botany 09-01-2020, 2020
16. J.Hussain,M.Shah,A. Baig,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,M.Bilal Evaluation of salt tolerance in Eruca sativa accessions based on morpho-physiological traits, PeerJ, 2020
17. A. Baig,Iftikhar Zaman,Nadia Gul,M.Shah,R.Ahmad,I.Shahzadi,Sofia Baig Conservation of an Endangered Medicinal Tree Species Taxus wallichian through Callus Induction and Shoot Regeneration, PTCB, 28th June 2020, 2020
18. M.Shah,Sadia Asfar,Habiba Zafar,Muhammad Mughees,R.Ahmad,A. Baig,Asma Khan MORPHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF HYBRID MAIZE (Zea mays L.) TO SALT STRESS IN COMBINATION WITH EXOGENOUS CALCIUM APPLICATIONS, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 05/06/2020, 2020
19. H.Zaffar,Mughees M,R.Ahmad,A. Baig,M.Shah,Saadia Afsar morphophysiological response of hybrid maize (zea mays l.) to salt stress in combination with exogenous calcium applications, 6-5-2020, 2020
20. A. Baig Role of Arabidopsis LOR1 (LURP-one related one) in basal defense against Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, May 01, 2018, 2018
 
 
Profile/Bio
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
  • Feb. 2014 to Continue : Assistant Professor, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • Lecturer and Researcher from Dec. 2003- Nov. 2013: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE) The University of Agriculture, Peshawar. Pakistan.
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    Research Interests

    • Plant Molecular Biology
    • Plant Pathology