Hyder Ali Khoja, Ph. D.
Tele No: (954) 753 1079 Cell No: (954) 632 6509
Emails: [email protected]
Profile
Creative, versatile and well-motivated individual with a wide range of experience. Able to take own initiative and as part of a team.
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2003:
Ph.D. Department of Genomics and
Fruit Biotechnology, Institute National Polytechnique Ecole National
Superieur Agronomique de Toulouse (INP-ENSAT),
Dissertation
Title: Characterization of two genes, LeRab6
and LeER43 encoded to a putative
small GTP-binding protein in tomato (Lycopersicon
esculentum, Mill).
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1998:
(M.S) Master of Science in
Agriculture Plant Biotechnology,
Thesis Title: Novel Approaches for Cultivars Differences, by Tissue Culture Multiplication, Callus Induction and Plant Regeneration Frequency from Tissue of Chili Pepper (Capsicum annum, L).
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1996:
(B.S) Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with dual major: Plant Breeding
and Genetics,
· Molecular Biology: Practical hands-on experience on all molecular biological techniques such as extraction of DNA and RNA, cDNA synthesis, RT-PCR, regular and nested PCR, Northern and Southern blots, DNA sequencing, gene expression studies, cloning, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.
· Tissue Culture And Physiology: Tissue culture, in vitro and in vivo studies, micro-propagation, embryogenesis, organogenesis, histogenesis, and morphogenesis, gas and liquid chromatography.
· Bioinformatic: Practical uses of BLAST search, sequencing and multi-alignment, Prosite, NCBI, FASTA, utilization of software like clustlaw, pGreen and vector NTI.
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2001-2002:
Assistant-Moderator of the Molecular Biology
(Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/molecular-biology-notebook/).
Major Responsibilities: Participated in Molecular Biology discussion forum. Communication with 600 forum members on molecular biology-related matters.
· June 1999: On Staff Of An International Congress, organized by the Society for In Vitro Biology, New Orleans, Louisiana USA.
Major Task: Congress organization and co-ordination.
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1990-1997:
Volunteer Teacher and Facilitator at one of the
Major Task: To give lectures, assist students and conduct seminars to volunteer schools.
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1996-1997:
Research and Development Officer,
Dow-Elanco (Pvt.) Ltd.
Major Responsibilities: Market research for company’s chemical products reporting directly to the CEO.
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1995-1996:
Medical Representative, Domes Pharmaceutical Company (Pvt.) Ltd.
Major Responsibilities: Liaison with medical surgeons and doctors on medicines and drugs for cardiovascular and dermatology-related diseases.
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Major Accomplishments: amplification of target sequences by Polymerase Chain Reaction. The techniques involved the isolation of DNA/RNA from various sources like plant tissue and human hair, preparation of samples for amplification by regular-PCR as well as Nested-PCR, analysis of amplified PCR products by agarose gel electrophoresis and dot-blot hybridization.
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Feb
06-20, 1994: Farmer’s Training Workshop, organized by Asian Development
Bank.
Major
Accomplishments: Practical
know-how of forest trees and cultivation.
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Academic
appreciations, Achievements, honours and awards
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1998-2003:
Scholarship for the entire Ph.D., research studies, from The Aga Khan
Foundation International Scholarship Program,
· 1998-2003: Ph.D., research scholarship from The French Ministry of Education for conducting research in Plant Biotechnology.
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1998-2003:
Ph.D., research scholarship by Ministry of
·
2003:
(Excellence Award) Received
in 2003 in recognition of completing postgraduate level studies and
publications Awarded from The Aga Khan Education Board for
·
1998:
(Honor Shield Award) Achieved outstanding merit award and honor shield for
securing position in department of
·
1997:
(Honor Shield Award) Awarded Honor shield for obtaining second position in
(M.S. Honors) degree from
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1994:
(Gold Medal Award) Dean’s List ranked
second position in (B.S. Honors) with dual majors: Plant Breeding &
Genetics, from
Computer
skills
·
Handling and
troubleshooting of computers. MS-DOS, Windows MS Offices, Sigma plot
etc.
Extra-curricular activities
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Volunteering: worked for Aga Khan Health/Blood
Donation committee, Aga Khan Education services etc.
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Reading about scientific innovations and playing
Table tennis.
Professional affiliations
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Member Society for In Vitro Biology,
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Member American Association for advancement of
Science.
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KHOJA, Hyder Ali., Leclercq, J., Latché, A.,
Pech, J. C and Bouzayen, M. Characterization of a putative Rab-related small
GTP-binding protein, LeRab6 in tomato
(Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill). Society for In vitro Biology, U.S.A,
in vitro Cell. Dev. Biol-Plant 39:
spring 2003.
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KHOJA, Hyder Ali (2003), ‘Characterization
de deux gènes, encodant putative Rab liant Small GTP-binding proteins, LeRab6 et LeER43 chez la tomate (Lycopersicon
esculentum, Mill)’. These de
doctorat de INP-ENSAT, Institut National Polytechnique (Ecole
Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse) France.
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KHOJA, Hyder Ali., Khalil Ahmad, Q., Jones,
B., Leclercq, J., Sanchez, M. T., Latché, A., Pech, J.C., and Bouzayen, M.
Ripening-associated regulation of gene expression in the tomato. Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant
Hormone Ethylene, NATO Science publication. Vendrell M. et al., Ed. 2002.
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KHOJA, Hyder Ali., Malik, A. J., Rajper, M.
M., and Mangario, G. S. Novel Approaches for Cultivar Differences, by Tissue
Culture Multiplication, Callus Induction and Plant Regeneration Frequency from
Tissue of Chilli Pepper (Capsicum annum L.)
Society for in vitro Biology, U.S.A, in vitro Cell. Dev. Biol-Plant 35:3, Part II, June 1999. And in
Pakistan Journal Of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary
Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Vol. 15, No. 1 Jan-Feb, 1999.
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KHOJA, Hyder Ali. An article published in the
science column of
· Dr. Christopher Sumeet Gondi. Dr. Sravan Kumar Vanamala Dr. Massoud Mirshahi
Department of
Biomedical
Division of
Cancer Biology,
Medicine,
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