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Amna Amna
Country of origin: India Currently in: United States, Knoxville General field of specialization: Other-
Degrees
2021 Doctorate Other -
Current Research Activities
Other
• Leading research in improving nitrogen use efficiency in bioenergy crops through genome-wide association studies and high-throughput mass spectrometry. • Conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and write reports focusing on sustainable agriculture. • Developed high-throughput metabolomics workflow, increasing data processing efficiency by 100X. • Conducting large-scale plant-soil interaction studies (600+ soil samples, 100+ genotypes) to identify key nitrogen cycling traits. • Utilizing advanced bioinformatics and multi-omics approaches to optimize plant growth and sustainability.
Publications resulting from Research:
• Syeda A, Qamar S, Qureshi MI (2025) Biochemical, physiological, and metabolomic insights into sulfur-mediated mitigation of arsenic stress in spinach. Journal of Plant Research. (Communicated)
• Syeda A (2025) Harnessing multi-omics and genome editing technologies for climate-resilient agriculture: Bridging AI-driven insights with sustainable crop improvement. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. (Communicated)
• Weston J, Carter K, Weston D, McLennan D, Hackworth T, Salvador C, Shu M, Chen J, York L, Hollander T, Jawdy S, Colegate S, Zhang X, Yao T, Cahill J, Amna, Lee JH, Webb A, Klingeman D, Devireddy A, Carrell A, Rodriguez M (2024) Exploring isoprene emissions across polar genotypes. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA.
• Amna, Yasmine R, Ahmad J, Qamar S, Qureshi MI (2023) Chapter 1: Engineered nanomaterials for sustainable agricultural production, soil improvement, and stress management: an overview. In: Azamal Husen (ed). Plant Biology, sustainability and climate change. Academic Press, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91933-3.00022-2.
• Qamar S, Syeda A, Beg MA, Qureshi MI (2023) Insights from the molecular docking analysis of gambogic acid with the Chikungunya spike glycoprotein E2. Bioinformation 19:525-530. https://doi.org/10.6026/97320630019525.
• Ahmad J, Khatoon F, Amna, Nida, Qureshi MI (2023) Chapter 9: Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants salt stress management. In: Azamal Husen (ed). Plant Biology, sustainability and climate change. Academic Press, 205-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91933-3.00019-2.
• Qamar Z, Syeda A, Ahmed MJ, Qureshi I (2022) Novel nutraceuticals from marine resources. In: Bioresource technology: concept, tools and experiences. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 38-56. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119789444.ch3.
• Ali N, Syeda A, Topgyal T, Gaur N, Islam A (2021) Parkinson’s disease: A current perspectives on Parkinson’s disease and key bioactive natural compounds as future potential drug candidates. Curr Drug Targets 23:2-20. https://doi:10.2174/1389450122666210623115505.
• Amna, Qureshi MI (2021) Ecophysiological and proteomic response of Spinacia oleracea to sulfur-deficiency and arsenic stress. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
• Amna, Qamar S, Qureshi MI (2021) Arsenic phytotoxicity via the membrane transporters and its mechanism of action and detoxification in plant cells. In: Plant-Microbe Dynamics. CRC Press, 87-102.
• Qamar S, Syeda A, Ahmed J, Qureshi MI (2021) Innovative strategies to understand and control COVID-19 disease. In: Khosla P.K., Mittal M., Sharma D., Goyal L.M. (eds). Predictive and preventive measures for Covid-19 pandemic. Algorithms for intelligent systems. Springer, Singapore, 209-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4236-1_12.
• Ahmad J, Baig MA, Amna, Alaraidh IA, Alsahli AA, Qureshi MI (2020) Parthenium hysterophorus steps up Ca-regulatory pathway in defence against highlight intensities. Sci Rep 10:8934. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65721-7.
• Amna, Qamar S, Tantray AY, Bashir SS, Zaid a, Wani SH (2020) Golden rice: Genetic engineering, promises, present status and future prospects. In: Roychoudhury A. (eds) Rice Research for Quality Improvement: Genomics and Genetic Engineering. Springer, Singapore, 581-604. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5337-0_25.
• Syeda A, Qamar S, Naqvi AAT, Qureshi MI (2020) Role of sulfur in combating arsenic stress through upregulation of important proteins, and in-silico analysis to study the interaction between phosphate transporter (PHO1), arsenic and phosphate in spinach. Plant Physiol Biochem 157:348-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.11.002.
• Amna, Alharby HF, Hakeem KR, Qureshi MI (2019) Weed control through herbicide-loaded nanoparticles. In: Husen A., Iqbal M. (eds) Nanomaterials and Plant Potential. Springer, Cham, 507-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05569-1_20.
• Ahmad J, Baig MA, Syeda A, Ali A, Qureshi MI (2019) Proteomics of cadmium tolerance in plants. cadmium toxicity and tolerance in plants: Agronomic, Genetic, Molecular and Omic Approaches, Academic Press, 143-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815794-7.00005-9.
• Baig MA, Ahmad J, Ali A, Syeda A, Qureshi MI (2019). Role of sulfur metabolism in cadmium tolerance. cadmium toxicity and tolerance in plants: Agronomic, genetic, molecular and omic approaches, Academic Press, 335-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815794-7.00013-8.
• Amna, Qureshi MI (2015) Impact of Fe deficiency and Cd on morphology and metabolome of Brassica juncea root. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:IndustryPeer-reviewing manuscript for journal publications
Workshop and Conference Attended
2018 Jorhat, Assam, India International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (ICCBSA)2020 New Delhi, India JTA Multidisciplinary International Conference (JTACON)2017 New Delhi, India National conference on Biotechnology & EnvironmentPresentation given
2016Impact of Iron Deficiency and Cadmium on Morphology and Metabolome of Brassica JunceaShahjahanpur, UP, IndiaEvent: Advances in Plant Science Frontier : Development and Environment2018To study the morphological and metabolomic profile of arsenic stress and sulfur deficiency in Indian spinachJorhat, Assam, IndiaEvent: International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture2017Comparative Physiological and Biochemical Analysis in Spinach to Arsenic Stress and Role of Sulfur in Combating the StressNew Delhi, IndiaEvent: National Conference on Biotechnology and Environment2020Biochemical and Proteomic Analysis of Arsenic Toxicity and Sulfur Deficiency in Indian SpinachNew Delhi, IndiaEvent: JTA Multidisciplinary International Conference (JTACON) -
Other Awards
Aug 2015National Eligibility Test (NET)It is a test that is compulsory to be a lecturer in a university.Aug 2015Junior and Senior Research FellowshipsJunior and Senior Research Fellowships by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (June 2014), securing a rank of 32 across the country.Mar 2015Graduate Aptitude Test in EngineeringQualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), securing a percentile of 90.35. It enables direct recruitment in certain universities across the world for doctoral degree.Aug 2015Merit Cum Means ScholarshipMerit Cum Means Scholarship by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India (2014 and 2015). This covered my tuition fee for my Master's degree.Feb 2020Best Paper AwardBest Paper Award, JTA International Conference, JMIAug 2021Young Researcher AwardYoung Researcher Award-2021 by InSc, Bangalore, awarded on my doctoral research.
