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Dr Muhammad Ashraf

Senior Research Officer
School of Life Sciences
Dr Muhammad Ashraf

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Biography

Muhammad Ashraf is a senior research officer at the 糖心Vlog. His research focuses on manipulating the intricate biochemical mechanisms underlying the Calvin Benson cycle, specifically following RUBP regeneration. For RIPE, he explores and characterizes the diversity of Calvin Benson cycle enzymes from various C4 plants, and their potential introduction into C3 plants to enhance their photosynthetic efficiency. Ashraf earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in plant sciences and master鈥檚 degree in plant biochemistry and molecular biology at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan. He earned his PhD in plant developmental biology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China. His work has been published in Plant Cell and Environment, Journal of Environmental and Experimental Botany, and aBiotech.

Publications

Journal articles (3)

Shah, H., Ahmad, M., Zafar, M., Farah, MA., Ahmad, S., Ullah, A., Khan, A., Abdullah, M., Anwar, T., Iqbal, R., Aghayeva, S., Ercisli, S., Ashraf, M. and Elshikh, MS., (2024). Pollen morphology and its taxonomic significance in the genus Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae), from northern Pakistan: Insights for honeybees鈥恜lant interactions. Entomological Research. 54 (11)

Hong, J., Rosental, L., Xu, Y., Xu, D., Orf, I., Wang, W., Hu, Z., Su, S., Bai, S., Ashraf, M., Hu, C., Zhang, C., Li, Z., Xu, J., Liu, Q., Zhang, H., Zhang, F., Luo, Z., Chen, M., Chen, X., Betts, N., Fernie, A., Liang, W., Chen, G., Brotman, Y., Zhang, D. and Shi, J., (2023). Genetic architecture of seed glycerolipids in Asian cultivated rice. Plant, Cell & Environment. 46 (4), 1278-1294

Ashraf, M., Mao, Q., Hong, J., Shi, L., Ran, X., Liaquat, F., Uzair, M., Liang, W., Fernie, AR. and Shi, J., (2021). HSP70鈥16 and VDAC3 jointly inhibit seed germination under cold stress in Arabidopsis. Plant, Cell & Environment. 44 (11), 3616-3627

Contact

ma24671@essex.ac.uk

Location:

Colchester Campus