Rubab Zahra Naqvi

Dr. Rubab Zahra Naqvi is a senior scientist (http://www.nibge.org/profile.aspx?PID=116) at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Faisalabad, Pakistan. Her area of interest is Agricultural Biotechnology with a major focus on Molecular Biology, Genomics and Bioinformatics. She holds a PhD Biotechnology Degree and has overall more than 12 years of thriving research experience. She is the winner of prestigious “Norman E Borlaug” Fellowship from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and she worked at the Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing, & Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States. She also enriched her expertise by working at the Boyce Thompson Institute of Plant Research, Cornell University, New York, United States.

She is motivated to pursue her research as a creative and knowledgeable resource in the field of biotechnology and genomics for the betterment of agriculture and the climate of Pakistan. Hailing from Faisalabad, the textile hub of Punjab, Pakistan, Dr. Naqvi is not only a dedicated scientist but also a versatile individual with interests in traveling, cooking, counseling, painting, and hiking.

July 2024