Dr. Sulaiman Ahmed
Address: International Genome Center, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Mobile Phone: + (86) 15868403144
Email: suleman_uaf@yahoo.com; sulaiman@ujs.edu.cn
Job Experience
(1) Currently working as Excellent Postdoc Fellow of Jiangsu Province at International Genome Center, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China (Jan 2022- Present).
(2) Worked as a Postdoc at CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS), Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology (SIPPE), Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China (March 2019- December 2021).
(3) Worked as a Researcher at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), (2014-2015).
Research Interest
● Plant-Pathogen Interaction
● Biotic and Abiotic stress
● Crop Quality Breeding
PhD Study & Research
Ph.D. Crop Genetics & Breeding (Sept 2015- Dec 2018), “Potato Starch Biotechnology for Quality improvement”
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China
Other Educational Details
M.Sc. (Hons.) Plant Breeding & Genetics (2011-2013)
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan
B.Sc. (Hons.) Plant Breeding & Genetics (2007-2011)
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan
Research Funding/Grant as PI
(1) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Research Fund for International Scientists (RFIS-1), Grant No. 2023M731387, 400,000 RMB, (2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31).
(2) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Grant No. 2023M731387, 80,000.00 RMB, (2023-06-01 to 2024-12-31).
(3) Jiangsu Province Excellent Postdoctoral Program, Grant No. 2022ZB677, 300,000.00 RMB, (2022-03-01 to 2024-02-28).
(4) Special Funding from China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Grant No. 2019TQ0335, 180,000.00 RMB, (2019-06-01 to 2021-12-31).
(5) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Postdoctoral International Exchange Program, Grant No. 307450, 20,000.00 RMB, (2023-2024).
Research Funding/Grant as Participant
(1) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), General Project, Grant No. 32072118, 580,000 RMB, (2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31).
(2) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), General Project, 31871531, 250,000 RMB (2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31).
Research Publications:
1-Ahmed, S., & Chen, J. (2022). Transcription factor OsNAC016: a convergent point of brassinosteroid and abscisic acid signaling in rice. Plant physiology, 189(3), 1177-1179.
2-*Khan, M. S. S., *Ahmed, S., ul Ikram, A., Hannan, F., Yasin, M. U., Wang, J., . . . Chen, J. (2023). Phytomelatonin: A key regulator of redox and phytohormones signaling against biotic/abiotic stresses. Redox Biology, 64.
3-Abdullah, M., Ahmad, F., Zang, Y. H., Jin, S. K., Ahmed, S., Li, J., . . . Zhang, T. Z. (2023). HEAT-RESPONSIVE PROTEIN regulates heat stress via fine-tuning ethylene/auxin signaling pathways in cotton. Plant physiology, 191(1), 772-788.
4-Islam, F., Khan, M. S. S., Ahmed, S., Abdullah, M., Hannan, F., & Chen, J. (2023). OsLPXC negatively regulates tolerance to cold stress via modulating oxidative stress, antioxidant defense and JA accumulation in rice (vol 199, pg 2, 2023). Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 204, 82-82.
5-Kui, L., Majeed, A., Ahmed, S., Khan, M. S. S., Islam, F., Chen, J., & Dong, Y. (2022). Solanum tuberosum (potato). Trends in Genetics, 38(11), 1193-1195.
6-Wu, X. Y., Xu, J., Ma, Q. X., Ahmed, S., Lu, X. L., Ling, E. R., & Zhang, P. (2022). Lysozyme inhibits postharvest physiological deterioration of cassava. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 64(3), 621-624.
7-*Lyu, R. Q., *Ahmed, S., Fan, W. J., Yang, J., Wu, X. Y., Zhou, W. Z., . . . Wang, H. X. (2021). Engineering properties of sweet potato starch for industrial applications by biotechnological techniques including genome editing. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(17).
8-Khan, M. S. S., Basnet, R., Ahmed, S., Bao, J. S., & Shu, Q. Y. (2020). Mutations of OsPLDa1 increase lysophospholipid content and enhance cooking and eating quality in rice. Plants-Basel, 9(3).
9-*Zhong, Y. Y., *Ahmed, S., Deng, G. F., Fan, W. J., Zhang, P., & Wang, H. X. (2020). Improved insect resistance against Spodoptera litura in transgenic sweet potato by overexpressing Cry1Aa toxin (vol 38, pg 1439, 2019). Plant Cell Reports, 39(1), 169-169.
10-Ahmed, S., Zhang, Y. D., Abdullah, M., Ma, Q. X., Wang, H. X., & Zhang, P. (2019). Current status, challenges, and future prospects of plant genome editing in China. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 13(5), 459-472.
11-Tahir M., Muhammad A., Sunny A., Muhammad Y., Muhammad Shahid I., Muhmmad Y., Shoaib R., Ahmed, S., Rashid R., Abdul G., Muhammad S., Du X., Freddy P. Incredible Role of Osmotic Adjustment in grain yield sustainability under water scarcity conditions in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plants, 2020, 9(9) 1208.
12-Ahmed, S., Ru, W. D., Cheng, L. R., Bian, X. B., Zhang, L., Jin, L. P., & Bao, J. S. (2019). Genetic diversity and stability in starch physicochemical property traits of potato breeding lines. Food Chemistry, 290, 201-207.
13-Ahmed, S., Ru, W. D., Han, H. X., Cheng, L. R., Bian, X. B., Li, G. C., . . . Bao, J. S. (2019). Fine molecular structure and its effects on physicochemical properties of starches in potatoes grown in two locations. Food Hydrocolloids, 97.
14-Tong, C., Ahmed, S., Pang, Y. H., Zhou, X., & Bao, J. S. (2018). Fine structure and gelatinization and pasting properties relationships among starches from pigmented potatoes. Food Hydrocolloids, 83, 45-52.
15-Ahmed, S., Zhou, X., Pang, Y. H., Xu, Y. J., Tong, C., & Bao, J. S. (2018). Genetic diversity of potato genotypes estimated by starch physicochemical properties and microsatellite markers. Food Chemistry, 257, 368-375.
16-Pang, Y. H., Ahmed, S., Xu, Y. J., Beta, T., Zhu, Z. W., Shao, Y. F., & Bao, J. S. (2018). Bound phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties of whole grain and bran of white, red and black rice. Food Chemistry, 240, 212-221.
17-Ahmed, S., Zhou, X., Pang, Y. H., Jin, L. P., & Bao, J. S. (2018). Improving starch-related traits in potato crops: achievements and future challenges. Starch-Starke, 70(9-10).
Other Awards & Achievements
Awarded “Ph.D. Scholarship by Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) 2015 to 2018”.
Awarded “Senior Visiting Scholar Fellowship (2019)” sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China.
Awarded “High Level Talent Subsidy Award” from Shanghai Government, China (2020-2021).
Awarded M.Sc. Scholarship by Punjab Government Pakistan (PEEF) 2011 to 2013.
Links:
Sulaiman Ahmed - Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ecQyrS0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-4145
ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sulaiman-Ahmed-3
