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Muhammad Riaz, PhD, MPhil

Research Scientist; Member, Steering Committee for Research in Progress, Cardiology

Contact Information

Muhammad Riaz, PhD, MPhil

Lab Location

Mailing Address

  • Cardiovascular Medicine

    300 George Street, Room # 752

    New Haven, Connecticut 06511

    United States

Appointments

Education & Training

  • Postdoctoral Associate
    Yale School of Medicine (2019)
  • Postdoctoral fellow
    Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. (2016)
  • PhD
    Erasmus University Medical Center, Medical Oncology (2013)
  • MPhil
    National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Molecular Biology (2005)

Activities

  • Transcriptome of iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes from Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Family Revealed Novel Disease-related Mechanism
    New Haven, CT, United States 2022
    2-Day Stem Cell Center Annual Retreat, Yale Stem Cell Center
  • A Stress Sensing Muscle LIM Protein is a Common Modifier for Disease Severity in Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients
    New Haven, CT, United States 2017
    2-Day Stem Cell Center Annual Retreat, Yale Stem Cell Center
  • Right Heart Failure and Disease Modeling by iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients with BMPR2 Mutation
    New Haven, CT, United States 2017
    2-Day Stem Cell Center Annual Retreat, Yale Stem Cell Center
  • Cardiac repair in guinea pigs with human engineered heart tissue from induced pluripotent stem cells
    New Haven, CT, United States 2017
    Cardiac repair in guinea pigs with human engineered heart tissue from induced pluripotent stem cells
  • PABPN1-mediated cytoskeletal rearrangement induces aging-associated muscle wasting
    Montpellier, Occitanie, France 2016
    European Muscle Congress, Montpellier, France
  • PABPN1: a novel regulator of muscle atrophy
    Ascona, TI, Switzerland 2015
    EMBO Workshop-Molecular Mechanism of Muscle Growth and Wasting in Health and Disease
  • Human Breast Cancer: its Genetics, Biology and Prognosis
    Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 2013
    Human Breast Cancer: its Genetics, Biology and Prognosis
  • Masking the Proximal Polyadenylation Site of the E3-ligase ARIH2 Restores PABPN1 levels in Aging-associated Muscle Degeneration
    Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands 2013
    23rd MGC-Symposium, The Netherlands
  • Correlation of Breast Cancer Loci with Tumor Characteristic and mRNA of the Nearby Genes
    Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands 2011
    15th Molecular Medicine Day, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Tagged Low-Risk Breast Cancer Loci Modulate Expression Levels of Nearby Located Genes
    Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands 2011
    Symposium on 15th Molecular Medicine Day, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  • Correlation of Breast CancerSusceptibility Loci with Patient Characteristics,Metastasis-Free Survival and Expression of the Nearest Genes
    Physical participation was hindered by the no/delay in the issuance of a Visa. The poster was therefore presented by the Principle Investigator on the scheduled day. 2010
    33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, Texas
  • Molecular cloning and Protein Expression of Proteases for Detergent Industries
    Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 2005
    18th FAOBMB International Symposium on Genomics and Proteomics in Health and Agriculture
  • Molecular Cloning and Expression Studies of the Protease Gene from Bacillus subtilis
    Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 2005
    18th FAOBMB International Symposium on Genomics and Proteomics in Health and Agriculture
  • Applications of ELISA Technique for Virus Research
    Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan 2005
    Applications of ELISA Technique for Virus Research
  • Application of ELISA Technique for Quantitative Determination of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen
    Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan 2005
    Application of ELISA Technique for Quantitative Determination of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen

Honors & Recognition

AwardDate
AFM-Telethon AO 2017-1 – Postdoctoral fellowship Award2017
AACR Translational Research Scholar Award by Susan G. Komen for the Cure2010

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
American Heart AssociationMember2021 - Present
Journal of Life and ScienceReviewer2020 - Present
Journal of Innovative SciencesReviewer2019 - Present
Animal Genetics and GenomicsReviewer2019 - Present
Molecular Genetics and Genomic MedicineReviewer2019 - Present
Journal of Personalized MedicineReviewer2018 - Present
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthReviewer2018 - Present
International Food Research JournalReviewer2018 - Present
Molecular Biology ReportsReviewer2018 - Present
Pakistan Journal of ZoologyReviewer2016 - Present
BioMed Central CancerReviewer2012 - Present
Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Sciences (PAAS)Member2006 - Present

Departments & Organizations