
Muhammad Adnan Rashid
Post-doc
 301 Xeufu Road, Jiangsu University, Jingkou District Zhenjiang
 E-mail:  ramay.9@gmail.com Tel: +8618261955369                 
  
  
 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
  
 2013 – 2018 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)  
  Agricultural entomology and pest control
  Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan – China
  
 2010 – 2012               Master of Science
  Agricultural science and technology (128 Cfu) 
                             University of Padova –Italy
 2004 – 2008                    Bachelor of Science (Hons)
  Agriculture major subject entomology
                                    University of Agriculture, Faisalabad – Pakistan
  
  
  
 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
  
 Project                                    Ph.D.Thesis
                                                Population Genetics Structure of Bactrocera minax(Diptera: Tephritidae) and role of culturable symbiotic bacteria on its fitness
  
 Project                                    M.Sc Thesis   
                                                Population Genetics of Olive fly Bacttrocera oleaeRossi and the Symbiont Cadidatus Erwinia dacicola: Differences among Pakistan, Italy and Spain
 Short Research projects       
 · Identification of the presence or absence of fungi in bark beetles, Ips accumilatus, individuals by using the molecular technique (DNA extraction, PCR, Eelectrophoretic gel).
 · Cultivation of olive fly’s gut bacteria on different media and Gram staining for morphological characterization.
 · Study tree physiological response to Thaumetopoea pityocampacolonization at different elevations in the region of Venosta at Bolzano providence in Italy.
 · Manipulate one egg batch of Thaumetopoea pityocampato identifying the number of parasitoids and larvae hatched eggs.
 · Usage of the data obtained at different altitudes of the samples to analyze the correlation between fertility and environment. 
 Publication
 1. Akami, M., Njintang, N.Y., Gbaye, O.A., Andongma, A.A., Rashid, M.A., Niu, C.Y. and Nukenine, E.N., 2019. Gut bacteria of the cowpea beetle mediate its resistance to dichlorvos and susceptibility to Lippia adoensis essential oil. Scientific reports, 9(1), p.6435.
 2. Rashid, M. A.,Andongma, A. A., Dong, Y. C., Ren, X. M., & Niu, C. Y. (2018). Effect of gut bacteria on fitness of the Chinese citrus fly, Bactrocera minax (Diptera: Tephritidae). Symbiosis, 1-7.
 3. M. A. Rashid,Y. Dong, A. A. Andongma, Z. Chen, Y. Wang, P. Xu, P. Li, P. Yang, A. R. Clarke, and C. Niu (2018). The Chinese citrus fly, Bactrocera minax (Diptera: Tephritidae): A review of its biology, behaviour and area-wide management. A book review
 4. Ali, A., Rashid, M. A., Huang, Q. Y., & Lei, C. L. (2017). Influence of UV-A radiation on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes in Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(9), 8392-8398.
 5. Ali, A., Rashid, M. A., Huang, Q. Y., Wong, C., & Lei, C. L. (2017). Response of antioxidant enzymes in Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) exposed to thermal stress. Bulletin of entomological research, 107(3), 382-390.
 6. Ali, A., Rashid, M. A., Huang, Q. Y., & Lei, C. L. (2016). Effect of UV-A radiation as an environmental stress on the development, longevity, and reproduction of the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(17), 17002-17007.
 7. Chen, Z., Dong, Y., Wang, Y., Andongma, A. A., Rashid, M. A., Krutmuang, P., & Niu, C. (2016). Pupal diapause termination in Bactrocera minax: an insight on 20-hydroxyecdysone induced phenotypic and genotypic expressions. Scientific reports, 6, 27440.
 
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
 
Seminars Workshops and conferences
 
2014             The ninth international symposium on fruit flies of economic importance
              Bangkok -Thailand 
2012              Symbiotic and associated bacteria in Tepheritid Fruit
              University of Padua -Italy 
2011                Urticating hairs in arthropods – their nature and medical Significance
                        University of Padua –Italy
2011                Seminar on Host- Associated Differentiations: Relative Abundance                         
                       Geographic structure and Potential Mechanism
                        University of Padua -Italy
2010                Seminar on Monitoring of the insect Behavior of herbaceous Crops   
                        University of Padua –Italy
2008                Twelve days National Workshop on “Integrated Pest Management with 
                        Special Reference to post Harvest Loss” 
                        UAF with collaboration of HEC– Pakistan                                    
 2007               International seminar on “BT Crops Are they loosing charm” 
                        University of Agriculture, Faisalabad – Pakistan    
 
 Training and Courses
 
2014                           Bioinformatic Methods cource 
 University of Toronto's non-credit
2008                           Research Internee working experience 
                                     In Department of Pest Warning and Quality 
2007                           Training Corus on Tunnel Technology
 Horticulture department Faisalabad 
HONHORS AND AWARDS
· CSC Scholarship as Ph.D.   
· Erasmus Mundus Scholarship as post-graduation   
· Certificate of Appreciation is awarded on 12 days’ Work Shop held at UAF with Collaboration of Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
 SKILLS
· DNA extraction, RNA extraction and Protein extraction
· PCR, qPCR, Western blot etc.
· Expertise in Microbiology Lab Techniques 
· Basic and advance tools of bioinformatics 
· Advanced user of MS Office package including proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
 
LANGUAGES
· Comprehensive authority over written and spoken English
· B1 level of Italian language 
· Basic Chinese