Sidra Ajmal

Major Professor: Rybenkov
Email: sidra.ajmal-1@ou.edu

Hometown:
Lahore, Pakistan

Education:
Undergraduate Degree, Biotechnology, Kinnaird College for Women
Master's Degree, Biochemistry, Kinnaird College for Women

I joined Rybenkov Lab in October 2018. My research focuses on (i) Unraveling the mechanisms that coordinate chromosome duplication and cell division in bacteria (ii) Discover role on ParABS system and condensins beyond chromosome segregation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (iii) Inhibition of chromosome segregation by employing naturally available fungal extracts. Post-graduation I plan to work or get associated with United Nations or NIH where I would get to work and travel the world, at the same time.

Publications, Conferences & Awards

Publications & Conferences

Sidra Ajmal. Coordination between chromosome duplication cell division in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pseudomonas 2022 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Sidra Ajmal, Mahwish Shafqat , Laiba Ajmal , Hooria Younas , Nasir Mahmood and Raazia Tasadduq. Evaluation of Anti-cancer and Anti-proliferative Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts (Saffron, Green Tea, Clove, Fenugreek) on Toll Like Receptor Pathway (2022). Natural Product Sciences, 28(3) : 121-129
Laiba Ajmal, Sidra Ajmal, Maleeha Ajmal, Gul Nawaz, Rabail Hassan Toor, Hooria Younas, Tassaduq Hussain Sheikh, Raazia Tasadduq. (2022). HLA System and its Participation in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 54 (3).
Laiba Ajmal, Amna Hamid, Faiz Ahmed Raza, Kanzal Iman, Sidra Ajmal, Hooria Younas, Raazia Tasadduq (2022). Determination of the repellent activity of trans-anethol and tea tree oil against Aedes aegypti and their interaction with AaegOBP1. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 170(7)
Sidra Ajmal, Laiba Ajmal , Maleeha Ajmal, Gul Nawaz. (2022) Association of Malnutrition with Weaning Practices Among Infants in Pakistan. Cureus 14(11): e31018.
Nasir Mahmood, Hooria Younas, Maryam Zafar, Saman Shahid, Sidra Ajmal, Zafar-ul-Ahsan Qursehi & Sarah Bushra Nasir (2021). Effects of plants extracts on the expression of major genes of JAK/STAT pathway. Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 40:4, 434-469
Sidra Ajmal, Maryam Zafar, Mahwish Shafqat, Hooria Younas, Nasir Mahmood, Death receptor pathway genes (Caspase 3, 8 and BID) expression in cancerous cells in response to medicinal plant extracts (black cardamom, cayenne peppers, oregano, amla, and turmeric) (accepted)
Sidra Ajmal, & Maleeha Ajmal (2017). Knowledge and Practices of Biomedical Waste Management among Paramedic Staff of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Biologia, 63(1), 59-66.
Iram Anjum & Sidra Ajmal (2017). Consanguinity and Lipid Profile Variations in Various Clans of Pakistani Population. International Journal of Advanced Research, 5(5), 101-114.
Gul Nawaz Chatta, Maleeha Ajmal & Sidra Ajmal (2017). Blood Injection - Injury Phobia amongst Medical Students and Its Impact on Their Future Prospects. International Journal of Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology, 5(5), 2130-2138.
Sidra Ajmal, & Shanza Khan (2017). In Silico Ligand-Based 2d Pharmacophore Generation For H+/K+ ATPase Inhibitors. Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2(4), 30-41.

Awards

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion scholarship, 2021, $500

Robberson Travel Grant, 2022, $750

Kenneth and Joye Harwell Endowed Scholarship, 2022, $1600