ORCID: 0000-0001-8316-135X

Research Interest:

• Molecular microbiology
• Ocean acidification impact on cyanobacteria
• Marine diazotrophic and non-diazotrophic cyanobacteria
• Single-cell techniques
• Bacteriology
• Bioinformatics
• Anti-microbial resistance

Research experience:

• 2023 – 2024: Research trainee/assistant at Molecular Plant Biology labs, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Finland
• 2022 – 2023: Research trainee/assistant at Metabolomics labs, Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku, Finland
• 2021 – 2022: Research trainee/assistant at Biological Sciences department, National University of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
• 2019 – 2020: Research trainee at Pathology labs, Thomson Hospital, Malaysia
• 2019 – 2020: Research trainee at Microbiology labs, Monash University, Malaysia

Education:

• Since 2025: PhD student at Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Trebon, Czech Republic
• 2022 – 2024: Master of Science in Biosciences (specialization: Molecular Systems Biology), University of Turku, Finland
• 2018 – 2021: Bachelor of Medical Bioscience, Monash University, Malaysia

Current Projects:

• How to cope with a fluctuating environment: Cell-to-cell heterogeneity versus acclimation in cyanobacteria (GACR project, 2024-2026)