2003 - Ph.D. in Cell Biology - University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
2003-2005 - PostDoc - University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
2005-2012 - Research Faculty - Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

My research is focused on exploring genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, including the small non-coding microRNAs (miRs,) that control normal hematopoiesis and are deregulated in leukemias. Based on genome-wide expression analysis of miRs in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), I have identified a miR signature that is deregulated in AML patients. I am continuing the exploration of role(s) these miRs play in the onset and/or progression of AML.

A miR24-MKP7-MAPK network regulates myeloid cell proliferation and differentiation.