Author

Hijab Zahra

Aga Khan UniversityORCID 0009-0004-5152-5154Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Cell Biology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Afsar Ali MianiD· 2 shared Ambrin FatimaiD· 2 shared Irfan HussainiD· 2 shared Maliha Javed· 2 shared Susheel Fatima· 2 shared Alba Sabaté San JoséiD· 1 shared Anwar AlamiD· 1 shared Asmat AliiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 25 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersCell Biology

Afsar Ali MianORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Prime Editing Corrects the HBB Codon 8/9 (+G) Mutation in Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Restores β-Globin Expression in iPSC-Derived Erythroid Cells

Irfan Hussain, Kainaat Mumtaz, Maliha Javed, Susheel Fatima, Hijab Zahra, Anwar Alam, Muhammad Jameel, Naveed Altaf Malik, Farhatullah Syed, Fawad Ur Rehman, Salman Kirmani, Ambrin Fatima, Afsar Ali Mian

This study uses prime editing to correct the HBB c.27dupG mutation in patient-derived iPSCs and restores β-globin expression in erythroid cells.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

A Rapid, Cost-Effective Method for High-Yield DNA Purification from PCR Products and Agarose Gels.

Susheel Fatima, Maliha Javed, Hijab Zahra, Irfan Hussain, Afsar Ali Mian

The paper develops a cost-effective in-house DNA purification protocol for PCR products and agarose gels, showing improved clarity and purity compared to commercial kits.

bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Evidence that Dmrta2 acts as a transcriptional repressor of Pax6 in murine cortical progenitors and identification of a mutation crucial for DNA recognition associated with microcephaly in human

Xueyi Shen, Jithu Anirudhan, Ambrin Fatima, Tünde Szemes, Marc Keruzoré, Estelle Plant, Alba Sabaté San José, Sadia Kricha, Louis Delhaye, Bilal Ahmad Mian, Lubaba Bintee Khalid, Farhan Ali, Hijab Zahra, Asmat Ali, Mathias Toft, , Eric Bellefroid

This study shows Dmrta2 represses Pax6 in cortical progenitors and identifies a DNA-binding mutation linked to microcephaly in humans.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience