Dr. Hilal Yaqoob Syed

Curriculum vitae
1. Name Dr. Hilal Yaqoob Syed
2. Fathers name Mr. Syed Mohd Yaqoob
3. Marital status Married
4. Designation Assistant Professor

4. Address Dept. of Animal Production
College of Food and Agriculture Sciences
King Saud University
5. Contact No’s Cell: +966-0598269645
E-mail ID: hilalyaqoob3@gmail.com

6. Languages Known English, Urdu, Arabic (reading
Only) and Hindi

7. Professional Qualification Ph.D. Biochemistry
8. Academic Profile:
Degree/ Qualification Board/University Year of Passing Division Major field of Study
Ph.D Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University ,Allahabad 2007 Distinction Major : Biochemistry.
Minor Subjects: Soil Chemistry, Tissue culture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
M.Sc. (Ag.Biochemistry) Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University , Allahabad 2002 1st Major: Biochemistry.
Minor Subject: Analytical chemistry
B.Sc. (Ag.) C.C.S. University,Meerut (U.P.) 1998 2nd Agriculture Stream-All subjects of Agriculture, Horticulture and supporting disciplines

9. Theses/Dissertation:
Ph.D. : “Influence of Graded Levels of Nitrogen,Sulphur and FYM on Yield,Nutrient Accumulation and Quality of Lavandin”(Lavendula hybrida L.)
M.Sc.: “ Effect of Different Levels of Phosphorous with or without Rhizobium Culture on Physical and Biochemical Parameters of Pea” (Pisum sativum L.)

10. Professonal Career/Work Experience:
Post held Department Duration/Period Remarks

Agriculture officer J&K Government Deptt. Of Agriculture 2007-2009 Extention and Demonstration

Post Doctoral Research Associate Center of Animal Biotechnology, SKUAST-K 2009-2013 Worked on World bank funded project on “Value Chain on cloned embryos”
Assistant Professor Animal Production Departement, college of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University At present

11. Research Expertise:
Working in the area of Reproductive technologies in livestock and possess state of art experience with the following techniques.
 In-vitro fertilization (IVF)
 In-vitro maturation, fertilization and culture in Cattle, Sheep and Goat
 Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) and Handmade Cloning.
 Parthenogenetic Activation of embryos.
 Stem Cell isolation and culture
 Transgenic Embryo Production
 Embryo Transfer Technology (ETT) in small ruminants
 Cryopreservation / Vitrification of cells, oocytes and embryos.

12. Trainings attended:
Technique Duration Institution/Organization
Chromatographic Techniques on medicinal plants 15 Days Institution of Biological Science.
Varanasi,(U.P)
Extraction and analysis of different essential oils 1 Year Regional Research Laboratory , (CSIR)Sanatnagar,Srinagar
Assisted reproductive techniques in buffaloes 2 months National Dairy Research Institute-Karnal Haryana

13. Workshops/Symposiums:
Workshop/Symposium Period Institution/Organization
Seventh Annual Session of
NAS. Nov., 3-6,2000 National Academy of Sciences,India held at Allahabad University,Allahabad(U.P)
Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Small Ruminants. 16th - 22nd March 2011 SKUAST-K

14. Equipment Handling:
 Electrofusion Machine
 Research Microscope
 Zoom-Stereomicroscope
 Embryo Freezer
 Thermal cycler
 Laparoscopy equipment
 Gas Liquid Chromatography(GLC)
 High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC)
 Kjeldhal Apparatus
 Clevenger Apparatus

15. Computer skills / Qualification:
Six months certificate course in computer application from Allahabad Agriculture Institute-Deemed University, Allahabad (U.P).
Acquaintance with:
 Microsoft Office.
 MS Excel
 Internet surfing regarding literature collection and documentation.

16. Achievements
• With a team of scientists produced a Cloned Cashmere goat named ‘Noori’ in March 2012 by using handmade cloning technique.
• Received award from J&K government for contribution in cloning.

17. Research Publications:
M.H. Bhat, S. H .Yaqoob, F. A. Khan, S.M.Waheed, V.Sharma, G.Vajta, N. A. Ganai, R. A. Shah(2013) Open pulled straw vitrification of in vitro matured sheep oocytes using different cryoprotectants. Small Ruminant Research.112(1-3),136-140
M.H. Bhat, V.Sharma, F.A.Khan,N.A.Naykoo, S. H .Yaqoob, H.M.Khan,M.R.Fazili, N. A. Ganai, R. A. Shah(2013) Open pulled straw (OPS) vitrification and slow freezing of parthenogenetic sheep embryo using different cryoprotectants. Reprod. Dom. Anim. (Submitted)
Syed Hilal Yaqoob, Maajid Hassan Bhat, Firdous A. Khan, Nazir A. Ganai, Riaz A. Shah (2011) In-vitro production of cloned Pashmina goat embryos by using adult fibroblast cell, Cellular Reprogramming (Paper submitted for publication)
Syed Hilal Yaqoob, Firdous A. Khan, Maajid H. Bhat, Nazir A. Ganai, Riaz A. Shah (2010) In Vitro Maturation of slaughterhouse derived Goat (Capra hircus) oocytes in different media (Poster presented at International conference of Society for Animal Physiologists at IVRI, UP, India)

Maajid Hassan Bhat, Syed Hilal Yaqoob Firdous A. Khan, Nazir A. Ganai, Riaz A. Shah (2010) In-vitro Production of Goat (Capra hircus) Embryos through Parthenogenesis. (Paper presented at International conference of Society for Animal Physiologists at IVRI, UP, India)

Syed Hilal Yaqoob, Firdous A. Khan, Maajid H. Bhat, Nazir A. Ganai, Riaz A. Shah (2011) In vitro development of interspecies Goat Hand-Made Cloned embryos by using sheep oocytes. Theriogenology (Submitted for publication)