Dr. Amna Syeda
About me
Dr. Amna Syeda is a plant–soil ecologist and metabolomics researcher with a PhD in Plant Biotechnology and postdoctoral experience at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA. Her work focuses on improving nutrient use efficiency and stress resilience in crops through multi-omics, high-throughput mass spectrometry, and isotope tracing. She has published 17+ research articles with over 130 citations, received awards including the Young Researcher Award and Best Paper Award, and is a Full Member of OWSD. In addition to her research, she serves as an Academic Editor, reviewing scientific manuscripts for clarity and quality.
Dr. Amna Syeda is a plant–soil ecologist and metabolomics researcher with expertise in plant stress biology, nutrient cycling, and high-throughput analytical chemistry. She earned her PhD in Plant Biotechnology from Jamia Millia Islamia, India, where she investigated abiotic stress responses using proteomics and metabolomics approaches. She later worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA), leading projects on nitrogen use efficiency in bioenergy crops through large-scale plant–soil trials, isotope tracing, and mass spectrometry workflows.
Her research integrates LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, ICP-OES, and isotope tracing (¹⁵N) to understand plant–microbe–soil interactions and improve sustainable agriculture. She has published 17 peer-reviewed research articles, authored book chapters, and presented at international conferences, with over 130 citations.
Beyond research, Dr. Syeda is an Academic Editor with Cactus Communications, where she edits biomedical and agricultural manuscripts for international journals, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and compliance with publication standards. She also serves as a peer reviewer for Springer Nature journals.
Her contributions have been recognized with multiple awards, including the Young Researcher Award (2021), Best Paper Award, and full membership in the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). She is passionate about advancing climate-resilient agriculture by bridging multi-omics insights with sustainable crop improvement strategies.
Degrees:
• Syeda A (2025) Harnessing multi-omics and genome editing technologies for climate-resilient agriculture: Bridging AI-driven insights with sustainable crop improvement. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. (Communicated)
• Weston J, Carter K, Weston D, McLennan D, Hackworth T, Salvador C, Shu M, Chen J, York L, Hollander T, Jawdy S, Colegate S, Zhang X, Yao T, Cahill J, Amna, Lee JH, Webb A, Klingeman D, Devireddy A, Carrell A, Rodriguez M (2024) Exploring isoprene emissions across polar genotypes. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA.
• Amna, Yasmine R, Ahmad J, Qamar S, Qureshi MI (2023) Chapter 1: Engineered nanomaterials for sustainable agricultural production, soil improvement, and stress management: an overview. In: Azamal Husen (ed). Plant Biology, sustainability and climate change. Academic Press, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91933-3.00022-2.
• Qamar S, Syeda A, Beg MA, Qureshi MI (2023) Insights from the molecular docking analysis of gambogic acid with the Chikungunya spike glycoprotein E2. Bioinformation 19:525-530. https://doi.org/10.6026/97320630019525.
• Ahmad J, Khatoon F, Amna, Nida, Qureshi MI (2023) Chapter 9: Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants salt stress management. In: Azamal Husen (ed). Plant Biology, sustainability and climate change. Academic Press, 205-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91933-3.00019-2.
• Qamar Z, Syeda A, Ahmed MJ, Qureshi I (2022) Novel nutraceuticals from marine resources. In: Bioresource technology: concept, tools and experiences. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 38-56. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119789444.ch3.
• Ali N, Syeda A, Topgyal T, Gaur N, Islam A (2021) Parkinson’s disease: A current perspectives on Parkinson’s disease and key bioactive natural compounds as future potential drug candidates. Curr Drug Targets 23:2-20. https://doi:10.2174/1389450122666210623115505.
• Amna, Qureshi MI (2021) Ecophysiological and proteomic response of Spinacia oleracea to sulfur-deficiency and arsenic stress. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
• Amna, Qamar S, Qureshi MI (2021) Arsenic phytotoxicity via the membrane transporters and its mechanism of action and detoxification in plant cells. In: Plant-Microbe Dynamics. CRC Press, 87-102.
• Qamar S, Syeda A, Ahmed J, Qureshi MI (2021) Innovative strategies to understand and control COVID-19 disease. In: Khosla P.K., Mittal M., Sharma D., Goyal L.M. (eds). Predictive and preventive measures for Covid-19 pandemic. Algorithms for intelligent systems. Springer, Singapore, 209-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4236-1_12.
• Ahmad J, Baig MA, Amna, Alaraidh IA, Alsahli AA, Qureshi MI (2020) Parthenium hysterophorus steps up Ca-regulatory pathway in defence against highlight intensities. Sci Rep 10:8934. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65721-7.
• Amna, Qamar S, Tantray AY, Bashir SS, Zaid a, Wani SH (2020) Golden rice: Genetic engineering, promises, present status and future prospects. In: Roychoudhury A. (eds) Rice Research for Quality Improvement: Genomics and Genetic Engineering. Springer, Singapore, 581-604. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5337-0_25.
• Syeda A, Qamar S, Naqvi AAT, Qureshi MI (2020) Role of sulfur in combating arsenic stress through upregulation of important proteins, and in-silico analysis to study the interaction between phosphate transporter (PHO1), arsenic and phosphate in spinach. Plant Physiol Biochem 157:348-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.11.002.
• Amna, Alharby HF, Hakeem KR, Qureshi MI (2019) Weed control through herbicide-loaded nanoparticles. In: Husen A., Iqbal M. (eds) Nanomaterials and Plant Potential. Springer, Cham, 507-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05569-1_20.
• Ahmad J, Baig MA, Syeda A, Ali A, Qureshi MI (2019) Proteomics of cadmium tolerance in plants. cadmium toxicity and tolerance in plants: Agronomic, Genetic, Molecular and Omic Approaches, Academic Press, 143-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815794-7.00005-9.
• Baig MA, Ahmad J, Ali A, Syeda A, Qureshi MI (2019). Role of sulfur metabolism in cadmium tolerance. cadmium toxicity and tolerance in plants: Agronomic, genetic, molecular and omic approaches, Academic Press, 335-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815794-7.00013-8.
• Amna, Qureshi MI (2015) Impact of Fe deficiency and Cd on morphology and metabolome of Brassica juncea root. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Shahjahanpur, UP, India
Jorhat, Assam, India
New Delhi, India
New Delhi, India
Jorhat, Assam, India
New Delhi, India
New Delhi, India