The Human ResourcesDrexel UniversityPhiladel[hia,PA. Dated: July 27th 2013. Subject: Application for the Position of Assistant Director in Biology.

Dear Madam/Sir, With reference to the advertisement in The Daily Inquirer For the position of Assistant Director in Biology I would appreciate if you consider myself against that position and oblige. I know that I am sort of over-qualified for the position but I shall be delighted to accept, if offered the opportunity. Although retired , I took a position of Consultant in The Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan for one year and returned in 2o12 after establishing a cancer diagnostic laboratory. I am quite sure that I have exceptionally broad background, since I had both classical as well as parochial one. A bird ecologist, plant taxonomist, agrostologist and also cancer researcher. Additionally wrote the biology Laboratory manual and gave lectures in Biology at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla., Plant evolution and Philosophy of Science at Karachi University to Graduate students and Medical Genetics At Crozer-Chester Medical Center , Chester, Pa. Establish the first Department of Genetics in Karachi University and also taught Genetics and Evolution there. Additionally, established a Cancer Research laboratory at university of Pennsylvania and another such laboratory at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, PA. A detailed resume’ is attached that is embarrassingly long with a list of nearly 89 publications. I am a very healthy person both physically and mentally and shall be delighted to be useful instead of wasting what I still can depart.Thanking you,Shamim A. Faruqi, Ph.D.910 Stewart AvenueSpringfield, PA 19064.Phone:610-543-0216E-mail: shamim@zebraglobal.net

SHAMIM AHMAD FARUQI 910 Stewart Avenue Springfield, PA 19064 Tel: (610) 543-0216 Res. e-mail:shamim@zebraglobal.net

EDUCATION Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Okla., Ph.D.

Harvard University Cambridge, MA, A.M.

University of Karachi Karachi, Pakistan, B.Sc (Hon), M.Sc.

Employment Consultant Geneticist and Director Cytogenetics in The Department of Pathology, to establish Cytogenetic Cancer Diagnostic Laboratory on one year contract in Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Center Lahore, Pakistan, 2011-2012. Director: Division, Gyn/Oncology Research Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA 19013,Feb 2002-Dec. 2008. Director, Gyn/Oncology Research Laboratory Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA 19013, April 1993-Feb 2002

Cytogenetic Specialist, Gyn/Oncology Research Laboratory University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 1989-April 1993.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, Sept, 1987- March 1993. Professor of Genetics, University of Fateh,Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 1972-July 1987.

Chairman and Associate Professor Department of Genetics, University of Karachi, Pakistan, July 1964-Sept 1972. Instructor and Chair (year 2) Cameron State Agriculture College, Lawton, OK, Aug, 1962-July, 1964.

Achievements and Experiences

1.Specialization in Genetics, especially Human Cancers and Clinical Cytogenetics with NCA Certification (currently expired). Also fellowship in Human Genetics with Professor Casperson at Karolinska Institute, where Q-banding was developed and Human genome was standardized both by Professor Casperson. Also worked with Professor Edwards of Edward Syndrome in Britain.

2. A long teaching experience both at undergraduate (General Botany and Biology,systematics) and Graduate (Genetics, evolution, Taxonomy, economic botany and philosophy of science) levels, and teaching Human Genetics To Residents and Medical Students. Teaching biology to medical students from Saudi Arabia in Karachi. Also teaching Medical Genetics and Biotechnology to Residents at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland , PA.

3. Keynote speaker at the 2007 Caribbean and Latin American Science Conference in George Town, Guyana. “Biology as gold standard towards success of a Political and an Economic system”.

4. Traced step by step mutation in the etiology and evolution of a lethal endometrial carcinoma.

5. Established a cell line NOU-1 from a lethal endometrial carcinoma.

6. Through the invention of a novel cell culture technique, diagnosed for the first time the presence of non-small cell lung cancer cells from deviant small-cell lung cancer.

7. Provided the first genetic proof that the highly controversial etiology of Psuedomyxmoma peritonei, that malignancy in tumor started from the ovary (in two cases) and not in appendix and through the ovarian route it migrated to appendix.

8. Proposed and demonstrated an alternate path in the loss of heterozygosity , origin of cancers and other hereditary diseases, through

demonstration of mitotic chromosomal pairing and chromatid exchange among normal homologous chromosomes from blood and amnio.

9. Demonstrated long range dispersal in a dioecious plant species through apomixis and extended Baker’s Law.

10. Added one criterion to the Criteria for the Center of origin of Plants earlier established by Darwin, de Candole and Vavilov.

11. Modified Muller's (Nobel Laureate) hypothesis on the distribution of polyploidy in plants and animals.

12. Proposed in a series of papers the current hypothesis on the survival of aneuploids in nature..13. Provided cytogenetic evidence for gene controlled preferential pairing of chromosomes in different plant species.

14. USDA merit award for the successful completion of the project cytogenetics and breeding system of Audroprogonae grasses of Pakistan.

15. Proposed and demonstrated the alternate path in the loss of heterozygosity, origin of cancers and other hereditary diseases

16. Research Coordinator for Poultry Institute of Government of Pakistan.

17. Member of Pakistan Cotton Committee (the body which decides the cotton policy of Pakistan).

18. Through nomination by the Vice Chancellor of the Karachi University wrote the Pakistan Education Policy and the University Legislature at the Central Education Ministry at Islamabad..

19. Selected to establish the Department of Genetics at Karachi University and to be its first Chairman.

20. Radio talks on Philosophy of Science, Human Ecology, Environmental Polution, Genetics and many scientific topics. Articles of similar nature published in english magazines in Pakistan.

21. Completed two projects on cytogenetics, breeding system and germ plasm study of Libyan forage grasses. Also wrote the book POACEAE (grasses of Libya that got published in some other name).

22. Explored Toa and Moa Valleys of Cuba, Baluchistan, Himalayas of Pakistan, Sahara of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Mediterranean Coast from Egypt through Morocco for plants and more especially grasses.

23. Popularization of Science in South Oklahoma. Lecture series sponsored jointly by the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation, USA.

24. Elected as Vice-President and another year as President of Graduate Students Club, Department of Botany, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

19. Completed a research project as a volunteer worker for the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Sports and Fisheries on food ecology of three game birds of Pakistan and their introduction in the United States.

20. Member of the Student Cabinet Karachi University Student Union, held the portfolio of Library and Reading Room facilities.

21. Honored as Top One Student in B.Sc. (Hons) class in 1953 and M.Sc. class in 1955 at Karachi University.

Languages Spoken: URDU, ENGLISH, Arabic (a little).

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1. Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization of Thee Oncogenes on a Leiomyoma. Micros Res Technique. June , 2012.

2. New Chromosomal Compliments in two leiomyomata. AGT. 38: 56-57.2012.

3.Clonal variation within an Adenocarcinoma of endometrium cultured in different substrate and media. J.Assoc Genet Tech. 35:5-6. 2009.

4.Carcinosarcoma of endometrium: A case study with eleven DNA fluorescent in situ hybridization probes. Cancer Therapy. 6:389-394. 2008. (Co-authors: Holly Prescott, Christopher Harsch, Harvey Spector, Joel S. Noumoff.)

5.The diploid endometrial carcinoma cell-line NOU-1 studied with 10 oncogene FISH probes. Proc Ist. Intnat Conf “Status of Biol.Sci. in Caribbean and Latin America. Sept 2007.

6. A study of Mixed Mullerian Tumor with Thirteen oncogene probes. Amer J Hum Genet Proc. New Orleans, LA 2006. (coauthors: C.Harsch, H. Spector, J.Noumoff)

7. A study of oncogenes on a Mixed Mullerian Sarcoma of endometrium. 8th Intern Conf: Drug and Gene based therapeutics, Crete, Greece. #82.2005. (Co-authors:C Harsch, H Spector,J Noumoff)

8. Selective tumor cell growth on tissue culture polystyrene and Primaria: a preliminary study. Cancer Therapy 3: 359-364, 2005. (Co-authors: OA Ibeanu, T Ali, HR Spector, JS Noumoff)

9. A superior technique for culturing and karyotyping solid tumors. J Assoc Genet Tech 30:146-148, 2004. (Co-authors: H Prescott, T Ali, J Noumoff)

10. Substrate dependent genomic heterogeneity in cancers of lung. Cancer

Therapy 2:55-60. 2004. (Co-author L. Krueger)

11. Substrate and media dependent genomic heterogeneity in gynecologic cancers. XIX intern Cong Melbourne, Austr. E-publ. #5. B.0792.2003. (Co-authors:T Ali, J Noumoff)

12. Substrate dependent genomic heterogeneity in lung cancers. XIX intern Congr Genet, Melbourne, Austr. E-publ. 2003. Co-authors: T.Ali and J.Noumoff.

13. Establishment and characterization of a poorly differentiated lethal human endometrial cell line (NOU-1). Cancer Genet Cytogenet 138:44- 49,2002. (Coauthors: PS Satyaswaroop, VA Livolsi, RB Deger, Js Noumoff)

14. In Vivo malignant and normal cell fusion and origin of polyploidy in a mucinous ovarian tumor. J Baqai Med Univ 5:10-12. 2002. (Co-author;J Noumoff)

15. Trisomy 21 as the only chromosomal anomaly in a clinically aggressive ovarian carcinoma. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 138:165-168,2002. (Co-author:M Noumoff, RB Deger, SM Jalal, K Antonoides)

16. Chromosome analysis and comparison of the benign and squamous component of an ovarian teratoma. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 125:59- 62. 2001. (Co-authors:JS Noumoff, VA LiVolsi, RB Deger, K Montane)

17. Karyotypic study of two immature ovarian teratomas after chemotherapy induced maturation. Amer J Hum Gent 67:69 Abstr#303, 2000. (Co-authors: U Chapa, RB Deger, JS Noumoff)

18. Evidence of somatic pairing in an adenocarcinoma of the lung. Cytologia 64:85-86,1999. (Co-authors:JS Noumoff, L Krueger)

19. Genomic difference within cystic and squamous components of an ovarian teratoma when grown in Primaria and normal tissue culture plastic with RPMI and LHC-9. Amer J Hum Genet 65:A 126,Abstr# 669, 1999. (co-authors: RB Deger, J Noumoff).

20. Karyotypic study of 35 uterine tumors. Amer J Hum Genet 63:A68, Abstr#359, 1998. (Co-authors:R Deger, J Noumoff)

21. Non-random chromosomal aberrations in two Mixed Mullerian Sarcomas of the endometrium. Amer J Hum Genet 61:A362, Abstr#2118, 1997.(Co-authors:RB Deger, JS Noumoff).

22. Karyotypic analysis of 32 epithelial ovarian tumors. Cancer Genet. Cytogenet. 96:166-173. 1997. (Co-authors:RB Deger,JS Noumoff)

23. Translocation at chromosomal week points: Positive evidence in three Cases. Cytologia 62:191-194, 1997.

24. Cromosome analysis and comparison of benign cystic and malignant squamous components of an ovarian teratoma. Proc. 7th Int Workshop on chromosomes in solid tumors. Feb, 1997. (Coauthors: V LiVolsi, R Deger, J Noumoff)

25. Tumor and normal cell fusion and origin of polyploidy in ovarian cancer of low malignant potential. Amer. J. Human Genet. Suppl. vol. 59. Abst. no. 1992, 1996. (co-authors: J Noumoff, R Deger)

26. Characterization of a lethal Human endometrial carcinoma cell line (Nou-1) with 46, XX genome. 6th International Workshop on Chromosomes in solid tumors. Tucson, AZ. Abst. # B9. 1995. (co-authors:JS Noumoff, VA LiVolsi, PG Styaswaroop, RB Deger)

27. A single clonal abnormality of chromosome 1 found in an adenocarcinoma of the uterus. Cancer Genet. Cytogenet. 78: 105-107, 1995. (Co-authors:R Deger, J Noumoff)

28. Unifocal origin of psuedomyxoma peritonei demonstrated by chromosomal analysis. J Pelvic Surg 2,12-17,1995. (J Noumoff, R Deger, V LiVolsi)

29. Somatic pairing: An alternative for the development of cancer and other hereditary diseases. Cytologia. 59:439-444, 1994. R Miller, L Krueger, J Noumoff)

30. Endometrial Adenocarcinoma. Invited paper by Electron Microscopic Techniques.25: 246-256, 1993(co-author, JS Noumoff).

31. An insight into the etiology of psuedomyxoma peritonei by chromosomal and immunohistochemical analysis. Gyn Oncol 49:136, 1993. (Co-authors: J Noumoff, V LiVolsi, J Mikuta)

32. The role of cytogenetics in determining the etiology of gynecologic malignancies. Proc Ann Clin Meet Soc Memorial Gyn Oncol, Oct 1993. (Co-author: J Noumoff)

33. Cytogenetic analysis of an immature teratoma of the ovary and its metastasis after chemotherapy induced maturation. Intern. J.Gyn. Path. 12:276-280. 1992. (Co-authors, Z Gibas, A Tellerman, J Carlson, J Noumoff).

34. A case report of a dicentric ‘y’ chromosome. Proc. ACT. Meeting, 1990. (Co-authors G. Munshi and D.S. Borgaonkar)

35. Chromosomal differences in primary human tumor biopsies grown on tissue culture plastic and primaria. Proc. third International Workshop on chromosomes in solid tumors. Tucson, AZ., 1989. Page 54. (co- authors: K.E. Fuscaldo, K. Scavicchio,E.Pequignot and L.J. Krueger).

36. Studies in Libyan grasses X. Chromosome number and morphological attributes. Annali Bot. Rome. 45:265-292. 1987. (Co-authors H.B. Quraish and M. Inamuddin).

37. Chromosomal races of Themeda anathera from Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot. 19: 193-200. 1987 (Co-author H.B. Quraish).

38. Abnormal meiosis as an indication of gene controlled pairing of chromosomes in Cymbopogon caesius (Nees) Stapf. Pak J Bot 17: 309-310, 1985.

39. Studies on Libyan grasses IX. Breeding system in Hordeum glaucum Steud. Pak. J. Bot. 17: 305-307, 1985.

40. Studies on Libyan grasses VIII. Apomixis in Pennisetum divisum sensu lato and P. setaceum (Forssk.)Chiov. Pak. J. Bot. 14: 69-74. 1982. (Coauthor: M Inamuddin)

41. Studies on Libyan grasses VII. Additional notes on.Schismus arabicus and S. barbatus. Pak. J. Bot. 13:225. 1981.

42. Studies on Libyan grasses VI. (Geographical distribution, chromosome number and a key to Libyan grasses.) Willdenowia 10: 171-225.

43. Cytogenetics of Cymbopogon species from Pakistan. Caryologia. 32: 311-327. 1979 (Coauthor: HB Quraish).

44. Chromosome number and morphological characteristics of some Andropogoneae from Pakistan. Cytologia. 44: 585-605. 1979. (Co-authors: HB Quraish, N Halai).

45. Studies on Libyan grasses IV. Size of pollen and stomata in determining ploidy level in Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapt. Libyan J Sci 9A:25-28. 1979.

46. Studies on Libyan grasses III. Cytogenetics of five Avena species. Libyan J Sci 9A:17-24. 1979..

47. Studies on Libyan grasses II. Dinebra - A new generic record from Libya. Libyan J Sci 9A:13-16. 1979.

48. Studies on Libyan grasses I. Cytogenetics and distribution of aneuploid Hyparrhenia hirta. Caryologia 31:305-314. 1979.

49. Chromosome number of some plants from Pakistan. Libyan J Sci 7A:71.1977.

50. Natural hybridizaton of Bothriochloa and Dichanthium species in Pakistan. Libyan J Sci 7A: 1-12. 1977. (Co-author: M Sattar).

51. Apomixis and polyembryony in some Andropogoneae from Pakistan. Pak J Bot 7:135-138. 1975. (Co-authors: Shehla Afridi & S.M. Haroon Usmani).

52. Differentiation of the varieties of Cvmbopogon on the basis of its chemical constituents. Pak J Sci Ind Res 17:130-132. 1974. (Coauthors: L Alidina and ZH Zaidi).

53. Culm and leaf anatomy of the Bothriochloa intermedia complex. Pak J Bot 3:11-24. 1971.

54. Distribution of multivalents and genotypic control of chromosome pairing in Setcreasea species and hybrids. Cytologia 36:309-320. 1971 (Coauthors K.L. Mehra and P.R. Sreenath).

55. Genetic system in Rhynchosia minima and R. memnoni

(Leguminoseae).Pak J Bot 1:65-82 (Coauthor H.B. Quraish).

56. Breeding system and population structure in the Aerva javanica complex. Phyton 14:135-145. 1970 (Coauthor A.M. Khan and S.I. Ali).

57. Range of morphological variation within the Bothriochloa intermedia complex. Phyton 13:285-303. 1969.

58. Hybridization in Acacia nilotica complex. Pak J Bot 1:119-128. 1969 (Coauthor S.I. Ali).

59. A taxonomic study of Acacia nilotica complex in W. Pakistan. Pak J Bot 1:1-8. 1969 (Coauthor S.I. Ali).

60. A study of glume pit in the genus Bothriochloa and its hybrids. Biologia12:47-54.1966.

61. Leaf epidermis in a few species of Setcreasea: Port Acta Biol 10:322- 328. 1969 (Coauthors Z Tanvir and KL Mehra).

62. Mode of reproduction and evolution in the genus Setcreasea. Port Acta Biologia 10:321-326 1968 (Coauthor KL Mehra).

63. Dynamics of leaf variation in Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiosi. Tileaceae. Kar. Univ. Studies. 4:135-139. 1967 (Coauthor K Bukht).

64. Cytologenetical studies in the interspecies hybrid of Setcreasea brevifolia X. S. purpurea F2 and back crosses. Caryologia, 19:523- 530. 1966. (Coauthor KL Mehra and RP Celarier).

65. Cytotaxonomical studies in the Setcreasea brevifolia complex. Cytologia, 32:255-261. 1967 (Coauthor KL Mehra).

66. A study of variation within Setcreasea brevifolia (Torr.) Sch. et Sydow and certain morphologically similar taxa. Revista de Biologia, 5:287- 294. 1966 (Coauthor KL Mehra).

67. A technique for separating pollen and spores from tar Micropaleontology, 12:370. 1966. (Coauthor :A Copley).

68. Cytognetical studies in the interspecific hybrid of Setcreasea brevifolia (Torr.) Sch. and Sydow X S. purpurea Boom. F1 hybrids.

Caryologia, 18:127-138. 1965. (Coauthors: KL Mehra, RP Celarier).

69. Nature of chromosome association in the interspecific hybrid: Setcreasea brevifolia X S. purpurea. Science and Culture, 32:196-197. 1965. (Coauthor KL Mehra).

70. Laboratory demonstration of chromosomal movements. Turtox News, 42:252-253. 1964 (Coauthor J.M. Burgmann).

71. Cytogenetical studies of the Bothriochloa intermedia complex. Cytologia, 29:280-297. 1964.

72. Cytogenetical studies in the interspecific hybrid of Setcreasea brevifolia (Torr.) Sch. and Sydow X S. pallida Rose. Caryologia, 16:693-700. 1963 (Coauthors K.L. Mehra and R.P. Celarier).

73. Cytogenetical studies in the interspecific hydrid of Setcreasea purpurea X S. ovata. Caryologia, 16:525-533. 1963 (Coauthors X.L. Mehra and R.P. Celarier).

74. The significance of apomixis in evolution and speciation of the Bothriochloaninae. Biologia, 6:57-64. 1963.

75. Meiotic behavior of a hypertriploid interspecific hydrid of Setcreasea brevifolia X S. pallida. Curr. Sci. 31:431-432. 1962 (Coauthors K.L. Mehra and R.P. Celarier).

76 . A new species of Setcreasea from Mexico. Rhodora, 64:329-331. 1962.(Coauthors K.L. Mehra and R.P. Celarier).

77. The taxonomy of Setcreasea ovata. Rhodora, 64:68-73. 1962(Coauthors R.P. Cerlarier and K.L. Mehra).

78. Studies of leaf epidermis in Bothriochloa, Capillipedium and Dichanthium. Okla. Acad. Sci. 42:26-30. 1962.

79. Cytology of the five species of the genus Setcreasea. Phyton,17:133- 140. 1961. (Coauthors K.L. Mehra and R.P. Celarier).

80. Cytogenetical studies in the interspecific hybrid of Setcreasea purpurea Boom X S. pallida Rose. Caryologia, 14:429-437. 1961 (Coauthors K.L.Mehra and R.P. Celarier.)

81. Cytogeography of Bothriochloa intermedia complex. Amer. J. Bot. 48:646. 1961.

82. Terratological studies in Heliotropium currassavicum. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 41:19-22. 1961 (Coauthor I.V. Holt).

83. Abnormal meoisis and polyad formation in Heliotropium ophioglossum. Cytologia, 26:182-187. 1961.

84. Cytological studies in Heliotropium from West Pakistan. Caryologia, 13; 333-338. 1961.

85. A cytological note on Heliotropium parviflorum Murray.Southwestern Naturalist 6:100. 1961.

86. Plants from Sind, Bahawalpur and Baluchistan. North Arabian Desert Archeological survey. Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology. Harvard University 65:188-190. 1960

87. A study of the seasonal foods of the black francolin (Francolinus francolinus Linneus), the grey francolin (F. pondicerianus Gmelin.), and the common sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus Temminck) in India and Pakistan. Jour. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 57:355-361. 1959. (Coauthors G. Bump, P.C. Nanda and G.C. Christensen).

88. A study of foods of three Pakistan game birds. Progress Report of the Foreign Game Introduction Program. (No number). Bureau of Sports and Fisheries, Washington, D.C. (Coauthor G. Bump).

89. C-mitosis in Zepheranthes tubispatha Herb. as compared to Allium cepa Linn. Masters thesis submitted at the University of Karachi.

References

1. Dr. David Prescott Professor retired: Bryn Mawr College

Home phone: 610-525-7434 Cell phone : 610-246-8043 2. Professor Harvey B. Spector, M.D. Chair: Department of Histopathology Crozer-Chester Medical Center Phone: 610-447-2218 E-mail: Harvey.spector@crozer.org

3. Professor Joel S. Noumoff, M.D. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Crozer-Chester Medical Center Phone: 610-876-9640 E:mail: joel.noumoff@crozer.org